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"I'm My Own Twin"
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Discovery Health has a program about a condition in which two embryos fuse together to form one fetus. ?Sometimes there is a noticeable line right down the middle of the person where you can see the difference in skin tone. ?Sometimes they are hermaphrodites. ?This is really interesting.
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I've seen that one...it's interesting.
(but then again, I had my 'dead evil twins removed from my abdomen' last year. Kinda :-P)
Oh wow, you can't say that and not give details!?
I had dermoids growing in me...
Basically, a 'germ cell' from my ovaries started developing into...something. (actually, 2 somethings, one on each ovary). In extreme cases, they do actually start growing into something that looks very humanoid and has teeth and everything.
Mine wasn't extreme, but Fred (the larger one) did have hair. Really.
This person's blog has pics and describes it well:
https://www.asylumeclectica.com/asylum/malady/archives/dermoid.htm
Dermoid Cysts of the ovary have to rank as one of the creepiest things that can happen to a girl. These evil-looking, but benign, tumors result from a very independent (or confused) egg thinking that it can develop on its own with only half of its own genetic material, and the result is something that even a mother could not love: a monstrous ball of sebaceous glands, cartilage, teeth, hair, and various other cellular structures.
Dermoid cysts may be present at birth (what precocious youth!) but generally are not noticed until adulthood. They generally measure between 2-4 inches in diameter, but they can be up to 12 inches across. They are almost always benign and are bilateral (occurring on both ovaries) in 25% of the cases.
The cure for Dermoid Cysts of the ovary is cystectomy (surgical removal of the cyst). Often part of the ovary can be saved through cystectomy, but if the cyst has completely engulfed the ovary, the entire ovary will need to be removed. So, it's safe to say that the biggest risk you can have from removal of an Ovarian Dermoid Cyst is losing both of your ovaries to them and embracing the unappealing prospect of premature menopause.
You might ask yourself how I know so much about Dermoid Cysts? Well, you see, I had my own canteloup-sized Dermoid Cyst removed when I was 21 years old. I affectionately refer to it as my "Stone Baby". Sad to say, I didn't have the foresight at that time to have it preserved in a jar, and that's really quite a pity because, judging by the pathology report, it was a beauty! (Unfortunately, I can't find that pathology report at the moment, but once I do I'll share all the gruesome details with you.)
Until then, enjoy this lovely set of images I have put together for you entitled
"A Demon Of Our Own Making"
Wow! ?That's fascinating. ?I'd heard of that before, but had no idea they could be as big as 12 inches across. ?Between your dermoids and the "I'm My Own Twin" show, I can see how people are fascinated enough to go into the medical field.
The part about preserving it in a jar made me *lol*.
?A friend asked me if I got to keep my fibroids. hahaha?
I asked Dr. T if I could have mine...he said no. Apparently being medical waste and all. I have pictures somewhere...unless I tossed 'em because they were to gross for words :-P
I was one of the less than 25% of people who had 'em bilaterally--which is why I didn't escape w/ just the laproscopic surgery, I got to have the 6 inch funn incision, miss 8 weeks of work joy.
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I had a dermoid cyst in my right ovary a little over four years ago. My ovary and tube were removed as it was so large my doctor was unable to save it. Very painful before and after surgery.
I have pictures somewhere. It'd be a pretty nasty sig pic.
That sounds bigger than mine...
And, yeah, I lost 1/2 of one ovary, 1/3 of the other. (yeah, that affects the future procreation thing but it's better than leaving it, having it twist, and having the ovary die in teh ER somewhere...which isn't that common but is why they like to remove them before it happens)
And surgery sucked. But I will say they did a kick-ass job at making the scar as small as possible.
Mine was the size of a baseball. I was in absolutely no pain, and driving home one night I suddenly had the incredible urge to pee...which was very odd because I never get that 'omg we have to pull over RIGHT now' urge without having to kinda go a little bit before. So we stopped at a gas station, and I could hardly stand up straight after I got out of the bathroom. I was hurting so bad DH had to drive the rest of the way home.
Since it was on my right side, I was absolutely terrified that it was appendicitis, so I went to the ER. They inserted an IV immediately and did blood/urine tests and released me a few hours later after doing a pelvic exam. Couldn't figure out what it was, but they ruled out all of the major risk issues.
Spent the next two days in doctor's offices getting tests done--ultrasounds, CT scans. You name it. Saw my GYN the following week for the results and I bawled in her office. She said the tumor was quite large and the only way to relieve the pain was to do surgery, and she said she'd do everything possible to save my ovary/tube but she couldn't know for sure until surgery.
A week and a half after I went to the ER, I was in the OR. Nurse woke me up with my doctor standing behind her. She said she did everything she could to save it, but it just wasn't going to happen. It was safer to remove everything.
I have 3 scars, all about 1 inch long. Each side of my lower abdomen, and out of the bottom of my belly button.
I am scared to death every time I feel sharp pains on my left side. One of my biggest fears is that this will happen again and I'll lose all hope of having kids of my own.
Holy sh!t that was long. *looks for pictures*