chocolate cysts

[Bethyxox]

do chocolate cyst ALWAYS show up on MRIs?

[dasprior]

I had three large ones and they were visible on my MRI. (10+ cms, 6cm and 9 cm)

[Hidden]

Both of mine (6cm ish and 8cm ish) showed up on ultrasound. I'm sure they would show up on MRI xx

[Bethyxox in reply to Hidden]

they're quite big ones though? i was wondering if you think small ones would or bursted ones?

xxx

[Shelly92 in reply to Bethyxox]

I must apologize

I read other replies and it does show up

Nothin ever showed up on mine

[Hidden]

I'm not too sure to be honest. When are you due to have your scan? Have you had an ultrasound scan? Xx

[Bethyxox in reply to Hidden]

Yeah... no signs of endo but i have a hole with blood coming out in my ovary but I also have polycystic ovaries .. so In confused

[Hidden in reply to Bethyxox]

When is your scan due to be? Do you have symptoms of endometriosis? Xx

[Bethyxox in reply to Hidden]

yeah all of the signs of it i have had the scan xxx

[DrWatson]

If you've had an ultrasound a chocolate cyst should have shown up on that. They can see my 2-3cm ones with a trans-vaginal ultrasound. My 10cm cyst showed up with MRI when I was referred with what was thought to be a back problem (due to pains down my leg and in my foot).

[Bethyxox in reply to DrWatson]

they can see I've had a cyst but then its burst and caused a hole in my ovary .. so i was wondering if it was a chocolate cyst from the pain it caused and the way it came and went so quickly ?

[DrWatson in reply to Bethyxox]

As I understand it chocolate cysts tend to be around a much longer time and build up gradually. I'm pretty sure that's what mine was like. The surgeon described it as full of old blood. Sounded very unpleasant.

[Bethyxox in reply to DrWatson]

hmm okay ... im so confused because no doctor seems to know what they are talking about ;/

[DrWatson in reply to Bethyxox]

Well that doesn't surprise me. Although if you're seeing gynae doctors they should be better. I know there are a variety of types of cyst. They were hoping my latest one was haemorrhagic and would go down on its own but it doesn't seem to have. Just stayed on the small side.

[Bethyxox in reply to DrWatson]

mine just keep bursting and causing damage

[DrWatson]

Well I hope you get it sorted soon.

[Shelly92]

@Bettyxox

As far as I know not much shows up on MRI.

Soft tissue endo stuff doesn't

And MRI or so expensive they might as well have done the lap surgery

[Bethyxox in reply to Shelly92]

Thank you, this is so encouraging that I'm Not crazy and they might find something !