Enlarged Ovary and Three Endometriomas

Bran'sNana

Ange, I'm sure you're okay. You probably have endometriosis, sometimes it can leave your uterus and the tissue implants itself on the other female organs, is that right gals? Maybe just a d&c would help you.Don't worry about ovarian cancer, it's seen more in older women and it's pretty rare, so I've read.That would be like a mass on your ovary, not endometrial tissue.

Jenteal

A far as I am aware a D & C is only done in the inside of the uterus. I had a D & C done while awake and with no numbing. The pain was only like bad cramps.

I have had lots of friends that have had endometriosis. It is highly uncomfortable and painful at times. Surgery can be done to remove endometriosis implants and scar tissue by a surgery called a laproscopy. I had it done cause they thought I had endo. However, they found nothing. I went back to work in 2 days and thankful after the surgery even though nothing was done my pains have greatly gone away.
If an endometriosis cyst is found growing on an ovary (endometrioma), it is likely to be removed. There are various ways of surgically treating an endometrioma, including draining it, cutting out part of it, or removing it completely.

In one of my friends cases she had to have a have a hysterectomy because even though they cut in out numerous times it kept growing back. Her uterus, ovaries, bladder and rectum were a solid mass. She was 38 when she had hers done.

Jenteal

AngieNZ

Thank you for your replies, especially yours Jenteal - it was very detailed and that helped me to understand exactly what you were saying.

As much as I would like to be able to take comfort in having my young age on my side, this unfortunately has had little influence on the conditions that the doctors and surgeons are beginning to diagnose one by one. An enlarged ovary and the three endometriomas, is just one of a number of problems that they have found along with GERD and H.Pylori, which my body is resisting treatment for. Needless to say, all together, these conditions are affecting almost precisely the same area (hence the severe pain and two close calls in hospital) in terms of symptoms. The most recent "add" to the list, is now frequent problems with my heart which a week an a half ago, borderlined an attack. So age has evidently, not been on my side at all as yet.

Admittedly, New Zealand is not nearly as resourced in healthcare as you are in the United States. This is largely why I decided to come to this forum, and ask for your thoughts and/or advice. Anything that can be of some help

Jenteal, if it is in fact endometriosis, must they surgically treat the endometriomas? No alternative procedures to avoid being put in the same position as your friend who ended up having to have a hysterectomy? I do have a great suspician that this is what it may boil down to for me, given the length of time it has been. 7 months of it becoming increasingly worse, 5-6 years since I first reported it to a doctor and began the tiring process of test after test, which I admittedly gave up on back then. Until now of course, where I have little choice, it needs to be taken care of because it has been over a year since I have been able to work.

Thank you once again for your feedback, I really appreciate it.

Ange