Ovarian Cysts

From the ever reliable wikipedia :rolleyes: 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????

Thank you!

I only ask as I have PCOS and since I have come off implanon I have twice in the last 6 wks had really severe pain, like period pain, but to the point that I need to vomit, then it goes. It is bad pain, really bad. Haven't had a period, which is normal for me a my PCOS is quite bad, but I have had spotting, which is weird. The spotting lasted 2 weeks then stopped then the last pains I had I spotted again then it stopped.

I am pretty confused about the pain. I was really intense then gradually stopped. Felt like period pain.

Hmmm mine doesn't feel like period pain - more like a hot poker right in low sort of near my hip bone and it comes and goes - sometimes aches and pulls if I move too quickly. I did have one cyst that messed up my cycles like your saying got Af anywhere from every week to 56days apart that went on for nearly 6mths before I fell pg with DS and then it disappeared. Would def be going to see dr if the spotting continued if it was me.

I did get period like cramping when pg are you ttc?

No def not ttc...........we are finished with that. I thought it might be a big cyst but perhaps then it might just be my body trying to 'restart' after being on implanon?? I'm not sure. Have a doc appt soon anyway so am going to discuss. My doc has already checked my hormone levels again and they are really out of whack, so this is not surprising.
Thanks for your help!

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Hmmm mine doesn't feel like period pain - more like a hot poker right in low sort of near my hip bone and it comes and goes - sometimes aches and pulls if I move too quickly.

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Thats exactly the pain i get!!

Yep they suck! Relaised today I have been dealing with these damn things for nearly 12yrs now and I am over it ! Hope yours clears up really soon and you don't have too much trouble with them. I have been using a progesterone cream to try and balance hormones but it doesn't seem to be having mush effect for the past few months. Would love to hear if you get any tips other then being on the pill to stop them from coming back

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Im not going to be back on here for a week or so but i will definantly be back on to post the tips the doc tells me!!

ok now im worried coz when i went for my first ultrasound with the preg of my DS the sonographer said i had a cyst but then i didnt hear anything after that and now i have a pain like that but none of the other symptoms but this cyst was never mentioned again ???????????????

Did you have any other scans after the one that identified the cyst? Perhaps it's worth going back and asking?? Good luck

JwithJ - it's very normal to see cysts on the ovary during early prg. Usually this is just where the egg was released from the ovary and subsides as the pregnancy progresses.

If you are experiencing pain, it's probably worth a trip to your GP.

RR - how did your scan go??? (Apart from the hottie ;))

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??

Oli's - I'd be going to the local hospital to have it checked out. You shouldn't be left in this much pain hoping it goes away. Let us know how you go, I hope everything is OK.

Yes id definatly go back, if you get told the same thing i would get a second opinion just to be on the safe side KWIM??