Hi Ladies,
I'm 46 and I found out last week I have a 14cm cyst on my left ovary. This was found through ultrasounds my doctor ordered due to my lower abdomen sticking out while lying down. One was pelvic and other transvaginal. Ob doctor gave me the CA125, did cervical biopsies, and biopsied a cervical polyp. She said the CA125 was okay, and biopsies benign. The ob is planning on getting the cyst out laproscopically. She said if they see a borderline cyst, everything will be removed.
I need some advice and these are questions I have. What is borderline? I would like an MRI to see if it is benign or not before surgery. Is this a good idea and reasonable request? Should I request an oncology gynecologist to do the surgery? I have a regular ob doing it, and they say they won't get an oncology gynecologist unless during the surgery they see something and call one in last minute. I think this is backwards, why not have one doing it in the first place? What are some other good questions to ask and what would you do? I will also ask the doctor, but wanted to see what you ladies have to say as well.
I told her I want to keep my ovaries. If I can't keep the one the cyst is on, I want to keep the other one. I would like to keep everything because I already have bladder issues due to this pushing down on my bladder, my mom has alzheimers and losing my ovaries will affect my mental capacity sooner (I already forget streets in my town), I already have low bone density due to taking depo provera in my twenties, and I don't want to lose my sex drive.
Will I be able to request this even if suspicion of cancer? I'm thinking they think it's benign but can't really be sure until they go in and biopsy the actual cyst. This is why I would like an MRI before surgery.
Thank you for any advice!
Sincerely,
Rosie