{"id":546,"date":"2023-11-29T17:22:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T17:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2024-05-03T11:03:27","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T11:03:27","slug":"it-felt-like-my-organs-were-being-crushed-said-a-20-year-old-woman-from-florida-after-having-a-100-pound-ovarian-cyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=546","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It felt like my organs were being crushed,\u2019 said a 20-year-old woman from Florida after having a 100-pound ovarian cyst"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allison Fisher, a 20-year-old woman from Florida, is lucky to be given the chance for a \u2018second life,\u2019 after she was diagnosed with a huge ovarian cysts.<\/p>\n

Her health issues started in 2020, when she started experiencing constant stomach pain. Along with that, her periods became unpredictable and irregular. This raised a red flag. It was obvious something was wrong, but she was hesitant about visiting a doctor because she believed they would tell her it is related to her weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI let myself believe that if I ignored it, it would go away,\u201d Allison told Action New Jax. \u201cI was scared. I was just really scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[Growing up,] regardless of what I was there for\u2014whether it was a cold or an ear infection, I was always told, \u2018you need to lose weight. You need to lose weight,\u2019\u201d she explained. \u201cIf no one\u2019s going to listen to me, if they\u2019re always gonna tell me I need to lose weight, then what\u2019s the point of going? What\u2019s the point of listening to my body?\u201d<\/p>\n

Over time, she noticed something growing on her stomach. Having stumbled upon articles about ovarian cysts before, she assumed her \u2018rock hard\u2019 stomach could be a result of one, and she was right.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I was pregnant with 10 kids,\u201d she explained. \u201cI couldn\u2019t lay on my stomach. It felt like all my organs were being crushed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Allison Fisher, a 20-year-old woman from Florida, is lucky to be given the chance for a \u2018second life,\u2019 after she was diagnosed with a huge ovarian cysts.<\/p>\n

Her health issues started in 2020, when she started experiencing constant stomach pain. Along with that, her periods became unpredictable and irregular. This raised a red flag. It was obvious something was wrong, but she was hesitant about visiting a doctor because she believed they would tell her it is related to her weight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI let myself believe that if I ignored it, it would go away,\u201d Allison told Action New Jax. \u201cI was scared. I was just really scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201c[Growing up,] regardless of what I was there for\u2014whether it was a cold or an ear infection, I was always told, \u2018you need to lose weight. You need to lose weight,\u2019\u201d she explained. \u201cIf no one\u2019s going to listen to me, if they\u2019re always gonna tell me I need to lose weight, then what\u2019s the point of going? What\u2019s the point of listening to my body?\u201d<\/p>\n

Over time, she noticed something growing on her stomach. Having stumbled upon articles about ovarian cysts before, she assumed her \u2018rock hard\u2019 stomach could be a result of one, and she was right.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt like I was pregnant with 10 kids,\u201d she explained. \u201cI couldn\u2019t lay on my stomach. It felt like all my organs were being crushed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sadly, the cyst grew so big that it started putting pressure on her lungs, affecting her breathing.<\/p>\n

Eventually, somewhere around Christmas, 2022, a gynecologic oncology surgeon at Ascension St. Vincent\u2019s, Dr. Martin Martino, told Allison that she was carrying a cyst which was 100 pounds big. It needed to be surgically removed as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat was really interesting, is that once we removed it, we looked at the other ovary because now we could see it, and the left ovary was twisted three times. That [the left ovary] was about 10 centimeters that really helped us to be able to untwist it and save [Fisher\u2019s] future fertility, and the chance to have kids.\u201d Dr. Martino explained.<\/p>\n

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Luckily, the surgery was successful and Allison was given a second chance.<\/p>\n

I can see my feet again; I haven\u2019t been able to do that in years, I can stand a little bit longer. I feel so much lighter, like a person, I can wear clothes; I can do things that normal people can do. Now, moving forward, I am in the beginning stages of weight-loss surgery, and I am really excited for what life has in store for me,\u201d she shared. Allison hopes her story will serve as a reminder that we should see a doctor whenever we feel unwell. \u201cThere are other people out there who are in my shoes, other bigger people, who are just so scared to go to the doctor because of their weight,\u201d she added. \u201cI just want them to know that they shouldn\u2019t be scared.\u201d<\/p>\n

We are happy everything turned out for the best for Allison.<\/p>\n

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Bored Daddy<\/p>\n

Love and Peace<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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