Any input on the following would be appreciated:

- Painfully sore breasts for about 2 weeks
- Erratic body temp (fluctuates btwn cold/hot)
- Disoriented, listless, slightly depressed
- 4 pound weight gain in a week (very unusual)
- Heightened sense of smell
- Persistent craving for tomatoes (and not much else)
- Ear ache & sinus pain
- Insomnia though tired

My cycle is frequently unpredictable due to an ovarian cyst and a home test has not been done yet.

Web searches produce uniformly generic results so feedback from medical pros or experienced moms would be great.

Thanks in advance.

I’m 28 years old I do not take birth control. I’ve had in the past 2 d&c, uterus ablation, and my tubes tied. I just had an ultrasound to see if the cyst on my left ovary has gotten any bigger. My question is I have pain on my left side in the pelvic area. Also pain in my lower back. And it also hurts during sex. It even hurt during the ultrasound. So I’m just wondering what are the symptoms to an ovarian cyst. Now I’m just waiting on the results to the ultrasound. I do not have a period anymore the only time I had blood was when I wiped myself a week ago. But I’ve been in a lot of pain for 2 weeks

I went to hosp in May for pain, found out I had Ovarian Cysts. Since then pain stopped. About 2 weeks ago pain came mildly again. Today I went to hosp & doc told me looks like i had a "ruptured" ovarian cyst. What i’m confused about is the fact that my period has been regular "lately" (b/c it was off years ago) but my last one was July 9. i’m late 2 months, been crampy, nausea, vomit, weight gain, fatigue, & i know its too early but my belly has bulged out more in my clothes. I crave breads, ice cream, & create weird condiment mixes like ketchup, mayo, mustard & ranch dressing to eat with my chicken strips. When i took a hpt my homegirl & i both thought we saw a FAINT (very very very) light pink line, but doc did a urine & he said Negative. Vaginal ultrasound showed cysts but they didnt mention if they looked for pregnancy. I read another question where a lady said the cyst were blocking the baby, is that possible? Why do i feel & look preg & my period 2 months late if i’m not??? PLEASE SERIOUS RELIABLE ANSWERS…. I’m lost.. I’m 27 & i would like to have a baby someday.

Ok- maybe someone has some experience they can share. . I am 26 and had my 1st depo at age 15. I was on depo until i was 19, stopped, got on BC pills for 6 months, stopped to conceive my 1st child and after I had my daughter at age 20 - started taking depo again until January 2007. Am now on the BC pills again. Is it possible that the depo "paused" puberty for me? my breasts have started to grow?? and im not gaining weight any where else & am not pregnant…. have also had the ovarian cysts & some really bad back pain- and my periods came back right away ?? anybody been where i am now?

i recently got off the depo shot.Havent had period for over a year.my last shot was due late Aug.but since I’m abstinent I dont ned&caused a lot of problems like weight gain&migraine and major depression&lack of energy.My Dr.recommends I go on birth control for ovarian cysts but I wanna try a home or herbal remedy to get my periods to start so my hormones are back in balance b/c I dont feel like myself.Am always tired.If anyone has any info on anything they used or heard of that isnt prescribed to help start periods thats natural or even over counter please let me know.I dont feel like a woman without my periods.I dont like them,but now that i am older,31&had 3 kids my periods have lessened.When i actually have periods.I dont need something that will make me bleed ongoing.And the only thing I know that can start& make u continue u is b.c.pills&hormone pills which i dont want the side effects.please help someone!

Any info as to how or what I can do 2 help myself with this pain & annoying feeling…Back pain included…Ovarian cysts r a real b—-…..Get back 2 me with home remedies..,,,voodoo,,,,anything!!!!!!!

