Ovarian Cysts
 

Who has gone through this hell? I made a 2:00 AM trip to the ER Friday morning and had one that was about to rupture. It was 7.5 cm and a complex cyst. Worst pain I've ever had. I think it ruptured in the wee hours of the morning Saturday...and I'm on the up and up now...just resting. But it was terrible!! Anyone other ladies go through this?

Men, it will slightly make me smile if you write that you've gone through it...I know you want to.

Girrrrrrl, me too!




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I think the worst pain a fella can go thru is a kidney stone....

Thanks gents! Yeah, they thought it might have been a kidney stone at first...and then they thought it was my appendix...and they settled on a massive ovarian cyst.

whitedaisy, i am sorry to learn that you are having ovarian cyst trouble. i have not had the trouble you just went thru, but have had friends who have-and as you say, they went thru hell! i am glad that you are feeling better now, and the er was able to figure out what was going on. i'm sure you and your husband were very anxious and worried. (((hugs to you)))

I luckily haven't had to go through it, but one of my good friends from college did. (She was just out of school.) And she got some inadequate medical care with the ER. Apparently, they assumed any young women presenting with abdominal pain must have Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and gave her some antibiotics and sent her on her way.

My friend knew she didn't have PID; her funny comment to me was that she couldn't have it unless she could give it to herself (since she wasn't sexually active). But because, I guess once the cyst ruptured she didn't really have any more symptoms, she didn't follow up as much as she should have, which of course isn't the ER's fault.

Several years later, she experienced another cyst on the same ovary and in the course of treatment they discovered pretty pronounced necrosis related to the first cyst in her ovary and she had to have the whole ovary removed.

So basically, make sure you get some good follow up care. And yes, she said the pain from the cyst was excruciating.

I had one, or they think I did. I had the excruciating pain. Of course, that pain tends to be caused by it rupturing and once it ruptures, they can't find anything. It was explained to me that the fluid from it irritates everything it touches which causes the pain and that's also why they often think it's something else. I also get them on my ova, on a monthly basis, and they burst when I'm ovulating so I always know when that's happening, which side, etc. Motrin takes care of that pain and they are obviously pretty small, so the pain is less widespread but that big one, the pain made me dizzy it was so bad. That was 9 years ago and I haven't had another ovarian one, so it won't necessarily be a recurring problem.

WD I'm glad you are feeling better! That does not sound like fun at all.

The same thing happened to a close coworker of mine, but in the middle of the day. At first they thought it was her appendix, but it was concluded it was a big ruptured cyst :(

I guess the need for follow up must depend on the kind of cyst.

While I have never been through what you just did, I'm sending my get well wishes.
((((hugs))))

They watched me carefully for a while afterward, but after a few years of nothing new, they let it go.

Yes, I know the pain all too well.

Yep, they had me go through a CAT scan and an ultrasound looking for kidney stones and appendicitis...the ultrasounds showed the cyst. I have a follow up appointment tomorrow. Yeah, my poor newly wed husband was terrified! I was so sad that our first ultrasound together was not for a baby! Haha. Things are looking up though. :-)

A friend of mine in HS had a pretty severe one. She was told that if she could get through that pain, child birth would seem like nothing. So with that, you are in my thoughts for a speedy recovery, lol.

My mom had this problem when I was a senior in high school. My dad had to take her to the ER and she was in the hospital for some time. The doctors said had she not gotten prompt treatment it could have proved fatal.

Sorry, don't have any ovaries, but my mom went through it so I'm sorry and hope you're doing alright.