So yesterday I was experiencing this excruciating pain in my pelvic area. I thought it was
just cramps from my period. I have been given a great gift of not having to experience cramps, so I thought this is what they were. Oh boy I was 100% incorrect. I woke up with this incredibly dull, throbbing pain but it was so painful to the point where I couldn't walk. A couple nights prior to this I was very uncomfortable. I couldn't sit still at work. If I walked around, I was in pain. If I sat down, I was in pain. If I reclined my chair, still in pain. There wasn't anything I could do that would alleviate this pain. I took ibuprofen, worked a little but the pain was still there. So when I woke up, I just thought this was a continuation of what I was feeling before.
I continued my day by trying to get ready for work. I got up to get my clothes ready but I felt even worse. Not only was I experiencing this immense pain, I had become nauseated and very light headed. I laid for a bit to see if everything would subside but that wasn't so. At this point, I felt like I was being such a drama queen. I wanted to suck it up and go to work. As I sat up, I knew I needed to fix whatever was happening to me. Unfortunately before that were to happen, I needed to throw up. After that, I thought I would feel better but with strained abdominal muscles made the pain worse. It was at this point I decided that I needed to go to the ER.
On the way there, my husband had turned on the seat warmer to the passenger seat for me because I was really cold. I noticed that the heat really alleviated the pain and I was actually comfortable. I was so comfortable I was able to sleep on the way to the ER.
Time seemed to stand still in the waiting room. I was in a lot of pain again. I felt nauseous, weak, and tired. I wanted anti-nausea and pain meds...stat. Once I was able to get a room, I got hooked up on an IV and was given my anti-nausea medicine. Instant relief but the pain was still there. In order to get any type of pain relief, they needed to make sure I was not pregnant. So they drew blood and as soon as the results showed that I was not preggo, I was given a little bit of heaven in a vial: Dilaudid. Oh...my...God. I could literally feel the relieve consuming my body. So after the pain was gone, my doctor said he believes that the pain I was experiencing was related to either an appendicitis or an ovarian cyst that ruptured. I didn't know those two could be closely related symptom-wise but one would require immediate emergency surgery, the other could be taken care of with the assistance of medication. He said that the blood did not show signs that my appendix was inflamed. So he suspected that a ruptured cyst could be the culprit. I was ordered to do a trans uterine and trans vaginal ultra sound to ensure that this was true.
I was so lucky this night because my ER doctor and my Ultrasound tech were both there when I went in the ER when I had the everlasting period. So they both knew what we were going through and they clearly remembered who I was. It was nice not having to retell my story of the prior time I was in the ER. After the ultrasound, I was in pain again. Not too bad but bad enough where I asked for another shot of Dilaudid. I was able to be comfortable again and we just waited to hear back from the doctor. When he returned, he said that the ultrasound looked fine but he wasn't able to see my appendix. He said that we can either go home and see how I am during the night and if I still have the same symptoms, I need to return ASAP and they'll have to do a CT scan. He then said my other option was to stay for a couple more hours and have the CT scan to make sure my appendix was okay. I have to say, my hubby was way cute here. Before I can even answer, he asks the doctor "if this was your wife, what would you do?" My doctor said "I'd want the CT scan." So that was that.
My CT scan was a long process. First I had to drink iodine and wait for two hours to hit my system. Then they took me to radiology, hooked me up via IV to about 100 mL of iodine and 100 mL of Saline, shot them consecutively and then proceeded with the CT scan. About an hour later, my doctor walks in and says appendix is fine. This was more likely a ruptured cyst and the best thing was just pain meds.
Being diagnosed with a mild version of PCOS, I think knowing the symptoms of a possible ruptured ovarian cyst is very important to know. I had extreme amounts of pain in my abdomen and my lower back. My legs somewhat hurt more towards my hips as well. I felt very faint, weak, and nauseous. I vomited and felt very uncomfortable no matter what I did. If any of you ladies experience this, I promise you won't die (I honestly thought I was going to because the pain was so immense.) I do suggest going to the ER to ensure that nothing else is wrong. The body will naturally absorb any fluid and blood that the cyst expels and there really isn't a great concern for infection (this was per my ER doctor). Best thing I have found: Tylenol, heat and rest!!
In the meantime, December 11th is my scheduled HSG! Cross your fingers for a good looking uterus and open tubes! I know that my RE asked for the CD that has either video or pictures of the procedure so I'll try to upload whatever I can on here. I tried to YouTube HSG procedures and there wasn't many. Might as well show mine.
"The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance but live right in it, under its roof." - Barbara Kingsolver
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