Hello people,
So about a month ago yesterday exactly, I started experiencing pain in my left ovary. I remember thinking it felt like my ovary was going to pop. I made it about 4 days before I went into an urgent care. They didn’t know what the hell was going on, I then had been directed to an emergency room. They did a CT to identify the issue. They thought it was either diverticulitis, and ovarian cyst, or kidney stones. It needed up being a Hemorraghic Ovarian Cyst only about 4 / 5 cm. I have not had children yet, but like to think I’ve got a high Em tolerance for pain. The pain radiated to other parts of my body, for example my whole back. I had pain going down my legs, even in my rib cage. It sucked. I went to a OBGYN, who claimed it shrunk 2 days after my emergency appointment, but he clearly didn’t know how to examine a women. My pain became unbearable and I had several women recommend me to this amazing local OBGYN 2 days later. I officially know what I feels like to be kicked in the balls/dick if I had them. After my exam, I grabbed the trash can and was violently gagging for about 20 minutes straight. Thank god I had a helpful nurse. This doctor wasnt trying to hurt me but he was on point and knew how to examine me. He knew just how much pain I was in. I got the appointment with him by pretty much by forcing him to take me in. After seeing me, he canceled the rest of his appointments for the day and admitted me to the local hospital and took me into surgery 2 hours later. It was a whirlwind and I was very lucky. My cyst was probably no more than 5 1/2 cm, and I’m thinking how all of the ladies on this blog with 7+ cm dealt w theirs. Good lord. So I was out of work for 3 weeks. Im my second week back to work, I’m still been sore and am trying to take it easy. But GUESS WHAT?!!! I’ve been randomly feeling pain building in my right ovary now. My good ovary! Ugh. So it hurts to walk, activate the muscles used for pooping and peeing, and of course, here comes the back ache. I’ve got an ultrasound tomorrow to find out if I could potentially have a second hemorraghic ovarian cyst forming. I’m not happy.
Questions:
How do people manage the pain?
Long term pain management vs surgery? Thoughts?
How do you feel about hemorraghic cysts absorbing back into the body?
What about upping the strength of birth control to minimize the risk?
Does having a history of hemorraghic cysts make you high risk for pregnancy?