Gyno said I have a dermoid tumor…
By <name>/u/Sea_Tangerine_4681</name><uri>https://old.reddit.com/user/Sea_Tangerine_4681</uri>
Hi guys so I am 21f and I am posting on here because I just got my results for a pelvic exam back and my gynecologist went over the results with me just last week and said that they found either an ovarian cyst or benign dermoid tumor on my right ovary. She said that as of right now it is 1.7 cm in size and is too small to remove. I am worried as I don’t have too much knowledge on this and a rumor automatically sounds bad in my mind—even if it is “benign”. I have another appointment with her this week to discuss it further in person and get a transvaginal test done to get a better look since I didn’t do it the day of my ultrasound as I was on my period. For some background, this all started in late February after I had sex with my partner and later in the night I awoke with the worst pain on my lower right side which got worse when I went to urinate. However, I had work the following morning and decided to wait it out and see if it would get better which it did but the pain never really went away. I eventually went to the ER to get it checked out asap and make sure that it wasn’t my appendix and the only a norma thing they found was that I have a retroflexed uterus and the IUD I had inserted was malpositioned where it was lower that it should be and one of the arms was embedded in the muscle of the front wall of the uterus almost to the level of the serosa. They suggested this could be the cause of the pain, but also referred me to a GI doctor because I have a history of stomach problems. I ended up getting a colonoscopy and everything was for the most part normal and now i’m taking linzess which has somewhat been helping normalize my bowel movements. However, I still always feel uncomfortably bloated when I eat, even if it is just a little bit, and especially on my right lower side. Given all of this, should I be worried? Could this have been the cause of all my pain? And would it be smart to get an IUD since that is initially why I had the pelvic exam to se did it
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