Ovarian Cysts: Many women have them. I have ovarian cyst on a regular basis, all just a part of having PCOS. Ovarian cysts are a real pain, literally. Last year in the midst of all of our fertility things, my doctor decided to do laparoscopic surgery to remove a cyst that was causing a few issues along with some unwanted pain & discomfort. Now a little over a year later yet another cyst is causing more issues. This cyst is a bit larger than the one that I had previously. In order to reduce the size of this cyst the doctor put me on a cycle of birth control. (I do not have good luck with birth control. My body just doesn’t respond well, it’s like it repulses anything that is anti-baby). Before I began taking the pills I started a menstrual cycle on my very own, no medication required, but 2 weeks into my draining cycle, the birth control pills weren’t stopping anything. I called the doctors office, and they immediately asked me to come in so they could check me to make sure that everything was ok. I was very sick, weak, and always tired. I worried that I had become anemic. Luckily I wasn’t anemic, but they decided the birth control wasn’t a strong enough dose so they put me on a different, stronger pill, 3 pills a day for 7 days. Well, that was enough to stop the cycle, but I don’t know if it accomplished much else. After I finished that pack, I was instructed to take yet another pack of pills, this time I hoped that things would go a littler smoother. I have one week of the active pills left and bam, guess who shows up, my sometimes monthly visitor full force. I call the doctor’s office, and tomorrow I am scheduled for them to check things out. I am hoping that after 3 packs of birth control, and several headaches later that at least it put a dent in the size of this cyst. If the cyst has still not gone down any then they will have to do a vaginal cyst drain. Apparently this will be done vaginally & I will be sedated, and it involves a needle! I am not excited about this to say the least. I mean it just doesn’t sound fun, but I will be happy to get this over with so that we can move forward with the next process. I am just going to hope & pray that the cyst has been reduced, but I have a feeling (literally painful feeling) that this thing isn’t going anywhere without some effort. Guess, I will see tomorrow.
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