I have had pain, sometimes intense, sometimes mild achy pain, since 2/19/09. I went to the Immediate Care Center on Saturday and they thought it could be my appendix since it was on my right side. They did a CT scan and said I had an Ovarian Cyst (4.3cm in diameter) & it hurts like hell. I went to my OB/GYN on Monday and they said it would go away on its own & prescribed pain meds. They told me if I was still hurting in a few days to come back. I went back 5 days later & they again told me it would have to rupture on its own & prescribed me more pain meds. They told me to take 2 (7.5) Lortabs at a time & to keep them in my system until it ruptures. How long can this take? I really don’t want to keep taking this much pain medicine because it makes me nausous. I really don’t know what else to do & I was wondering if this has happened to anyone else?!?! Any suggestions would help.

i have been suffering from terrible tailbone pain for about 2 months. I went to 2 doctors and they said I most likely had a cyst on my tailbone but it was too far under the skin to lance so each gave me different antibiotics and pain meds and that was it. After about a month, i went to a 3rd doctor who said the same thing, but referred me to a surgeon to have it removed since i was in so much pain. surgeon said no cyst, sent me for an mri of pelvis. mri shows nothing wrong at all with my tailbone but ovarian cysts and possible PID, lots of free fluid. THEY callled my ob gyn (same one for 7 yrs) and he scheduled me an appt a month & 1/2 from now. 2 weeks ago i couldnt take it went to er, they did an ultrasound confirming the cysts etc, gave me pain meds, antibiotics thats it. cant bear the pain anymore but cant get in to my doc any sooner. has anyone else had tailbone pain with ovarian cysts or do you think it could be something else? what other action can i take? i am miserable

Okay, this time last year I was an avid dieter and was in the gym everyday on my lunch break and felt great. Last Fall I became sick with ovarian cysts so needless to say, I was no longer working out and fell into this cycle where I felt crappy about not exercising and threw myself face first into a plate of comfort food, which would spur feelings of guilt and lead to more comfort food eating. Well two surgeries and 8 months later, I’ve gained over 30lbs and I’m sick of it. I have to do something now before it spirals out of control but I have this type of attitude that when I want to start something I want to do it like a pro. (i.e., complete starvation diet, grueling workouts, etc.) but then when I don’t do it that way, I feel crappy again and then revert back to my old habits. So I think I see the importance of me starting out slow this time and building back up to where I used to be. What’s a good way to get started and build myself back up? Diet & exercise wise.
BTW, I work full time and have three small children @ home, so I need tips that will work for a busy mom. Plus I only have about 30 minutes to work out.

I’m a 42 year old woman who has 7 major surgeries due to ovarian cysts and ectopic pregnancies. Over the past 2 years I have been hospitalized 8 times ….twice for bowel obstructions, once for a gallbladder attack that required having my gallbladder removed, twice for colon infections & the other admissions never turned up any sort of infections or obstructions but they blamed the vomiting, diarrhea & horrible abdominal pain to adhesion’s from past surgeries.
I have been dealing with constant loose to watery stools for close to two years. I’ve tried to alter my diet but regardless what I omit or add to my diet does not change my bowel movements.

Is it possible that these adhesion’s could actually be causing the loose & watery stools? Is there anything I can do on my own or medially to end this?

I’m a reasonably thin (5′6" 135 lbs) but my abdomen frequently is very distended (To the point that I actually look like I’m pregnant!!!) and I’m constantly dealing with terrible abdominal pain.

I would very much appreciate any suggestions or advice.

Thank you!

How can you diagnose ovarian cancer???

I had blood workup done: my WBC was high, RBC , HGB, HCH were all low…my CA 125 was elevated…I had an ultrasound done transvaginal showing a complex (but I dont know what KIND it is) cyst on my ONLY remaing ovary 7cm x8cm…also had a cat scan done yesterday,

I have Endo Stage 4 & recently was told I had PCOS and this is when they found this cyst….

The last 2 mo ive been extremely bloated, diet and exercise are NOT helping, its all in lower pelvic region..

Im waiting to hear from the DR…but i am scared and nervous!!!!!!

What kind of ‘cyst’ would indicate cancer?! I have a family history of this and breast cancer and i am 28 yr old…
THANKS!

A 4 cm ovarian cyst exists while on either birth control pills, or nuvaring. The doctor says it is a follicular cyst, yet all my research shows that hormones prevent and shrink ovarian cysts.
Pelvic pain/pressure has existed for several years, and many tests and procedures show nothing other than 1 cm fibroid & the cyst.