Could I Have an Ovarian Cyst? Thoughts & Help Anyone??

Women's health
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Hello All,

Can anyone help? About 4 weeks ago, I started with very frequent urination and indigestion/wind/belching. Both symptoms were intermittent, but worse when I got my period. My bladder constantly felt full, achy and very uncomfortable, even after passing urine. I was treated for a UTI with antibiotics, but not much relief and no bacteria found in urine. However the symptoms do come and go and vary in intensity. Other symptoms - a noticeably larger, bloated looking abdomen, which feels heavy & draggy at times (I'm not pregnant) sometimes a stitch type sensation and slightly achy sides, but not bad. My periods have also changed recently - shorter cycle and heavier/longer periods. Full bloods done which all came back normal and good. CA125 results also came back normal/good. Doc thinks perhaps still UTI or slight prolapse or fibroid. Someone else mentioned IBS. I've booked an app with a gynaecologist in two weeks and am also awaiting an ultrasound app. I am 42 years old and otherwise fit and healthy... Oh, apart from a wee anxiety issue! Namely, health anxiety! Great! I'm worried and wondering what it could be. I'm thinking maybe a cyst!? Any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance guys xx

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Symptoms sound similar to mine, I had 2 cysts removed in December. The ultrasound should give you a clearer picture, hopefully that will happen before you see gynae and then they can discuss with you. Hope you get sorted soon.

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we all get these cursed fibroids that grow randomly.so one ladies symptoms is gonna be different to others.

when your coming up to menopause they grow bigger.

they press on various organs that we ladies have all squished up tight .

you are getting everything checked out which is right.

the theory is that when your hormones settle down and you've gone through the change of life, the fibroids will shrink.

that takes many years.

do a bit of research into menopause, that way you can seperate the 'wheat from the chaff' doctors.

dont let them fob you off with IBS.

be insistant you get the tests.

apart from that brace yourself for the wonder of hormonal changes.

i wish you well.

my gynnos (all men) have been telling me for 3 years that its normal.

 

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Why are there not more female gynae's? 

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Hi I have my ct scan tomorrow and hopefully hear about removal soon after gp scaring to death about cancer and gyno advising me to cancel holiday they both said I could be a waiting list depending on what ct results are !!! How long did you wait for procedure I know all cases differ ???

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I had ultrasound last few days of August with initial diagnosis after initially being sent to hospital with suspected appendicitis, another in October to follow up and see if any changes and met gynae in mid September, had op week before Christmas.

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This is just the same symptoms as me, I hve been back and forward with urine samples everyone clear, eventually the Dr is sending me for a scan on the 12/3. All. Y bloods have come back ok, I have been demented with worry. I have also felt so bloated and it feels like trapped wind too. I get a sharp pain in my left groin sometimes too. The thing I'm finding hard is getting up every 2hrs at night for the loo - does anyone else have this problem? 

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Trips to the bathroom were a very regular occurrence except for the day they wanted yet another sample then I couldnt go at all!

 

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When I get up in the night and go I get a really dull ache in the bottom of my back and into my hip it's as if I've held onto it got ages! Anyone experienced this?

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Hi dizzylizzie, thanks for your reply. My gynae app is a private one (just to speed up a diagnosis) so that will happen before any scans. It's reassuring to hear others have the same symptoms. Do your symptoms also come and go? What makes this happen? Fluctuating hormones? I'm hoping it is a cyst and a harmless one of course, just so I know what it is, what's happening to my body and see a way forward to getting better. Thanks again to all of you for taking time to read and reply x

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Hello Chica, thanks for replying and the info you gave. It is all very helpful. This forum is great and there is always plenty of support and good advice. Interestingly, last year it was put to me I may be peri menopausal. The gynaecologist I chose is female - most of them were men!! Thanks again x

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Hi Ashlee, thank you for your reply too! It really does help to know we are not alone and there are many others who share our weird and not so wonderful symptoms. I too am up and down every couple hours through the night - sometimes every hour or half hour! That's the part I don't quite understand. How can symptoms be bad one day and not so bad the next? Yesterday I was uncomfortable, peeing every 40 mins, bloated and achy bladder. Today not so bad. Are you the same? I get the trapped wind like you too. Have you had an ultrasound or any scans yet? x

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Hi Michelle, good luck with your scan tomorrow. Hopefully you won't have long to wait for the op. Let us know how you get on tomorrow x

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Yes it's so weird some days are worse than others. Sometimes my wee is ammonia like as well, I ger these really weird gurgling noises too it's like some many different symptoms. I have my scan in 2 wks, I honestly feel that the drs haven't taken me seriously. Thing is somedays the nausea and the way you feel is awful!

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Yes, I know what you mean! I haven't had the ammonia wee, but I do get the gurgling noises. The nausea comes and goes for me, but is not too bad thankfully. I do get fatigue, achy muscles and headaches with eye strain too. Although I wonder if anxiety causes or exacerbates many of the symptoms. When did your symptoms first start and how bad does your frequent urination get? Have you had an ultrasound yet or just going straight in for a CT scan in two weeks? x

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i've had my symptoms for over 3 years.

in that time they have altered several times.

the gp here in spain never lays hands on your body, just sends you to various departments at the hospital.

7 different gynnos, all men. macho spanish men.

their verdict 'normal'.

so also got sent to digestive dept and had some horrible tests.

had some urology tests that didnt seem to be very scientific and was diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain. for gods sake i already knew that.

although i always felt i wanted to pipi, the flow was very slow.it trickled everywhere except the toilet bowl.

oh and told i had ibs.

anyway after a ct scan they say i have 2 polyps and fibroids.

i get my operation on tuesday.

it will be interesting what they actually find.

my polyps apparently are on the right but all my probs have been on the left.

sometimes i feel the little beastie wiggling about almost in my groin.

its bazzar like a baby kick.

so will give feedback in a couple of days.

wish me luck.!

 

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It so funny what you said, I have been getting eye strain lately and couldn't make it out, also what the other lady said about feeling like baby kicks. All of those I get. No it's a normal ultrasound so I am sceptical as I've heard that they don't always pick things up x

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I'll be thinking of you on Tuesday and sending positive energy your way! Hope all goes well! Let us know! I've only just embarked on the diagnosis process - it will be interesting to see if mine is a cyst, fibrous, polyp or none of the above. Did you also get intermittent very frequent urination too? Bladder pressure? Funny as I too get a tickly, wriggling sensation too, like a little baby kick as you describe - I just put mine down to wind moving about! I wish I was in Spain just now - but not to see the macho gynos 😃 Good luck and best wishes for Tuesday x

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Thank you just hope this is the start of getting better just on way to appointment take care x

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Hope today goes ok, let us know how you get on, I'm in a bad way today if I push down on parts of my swollen stomach I can feel little lumps and they feel like bruises I am fed up feeling like this, going away in May and feel so uncomfortable going like this x