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Dermoid Ovarian Cyst, Going to cause problems?
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yellow hen wrote: »Hi girls, I am due to have a laproscopy next friday to remove a dermoid cyst from each ovary. The largest one is 6cm. I've had an MRI and both are benign. I've been told that 3 small incisions will be made a drain will be left in overnight to drain the fluid. I'll go home the next day. I was told that recovery can take up to two weeks...is that correct?
Were you told anything about ovulation returning to normal afterwards? My doctor mentioned that it might not return that quickly?
Also, are both of you girls trying to concieve at the moment? We are, although doc mentioned that dermoid cysts have no effect on fertility so there could be other problems
Hi Yellow Hen,
mine was different in that it was a very large cyst on one ovary
so it was open surgery so advised recovery time was 6 - 8 weeks. I don't about ovulation with regards yourself, i got a period a week after I had the op (day i was due) and have since had another.. regualr as clockwork! and, I had part of one ovary removed.
with trying to concieve, I'm hoping to get onto that in the near future, need to recover a bit, but to be honest, it takes some people one maybe two years to concieve and there's nothing wrong them. if you have been having problems maybe talk to your GYNE. you can do ovulation tests and all that kind of stuff. I know some people who were finding it hard to concieve and tried reflexology - and whether it's just coincidence, i don't know, but, they became pregnant fairly soon after starting a course of reflexology!
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yellow hen wrote: »Hi girls, I am due to have a laproscopy next friday to remove a dermoid cyst from each ovary. The largest one is 6cm. I've had an MRI and both are benign. I've been told that 3 small incisions will be made a drain will be left in overnight to drain the fluid. I'll go home the next day. I was told that recovery can take up to two weeks...is that correct?
Were you told anything about ovulation returning to normal afterwards? My doctor mentioned that it might not return that quickly?
Also, are both of you girls trying to concieve at the moment? We are, although doc mentioned that dermoid cysts have no effect on fertility so there could be other problems
Hi Yellow Hen,
As you have probably seen in my previous posts I had a Laparoscopy Last year to remove a Cyst off my right ovary, although they did not remove it then and had to have open surgery a few weeks ago. Yeah, you should be back up and running after two weeks. I got an infection with mine and I was over a month recovering but hopefully you'll fly it
For the Laparoscopy I was on the pill so obviously don't know about ovulating but for the Laparotomy a few weeks back, I got my period the day after (they said that could've been that they stimulated my ovary..funny!!) but have since had a second one and am off the pill so things must be working ok!
Don't worry about the Laparoscopy, it will be fine and hopefully that will be the end of it for you! Keep us posted and best of luck!;)0 -
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Yeah I'm doing okay, eager to get back to normal but ok! Totally understand what your talking about not using your brain, I don't even know what day of the week it is most of the time!! My scar is across, just at the top of my bikini line, what about yours? Its healing good, just very sore on the inside...still!! AH I'll get there eventually!x
hey... mine is up down, belly button to top of pubic bone.. pretty unsightly, but, in all fairness, with our weather, there's very little chance of me having to wear a bikini!!
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yellow hen wrote: »Hi two mermaids removed last Friday. Also had some endemetriona cysts burned off too. U have say i wasn't quite prepared for the pain that followed. I'm still a bit sore today. The good news is that they took a swab of the walls of my uterus abd also ran dye down my tubes and all looked normal so hopefully thus will be a turning point for us. Im not going to watch my cycle for the month of December at all. I might just let cervical mucus guide me a bit and leave the rest to chance. Thanks for advice beforehand girls.
Hi Yellow hen,
You'll be surpised with the pain, nearly all of a sudden the stiffness & pain goes. Glad all went well for you!! 0 -
Hi Yellow hen,
You'll be surpised with the pain, nearly all of a sudden the stiffness & pain goes. Glad all went well for you!!
You were right, the pain did just disappear one day. The soreness did last for about 10days though which was sorer than i expected.
Can i just ask when you got your period before the surgery and when you got it after? My period arrived the morning of surgery but they obviously sucked the blood out or something during surgery as it was gone when i woke up from anaesthetic. Im now on day25 and I havent really had any cerival mucus so not sure when to expect AF. What happened you guys?0 -
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shinnyjosiedan wrote: »Congrats Gee-G
Had dermoid removed on wed via laparotomy. Home since this afternoon. journey home was painful..not in too much pain other than that. can i ask how long was it before ye were up and about as normal? I've a cert for work for 6 wks. think i'll crack up by then. What about exercise? Is there any way to prevent scar tissue forming? Hope everyone is well
don't think so to be honest, scar is gonna happen, but, try if all possible to not get it infected.. go buy yourself a nice big pair of granny nickers so there'll be no rubbing on the wound 'cause it'll only get irritated. secondly, with regards being up and about, try not to stay in the one position for too long, go for a small walk up the street or something, do little a few times a day, surprisingly you'll heal up quicker, you need to work the muslce. I was told I'd be out for 6 to 8 weeks, but, after four I was going DEMENTED, couldn't really do anything like wash floors or hoover or lift heavy things so, i was just sitting on my ass so, decided to go back to work and sit on my ass there, am only working at a computer so it wasn't physically taxing. i will say that I was nackered, totally wiped out after the day and did find that I wasn't able to cope with noise levels and conversations that included more that 2 people, sitting on your own for four weeks does alot to you!! you'll get back to proper working order before you know it.. as i said, do little a few times a day and you'll be very surprised..
