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Last Monday, 11 August 2008 I visited my OB GYN @ Leichhardt to know what’s been bugging me… For the last few days, my left pelvic was painful… sometimes it does and sometimes its gone… So I was worried about the paraovarian cyst on my left ovary… coz the last time i knew it was there when i was 6 weeks pregnant… it was almost 5 cm diameter just like a golf ball. then after i gave birth I didn’t notice it anymore… 

This arvo, we went to Ashfield to have my pelvic ultrasound and to my surprise she wants to do the transvaginal… So i was wondering why? Maybe she found out something in my left ovary…. After i had done that, I waited for the result and will be going to give it to Dr. Joanna Sharp tomorrow @ Leichhardt again… to see whats the result and to discuss it w/ her…

10 minutes ago, someone called me up and she said that she was from Ashfield Medical Center. She told me about the result that my ovarian cyst was ruptured already.. That’s why I felt the pain a couple of weeks ago… but it isn’t that bad though..  So, there will be much of a discussion to come tomorrow… I hope everything will be fine…

Here’s what I’ve found out regarding a ruptrued ovarian cyst….

What this means is that a fluid-filled mass developed on your ovary; often this happens when an egg is not released at ovulation and the follicle — the sac — fills with more and more fluid and gets bigger and bigger. This may cause pain on one side of the pelvis. Eventually, the cyst can get so large that part of the wall weakens and fluid begins to leak out; that is, the cyst ruptures. It is similar to popping a water balloon. When this happens, the fluid may irritate the pelvic lining and cause pain, often severe. Most of the time the pain begins to gradually subside over the course of the next few days.

The reason your doctor ordered an ultrasound, or sonogram, was to look to see if there really was a cyst and to see if it had really ruptured. If the cyst had ruptured, there would be fluid in the pelvic cavity behind the uterus. If the cyst had not ruptured, it would look like a big black circle on the ultrasound screen.

If a cyst is present and is larger than 5 or 6cm, and if you are having a lot of pain, sometimes we will recommend a laparoscopy to remove the cyst. If it has ruptured, and your pain is getting better then we usually just give pain medicine and watch to see what happens. If pain does not begin to improve within several hours, or if your blood count drops, then we have to do a laparoscopy to make sure you are not having any internal bleeding. Sometimes birth control pills are used to help decrease your chances of getting an ovarian cyst again. This is a common problem and can easily be taken care of by any gynecologist.

source: http://yourtotalhealth.ivillage.com/ovarian-cyst-what-happens-when-ruptures.html

I just hope i would just take the Birth control pills hehe and it would be safe for us too

Hayyz, more news tomorrow…. Wish me luck!