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Hi all,
I had an MRE done recently to look for crohn's in my small bowel. The report noted that I had a 5cm mass in my adnexa. I immediately scheduled a visit with my OBGYN. She suggested I get it surgically removed ASAP. This came as kind of a shock to me -- I'm only 24 and currently dealing with GI symptoms that are bothering me way more than this mass. I don't think I'm even having symptoms from it (my pain isn't in that area). My doctor said I could wait an monitor it, but if it ruptures in the meantime, I am going to have a bad time. I am also worried about it rupturing because I am on immunosuppressants (6MP) for my crohns and I don't want to get an infection from the fluid in the cyst if it bursts. But on the other hand, I really don't want to have surgery and would rather figure out the cause of my GI symptoms and deal with that first. I don't know what to do and need to make a decision quickly (I am going away for school in a few weeks). Suggestions?
Thanks!
I had an MRE done recently to look for crohn's in my small bowel. The report noted that I had a 5cm mass in my adnexa. I immediately scheduled a visit with my OBGYN. She suggested I get it surgically removed ASAP. This came as kind of a shock to me -- I'm only 24 and currently dealing with GI symptoms that are bothering me way more than this mass. I don't think I'm even having symptoms from it (my pain isn't in that area). My doctor said I could wait an monitor it, but if it ruptures in the meantime, I am going to have a bad time. I am also worried about it rupturing because I am on immunosuppressants (6MP) for my crohns and I don't want to get an infection from the fluid in the cyst if it bursts. But on the other hand, I really don't want to have surgery and would rather figure out the cause of my GI symptoms and deal with that first. I don't know what to do and need to make a decision quickly (I am going away for school in a few weeks). Suggestions?
Thanks!
