Is it normal to feel scared?

For the last year and a half I have experienced a constant dull ache in my groin area, I have ignored it for a year and half now but finally went to a doctor, she gave me a pelvic exam and said it feels like I could have a cyst so she sent me to the hospital for a transvaginal ultra sound, at the ultra sound, the doctor said I have a large cyst on my left ovary, she told me to come back in five weeks to see if it is still there as she said it should dissappear by then. I know doctors always know best but I know this cyst won't dissappear, I have had this cyst for a year and a half because I have had the dull ache, bloating, feeling breathless, and feeling weak and tired, also have suffered with anemia three times now, it keeps coming back. I had blood tests, they only tested me for minor things such as celiac disease, diabetes, anemia, throid. I feel like I'm not being taken seriously or listened to. And now I'm starting to sound like some drama queen as I am so worried and feeling so ill. My family and friends have said its nothing and I'm being silly, although they are always saying how tired and ill I look. Am I just worried for nothing? What could this cyst be? And when I do go back in 5 weeks and the cyst is still there, what happens next? I just want some advice.

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  • No I'm not on birth control pills, I am on the mirena coil though and have been for a few years now and have never had any issues with it. And due to being on the mirena coil I don't have periods at all, I haven't had a period not even once, since being on the coil.

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  • LadyOfDecay♡

    Ovarian cyst? They are non cancerous fluid filled sacs and they can wreak havok on your hormones and cause a lot of aches and pains.

    Birth control pills actually prevent ovarian cysts greatly. Were you taking them? Anyway, when you go back and its still there they will more than likely remove the cyst, surgically.

    I also know people who live with ovarian cysts, it doesn't seem to do much more harm than cause pain, an ill feeling, and make your periods irregular. That's just what I've heard though.

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  • seekelp

    If your current doctors are garbage, try to get other ones.

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  • thegypsysailor

    I'd do exactly as my doctor asked, or I'd go to another doctor for a second opinion, which might not be a bad idea, anyway. Of course, you can't be certain that the cyst is what has been bothering you for so long, either, can you?

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