7/11/2005

I went out this early morning with semi-open eyes, and I was then totally awakened by the scare in doctor’s office….

As per the nurse’s instructions, I laid down, pulled my blouse up to my chest and my pants down a little to show the belly hill.  The doctor looked at me incredulously, as if she was blaming me for not visiting her earlier.

She touched, rubbed, and kneaded that spot for a while, and said, according to her preliminary exam, there is a big cyst covering my left ovary.  Since the size of the mass is huge, an operation would be necessary.

I gaped in amazement without a word.  She continued saying that ovarian cysts are caused by the over-produced liquid around egg cells, which usually happens to females that are in the age with period cycles.  Most of the cysts are benign; at  my age, the chance of malignancy is rare.  Everything should be okay after the operation, but I would have to be transferred to a Gynecologic Oncology specialist, and have a CT Scan (Computed Tomography Scan) before that.

“Do I have to undergo an operation?  I mean…, is there any medicine that can make the cyst shrink or disappear?” I asked, nearly in a begging tone.  I just took the Thin Prep Pap test and a physical exam approximately 6 months prior with no problems found.  The doctor also touched around the belly and stomach during the pelvic exam at that time, and didn’t report any issues – how come it suddenly came out? This is not a balloon!!

”Surgery is the only way, since it is huge. “ She said firmly, then asked me curiously, “Have you felt uncomfortable or anything unusual?”

“Everything is fine, except that my urinary frequency is a little greater than before.”

“The mass might have compressed the bladder.” The Doctor archly smiled, and asked in a joking tone, “You’re sure you are not pregnant, huh?”

Come on! When I sat in the waiting room and filled in the form, I have clearly described that the period just came last week.  I have not had sex for over six month, and I am very sure that I am not pregnant no matter what.  It’s not funny, okay?

The receptionist made an appointment with the hospital for me for a CT scan tomorrow morning, and reminded me to stop by the hospital this afternoon to pick up a bottle of oral contrast that I need to drink before the scan.  The nurses handed me a list of some gynecologic oncology specialists located in the metro Atlanta area, so that I may contact them by myself later.  I went back to the office moping, and I was not in the mood for work.

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