Comments on: What can I do about my ovarian cyst pain?

By: Catharine

Catharine — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:20:08 +0000

I had ovarian cyst pain that I could control with over the counter ibuprofen and red raspberry tea. When you have extreme pain, you may have a large, twisted or “abornmal” cyst and you may need surgery.

There’s some controversy about birth control pills and cysts. Some doctors presecribe them routinely while others say they don’t help.

I’m not a doctor or nurse (or medical anything). But I believe you can have children even if they remove the whole ovary. One ovary is enough and chances are they will not have to remove the ovary – just the cyst – even if you have to have surgery.

Good luck!

By: indigo

indigo — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:28:54 +0000

The cysts I had hurt like H***. I’ve seriously never been in so much pain. I WISH I’d had pain killers. I did not find a way to kill the pain without drugs. I eventually took some of my friends vicoden.

My cysts were due to hormone shifts – I started on thryoid meds and it messed with everything else. My mom has gotten them right after being pregnant and during menopause, so I think it’s just my body’s way of protesting. My cysts were bleeding into my abdominal cavity, everyone was paranoid for a month that it could be cancer. (which it wasn’t. at all. I’m fine. )

They will probably give you birthcontrol to level out your hormones. There is also a possibility of them doing a laproscopic surgury to get rid of them. (it’s a simple, outpatient thing – my mom’s was just under an hour, less time than it took to get rid of my wisdom teeth.) There is no reason one cyst once should prevent you from having kids…. Both of your ovaries produce eggs, so if something is wrong with one, you’ve still got the other working. Most of the time though, they do go away on their own (or burst which hurts for about an hour and then it’s over).

The ER dr was probably just thinking out loud, sometimes, if you’re anemic enough they give a blood transfusion – try and find out if you have a relative you trust that could donate so it’s not a stranger’s blood. Whether or not you need one is gonna depend on what your iron levels are when they do the test, there’s really no way to just tell.

My only caution – an Ob/Gyn visit is gonna hurt. And I mean HURT. Like all of your bones broken, teeth pulled, hair ripped out hurt. Take your pain meds before going, or ask for sedation. I’m serious. I wasn’t medicated and was fully awake and I woudl honestly rather die than live through that again….

By: Answer

Answer — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:28:54 +0000

You should be asking your doctor. He/she most likely knows what he/she’s doing with in comes to your biological functions because… well, he/she’s a doctor.

By: sokokl

sokokl — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:28:54 +0000

For the cyst pain you can try using a heating pad to see if that helps some of the pain.

But because of how bad the pain is I would recommend calling your doctor to see if they are on call tonight to find out what other suggestions they may have and let them know your concerns about the medication prescribed.

If you would like to talk one on one please feel free to e-mail me off site any time.

By: frecklebub

frecklebub — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 09:28:54 +0000

I had an ovarian cyst before. I know the pain is excruciating. I wasn’t taking birth control normally & I was prescribed it when the cyst was found. The doctor said that the reason I was to take the birth control was because of the hormones & something about them changing. If taking the birth control didn’t work then I was to get surgery to remove the cyst. I was lucky enough for it to go away, but I’ll never forget that pain. It was like the worst cramps you could possibly get & multiply the feeling by 100. I didn’t have medicine for the pain either. I was just told to take Tylenol or Ibuprofen.

Oh yeah, you said you’re 19 & want kids later? I have a friend that lives in London. She had a cyst too & was told that they didn’t know if she’d be able to have children. She has 2