18 yr old with ovary issues. helpp
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I would strongly suggest that you see a gyn (if this is the doctor you are referring to) then get a second opinion. Insist that a transvaginal ultrasound, a pelvic and rectal exam and a CA125 blood test be done. We have to use whatever tools are available to get a qualified diagnosis. Remember you are in charge, it is your body. My prayers and thoughts are with you for a "no problem" result. Stay in touch.0 -
actually a doctor at the ERvj1 said:help
I would strongly suggest that you see a gyn (if this is the doctor you are referring to) then get a second opinion. Insist that a transvaginal ultrasound, a pelvic and rectal exam and a CA125 blood test be done. We have to use whatever tools are available to get a qualified diagnosis. Remember you are in charge, it is your body. My prayers and thoughts are with you for a "no problem" result. Stay in touch.
actually a doctor at the ER found the cyst with a ultrasound but he said by the look of it that it was nothing! if i may ask what is a transvaginal ultrasound?is it the inside ultrasound? thanks for the advice cuz cancer has just been on my mind since i found out about the cyst.0 -
and after the ultrasoundovarygirl18 said:actually a doctor at the ER
actually a doctor at the ER found the cyst with a ultrasound but he said by the look of it that it was nothing! if i may ask what is a transvaginal ultrasound?is it the inside ultrasound? thanks for the advice cuz cancer has just been on my mind since i found out about the cyst.
and after the ultrasound revealed the cyst i went to a doctor on the womans side of the clinic i go to and asked them about it and they said since the doc at the ER said it was nothing then it is0 -
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I'm sorry we must meet this way, but welcome to a great group of strong, helpful women (and men, too!). Reading your post was like stepping back in time for me. I had those symptoms and more when I was 16 years old (that was 40 years ago). I went from doctor to doctor till I finally found one that would do a laparoscopy for me, which is a minimal procedure under anesthesia, to determine if I had endometriosis (I was always told it was 'in my head'). Sure enough, I did. That started several years of birth control pills, off and on, etc. It didn't really help, and I'm not so sure they know much more today about the disease. I had three children (which they said I could never have), and the endometriosis seemed to subside for the most part.
Ask your doctor about a laparoscopy. Ultrasounds don't show everything, but it's a start. I can't say for sure that it's not something more serious, so try to find a gynecologic oncologist who would be the best one to determine how to approach this. I will tell you that in 2000 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and again in 2006. We're not sure that the endometriosis was a factor - there's different thinking on that. Nonetheless, your situation is definitely worth following up, aggressively. Sometimes it's a long process to find someone who will not dismiss these symptoms as 'female problems'.
I wish you the best and send hugs and prayers to you. Please let us know what you find out. You've come to the right place for lots of shoulders to lean on.
(((HUGS)))
Monika0
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