My mum went to hospital with symptoms of loss of appetite, bloating, pain from the right rib, down the same side, back and lower stomach. She was initially told she had a bacterial infection in stomach or where her gallbladder used to be and was prescribed antibiotics. Once finishing these, she still had symptoms so went back. Another doctor found a mass in the left ovary using a 'simple iltrasound' (he insinutated this wasnt the best source of scan) and couldn't provide any further detail. We paid for a transvaginal and ultrasound privately - we were told there is a 4cm complex cyst with 'solid components' on the left ovary, yet there was a lot of gas and was unable to see the right ovary... Today she did another ultrasound and the doctor couldn't say much, and she also did the ca125 blood test - results pending. Another GP we spoke to suggested the chest pain was indigestion. It seems odd the pain she is experiencing is on the other side of where the complex cyst is. I know there are people out there who have unfortunately been diagnosed with IBS and ovarian cancer has been missed. Has anyone experienced anything similar or have been going through cancer screening yet the pain in the opposite side turned out to be IBS or anything similar? She is 57 slightly overweight, has high blood pressure. She says she has more diahroea than normal, loss of appetite and some foods make her feel worse such as breads and pastas. She has no bleeding.
We will get through it, we all will 
I see - she says she feels bloated at times but it's not consistent and since having made changes to her diet it's not as bad. Her stomach isn't swollen or hard either.
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