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The Diary of a Giant Cyst #3

Worried about kidney values, feeling the cyst and the first appointment with the gynecologist

đŸ¦‹ Marie A. Rebelle
The Patient’s Voice
10 min readJan 10, 2025

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Image shows an overall pink sketch of an ovary and fallopian tube. On the left of the image is the round shape of the uterus.
Image borrowed from Columbus Ob/Gyn
On Friday, 22 November 2024, during an ultrasound, I learned I had a
huge cyst in my belly, coming from an ovary. This is my diary of the
events that followed that discovery.
In the list linked at the end, you can find all parts of this ordeal.

Start reading here

Wednesday, 27 November 2024

This was my first day back at work after being off for three weeks, and I went into the office, even though technically it was a work-from-home day for me. I informed the team of my ‘condition’, and together with my closest colleagues, we made a plan to prepare for my lengthy upcoming absence. Just as important, I went to HR to let them know about the situation.

In the afternoon, I called the doctor’s assistant for the results of the blood work done earlier this week. The good news was that I tested negative for the helicopter pylori bacteria. The assistant said all results were fine, but I specifically asked her to share the values of my kidneys and liver. Those were also tested eight months earlier, at the beginning of April 2024.

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đŸ¦‹ Marie A. Rebelle
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Written by đŸ¦‹ Marie A. Rebelle

đŸ¦‹ Writer of raw, open, honest fact & fiction - always about life. | Owner: Serial Stories & The Patient's Voice | Editor: Tantalizing Tales đŸ¦‹

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