Hey Mazz,
I had an adnexal mass removed 6 months ago. It fell down and blocked my intestine making me very ill. I also have damage to my colon where it pinched it off for so long.. I would suggest getting that thing OUT anyway you can as soon as you can. I had other problems, low back pain, hip pain, pressure, 28 pound weight gain and severe bloating that I had no clue was a direct result of the mass.
I think you will be thrilled when it's gone. You won't realize until it's gone just how much it was making you miserable. (some men are the same way, LOL) Literally the first thought in my brain when I awoke from the anesthesia was "OMG!! the unbelievable pressure is gone!" I felt SO relieved and my recovery was quick, I was on top of the world.
For 6 weeks,,,,
then it all started on the remaining ovary, ALL OVER AGAIN! A new cyst started, it was already a golfball at 6 weeks post-op and was not there when he did the surgery. The Dr thought it probably would shrink with hormones, so I took them for 3 months, no dice, now there two masses growing there and they just get bigger and bigger everyday. As of 6 weeks ago, it had grown from a golfball size to an orange, then the second one was a golf ball. WHILE on the hormones, I have no idea what size they are now, but I know they have really grown a lot because I can feel them through my skin. I stopped the pills cause they made me sick and didn't shrink them, so I think they may have grown wild the last 6 weeks!
There is NO benefit to living with this thing. It could damage your intestines. It makes you miserable, causes more pain and fatigue than you are even aware of because you've slowly gotten used to it. It could burst, and contaminate your pelvic cavity. It's just going to keep growing. Mine even had a fluid sac around the mass that would swell during my cycles making them MORE unbearable. That would stop my intestines for up to 14 days at a time. Also, are you going to take motrin forever? It will tear up your stomach at some point. My Tah and mass/ovary removal is in 2 days, I am counting the minutes till I get relief and get this mess out of me. Sorry to write a book, but this is a subject I've unfortunately had too much experience with!
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