Anyone else been diagnosed with a borderline ovarian tumor?

@naturegirl5 Hi. Yes. Love the spring and summer in MN mostly because of the flowers ! I'm going to visit north carolina for the first time this week & I hope it's beautiful there too. Sorry for the long pause between messages.. Life just gets busy

@colleenyoung ..Yes I got a 17cm and 16.5 cm ovarian cyst and currently waiting for my pre-operative letter at home. I was discharged from the hospital with my pain killer meds but waiting for this pre-operative letter is exhausting because it it is 2 weeks now waiting for this letter. Taking pain killers is not helping on the uncomfortable and pain I have. Pain killer is just temporary effect. I want this cyst to be removed ASAP. I also observe my tummy is getting bigger and increasing in size and I cannot even bend to pick up something. This waiting period is killing me..

@ethelp, oh my goodness. That must be scary when things move so fast and you find yourself admitted to the hospital for further testing. Do you have the results of the testing now? What did you learn from the doctor?

I am presently admitted. All I know is from the CT SCAN and Ultrasound I have a tumor 11cm in size. And still waiting for the result of Doctors investigation. But I am praying that it is Benign. It is really uncomfortable and fear is in me waiting for the results. My symptoms was stomach pain going down my groin and on my lower back and it is so sudden that I felt all this. It started feeling the stomach pain on bed time and I thoughg it is just an ordinary stomach pain. Went to work the following day and that where the pain started to go down my groin and lower back. I immediately inform our nurse at work and they send me home and immediately went to walk in centre for check up and they have given me referral letter going to the hospital and after the first series of test right there and then I was admited, the thought of going home after the check up did not happen. I ended up in hospital bed for more series of blood test, scan and ultrasound. I have a regular vowel movement and regular urination. But I urinate often at night when I am already in bed. I still have a good appetite. Now I am here at the hospital with uncertainties, waiting for results with fear. Praying that the results is BENIGN to put me more at peace. That is why I happen to find this website and read testimonies from everyone. And it helps me not to worry too much. I am thankful to find this page.

@alh4791 Minnesota and Michigan (where I live) just went through a long winter with a lot of snow. It feels good to see those Spring flowers and buds on the trees.

@naturegirl5 thanks so much for your thoughtful message. Very kind and sweet. I'm in minnesota. I do love the change of seasons. I especially love summer and spring. All the flowers. Beautiful. I'm glad to have connected with you. . Thanks for responding and being so thoughtful. Take care and keep in touch.

@alh4791 Thank you for your reply. With all the changes including a hysterectomy your reply shows that you are making room, emotionally, for it all. You have supportive people, people who listen to you, and are working towards accepting that the life now and ahead isn't quite how you thought it would be. You are so right. Deep down, we know that but we can hope for the life we designed for ourselves.

I'm happy to know that you feel the connection here on Mayo Clinic Connect is helpful for you. Like you, I stumbled on Connect after my hysterectomy for endometrial cancer. That was almost 7 years ago. It's the only site I've "stuck with" because I feel that we support one another by sharing our own stories with respect for one another.

What is Spring like where you live? Do you enjoy a change of seasons?

@naturegirl5 I'm really happy to connect with others on here, and I think it is very helpful.. Come to think of it.I don't even know how I found it but i'm really happy that I did.. I think, as far as the hysterectomy, it comes with a lot of physical changes and sometimes emotions get out of control- a little. Hormones are off. I always wanted children and I think the hysterectomy, just solidified that I will never have them.. That's something i've had to work through and I'll continue to work through, I believe.. I still struggle some with the fact that the mass was there and I didn't know it was there for a while.. But I do have supportive people in my life, and I do have people I can talk to. Maybe just accepting the fact that life isn't exactly how you want it all the time... I've always known that, but sometimes it hits you the wrong way. Thanks for reaching out

@alh4791 Thank you for coming back and letting us know how you are doing. So far, so good sounds, well, excellent to me. Lifestyle is what we all can do. And keeping up with our surveillance appointments. Like you, I find exercise helps me so much. It's good for the body and the mind. You mention that you have different emotions which is difficult. May I ask what kind of emotions you are experiencing? How do you cope with these changes in emotions?

We are all here for you whenever you drop in. Isn't that a nice thing about Mayo Clinic Connect?

@colleenyoung so sorry for taking so long to respond. I forgot my password or something and always meant to come back. I am not allowed to do HRT. I see an oncologist every 6 months for 5 years. We do cancer makers and so far so good. I had a major abdominal scar but it is healed and I exercise a lot. I do not like the hot flashes. Ugh. Different emotions. It's been hard but its part of my story. I'm doing pretty good considering. Thanks for asking