Tuesday, December 20, 2011
I'm looking for more specific symptoms of Ovarian Cancer?
I had ovarian cancer last year and I was only 19 yrs old, so it can happen at a young age... I didn't know I had it until it grew so big that it torsed(twisted) so that the blood was still getting pumped into the tumor but had nowhere to exit. Basically it was swelling up with blood every second and I was in so much pain I called 911 and they had to operate to take it out. Apparently it was pretty big and they performed a C-section type operation to get it out... The only sign I had of it looking back are in the few months before the surgery I felt a pressure in that area when I was doing Pilates and was stomach-side down on the floor doing a stretch. I will tell you though that ovary pain is quite normal. I still have a lot of pain in my remaining ovary. It goes with your cycle and sometimes even when you go pee and the pressure is released quickly off of your ovary it can cause some pain, so don't get freaked out that your ovary hurts. Cycles can also vary a bit from month to month, but if you are missing periods, or bleeding when you shouldn't be then something is wrong, however it could be many things besides cancer. At any rate, seeing a gynocologist and getting a CT scan will lay to rest any questions you may have about this. I hope this helps!
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