Salsa - it depends on the type of cyst. I think my experience was worse because the cyst wasn't removed when they first found it (they procrastinated about it hoping it would just resolve itself as some of them do and by the time they realised it was serious, I was prg again) By the time it was removed it had been there 6 months. There were a few trips to an oncologist to rule out ovarian cancer which was very frightening. It was an endometrioma in the end - so basically a ball of endometriosis. I had never had endo before, nor have I since and it was not found anywhere else in my pelvis. Just one of those random things.
So I had it removed by laproscopic surgery in a small hospital (bad move) and it turned out to be a messy surgery. Most of my left ovary had to be removed (which I wasn't told until months later) I was in theatre for almost 4 hours and lost a lot of blood. Recovery was long and painful. The opposite of what everyone had told me would happen.
We started ttc again a few months later and after 6 months without success went back to see the dr who'd performed the surgery and we ended up trying clomid for 6 months without success. After that I knew something was wrong so went and saw a FS who wanted to do another surgery straight away. I was devastated but the second surgery was much better. Unforutnately, the scarring and adhesions from the first surgery had pretty much removed all function on my left side and had blocked my left tube. So no tube, no ovary. We had a chance of falling prg naturally from my right side but the chances weren't great so we went straight to IVF.
We had our son in Nov 07 and much to our surprise this baby was naturally conceived 12 months later. So there was a happy ending
Last edited by Willow; July 4th, 2009 at 04:18 PM.
I get ovarian cysts quite often but they usually resolve themselves after a few months. I usually don;t go until after about 4mths. I have never heard of getting them removed, my last one was over 10cm but they just kept me on monthly scans until it disappeared. But I have heard they can be dangerous if they burst or they can contort the ovary/tube. I would go and get it checked if you are worried.
I find mine are usually quite while breastfeeding but flare up again afterwards like now :-)
Sara - sounds like yours are what they call 'functioning' cysts which usually occur around ovulation (which might explain why you don't have issues while you're b'feeding) and eventually just resolve themselves.
i know this post is old, i been in alot of pain for a week i put it off goin to the doctor, then i had be sent home from work last night as i was in severe pain, so the doc told me that i had a cyst- no ultra sound or anything . he also told me go go home and rest and to come back next wednesday if im still in pain... how bad does it have to be to have anything done or investigated??
with my 1st preg i had a cyst and when i had my appendix removed they done internal ultrasound n told me i had a cyst but they where only little... i cannot remember if i was in this much pain before? also my previous cyst where not treated. but my lower abdo is so sore n swallon should i go for a second opinion??
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