Ladies I need some help -ovarian cyst
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Ladies I need some help -ovarian cyst
| Mon, 09-15-2003 - 3:22am |
I went to the emergency room with pain in my lower right abdomen. had a cat scan a pelvic exam (why do they insist when they can look at it in a picture) blood tests. finally they give me the choice would you like to stay overnight or would you like to take your appendix out then stay overnight. Naturally all signs pointed to the appendix so I had it removed. While they were in there poking aroound they found the mother of all ovarian cysts, hemmoriging blood. My surgeon calls in a gyn. and he tells my surgeon to clean it up and leave it alone. 3 weeks later and i still have a significant amount of pain. My regular gyn told me that these things are normal and that the surgeon and consult did the right thing. In the mean time i am vomiting, dizzy and walking around in pain. The amazing part is she tells me when i call her (upon vomiting and passing out) she tells me to eat some dry food and keep hydrated but unless my pain is a 9 or 10 on a scale of 1-10 she doesnt see the need to see me. I told her it was about a 4 but I definetly think I should get points for vomiting (+2) and passing out (+ 3 if you don't injure yourself +4 if you manage to smack your head on the toilet seat on the way down) My first question is has anyone ever had one of these with all these symptoms? What wound up happening with your ovarian cyst. My second question is would you get a new doctor? Am I over reacting? Should I just hold out and wait for all the tests and stuff or find someone new now?

Wow, what a story! Is it just me or does it sound like they took your appendix out for nothing? Chances are, it was the cyst causing all your pain. Luckily for the doctors, the appendix isn't needed for anything. How exactly did they miss a huge cyst on the sonogram?
Are you taking any pain medication that would cause you to vomit or pass out? I remember when I took codeine, I had the same reaction. If the medication you're taking isn't causing it, I would see someone else. That doesn't sound right at all! You shouldn't be passing out and vomiting, period. Any time you use lose consciousness, it's serious.
That's just my opinion. I wouldn't put up with it.
I sure hope you feel better soon. It sounds like you've been through so much already.
Best wishes,
Kristin
Good Luck,
Gin :)
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At the time I was hoping they would take out my appendix to rule it out all togethre, but to no avail its still there! Anyway I wish you luck and I would def. get a second opinion.
PS I have been hospitilized twice and still have all my organs and those nasty cysts.
As far as you stating that you are vomiting..my gyno said that if I began to vomit, or if the pain was not affected by the meds, then to get back to her office immediately, no matter the hour. So, for you I say SECOND OPINION FOR SURE. Your gyno AT THE LEAST owes you the decentcy to have a face to face meeting with you. I really do hope that you get to feeling better, which I think begins with a new gyno! :)
I agree that you should get another opinion, mainly because of the fact that you're passing out. That definately should be looked into further, whether that's being caused by cysts or something else.
Please tell me what they finally decided to do with you. I am experiencing the same thing right now. I had laproscopy on Thur 5/27. Pain in left abdomin. Nothing showed up on CT, colonoscopy, or ultrasound. During laproscopy, the left ovary was swollen about 4x its normal size. The Dr. opened it and removed a cyst along with a lot of blood within the ovary, not the cyst. The pain in my left side was gone immediately after surgery. It's now been 5 days and the pain is back and is excruciating. Is it too soon for another cyst to be there? Is there something else wrong? What did you find out? Please let me know.
Shawn