Medical Bulletin

My sister ‘Jeanie Beanie’s’ daughter, 13, has just been diagnosed with a fairly serious medical problem. It’s an acute condition, and she’ll be fine after surgery, but for now everybody is very worried. Fortunately, our oldest sister is a surgeon in the right specialty.

10 thoughts on “Medical Bulletin”

  1. Hi Jean! I’m glad the worst is over and Molly can be treated without surgery. The cyst is scary since signs of hemorrhaging are not seen outside the body or coming out of the body. Hoping all goes well! 🙂

  2. Here’s what Molly has:

    Hemorrhagic cyst

    “A third type of functional cyst, which is common, is a Hemorrhagic cyst, which is also called a blood cyst, hematocele, and hematocyst.[14] It occurs when a very small blood vessel in the wall of the cyst breaks, and the blood enters the cyst. Abdominal pain on one side of the body, often the right side, may be present. The bleeding may occur quickly, and rapidly stretch the covering of the ovary, causing pain. As the blood collects within the ovary, clots form which can be seen on a sonogram.[15][16] Occasionally hemorrhagic cysts can rupture, with blood entering the abdominal cavity. No blood is seen out of the vagina. If a cyst ruptures, it is usually very painful. Hemorrhagic cysts that rupture are less common. Most hemorrhagic cysts are self-limiting; some need surgical intervention. Even if a hemorrhagic cyst ruptures, in many cases it resolves without surgery. Patients who don’t require surgery will experience pain for 4 – 10 days after, and may require several days rest. Studies have found that women on tetracycline antibiotics recover 25% earlier than the majority of patients, a surprising correlation found in 2004. Sometimes surgery is necessary,[17][18] such as a laparoscopy (“belly-button surgery” that uses small tools inserted through one or more tiny slits in the abdomen).[19]

    Dr. Solomon does not want to perform surgery on a girl that young, as it could cause scarring and compromise her fertility. Her cyst is one cm shy of the size they usually operate on. So now we have her Daddy’s worst nightmare, if only for three weeks: his little girl on birth control pills and barely 13! the hormones will temporarily shut down the ovaries, hopefully shrinking the thing down and alleviating the symptoms.

    Say, Doug, if she had had torsion with the cyst, meaning if it were twisted, it would have been very serious indeed, and would have required serious. But at least you would have gotten a good Blog pun out of it: “Twisted Cyster.” 😉

    Yes, May, not only that, we are IDENTICAL, ha, ha, no FRATERNAL TWINS!

  3. jeaniebeanie, I’m glad your girl is getting better. I remember you said she was a ”trailblazer” like me 🙂

    By the way, I didn’t know you and Doug were siblings! Hehe

  5. Did I mention surgery? No! Yes, she was very sick, but I just sent the updated bulletin out to all family members. Dr. Solomon (yes, the same doctor who brought her into this world!) is using more conservative measures to shrink the cyst. Her fever has broken, and she should be able to return to school on Monday. He wants to avoid surgery because in a girl that young, it could do irreparable harm to her fertility. Thank you for your prayers!

  7. Hi! My goodness, I hope Molly comes thru with flying colors and does A-OK! I’m thinking of you all and hope all goes well!

  10. I imagine everyone is very worried!
    But do positive thinking… after surgery, the little girl will be fine! 😉

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