8cm Complex Ovarian Cyst with CA125 of 51 - Absolutely terrified!!

I posted on here a few days ago after I found out unexpectedly that I had a large complex ovarian cyst. The consultant thinks it could a dermoid cyst but can't determine this for sure and is sending me for an MRI scan. In the meantime, my CA125 has come back raised at 51!!! I'm postmenopausal which just adds even more risk into the mix and I just feel like the odds are stacking up against me. I've had no symptoms and only got checked out because of a tiny amount of postmenopausal bleeding. I'm all over the place.

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  • So glad I found this post. I’m right at the beginning of all of this. I’m 45, CA135 of 68. Large cyst on right ovary (no measurements yet) been put on 2 week pathway and have my scan and first consultation at hospital on Thursday x my symp are night sweats, slow pee flow, low down pain, heavy painful periods, fatigue. I am so so worried and have been unable to go into work due to anxiety. Im So so scared

  • Oh bless you it's such a scary time isn't it. We all know those feelings all too well. It can take a while for a definitive answer as you can probably tell from the stories here but you can and will get through it.

    One helpful piece of advice I got was to give myself some allocated worry time each day, then go and distract myself for a bit.

    I'll keep everything crossed for you!

    Ovarian cysts can cause all of the problems you've listed and still be completely benign so hopefully that's what you're dealing with too.

    When my aunt had ovarian cancer her ca-125 was in the 1000s.

    Keep us updated x

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  • Oh bless you it's such a scary time isn't it. We all know those feelings all too well. It can take a while for a definitive answer as you can probably tell from the stories here but you can and will get through it.

    One helpful piece of advice I got was to give myself some allocated worry time each day, then go and distract myself for a bit.

    I'll keep everything crossed for you!

    Ovarian cysts can cause all of the problems you've listed and still be completely benign so hopefully that's what you're dealing with too.

    When my aunt had ovarian cancer her ca-125 was in the 1000s.

    Keep us updated x

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