I went for a pelvic ultrasound last month and the results came back saying there was a poorly defined heterogenous area on my right ovary and a gynae opinion was recommended,(i only know this was said from my nhs app) my GP contacted me the following day by text and said i would be referred to gynae and i'd need a blood test, i went for the blood test and i asked the nurse what it was for which she replied just hormones... so i went for my gynae appointment last week and it was awful the gynaecologist asked me why i'd been referred as he didnt have any notes when i explained what i knew (which was very little) he then said oh its just a cyst your tumour markers have come back ok! ( this is the blood test i thought was for hormones!! but ill give you a exam..the exam lasted 2 mins he was rough and it hurt he then said i'll put you on the pill and get another us in 6 weeks and see him again in 6 months, i felt he was very didmissive and didn't feel like i had a right to be there. i have since recieved the notes he sends to the GP which say i told him i had a 18mm folicle/cyst and on examination my stomach wasn't tender! he didnt even touch my stomach, its all very odd and just want some imput as to what others think about this,sorry to go on TIA
Hi Sarah1212 and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm not a member of this group but noticed that your post hadn't had any replies yet. Responding to you will 'bump' it back to the top of the discussion list where it'll be easier to spot.
Have you spoken to your GP about your concerns as that would probably be a good place to start? You could also contact the PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) at the hospital where you had your examination as they could help you to resolve the concerns you have.
I hope you can resolve this so that you can feel confident that you've had the best possible attention.
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Hello Sarah1212
I am sorry that you had such an unpleasant experience with your gynae appointment.
I was so lucky with mine and the nurse team that have done my examinations have always been so gentle and talk you through everything as they are doing it. It's never going to be the best experience but they are as reassuring as possible. I have regular gynae exams and they are always a chat first. Then thoroughly feeling my tummy. This is then followed by a look using the speculum and then finally a quick digital examination. It probably takes around 10 minutes for the talking part and about 10 minutes for the examination part.
I would think contacting your GP and discussing your worries might be the best place to start. You can then talk about what happened, how you felt and about what happens next with the pill and the cyst. You could also request that when you return you are seen by someone different.
The blood test, I would think would be for CA125. I had the same one done regularly during my endometrial cancer diagnosis and treatments.. It's a blood marker that can go up significantly where there is cancer present. Usually in ovarian but sometimes in other gynaecological cancers. A high level can be caused by other things but it is an indicator that something needs investigating.
It is reassuring that the level came back as ok and that they are going to do another ultrasound in 6 weeks. I would imagine that he is going to see what the effect of the pill (hormones) has on the cyst and whether or not there are any changes. Sometimes when there are concerns with endometrial cancer they will try a hormonal treatment to see what happens. But I think the best thing is to contact your GP to talk all this through and get some more clarification and reassurance.
Hope this helps a bit
Jane
