Yesterday I had to go to the ER because I randomly felt the worst pain in my life. On a scale of 1 to 10 it was a 100. It was in my lower pelvic region mostly on my left side, it slowly moved to the middle and my right side only hurts if pushed down on! After about an hour of trying to see if the pain would stop or at least not hurt as much I called my mom who is an RN and told her my symptoms, she told me to go to the ER to make sure it wasn't my appendix, So I slowly but surely made it to the ER. It hurt to do anything but sit perfectly still, and I couldn't sit flat on my butt.
Finally the Dr. came in to see me and he poked and pushedand said he thought it could be a cyst and decided he needed to do blood work, a pelvic exam, and a sonogram and a urine test. My blood test came back normal, it turned out I had a UTI and when he went to do my pelvic exam it literally took him 1 second, he said it was normal as well and since I was positive for a UTI he said he wasn't going to give me a sonogram. He diagnosed me with the UTI and a ovarian cyst. My nurse was amazing and I wasn't impressed with the Dr. at all. It seemed as if he really didn't care at all. I could tell the nurse knew he wasn't doing a very good job. I saw the Dr. maybe 2 minutes out of the whole 3 hours I was there. She answered some of my questions but of course I didn't think of some of the questions I really wished I did. Today I am still very very very sore. I still can't move, laugh, cough, my children have been wanting me to hold them on my lap all day but it just hurts too bad, I have had no bleeding or anything like that. Another thing like 3 days before yesterday it was hurting but as the days went on it got worse and when i woke up yesterday I felt perfectly fine, It just hit me out of no where!
My question is: Would an ovarian cyst cause this much pain or did it rupture? I have never had any issues with this before so I have looked online but its not really satisfying my curiosity! Second, if its just the cyst being there if it ruptures is the pain going to be even worse? Third is this gonna be something i deal with forever now, or could this be just a one time deal?
I have a Mirena IUD in. I don't have insurance yet but as soon as I get some (which should be in the next couple of weeks) I plan on going to a gyn. I will have them take this stupid birth control out and just tie my tubes because I have had nothing but problems with it!
Thanks for all your answers. I am clueless and I hate when a Dr. leaves me hanging like that especially when its something I have never had to deal with before! I guess its good to hear from women who have been through this! PS for you that deal with this constantly I AM SO SORRY lol :)
Yes, all that pain can be from the cyst. I had a cyst the size of a softball and it had to be removed. I had to take extreme caution to make sure the cyst did not rupture, as in my case it could have been life threatening. I've heard women saying the pain associated with a ruptured cyst is extreme. I wouldn't wait, you need to go see a gyn as soon as possible.
Omg!! The worst pain ever!! I got a dr. note for work (2weeks) he told me if I needed 2 more weeks he would write me a second note, I should have taken it but I needed to get back to work.... My cyst ruptured The pain will get better give it a week or so!
Here is what you do. You go to your gyn and ask for a sonogram. IF you had a cyst burst (which is horribly painful and takes a while to stop hurting because all of that fluid that comes out of the cyst is VERY irritating to your pelvic cavity), then the cyst won't be there anymore. If you wonder why it's important to know that, once you have a bursting cyst, it is kind of normal to get another one. And that means going through an AWFUL pain again. (I know this because it happened to me twice.)
If you STILL have an ovarian cyst and it has NOT burst, that's actually worse. These cysts get big and have to be removed. Mine was 7 cms by the time the doctor went in to get it. He told me that most of the time he couldn't save the ovary because of so much bleeding, but he was able to save mine. I had already had my children, so perhaps it didn't matter.
Your ER doctor was a jerk for not doing the sonogram right there and then. If he had, he could have seen the fluid in your pelvic floor and he would have been able to give you a definitive diagnosis. He lost the opportunity, which is a shame. Still, you need to know, so get to the gyn and get a sonogram.
I ended up having to take Mircette birth control pills to prevent the bursting cysts. Not all birth control pills prevent bursting cysts, so it's important to know which ones do.
Just to let you know, having your tubes tied won't prevent the cysts. Only taking out the ovaries would do that.
Good luck - I remember how awful that was and I hate you're going through it.
Dawn
I had a cyst that burst but it is my understanding it is actually like a slow leak. It happened about 20 years ago and occasionally I think I may have a small cyst but I have never had anything as painful as the first one that burst.
FYI.... I was treated for bladder spasm once that was so incredibly painful I cried.
You have a lot going on. Feel better soon!!!!
The strongest oral contraceptive will fix your concerns, pain and “stomachaches”. I struggled with this awful experience for a year before I knew what was going on. I had several cysts that were large and horribly painful. I think it is important to tell you I have never had any abnormalities in the past regarding anything to do with my body. Now that I have been on this strong dose of birth control I have not had the displeasure of dealing with the pain and nausea that these gave me. The down side is I gained significant amount of weight. Back in September I made the decision to get off of the birth control so that I could lose the weight. Now two days ago I got back on it because even though I lost seven unwanted water weight pounds it just wasn’t worth that familiar pain again. I hate being heavy, I have always been thin so this one is difficult however, that said, ovarian cyst pain is intolerable and can interfere with your job. I am guessing your UTI caused the majority of your pain initially however be aware of those pain symptoms, do the doc a favor and recall which side it is on. If you want to bypass more tests and sonograms just ask to get a strong oral contraceptive. Lastly, I my Husband has had a vasectomy so the birth control aspect of it is not what I use it for. I strictly use it to avoid these horrible painful bouts. I wish you good luck. Please inbox me if I can help answer your question any further.
