WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for November, 2008: Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Is this possibly an ovarian cyst rupturing?

Re: GYNECOLOGIC: Is this possibly an ovarian cyst rupturing?

From: Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:59:24 -0600 (CST)

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Message posted on Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb behalf by: Hope Waltman, Fibroid and Women’s Health Forum Moderator

I would suggest an endovaginal ultra sound but small ovarian cysts should not cause pain. Severe pain my be a symptom of Ovarian torsion. In any case you need a thorough evaluation.

Dr. Herbert A. Goldfarb New York Downtown Hospital, http://www.nohysterectomy.com

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At Wed, 19 Nov 2008, Need Help wrote: >
>I had a hysterectomy a year ago but still have both ovaries and tubes. I
>was found to have small ovarian cysts on both ovaries about 6 weeks ago.
>My doctor put me on 6 weeks of Lo/Ovral to try to shut down the ovaries
>and dissolve the cysts. Well, I've been taking the BCPs for about 5
>weeks now. I had pain before the cyst diagnosis but I was still able to
>function at a fairly normal level. About 2 weeks ago, the pain got
>worse, it became constant and it felt like someone had shoved a steel
>rod down the left side of my body and speared the ovary. The pain was
>bad but I could still manage with just high doses of NSAIDS. The last
>couple of days, however, the pain has been almost intolerable. I had to
>finally break down and try Darvocet, and even that offers almost no
>relief. I can barely sit or walk because of the constant stabbing pain
>on my left side and I am a little bit nauseous today. If a cyst were
>rupturing would it happen suddenly or is it possible to have it occur
>over a period of a couple of days? As awful as the pain is, it isn't
>bringing me to my knees yet, and my understanding is that it should to
>necessitate an ER visit! I also have a pretty high pain tolerance
>though, so maybe I am having "bringing me to my knees pain" and I just
>don't realize it. Can someone offer some insight?

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