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painful ovarian cysts Posted: 04-17-08 21:43pm
Ok... so for like oh hell, I don't know...
3 or 4 years maybe... I have been having
REALLY bad pain "down there" and I have
been to many a doctor and a few emergency
rooms even... and the last ER I went to
did the most thorough exam by far (pelvic
exam, ultrasound, AND a trans-vaginal
ultrasound) and they said, "Well we know
why you are hurting. You have 2 cysts on
each side of your ovaries... about the
size of quarters." - That was like back in
April or May of last year.
Now, I know that may not sound real big,
but I am only 4' 8" tall and weigh like
70-75 pounds. So, yeah, they feel pretty
damn painful.
Now, every time I go to doctor, they all
say (pretty much) the same thing - "Well
cysts are normal. All women get them...
there's not really much we can do." And
then they put me on birth control. The
birth control doesn't seem to help at
all.
But it feels like the pain isn't
necessarily period related... I mean, yes
it still hurts during that time of the
month, but the pain is CONSTANT... it
doesn't go away when my period stops. It
is an ALL month... 24/7/365 thing.
I am sick of this
****!!!!! I wish they would just take the
ovaries out!!!
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Georgia59
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Posted: 04-18-08 19:53pm
here's what I found on webMD-
"The tumor can be removed either with
laparoscopy, or if needed, an open
laparotomy (using and incision at the
bikini line) if it is causing severe pain,
not resolving, or if it is suspicious in
any way. Once the cyst is removed, the
growth is sent to a pathologist who
examines the tissue under a microscope to
make the final diagnosis as to the type of
cyst present."
So it looks like they can take it out if
it's causing you pain....and they
should!!! From what I read, the birth
control will help prevent future cysts,
but not necessarily make the existing ones
go away. And while many women get them,
and they usually go away on their own,
yours aren't, and they're hurting.
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I am sick of this
****!!!!! I wish they would just take the
ovaries out!!! 
