It’s not a pleasant feeling for women to have menstrual cramps, especially if they have a heavy flow. But what if you feel something else in the midst of your usual period pains?
What if it’s something worse that may be dangerously risky to your health?
Trending News Portal reported the story of a Facebook user named Caren Ramos Cortez who initially thought she only had menstrual cramps. To her surprise, she found out that she has an ovarian cyst.
The source noted through Medscape that an ovarian cyst is “a benign, estrogen-dependent cyst found in women of reproductive age. Infertility is associated with ovarian endometriomas; although the exact cause is unknown, oocyte quantity and quality are thought to be affected.”
Health Line reported that women will experience cysts on their ovaries at least once. They are routinely discovered during a pelvic exam that is conducted on the girl.
The usual symptoms include swelling or abdominal bloating, having painful bowel movements, experiencing pelvic pain before or during the menstrual cycle, experiencing pain in the lower back of thighs, and nausea and vomiting.
Here is her narration from her Facebook post:
“Take time to read and It will be all worth it.
“To All The Ladies Out There, I just want to share something and be aware”
“MY OVARIAN CYSTS EXPERIENCE”
“So it’s started Last week of November 2016 and nung mga panahon na yon was my “Red Alert” so basically dapat December last week magkaron ako dahil regular naman ako and..”
“…I’ve never been delayed until mangyare na madelayed ako ng December hanggang 3rd week of January pero masakit na ang puson at tagiliran ko which is sa kaliwa nanggagaling yung pain…”
“…hindi ko na malaman kase madalas na siyang sumakit even pag nasa work ako hindi ako makagalaw ng maayos dahil sa nararamdaman ko.”
“But January 23, 2017 nagkaron ako pero hindi siya katulad nung mga past ments ko kase di naman red agad yung lumabas brown e. Lage akong may dysmenorhea pagmeron ako halos mamatay ako na ewan na parang may lalabas na baby sa ano ko.”
“But this time triple yung sakit and this past few months may napansin ako sa tiyan ko para akong preggy ng 2months kase biglang laki ng puson ko.”
January 24, 2017
“Nagstart na yung ments ko na halos hindi na ko makatulog paggabi kase masakit na puson ko kasabay ng tigiliran ko.”
“Since yung unang lumabas saakin is brown ngayon pa lang lalabas yung red na ments ko so pag first laging malakas expected ko na yun kase every month naman nangyayare saakin yon so hindi na bago.”
January 25 to 29, 2017
“May ments padin ako at dito na ko nagtaka kase kung gaano kalakas ang ments ko ng first day ganun padin siya kalakas nawoworry na ko kase feeling ko hindi na siya normal kase sa loob ng isang araw 2-3 pads(napkin) ang nagagamit ko at lahat yon punong puno so pag gabi nag na-night pads na ko kase sobrang lakas.”
January 28, 2017
“Tanda ko pa nagadvance monthsary pa kami ng Baby ko 29 kase kami and we decided to go MOA Ice Skating Rink to celebrate our day. Kumain naglibot inabot na kami ng Gabi nagrides pa nga kami at alam kong Hindi na talaga maganda yung pakiramdam ko.”
“Kase habang nilalakad ko sarili ko feeling ko may mabigat akong dala dala sa loob ng puson ko, yung pakiramdam ko nanlulumo na pero I tried to be okay kase nga ayokong isipin niyang hindi ako okay. Ayokong nakikita niya akong nahihirapan.”
Cortez finished her ordeal in February, a month after she has first experienced the symptoms of ovarian cysts. She narrated:
Feb 4 to 8, 2017
“Nagpahinga at nakapagdischarged na sa Hospital and recovering naaaa ??”
“Although ang Ovarian Cysts may not cause signs or symptoms. Larger cysts are more likely to cause signs and symptoms such as feeling ko bloated ako at parang nasusuka yung konti lang kainin ko pero parang busog na busog na ko, nahihilo din ako madalas,”
“Pain in the abdomen, pelvis, sometimes radiating to the low back. My doctor said ang blessed ko kase naagapan agad namin kung hindi baka pumutok at mainfection ako sa bituka at pwede kong ikamatay.”
“Most ovarian cysts are never noticed and resolve without women ever realizing that they are there. When a cyst causes symptoms, pain in the abdomen or pelvis is the most common one.”
“You will never notice kase feeling niyo normal lang since every ladies are suffering of dysmenorrhea caused of menstruation matigas kase ang ulo ko at napansin ko na lang siya nung malala na.”
“Actually traydor ang Ovarian Cysts kase hindi mo talaga mapapansin e. Sabe din ng doctor dapat talaga ang mga Girls with or without partner should always go on check ups para hindi humantong sa matitindeng sakit.”
This should serve as a warning to girls out there who feel that they have different or unusual kinds of pain, especially during their menstruation cycle.
Have you experienced anything similar to what was discussed above? Share your thoughts and opinions in the comments section below!
Via TNP
