Hi there,
I'm having a bit of a freak out! I had an ovarian cyst diagnosed in May, after some severe abdominal pain that lasted a few days, then resolved. The doctor I saw said she thought it was a normal cyst that had bled into itself, causing the pain, but referred me for a CT scan to check it wasn't a dermoid cyst or something else.
I was fast tracked in case of ovarian cancer, and although I knew the risk was low, that made me pretty stressed, so I didn't do any googling at the time as I thought it would make my stress worse. However, it turns out I am very thick, and should definitely have googled, as I didn't realise that CT scans are in fact a dose of radiation (that is much higher than a normal x-ray) until this weekend.
This has totally freaked me out. I keep reading things online - I know I shouldn't! I feel really cross with both myself and my doctor for not knowing/telling me exactly what it was. For the past few days, whenever I think about it, I just feel like bursting into tears. DH is no help - he doesn't do worry. But I can't help feeling that my doctor knew what it was and sent me off to receive unnecessary radiation anyway!
I am ttc #2, and have just had a miscarriage and I now can't get it out of my mind that maybe the scan was a factor (I know there are a hundred reasons it could have been, but still). I even breastfed on the day of the scan. I just wish I had known more about it so I could have made an informed choice - I know this is ultimately my fault for being ignorant but can anyone help me to stop freaking out?!