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Hi guys
I just had an ultrasound done today and it was discovered that I had what they think is a dermatoid cyst around my left ovary They reckon its twice the size of the ovary itself so do you guys reckon thats a biggie?! I've had PCOS for years and since having my son 2 years ago have been getting pains in left hand side of my stomach was actually worse when I was pregnant I wonder was it this cyst. Have to go for an MRI and that too.
Hi ziggy, i had two mermaids removed. Biggest was 6cm. A normal ovary is 3-5cm in diameter do the the largest dermoid could at a push have been double the size of my ovary. I had an MRI to confirm they were dermoids and then had a laparoscopy, it was no big deal despite NY worries at the time. I'm now in the middle of my 2nd cycle since surgery and have no pain whatsoever.
My gynae told me cysts like this were common and always benign so nothing to worry about 0 -
yellow hen wrote: »Hi ziggy, i had two mermaids removed. Biggest was 6cm. A normal ovary is 3-5cm in diameter do the the largest dermoid could at a push have been double the size of my ovary. I had an MRI to confirm they were dermoids and then had a laparoscopy, it was no big deal despite NY worries at the time. I'm now in the middle of my 2nd cycle since surgery and have no pain whatsoever.
My gynae told me cysts like this were common and always benign so nothing to worry about
Hi Yellow hen
Thanks a mil for your reply:) Ah I'm not too worried just got a bit freaked out when I googled it and seen some of the pictures:eek: When you say cycle are you talking about periods? The doctor said to me today that the cyst probably wouldn't do anything to make my PCOS symptoms any better as in no periods etc but you would think having a big thing like that hanging off your ovary would interfere with things!0 -
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Hi!
you're right, googling Dermoid Cyst would totally turn your stomach! mine had two teeth and a load of hair, rotten when i think about it, but, it's gone now, was also 15 x 18 cms when they took it out, was hiding away for years, and strangely, for something so large, I had no pain or anything that would have made me think something was wrong, just about two months before i got it removed I was very uncomfortable and got a huge swelling in my abdomen (do said that it must have gotten too big for wherever it was lying and was forced out to a more spacey area).
Holy moses that's a melon you were hiding in there!!! Mine was actually quite uncomfortable during my period. My husband googled it and I had to turn away, it was absolutely gross!!!!! :eek::eek::eek:
they dont effect fertility though which dissapointed me a bit...I wanted the doc to say 'You're fixed now so off you go and procreate!'
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Best of luck Ziggy. Had mine done back in January and it was grand. I had a laparotomy (major surgery) Was sore for the first few days. Travelling in the car was the worst. Defo rest up after. My consultant wrote a cert for 6 weeks and have to say i needed it. My back used to get very tired if I was on my feet for very long but all good now. My one piece of advice would be don't take too much of the morphine as that will make you constipated (sorry tmi) I was talking to a few other patients who had taken a lot and had to get a laxative suppository to get them going and they were in agony. the difene and paracetmol will keep all pain away...and don't eat toast when they let you have food after. Nurse told me it would give me awful cramps and to have yogurt instead. Best of luck again and keep us posted 0
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shinnyjosiedan wrote: »Best of luck Ziggy. Had mine done back in January and it was grand. I had a laparotomy (major surgery) Was sore for the first few days. Travelling in the car was the worst. Defo rest up after. My consultant wrote a cert for 6 weeks and have to say i needed it. My back used to get very tired if I was on my feet for very long but all good now. My one piece of advice would be don't take too much of the morphine as that will make you constipated (sorry tmi) I was talking to a few other patients who had taken a lot and had to get a laxative suppository to get them going and they were in agony. the difene and paracetmol will keep all pain away...and don't eat toast when they let you have food after. Nurse told me it would give me awful cramps and to have yogurt instead. Best of luck again and keep us posted
Thanks guys will let you know how I get on:)
Shinnyjosiedan, I know exactly how you feel. I had an emergency section with my son and my god it took me 3 months to recover properly. 2 and a half years later I still suffer with my back sometimes (could be from the epidural though) The first splashdown (sorry!:o) after giving birth was horrendous due to all the morphine. I then had terrible pains in my side for about 2 weeks which I reckon was this cyst. Abdominal surgery is not to be taken lightly which is why I'm hoping I'll just need the Laproscopy. Thanks again for the advice:)0 -
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