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I've been in agony over 12 months and my hospitals been a catalogue of errors. Was told today my ovary of 22mm has a cyst of 19mm adjacent to it. Consultant said that's not big enough to cause my
Pain and said I couldn't have ovaries removed. I had hysterectomy 5 years ago due to fibroids but
Kept ovaries
Now just referring for pain management but can't tell me what's causing my pain and bloating!!! So upset
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margaret105 DonGriff
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DonGriff margaret105
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Unfortunately I've been forced to go to PALS as gynae couldn't give me an answer and the pain Is affecting my quality of life, heartbroken
BeenthereSr DonGriff
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Was that a gynaecological consult? Of course it can cause your pain! What's the mystery? Your ovary is seriously large and the cyst just adds to it. You could have adhesions as a result of previous surgery which can also cause severe pain.
Can you get a referral from your GP to a Gynaecologist? You definitely need a CT or MRI to better understand what's going on in there. Cyst can also contribute to your back pain.
Keeping you in my thoughts.
BeenthereSr DonGriff
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Laura3333 BeenthereSr
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BeenthereSr Laura3333
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Oops, mm not cm. I'm so used to seeing cm I didn't even see the difference. But your ovary can easily be twisted which wouldn't show up on an MRI and that is horribly painful.
aged-too-fast DonGriff
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It doesn't seem that a cyst that small (19mm is only 0.75 inches) would cause pain. From what I've read in multiple places, the ovary of a woman of reproductive age is 3 to 5cm. So yours at 22mm / 2.2cm is on the small side.
I would tend to think the more likely culprit is adhesions or anatomical changes that occur after hysterectomy. It seems a lot of women have issues with bloating...not sure why that is. I don't have bloating but have had bowel issues ever since my hysterectomy 10 years ago.
I hope you get answers and relief soon!
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