Joined: 30 Jun 2007 Posts: 1 Location: St. Louis, MO
Large Cyst - On Or Near Ovary Posted: 06-30-07 18:24pm
I recently found out that I have a cyst
about 6.5 cm (which is quite large) on or
near my left ovary. The reason I say
“on or near” is because the nurse
practitioner first told me it was on my
ovary; but the doctor said he cannot say
for sure that it is on my ovary but that
it is “in the general area.” When I
asked the nurse practitioner about this,
she looked at the results of my ultra
sound and pelvic sound, and said it's hard
to tell by these two tests.
In the meantime, I've had a blood test
done for cervical cancer and a biopsy done
on a sample of my uterus and everything
looks good - no cancerous cells found.
I am scheduled to have surgery the end of
July, and the doctor cannot tell me if he
will be able to just remove the cyst or if
he will have to remove the ovary too.
So my question is this:
Is there any test (besides the ultra sound
and pelvic sound, which I've already had
done) my doctor can do to pinpoint exactly
were the cyst is, whether it's on my ovary
or not? Would a CAT Scan or an MRI
determine this? I am not familiar with
these tests, but a friend told me her
doctor had done a CAT Scan to see exactly
where her cyst was located before she had
her surgery.
Any help with my question would be greatly
appreciated, as I am concerned and just
want to make sure I am receiving the best
medical care possible.
Thank you.
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Jude-Love
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Jun 2007 Posts: 727 Location: Williamstown, Kentucky USA
Posted: 07-03-07 15:53pm
I had surgery in January to remove a cyst
that was very large like yours from my
left ovary. When you say pelvic sound, do
you mean you had a sonographer use a
transducer on your abdomen? And the
ultrasound was transvaginal-they used a
long probe?
If it was transvaginal, those are pretty
accurate because they get close to the
ovary, closer than a pelvic ultrasound
can. I don't know if .M.R.Is are better
or not or .C.A.T scans.
Other than that, the only thing I know if
laparascopy, which I think wouldn't make
much sense for you sense they need to do
more than simply investigate things down
there.
Good luck! The surgery is nothing. I was
fine in a week.
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hotpink134
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Jul 2007 Posts: 2
Hmm. Posted: 07-13-07 01:57am
Im 16 but heres a try... 2 days ago i
found out i had a cyst on my ovary also.
They gave me a CAT scan lookign for
soemthign else, and found it. Apprently, a
CAT scan can pinpoint.
I hope i helped.
