Ladies - Ever have an ovarian cyst or know anyone who has?

Contributor: Sunshineamine Sunshineamine
I was wondering if any of you have had an ovarian cyst or has known anyone who has. I have a 4.4 cm one they just found and they want to take it out laparascopically. I heard that's a total cinch and you're up and running in no time but I'm a bit nervous about it and am not sure what to expect. I know this is relatively common so I figured I would ask. It hurts now and I couldn't imagine it being terrible post op but I'm still nervous.
Answers (private voting - your screen name will NOT appear in the results):
Nope
4
Sure I've had one and had it removed
3
Sure but I didn't have it removed
14
I haven't but I know someone who has
11
Other
Total votes: 32 (31 voters)
Poll is closed
02/15/2012
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Contributor: BobbiJay BobbiJay
My ex sister in law had 3 of them and she was up and moving around the next day.
02/15/2012
Contributor: Chilipepper Chilipepper
A golf ball size one was found on the back of my left ovary about two years ago through an MRI (for my back), but I never felt it or had any pain. (I know, the whole thing is freaking weird.) It eventually dissolved on its own (discovered during my tubal surgery a few months back) because they tend to come and go while taking birth control pills.

Laproscopic surgery is very simple, and you should be in and out the same day, so you won't need to spend the night in the hospital. Your abdomen will be pumped full of gas so they can maneuver the tube and camera and such around inside you while they work. Just remember to get up and walk within a few hours of surgery, otherwise the gas will stay in your body and travel up your neck/shoulder and hurt (it's not dangerous, just painful).

And don't believe you have to be right back to normal in three days - it's still surgery, so take your time to recover if you need to. Just walk around and build up your strength.
02/15/2012
Contributor: SecretToyLover2 SecretToyLover2
I've had one and had it removed. I didn't even know I had it. We found it on accident. Got it removed same day and I was fine!
02/15/2012
Contributor: js250 js250
I had a few and had them removed. They were so painful, the surgery was actually a relief. I was back to normal after a few days, but was a bit tender for about a week. Good luck, don't be scared, you will feel better afterwards!
02/16/2012
Contributor: Ansley Ansley
I voted "sure, but didn't have it removed", which is technically true because it burst in the middle of the night when I was sixteen years old. My parents took their sweet time in getting me to the hospital even though I was in the worst pain I have ever experienced in my life and I was sick as a dog from the fluid in the cyst coursing through my body. Fun fun fun!
02/16/2012
Contributor: PropertyOfPotter PropertyOfPotter
I've been fortunate to have never had one
02/16/2012
Contributor: Do-Re-Mi Do-Re-Mi
I've had one that just went away on it's own. But I have had a friend who had one removed. She went in at 9 in the morning and got home around 4 that night. She didn't have any pain but she said she felt kind of weird for a few days because of the gas they put in.
02/16/2012
Contributor: calliope calliope
I have had plently they come and go. I have had three little ones on the same ovary at the same time. I had a golf ball sized one. Never had any removed though. But I have had a few burst pretty painful stuff.
02/16/2012
Contributor: Holly Hox Holly Hox
I had one but it disappeared on its own.

I had laparoscopic surgery to remove my gallbladder and the recovery from that wasn't anything major.

I also have a friend that has had many ovarian cysts and had many removed. She's up and going in no time.
02/16/2012
Contributor: Cream in the Cupcake Cream in the Cupcake
A friend's ex had one and he said she was in serious pain and was brought to the hospital. Maybe because it burst or something tho, Ive never had one and know very little about them.
02/22/2012
Contributor: Lizzy Lizzy
A friend had one once
02/22/2012
Contributor: bayosgirl bayosgirl
No thank goodness.
02/23/2012
Contributor: fredacarl fredacarl
Quote:
Originally posted by Sunshineamine
I was wondering if any of you have had an ovarian cyst or has known anyone who has. I have a 4.4 cm one they just found and they want to take it out laparascopically. I heard that's a total cinch and you're up and running in no time but ... more
Sure but I didn't have it removed
02/23/2012
Contributor: krissypants83 krissypants83
I have PCOS, so I get cysts routinely. Most of them go away on their own, but I did have surgery to remove a large one that was causing incredible pain and not going away after being watched for several months. None of the pain from surgery or recovery was as bad as the pain from the cyst itself!

I was out the same day and rested comfortably at home with the pain meds for the first couple of days and was back to work and life in no time, I just took it easy for about two weeks to make sure everything healed properly and I didn't cause any damage around the incision sites. If I remember correctly, I had 3 small incisions less than an inch each, and I have only one tiny scar.

Good luck!
02/25/2012
Contributor: unfulfilled unfulfilled
My best friend had lots of problems with them.
03/04/2012
Contributor: kitty377 kitty377
My mom had one that had to be removed after giving birth to me, and she said it isn't that big of a deal. Also, one of my mom's friends had quite a few that needed to be removed a few years ago and she didn't seem to have very many problems recovering. Good Luck!
03/04/2012