Basically I only found out about this mid October of 08. They discovered it by a simple ultra sound. It’s quite large. I’ve been booked in for surgery on the 14 Jan but am worried that I haven’t been given any other treatment options before surgery. Has anyone out there decided not to have surgery, but choose another treatment option to see if it will shrink?

What’s normal or is there a normal? Is once a month too often? Can you have one burst and then a couple weeks later have another burst?

I was diagnosed with a complex ovarian cyst on my right side back in August and I still have pain. The pain calmed down, but the past two months ive been in so much pain laying on my right side, standing up for a long time, even when I work out my leg hurts. Does it go away or should I seek medical help?

My hormones are imbalanced. Is there anything that I can take to get back on track. It has been four months since the cyst ruptured, but I still have tenderness. The doctor told me that my uterus was tilted to one side. Will that decrease my chances of getting pregnant. I want to conceive some time next year.

Thank you

i never had my menstrual period since 21 yrs old and dr said its menopause but at 21yrs old they wanted to do more tests on me but to much of a hassle plus i felt like a a freak they couldn’t figure this out and some dr.s kept sending me here there then i did have one operation.well any way my ? was how do you get these ovarian cysts?

I went to my ob/gyn back in June mainly due to pelvic pain I was having generally on my left side. It had also been 2 years since my last pap. My doctor did a pelvic exam and a pap and after asking me a series of questions about my symptoms told me that I probably had a cyst on my ovary. She did not order an ultrasound though. She put me on birth control pills and told me if it did not help to call her back. Well about a week later I got a phone call that my pap was abnormal (ASCUS positive for low risk HPV) so I went back in for a colposcopy. The results of the colposcopy were CIN 1. I go back in November for a re-colpo. However, I am still having pain on my left side. It will go away for a couple of weeks and then come right back. The most painful time is during my period. I called my doctor and told him and he said to try one more pack of birth control pills and if it didn’t help they would schedule more tests. My mom and my sister both have endometriosis. My mom had to have a complete hysterectomy when she was 22 due to her endometriosis. I am 25. I have been doing a lot of research and found out that your sigmoid colon runs very near your left ovary. So I thought maybe it could be diverticulosis. So I took some mild stool softners (that were not oh so mild!). I had major diarrhea that whole day (sorry if TMI). This made my left side hurt even more. Could it possibly be because when you have diarrhea it causes your colon to spasm and it rubbed against my cyst causing irritation? Also I had a c-section Jan 2008. Could I have developed adhesions causing my left side pain? Basically the only symptoms that I am having is left side pelvic pain (comes and goes.. sometimes it will hurt for 2 weeks sometimes it won’t hurt at all for 2 weeks) and mild lower back pain (not sure if the lower back pain is from PMS or the cyst). I do not have any pain during sex, frequent urination, full feeling.. etc. Should I be concerned about ovarian cancer? I’m just ready to get the ball rolling and get an ultrasound. Should the doctor have ordered one first of all in the first place? I was just wanting some personal opinions and maybe some people that experienced similar things. Thank you!

Since the urine and blood pregnancy tests at the local health dept were negative and they do not have the capability to perform ustrasounds, I will be seeing a proper Obgyn next week. But before I do that, can you shed some light on this?

I’ve read that ovarian cysts can give you cramps, sore boobs, lower back pain, and nausea (all of which I have. I’m thinking maybe my symptoms are a result of an ovarian cysts and not a pregnancy. My question is, can it (the ovarian cysts) also give you headaches, increase your appetite, give a metallic/sour taste in the mouth, sleepiness, nose bleeds, increase saliva(all of which I also have)?
Thanks ladies! I have googled ovarian cysts last night and that is how I found out the symptoms of it (cramps, sore boobs, nausea, back pain). But it did not say anything about the rest of the symptoms I am also having. Next week seems like eternity for me right now.