u/AbstractAmanda

For a few years now I’ve had pelvic pressure/mild pain, bloating and overall discomfort. In 2023 I went to the ER for severe pain and found out my gallbladder was really bad and needed to be removed(a whole other terrible story). After that ordeal I was reading my medical notes and saw it was noted that I had an “potential ovarian cyst” that was small. I wasn’t too worried about and carried on, but I noticed that my pelvic pressure didn’t get better over the years it got worse.

Fast forward to last week, I went into the ER because my pain so really bad and felt like I was being stabbed. It was very painful to pee, and I constantly felt like my bladder was full or had a hard time peeing at all. I was also experiencing bloody discharge despite having a IUD. I don’t like going to doctors, but my mom had cervical cancer a year or so ago so I became scared. After doing tests they discovered the uterine fundal subserosal mass. Even though I was in there scared out of my mind, they gave me no reassurance and sent me on my way while I was hopped up on morphine(I drove myself there). The only thing they said is they found what they think is a fibroid mass and I need to see a obgyn to find out my options.

So I had to read my notes again to find out it’s a 4.5 mass on the left side and noted it’s bigger since my last scan where they assumed it was a cyst.

So while I’m relieved I didn’t immediately get diagnosed with cancer, my grandma and aunt both had to have hysterectomies due to fibroid tumors. So now I’m in this limbo of trying to get in for someone to see and help me. While I sit here in pain with no answers. Like no one at the ER wanted to answer my questions, the morphine made me foggy so I wasn’t able to ask if it was normal to have such bladder issues to the point where I’ll use the bathroom, clean myself up get up and urine will leak down my leg.

I’m trying really hard to not be scared but I’m scared. I’m tired of being in pain and it’s really effecting my life.