hi all, ive recently been diagnosed with an endometrioma on my right ovary.
I got scanned because id experienced a few bouts of extremely intense pain on the right side of my pelvis. Its only 3cm so ive been told it shouldn't cause pain, but ive been experiencing near constant throbbing for about 9 days now. Before, during and now after my period.
Im on cycle day 8 and have stopped bleeding but the pain is quite bad this morn... Does anyone have any advice? Just take ibuprofen?xxx
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yes at 1cm it was giving me a lot of pain I initially went to the doctor as I had right hand sided pain. I don’t know why doctors say you shouldn’t have pain when a cyst is say x size, as we are all different 😀😃😁
mine was a chocolate cyst, I’m really not sure about the different types of cysts we can get, maybe other will have knowledge on here that could help us? X
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😂😂😂😂 well said. That said any GP who stops any women from taking vitamin D and evening primrose oil isn’t fit to be a GP! I think you’re good to try these as safe seeing as I’m married to a GP I think you’re good!
I am in the same boat as you. I had a 9cm one removed last year and have just been scanned again and they found one on each side this time. One 4cm, the other 5cm.
I take paracetamol and ibuprofen pretty much constantly and it takes edge off. The drs have given me codiene but i cant take it when im working or alone with the children so basically never. Hot baths and a heat pad help a little bit also.
I am waiting to be referred back to the consultant at the hospital to see what they want to do. I have very bad scarring and he did say last time that he wont opoperate on me again because its too high risk.
This disease is just so awful isnt it. We are just expected to live with pain 😔
I dont think it needs to be any size for it to be more painful. Ive had varying sizes over the years of different pain intensities.i currently have one around 3-4 cm on my left ovary(simple cyst) which gives me very sharp constant pains ,and one on my right of 9cm (endometrioma) which is a dull constant pain and feel i pressure as well as difficulty passing urine at times and needing to pee frequently. I take cocodamol and tramadol and at times ,naproxin..dont let anyone tell you how much pain you should be in, its your body ,not theirs!!almost like they are invalidating your pain.
it was a gynaecologist that told me that as well!! Normally it just throbs but I had one cycle where I was in agony before ovulation, felt like id been stabbed but she said it couldn't be the cyst. But it was in exactly that spot...
I get the same cyclical pains,more so around ovulation ,like im being stabbed with a knife.i get the same sharp pain in my bowels when they start to move ,its like someone dragging the tip of a knife around every inch of my intestine. Its horrific. Nobody can tell you when your not in pain. How would they know? Its just ignorance..
I am 3 weeks out post op and they have just discovered a golf ball sized one😳 makes sense why surgery isn’t an option, but am I crazy for being in this much constant pain??? It’s like I feel hesitant and guilty to even begin to ask to refill my pain meds because I feel like I’m being judged.
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