at the doctors or hospitals?

when i had my son at 17 at my doctors office i was treated normally because i had the same doctor since i was 5. he was only a little more jumpy when it came to health issues becuase it was relavent to my age. and its a good thing to because i had preeclampsia but my blood pressure wasn’t what most doctors would consider high.

with ultra sound i was first told to stop whinning when she was pushing really hard because she assumed it was because i needed to pee. when really i was in pain because it turned out i had an ovarian cyst! when i was 30 weeks and had to have one i was snapped at because she thought i was lying about knowing it was a boy and trying to trick her into telling me.

with the hospitals i got good treatment at the small town one though i did feel a little judged by the way some nurses looked at me but it was at the one in the city were i delivered i felt i was treated unfairly. they didn’t hide the fact that my age is what set me apart. when i went there i wanted to be induced rather then a c-section (the only options) but they convinced me to opt for the c-section because it would be long with induction i might have to get a section anyway ect ect. i had a feeling it wasn’t the only reason though.. after i gave birth i was asked (not even joking) 7 times if i wanted to talk to a social worker about support because i was young. i said i had enough support at home and i was fine they didn’t stop asking until i told them " i do not need to talk to one and please stop asking!" then when i was transfered back to the hospital in my own town i was asked by a nurse 5 times if i was sure i wanted to breast feed because i was only 17 and it would take a lot of time! they had not bothered to work with me at the bigger hospital on breast feeding just kept shoving bottles in his mouth after trying for only 5 minuets to get him latched (he had low blood sugar so he had to have something to eat) i worked hard and got him to learn to latch and im proud of that!

did any other young parents have a hard time from doctors and nurses?

i’m 31 years old i have chronic endometriosis, literally two or three times a month i would develop a huge ovarian cyst and have to go to the e.r. because the pain was so bad. i have no health insurance but there is a clinic i go to. they have given me 6 surgeries for endometriosis, it keeps coming back. i could never stick with any birth control or drugs like Lupron especially i got suicidal, literally. i have major depression so those are not good drugs for me. however two weeks ago i had another surgery the plan was to take out my left ovarian tube and my left ovary…but when they got in there they saw that my right ovary was just as diseased and both of them are so inlargeed from scar tissue and blood vessels attatched to them they have to go in again and make an incision, not just doing it the laporascopic way. they are doing a hysterectomy. here’s my question, i already have depression and knowing for a fact that i cannot have children has been very hard for me, i want children more than anything. adoption is fine but realistically i dont know if i can ever afford it. but, i am sooo afraid of being more depressed because with both ovaries out i will have no choice but to have to take some kind of hormone replacement therapy treatment. any advice on certain ones that are good? i take prozac and klonipin and that just barely helps my depression now. any help would be appreciated, thanks guys

I have been going to the doctor for an ovarian cyst. My general doctor had a x-ray, ultrasound and cat-scan done. She then said to go to a ob/gyn. which i am 16 and have never been. When i went to the ob/gyn they did not have any test results from the previous tests. The doctor was a real jerk about it because we asked for him to get the tests before he did a pelvic exam (which i was told was not necessary). So he said that if we would not do the pelvic exam he would not even tell us how to go about treatment. So he refused treatment told us to leave and walked out. We then get a phone call and the entire ob/gyn medical building refuses to see me. Is this illegal? and what can we do about it?
I was told by the office and my doctor that the pelvic exam was not going to be needed because they had everything they needed. And also, i dont see how an exam (test) is a treatment..we asked what the possible treatments would be and he refused to say.
this is everything..the whole story

Last week I was admitted into the hospital for three days with a severe infection in my small intestine. I was told by the doctor that I may have Crohn’s disease. It runs in my family and I am very worried. While I was in the hospital images also spotted an inflamed appendix (which is now normal) and a fairly large ovarian cyst. I have always had some digestive problems, abdominal pain, hard and loose movements, and sometimes blood, that I just associated with always having irregular bowel movements. I am told that this "flare up" may have occured so intensely because I recently gave birth to a baby boy 7 months ago. I am now taking the antibiotic "ciprofloxecen", and was informed by the hospital’s surgeons that if the infection fails to respond to the antibiotic treatment, surgey will be necessary. I have one of my first doctor’s appointments today that will hopefully shed some light on what is going on, but honestly, I’m really scared. I see the pain and treatments being done by family members and truly hope Crohn’s is not a diagnosis.
Can anyone tell me how long it takes for a diagnosis (I know many tests are needed to rule out other conditions), and what treatment may require? If you have had similar experiences or are going through this presently, I would love to know how you dealt/dealing with it and how you have adjusted to life with crohn’s?
Thankyou!

