Re: CHRONICPAIN: Complex cyst and ovary removal - should i be worried?
From: Pat Sonnenstuhl (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 31 Mar 2007 22:45:32 -0500 (CDT)
Cysts IN your ovaries ? I am assuming you have been evaluated for PCOS ?
Are you seeing an endocrinologist ? REmoval probably isn't the best
solution. I would certaintly look at all of your options before
undergoing surgery.
>
>hi, it's me from yesterday. for what it's worth my cysts were also
>inside my ovaries. the risk of leaving the ovary may mean that the cyst
>could come back if not removed properly. it never hurts to get a second
>opinion before the surgery if you can. L
>
>At Sat, 31 Mar 2007, josie wrote:
>>
>>Thank you so much for responding!!! After one laparoscopy, i do not have
>>endo, or damage from infection... (i posted on Wednesday about history
>>of this if you want to read it) but the pain is so bad in my lower
>>pelvis, so heavy and sore, like i'm swollen inside...i'm not convinced
>>that the docs think this is the cause of the pain because my cyst insn't
>>very big, but he said it is in my ovary so that is why we will remove
>>the whole thing...CONFUSING!!!!! The pain is much worse at night and
>>after activity, which is now reduced to the basics of taking care of my
>>family...does anyone know anything about OVARIAN VEIN REFLUX? I have
>>chronic venous insufficiency in leg and also pelvic varicosites, but my
>>doc says no way to this being the cause...any ideas? thanks!!!
>>At Sat, 31 Mar 2007, L wrote:
>>>
>>>At Fri, 30 Mar 2007, josie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I was just told that my latest sonogram shows that my left ovary cyst is
>>>>complex. up until now, through 2 ultrasounds and 1 MRI, i was told it
>>>>was a simple cyst. We are scheduling surgery to remove the ovary. Can
>>>>anyone give me any information about this? Do cysts change like this? Is
>>>>this a more worrisome type of cyst? I have had severe pelvic pain (not
>>>>near the ovary, but low by my cervix with tons of pressure) for about
>>>>three months...I posted on Wednesday about other symptoms like bloating.
>>>>I just started having periods again after not much going on for four
>>>>years due to Mirena. they are awful...any info about complex cysts will
>>>>be so appreciated. Thank you!
>>>
>>>I am not a doctor but I had two complex cysts removed without the taking
>>>of my ovaries. I would question any doctor who tells you BEFORE the
>>>surgery that your ovary needs to be removed. I was told it would depend
>>>on what they found during the surgery. Just removing the ovary seems to
>>>be an easy way out. A good doctor would try to save it if that's what
>>>you want. However, ovaries that have been operated on sometimes decide
>>>they don't want to work anymore... leading to premature menopause. If
>>>you will still have an ovary though, it probably won't matter.
>>>Do you have endo? My cysts were complex because they were from
>>>endometriosis. A complex cyst worries doctors because it could
>>>sometimes be cancer, but if you are young, probably not!! There are tons
>>>of different kinds of cysts and different reasons for them to be
>>>complex. Most are not going to kill you, just cause you a lot of pain.
>>>Simple cysts usually go away on their own. Complex cysts may not.
>>>Chocolate cysts from endo have to be removed surgically.
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Pat Sonnenstuhl, CNM, CHT
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