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enlarged overy

ccassaday — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 18:56:31 GMT

My mom who is 61 recently was diaganosed with an enlarged overy. They did the ultrasound and found a nodule. They are sending her to get a blood test now. I am so scared. Is there anyway t his is not cancer.

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bullyluv — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 19:29:45 GMT

Yes, don't panic until you have a reason too. It could be a cyst. I have had a few ovarian cysts. It aches a bit a throbs but that was about it. I went to the dr and he said it was the size of an egg! He said if it didn't go away (I think some can take about 3 months) he would have to remove it via surgery. It did go away, I think with the fear of surgery I had a moment of self healing. I have had a few since but none recently. I should add they will sometimes try treat them with birth control pills, i did try those but they made me feel sick. If it is cancer, let's hope they caught it early and can treat it! My best wishes to your mom and I hope everything is o.k.

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151949 — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 19:31:17 GMT

Many more people have ovarian cysts than ovarian cancer. The odds are in her favor.

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ccassaday — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 20:21:14 GMT

On 8/2/2014 bullyluv said: Yes, don't panic until you have a reason too. It could be a cyst. I have had a few ovarian cysts. It aches a bit a throbs but that was about it. I went to the dr and he said it was the size of an egg! He said if it didn't go away (I think some can take about 3 months) he would have to remove it via surgery. It did go away, I think with the fear of surgery I had a moment of self healing. I have had a few since but none recently. I should add they will sometimes try treat them with birth control pills, i did try those but they made me feel sick. If it is cancer, let's hope they caught it early and can treat it! My best wishes to your mom and I hope everything is o.k.

Did you have the blood test done. Wouldn't they be able to tell it was a cyst from the ultrasound.

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Tissyanne — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 22:36:58 GMT

They should be able to tell if it is a cyst from ultrasound. At least they could on a breast cyst on me. Sending positive thoughts to your mom and you.

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Big Sister — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 09:15:38 GMT

It's very possible it is a benign fibroid.

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KarenQVC — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 16:02:09 GMT

First, good wishes to you and your Mom. All I can do is tell you my story. At age 65 I developed an ovarian cyst the size of a softball. Yes, I could actually feel it. They did laprascopic surgery, took out the cyst and both ovaries, and I was fine. The doctor said it could be from using Clomid to get pregnant 32 years ago.

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alarmclock — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 16:03:31 GMT

Do not borrow trouble! It is most likely nothing. Odds are very much in her favor.

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bullyluv — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 16:26:57 GMT

On 8/2/2014 ccassaday said:
On 8/2/2014 bullyluv said: Yes, don't panic until you have a reason too. It could be a cyst. I have had a few ovarian cysts. It aches a bit a throbs but that was about it. I went to the dr and he said it was the size of an egg! He said if it didn't go away (I think some can take about 3 months) he would have to remove it via surgery. It did go away, I think with the fear of surgery I had a moment of self healing. I have had a few since but none recently. I should add they will sometimes try treat them with birth control pills, i did try those but they made me feel sick. If it is cancer, let's hope they caught it early and can treat it! My best wishes to your mom and I hope everything is o.k.

Did you have the blood test done. Wouldn't they be able to tell it was a cyst from the ultrasound.

No blood test, I had a ultra sound and it came back all good. There are two kinda, the one they do on top of your stomach and the one that do via insertion. I had a weird experience with that: I went in and you have to have a full bladder while they push and prod I thought I would explode! Then you go and pee and then comes the inserting. Well I went in to pee and got my period of all times and places to get it. So the tech had her boss read the first ultra sound (just on top of the tummy one) and I got the all clear that the inserting one wasn't needed. Ithis was about ten years ago and I am guessing things have changed a bit. I wish your mom luck!

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LilacTree — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:01:13 GMT

All of my daughters get ovarian cysts, two of them quite frequently. They are painful but usually go away on their own. Some of them became quite large. Ironically, I have never had an ovarian cyst myself.

As others have said, the odds are it is a cyst. Try not to worry until you have to.

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Puzzle Piece — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:27:26 GMT

Please don't panic or worry. The tests are all for dealing with anything that might need addressing. It is not uncommon for a lot of females to get cysts involving their reproductive organs. Presently, I am awaiting a surgery schedule date for a tumor in my uterus which is quite large. It is not cancerous but it should be removed.

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Fifi1 — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:46:19 GMT

With my ultra sounds, one showed a more solid looking cyst, which was of huge concern...the other ovary appeared normal. When I had my surgery to remove, the normal looking one was terribly cystic, and needed removal, the one with solid looking cyst was fine as well, but both, and tubes needed removal. I had an early menop,and had this surgery at 49, Try not to worry.

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chrystaltree — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 18:54:04 GMT

Ovarian cysts are very common. Chances are that it's a cyst or benign tumor. I had a large ovarian cyst and my daughter had an ovarian cyst removed when she wax just 9 years old. Stay positive and don't worry until you have something to worry about.

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ccassaday — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 19:28:16 GMT

Thanks e everyone. What concerns me is she now has to have the blood test. Wouldn't they be able to tell if it was just a cyst by the ultrasounds.

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kittyfan — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 19:32:40 GMT

I have an ovarian cyst of long standing. When it was initially diagnosed the GYN followed it for a year via ultrasound. Didn't change so he told me it was nothing of concern. Now many years later another GYN is concerned. In the past two years I have had the blood test three times and five ultrasounds--go back in October for another.

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MadamAnne — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 19:39:59 GMT

Honey, don't worry (as the other posters have suggested). However, please learn to spell - the word is ovary.

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bullyluv — Sun, 03 Aug 2014 22:43:28 GMT

On 8/3/2014 MadamAnne said:
Honey, don't worry (as the other posters have suggested). However, please learn to spell - the word is ovary.

No reason to pick on a typo, we all understood what she was referring too. She is upset about her mothers health, not a typo. Cut her some slack for Pete's sake, o perfect one.

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ccassaday — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 20:10:35 GMT

I just wanted to thank all of you for saying not to panic. My mom's blood work came back fine. She has to have the ultrasound repeated in a few months to make sure it is going away. She had a really hard time. waiting for the blood work result. She is going to get a second opinion to give herself peace of mind but it looks like everything is ok.

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HappyDaze — Tue, 12 Aug 2014 23:32:00 GMT

On 8/12/2014 ccassaday said:
I just wanted to thank all of you for saying not to panic. My mom's blood work came back fine. She has to have the ultrasound repeated in a few months to make sure it is going away. She had a really hard time. waiting for the blood work result. She is going to get a second opinion to give herself peace of mind but it looks like everything is ok.

That is great to hear! I really hate waiting for blood work results, it IS scary sometimes. Sounds like everything is fine but a second opinion is always a good idea, certainly never hurts!

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bells4me — Thu, 14 Aug 2014 05:20:55 GMT

I had an enlarged ovary that turned out to be a cyst.