Hello people out there in the world.

I have been diagnosed with Hypoglicema(ms?) when I was 16 and Ovarian cysts the size of softballs and grapefruites at the age of 13 but had them since 11. I have been having Very irregualr periods for the past year. The doctors put me on birth control for pregnancy control in April of last year. I got off of them in Aug.2007 the same year.TTC. But never happened. I think I have Pcos. I have sharp pelvic pain and lower back pain,breast tenderness.I feel horrible and have been bleeding heavyly for like 2 weeks but all together going for nearly a month. But no period in Aug, October-Nov. Got two light ones in dec. none in Jan.through half of Feb too. Started Feb 18 and still going strong today on March 8 passing hug clots. I have trouble w/bow movements too. feel pressure when I try to pass them I go to the bathroom and thinking I have to go #2 but nothing is coming and I’m not constipated. When I told my mother what was going on she thought I was miscarrying. But the thing is I took a hpt and it showed up neg. If I was having a miscarriage it would still say I was preg. I dont know what to do. I am going to the doc. wed. March 12 for this. How do I bring up the topic I think I have PCOS? Can anyone help me? Can anyone relate to me? I feel alone in this battle. I have even had thoughts of just giving up on it all and get it removed but I want children so badly. The doctors told me if I dont concieve naturally then I would need infertility treatment. Imagine getting that news at the age of 19. When I went for the sec. ultrasound of my life at the age of 19, I wasnt able to see my right ovary. It was completely covered with the cyst and small cysts around it. I was scared. I was like wth( what the heck) is that …That isnt normal. It was the size of a grapefruite. It wasnt painful.Just scary. Then the day of my graduation just a month later, I was in severe pain I was hunched over in tears just two hours before I walked on the stage to recieve my diploma. I had to take a loratab in order to stand the pain and walk. I was severely heavy bleeding too. After then I was fine. Up until now almost two years later. I’m not hunched over yet in tears. But it hurts that bad. I felt like I had to push. I have to go to the rest room multiple times in just an hour and everytime I do I pass some kind of blood clot. Whether its small or big. Its still large amount of blood coming out and that is not a good thing for a girl that is anemic. Can anyone help me?
then why the hell did you look at it? no one asked you too? If you cant help then dont look.
I have an appt. For wednesday the 12th

I’m a healthy 25 year old, trying to get pregnant. I stopped birth control after 10 years of taking it, in June this year. So, it’s been 4 months. The first 2 months, my periods were about 35 days apart, which was fine. At about 2 and a half months, I had an ovarian cyst rupture. I knew my period would be off a little, but it’s been about 2 months since, and they’re coming every 2 weeks. I’m getting a little discourage because I’m not even getting the CHANCE to get pregnant. I don’t think I’m ovulating at all, since I’m using OPKs. My gyno said to wait until it’s been a total of 3 months of my period being weird, to try some treatment (not sure what they’re going to do). I feel like I am wasting time, like it’s definitely something that could be treated. I also still feel like I have a cyst, but she said she couldn’t feel it. Well, they couldn’t feel it when I had my first one either, it was only seen on u/s. Any idea, besides a cyst, why I’m having periods every 2 weeks? Sex has gotten to be very painful too.
no testing for that yet

Last week I went into the emergency room at my local hospital with terrible pains on my right side. After a few tests I was told I had an Ovarian Cyst that had ruptured. I was on a drip for 4 days and was then allowed home. I felt extremely bloated but my doctors told me that in a few days my body will be able to fix itself up and I will be fine. I wasn’t perscribed anything.
I am a 20 year old female. I am sexually active and have always found it slightly painful and uncomfortable to have sex.
My stomach is still very bloated 8 days after the rupture. Sorry for the graphic details, but I have also had a thick white discharge and my vagina has been smelling a bit :/
I went back to my local GP yesterday because I still have a stomache ache, which feels like very bad period pain. It has been hurting like this for 8 days, but until this afternoon I had not gotten my period. This afternoon however I have started ’spotting’. It’s not like a proper period, just like bits of tissue etc.
I got a referral to have another ultrasound today and my doctor called me with the results. I have another cyst in the same ovary, 20×18mm in size.
Again, like the doctors at the hospital, my GP told me that my body will fix itself. She said it was "likely" that this cyst would go away and not rupture. In the meantime I have to wait and relax.
I am not really satisfied with this answer, I feel I keep getting vague responses from doctors. Is this cyst at risk of rupturing? It’s grown pretty big for 8 days right?
Are there any treatments that I can go on that will help me? Natural remidies?
I would really appreciate your help and ideas.

