I'm sixteen and i'm a junior in high
school. I've been having ovarian cysts
since I was in sixth grade. I had
surgery to remove two cysts two years
later. Then I was put on birth
control....I wasn't supposed to have any
periods on birth control but I did
(albeit, only three or four a year).
The depo shots were supposed to take care
of the cysts, but then I had one that
ruptured last year, so I went off birth
control. Now i'm not having periods,
but I still have ovarian cysts...And
they're just getting worse. I don't
know what to do...I go to the doctor next
week, but i'm getting worried because i've
been in pain on and off for the past three
weeks. I want to talk to someone who
could have an inkling of what's going on
before going to the doctor....Can someone
as young as me get ovarian cancer?
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aunticol
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 3 Location: usa
Yes Posted: 11-18-05 17:43pm
Yes someone as young as you can have
ovarian cancer, my 18 year old niece has
it and probably has had it for a year or
more. It is very unusual and rare but it
can happen. Please get yourself to the
doctors and get checked. Good luck.
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Scarab
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 13 Location: United Kingdom
Posted: 11-18-05 17:52pm
I see why you're worried. I'm eighteen
and i've been scared about something
similar for the last few months. I guess
I might be too worried but I keep going
back to the doctors. An ultrasound has
suggested I have an enlarged ovary which
may be caused by a cyst. I'm going back
to the doc's again asap. I'm going to
find answers no matter how frightening it
is. I don't know about your situation but
I can see why you're scared, so just
wanted to mention, you're not on your own.
And there's not nessecarily anything
badly wrong with us yet.
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rinsha
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 May 2006 Posts: 305 Location: Alabama
Posted: 05-18-06 11:44am
I just found out yesterday I had a cyst it
ruptured. I have had sever stomach pains
for two years. The doctors have ran all
types of test on me. Yesterday morning I
started hurting really bad and was rushed
to the er. They did an ultra sound and
didn't see anything but luckly I spoke up
and said my bladder felt really full and I
needed to pee. They didn't find the cyst.
But they found the fluid.
They gave me birthcontrol. How long does
this usually last the pain? Because I
feel so weak today and can barley move
without wanting to cry. They gave me ten
loratab's 7.5 . What can be done for
cyst's, I found this site trying to find
out answers because of my stomach
problems. I have been bascially blown off
for two years, with oh its kidney stones,
bladder infections and such. The only
reason they even checked my ovaries was
because I started crying when the lady
touched the lower part of my stomach.
It really upsets me because I had asked
many times for the doctor and the
specialist to please do a full scan and
they would only do the area that was
hurting at the time.
:cry: what are cyst caused from? There
is also a history of people in my family
who suffer from hernia's? Can a hernia
cause a cyst? :?:
