Ovarian Cysts

[Willow]

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.

Sorry to hijack your thread RR!!

[~Saram~]

Thanks Willow, not sure as I have had AF back since DD was 11wks but have only gotten the cysts back in the past 3 mths after I weaned her - same thing happened with DS and I jsut went on the pill as I was scared of the contorting thing. I have only heard of them as corpus luteum cysts. The only one I have had that they worried about was the one before I fell pg with DS as it messed up my cycles getting AF anywhere between every 7 days to 56 days

[Muffy]

Oh willow, thank you so much for sharing you story with us xx
also its ok dont stress about the hijack i love people getting information out there for everyone to read!!!


Thanks so much for all you concern and advice, i went to the doctors and hes pretty sure they have come back so i am going for an ultra sound next wednesday!!

[~Saram~]

Hope it all works out OK!

[Willow]

Good luck RR - hope it turns out to be nothing serious

[*Twinkle*]

Can I ask what the symptoms are of an ovarian cyst??

[~Saram~]

From the ever reliable wikipedia cause I'm lazy - although this list does seem fairly well put together :-)

ome or all of the following symptoms may be present, though it is possible not to experience any symptoms:

* Dull aching, or severe, sudden, and sharp pain or discomfort in the lower abdomen (one or both sides), pelvis, vagina, lower back, or thighs; pain may be constant or intermittent -- this is the most common symptom
* Fullness, heaviness, pressure, swelling, or bloating in the abdomen
* Breast tenderness
* Pain during or shortly after beginning or end of menstrual period.
* Irregular periods, or abnormal uterine bleeding or spotting
* Change in frequency or ease of urination (such as inability to fully empty the bladder), or difficulty with bowel movements due to pressure on adjacent pelvic anatomy
* Weight gain
* Nausea or vomiting
* Fatigue
* Infertility
* Increased level of hair growth
* Increased facial hair or body hair
* Headaches
* Strange pains in ribs, which feel muscular
* Bloating
* Strange nodules that feel like bruises under the layer of skin


Hadn't heard of the facial hair before - which may explain the moustash I woke up with a few days ago????