WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for July, 2001: Re: Wouldn't I be in Pain?

Re: Wouldn't I be in Pain?

From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 31 Jul 2001 13:11:45 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 31 Jul 2001, Jill wrote: >
>Hello,
>
>I have a 7.5cm hemorrhagic cyst on my right ovary. I was diagnosed with
>it 6 weeks ago. Since then I have had one period (which is just ending
>now) and I have recently started ortho-tricyclen. I have been feeling a
>lot better since the ending of my period. I am not bloated at all, I
>have decreased pain--almost non-exsistent, just really when I think
>aobut it.
>
>If the cyst were to get bigger or remain the same, would I still be in a
>lot of pain? My stomach is completely flat again like it used to be...it
>was bloated for a while when I was first diagnosed.
>
>When I was first diagnosed I was in the ER and had a shot of morphine
>for the pain--which didn't help. I feel that I have come a long when
>since then. Would it be normal for a person to feel this much better
>and still have the same size cyst or possibly bigger?
>
>Thank you for your time, I couldn't find a question like this in the
>archives.
>
>Cheers.
>
>--
>JSG
>

Typically, pain is good way of tracking the progress or resolution of a known enlarged cyst, so I suspect that yours is resolving.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG

This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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