Hi, I am new and have a question/concern.
I recently was told I had an enlarged
uterus (by pelvic exam) size to 16week
preg. (no i'm not pregnant!) had ct of
pelvic and abdominal done this week but
wont know results till mon. After last
months period I had bad pains in lower
abdominal region both sides. Just
finished this period and same feeling is
back only on left side. Sharp pain that
is more or less constant and worse when
coughing. Also getting stabbing pain in
back on right at about same level on my
body. Does anyone have a clue what this
could be? I (and dr) dont think could be
ovulation since it happens right after end
of bleeding, not half way or so between
periods. Thanx
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Teenytoona
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Apr 2004 Posts: 101
Posted: 04-21-04 13:01pm
My only idea is that it could be fibroids.
Now don't be alarmed because it it's not
neccesarily a red flag for cancer or
anything, but they can cause the uterus to
englarge. Here is a little background for
you on it: http://www.Womens-h
ealth.Co.Uk/fibroids.Htm.
Other than that I have no other
suggestions, but good luck!
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racingfan
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 3
Posted: 04-21-04 20:34pm
Thanx for the input... I actually did
find out what it was - sorta. I had to
go for an ultrasound late last fri and my
dr appoint was mon. They did find I have
2 cysts on the left and 1 on the right....
I have an appoint with a surgeon this
fri for another problem... I think this
problem will be addressed too. I thiink
the drs are planning to remove some of the
"female organs". That will probably be
done next week. Pain is not nearly as
bad now, but I still feel the "lump" on
the left. Wish me luck.
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wakkochic17
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Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 04-23-04 02:06am
My mom had something similar.. She
developed a huge cyst on one of her
ovaries. She had the cyst and the ovary
removed and has had no problems since.
Good luck with everthing!
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 04-23-04 10:27am
Do they know what is causing your cysts?
Have they checked you for endometriosis?
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racingfan
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 3
Posted: 04-24-04 10:31am
I dont know for sure if they checked for
endo.. How do they check for that
anyway?? I was at the surgeon's this
afternoon about my hiatal hernia and acid
and the guy never even mentioned the
"female" problem till I brought it up..
I guess he was just going to look around
and see if there was anything there...
Really did not seem to care much about
that problem.. To heck with the fact that
it is starting to be noticable again and
when it first starts hurting I cant hardly
walk or cough... Pap came back okay.
So I guess I will just learn to live with
more pain, just in another part of me. I
have to go for some more tests for the
acid problem and depending on what they
find, I might just nix the whole idea. I
was hoping they could do something for my
paralysed diaphragm, but I guess that is
something they can't do anything for. I
will just tell the gal when I talk to her
in about 3 weeks to forget the whole thing
and if the pains in my side get worse
again, just go to the er. Maybe they
will get something done --- although the
last time I was there they did nothing for
me...
Sorry to rant here, but I came away from
this afternoon's appointment with the
feeling it was a major waste of time.
Just like almost every dr appointment I
have had in the past 6 months for a
neck/shoulder/arm problem.
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2ferano
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Joined: 23 Dec 2003 Posts: 3717
Posted: 04-24-04 17:07pm
To check if you have endro they have to do
laproscopic surgery. Basically they put
a little camera in through your belly
button. It is a very serious disease
that gets overlooked most of the time.
It is probably worth looking into.
Doctors suck sometimes, I will definately
agree.
They think I have endo, but I have not had
the "surgery" to make sure. Mainly
because # 1 I do not have health insurance
and # 2 they usually "cut it out" if you
have it, and I do not want that done yet.
Mainly because, they will usually only
cut it out so many times before you have
to have a hysterectomy, and I am young and
if I do decide I want kids, I want to be
able to have them.
Put your foot down and make them run
tests. If you have insurance and you
complain enough they will have to it.
Good luck and I am truly sorry you are
going through this.
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wakkochic17
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Mar 2004 Posts: 494 Location: South Carolina
Posted: 04-26-04 00:50am
Many cysts develop for no reason at all.
I would agree that you should get tested
because you should always rule thins out,
but many people develop cysts without ever
having a disease at all.
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fitandwell
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Jan 2004 Posts: 71
Posted: 04-29-04 17:06pm
Hi I developed an ovarian cyst on my left
ovary last november, it was extremely
painful and was bleeding, they gave me
antibiotics to remove any infection and a
scan to rule out cancer, luckily it was
benign, since then I have had a further 3
scans and the cyst seems to be shrinking
of its own accord so hopefully ill avoid
the need for surgery, cysts occur for no
reason and most women get them at some
point, although most have no symptoms so
you dont realise youve had one cos they
just vanish on there own, I wouldnt rush
into surgery if your cyst is calming down
as it may disappear on its own and I think
surgery is always best avoided if
possible, mine took 7 months to go but it
went without interference so hang on if
you can.
