I am having laproscopic surgery next week to remove a dermoid cyst. Help!?!
Question: I am 25 years always been healthy never any health issues until last year. In March of last year i decided to get off of birth control pills in Feb. i got off the pill and i never recieve a period for about 4 months. After several pregnancy tests resulting negative they gyno decieded to put me back on birth control to regulate my period. My periods have since then been somewhat normal. But a few months ago i started getting pelvic pain, swollen stomach. Dr. just told me i have a dermoid cyst on my right ovary thats about an inch. And a fibroid tumor on my uterus. How do they know its a dermoid cyst and not ovarian cancer? Also why arent they removing the fibroid?
Answers: I am 25 years always been healthy never any health issues until last year. In March of last year i decided to get off of birth control pills in Feb. i got off the pill and i never recieve a period for about 4 months. After several pregnancy tests resulting negative they gyno decieded to put me back on birth control to regulate my period. My periods have since then been somewhat normal. But a few months ago i started getting pelvic pain, swollen stomach. Dr. just told me i have a dermoid cyst on my right ovary thats about an inch. And a fibroid tumor on my uterus. How do they know its a dermoid cyst and not ovarian cancer? Also why arent they removing the fibroid?
The composition of a dermoid cyst is different then that of a malignancy. A dermoid cyst is not common, but in women diagnosed with them, they are usually detected during child bearing age. Check out the website I posted below. If you would have ovarian cancer you would have presented with other symptoms in addition to the lump.
To answer your other question, you should really ask your doctor. However, I would guess they are not removing the fibroid because it is benign and it could cause more damage removing it than leaving it on. If you are trying to have children the doctor will want to be as minimally invasive to your reproductive organs as possible.
I can't help you...I am not a doctor..
but good luck though
talk to your doctor and good luck
wow that sound scary, but I hear it happens to a lot of women!
wow!! what a coincidence. i am having laparoscopic surgery tomorrow to explore my right ovary. i had a cyst burst two weeks ago - pelvic pain, abdominal pain. i have had this pelvic pain for a year. no birth control though. i also have a fibroid tumor on my uterus. the fibroid is apparently nothing to worry about and is quite common (stated by two doctors). it is not a tumor like we think of when we think of cancer tumors. these tumors are apparently always benign. they can see it is a cyst through ultra sound but use laparoscopy to actually see the tissue first hand. cancer looks different than cyst in ultra sound or cat scan and that is how they can tell the difference. i always make my doctor's (always get two opinions) explain why, how, and what of everything no matter how long it takes. that is what we pay them for - thorough information. good luck with your procedure. i hope all turns out well.
Have u had a C125 blood test? That should show for Ovarian Cancer. In the ultrasound they would be able to tell what it is also. They may be waiting to watch the tumor.