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Q: Painful Period and Burning Sensation in the Ovary...Severe E

asked by: DoctorQuestion on March 27th, 2006

I RECENTLY INJURED MY BACK AT WORK, MY DR. PRESCRIBED A FEW MEDICATIONS FOR PAIN INCLUDING STEROIDS. MY MRI INDICATED THAT I HAD TWO BULGING DISCS BETWEEN L4 AND L5. MY CONCERN IS 2 WEEKS AFTER I HAD MY INJURY I GOT MY PERIOD AND THE FIRST DAY I GOT HORRIFIC CRAMPS WHICH FELT LIKE MY OVARY WAS BURNING IN ADDITION TO SEVERE CRAMPS IN MY RECTUM. SO HORRIBLE THAT IT WAS UNBAREABLE AND I COULDN'T SLEEP. I NORMALLY HAVE CRAMPS BUT NOTHING TO CRY ABOUT. THE CRAMPS PERSISTED FOR 2 DAYS. I GOT OVER THAT PERIOD AND I'M AT MY SECOND PERIOD SINCE MY INJURY AND IT HURTS SO BAD, IT FEELS LIKE MY OVARY IS ON FIRE AND LIKE I'M BEING STABBED IN MY OVARY IN ADDITION TO TERRIBLE PAINS IN MY RECTUM. I TOOK 2 VICODIN'S THAT WERE PRESCRIBED FOR MY BACK JUST TO NUMB THE PAIN TO BE ABLE TO WALK TO THE BATHROOM. I KIND OF REMEMBER THE PAIN WHEN I WAS 13 AND IT WAS VERY SIMILAR. CAN YOU HELP ME DETERMINE IF THE PROBLEM IS SEVERE. I'M A LOW INCOME SINGLE MOTHER OF FOUR AND I DON'T HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE FOR MYSELF, ONLY FOR MY CHILDREN AND I DON'T REALLY HAVE THE EXTRA MONEY TO GO TO THE DOCTOR IF IT ISN'T SEVERE. PLEASE HELP.

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on April 11th, 2006

Ovarian Cancer Answer A720

It seems that you are suffering from painful menstruation (dysmenorrhea). Ovarian cysts usually develope without symptoms; they are usually discovered accidentally. An ovarian cyst shows symptoms only if it becomes too big or if it becomes complicated (ruptured or infarcted). A complicated ovarian cyst causes great pain that doesn’t coincide with menstruation. So my opinion is that even if you have ovarian cyst, it does not seem to be the cause of dysmenorrhea. There could be several reasons for dysmenorrhea, organic or functional. I recommend you to visit your gynecologist. A vaginal ultrasound, colposcopy, and Pap-test will be necessary to correctly diagnose your condition.

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