Bessie

Bessie...that is the name for the cyst that has decided to take up residence on my right ovary. This all started back over the July 4th weekend. I felt really sick to my stomach and I had heavy bleeding and severe cramps. I knew something was wrong because I just had my cycle 2 weeks before. I had been under an extreme stress at the time but the cramps and my heavy bleeding told me something was wrong. Jill ended up taking me to Urgent Care and they gave me a shot in my butt to slow the bleeding (that was the highlight of my whole weekend...lol) and a bunch of tests which all came back negative. The next Monday, I went to my regular doctor and she ordered a ultrasound for me and low and behold, it showed a 6 cm cyst sitting on top of my right ovary. My doctor told me they are very common and typically go away after a few months. BUT I went for my follow up ultra sound today and its still there!!! Hence, I named her Bessie. I figured if she's going to camp out awhile longer on my ovary, she might as well have a name!