I have had very painful (more painful than average) periods since I started at age 11. (I am now 15)
The pain has significantly worsened over the past year. I have had ultrasounds which revealed nothing abnormal.

I had an ovarian cyst in February this year, which ruptured and caused me to get rushed into hospital, the doctors said it was normal.

I can’t think of a polite way to put this, but it hurts to wee and poo when I’m on my period.
I sometimes spot between periods.

I’m currently on codeine & diclofenac for pain relief.
I have tried various hormone treatments to relieve symptoms, such as the contraceptive pill, mini-pill, and contraceptive injection. – None of these have worked at all.

I saw a consultant gynaecologist at a local hospital, who gave me the hormone treatments and the ultrasound. He said some peoples bodies just react badly to hormone treatment, and I’m one of them. He said he won’t do a laparoscopy because I’m too young, and there’s no treatment for it anyway.

I’m pretty convinced that I have endometriosis.
What should I do? Doctors don’t seem to help..
I also get stomach cramps in between periods, and sharp pains around the area of my ovaries. It does NOT hurt to wee/poo normally. (when I’m not on my period.)

I was tested for Chlamydia on August 7th. I got the results and was positive about a week later. As a precaution, I was given Doxycycline in a ten day treatment, and since it can come with it’s dinner date, Gonorrhea, I was also given Azithromycin, also on a ten day cycle. I have since completed the treatment, and am scheduled for a follow-up to see if they have cleared my system. But the question is this. I know that both diseases can lead to PID if left untreated for a length of time. Problem is, I don’t know when, or how I contracted this. I was tested when my son was born, and my partner was tested shortly after I moved in with him, prior to ANY sexual contact with me. I have had no other sexual partners but him in a year, and the same goes for him with me. I have heard rumors that you can catch it from unsanitary bathrooms. I work at Ross, and anyone who has visited their restrooms can attest to their grossness. Presently, I am having new pain symptoms. I have reoccurring ovarian cysts, and have to be on a progesterone-based birth control to stop their formation. I am on the Depo shot, and have been for a year now. I’ve had the usual break through spotting, but nothing out of the ordinary for me, until now. On the morning of the 29 of August, I had some menstrual bleeding, accompanied with some cramps the night before. I figure, ‘It’s just cause it is time for my next injection.’ This has happened every time. However, it continues til a week after my injection. My appointment is on the 10th. I have hadpersistentt, crippling pelvic pain, with no spotting, and a thick, white discharge. No itching or burning. I am wondering if it is possible that I may have caught the STD again somehow, or if the first round of antibiotics wasn’t enough. My biggest concern, PID, or cervicitis. During the first visit, the doctor said I had a small cervical cyst. I am going nuts with worry at this point, and just want some insight to help calm me down, or prepare me prior to the doctor’s visit. My partner and I haven’t had sex two months prior to the STD, and still haven’t had any as we are waiting for mine and his follow-up results. But knowing about the cervical cyst keeps me from wanting to even after the follow-ups come back negative. Help, anyone?

I ovulate on about CD 3 (3rd day of my period), this was discovered via u/s a couple of months ago. I was unable to begin treatment at that time and today had another baseline done. There was a new on call doctor who now has me worried. She said she saw cysts. That they "could be" that I am about to ovulate but at this time of the month they are more likely ovarian cysts. I have had several removed 3 months ago. One was a dermoid, which I was told will never grow back. When I told her that I DO ovulate during my period, she didn’t seem convinced. She said she will need to wait for my blood results but she (remember she is not my doctor who prescribed treatment, she is the on call doctor for the clinic) doesn’t think I am a candidate for what my doctor suggested. The last time this happened my doctor wanted me to begin progesterone shots to delay my next ovulation so she could stimulate one. This on call doctor seemed to think this was not even a possibility. So now here I sit worried that I may never have a child. Could the "cyst" be my follicle ready to release an egg and she is just not familiar with this? I am waiting to hear from the clinic but I don’t want to get my hopes up. I’ve never had PCOS and it was never even suggested to me by my doctor as a possibility. Should I believe MY doctor or the on call one? I am so confused.