wearygardener19
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joined Jul 2010
Get that surgery scheduled ASAP while they can still do it laparoscopically. That cyst clearly has an appetite for growth, and once it gets any bigger, they won't be able to go the lap way anymore—you’ll be looking at a traditional open incision. Laparoscopy is incomparable; you recover way faster and it's much less invasive.
Given that there's a "mixed echo," we aren't just talking about a simple water cyst here. It likely contains other stuff, most probably fragments of endometrial tissue, which points straight toward endometriosis. From that angle, it's definitely better to get that cyst out before it decides to burst and spills its contents all over your intestines and peritoneum. If that happens, the surgeons will have a massive job cleaning up a mess of adhesions during the procedure. Bottom line: do it sooner rather than later.👍
That phrase "without visible neovascularization" basically tells you everything you need to know. It means no new blood vessels have formed. That is an incredibly good sign, because when cancer starts doing its thing, it builds its own dedicated blood supply to fuel its rapid spread. In your case, those vessels aren't there, which is great news.
There’s no free fluid in Douglas's pouch (either you or the doctor miswrote it—it's Douglas, not Dougals) and that’s also a win. Free fluid is often a red flag associated with malignancy, though it can show up for other reasons too. Regardless, if there had been fluid present, it would be an absolute emergency requiring immediate surgery. Since there isn't, you're in a much better spot.👍
Everything points toward an endometriotic cyst. Essentially, part of your menstrual cycle isn't exiting through the vagina; instead, it travels back up the fallopian tube into the ovary, where it starts filling up the cyst. These things frequently rupture (causing adhesions everywhere), or they just keep growing and growing...
Anyway, don't put this off. Go now while you can still have a procedure where you're back home in a day or two and feeling normal almost immediately. Don't wait until the cyst grows so large that they have to perform traditional surgery, and don't wait until it ruptures and spreads internally, or until it completely wrecks your ovary and fallopian tube. Long story short: just go.😉
