My cyst was discovered nearly three years ago, when I was 60+. This was discovered during my annual physical. I had no symptoms. I was sent for my first ultrasound and CA125 test, a blood test that can indicate cancer, to find out more about the cyst. The blood test showed a slightly elevated reading. I was given the option of watching and waiting, or having the cyst removed laproscopically. I decided to watch and wait, expecting the cyst to disappear on its own within a few months, as they usually do. For the next two years, I had an ultrasound and a CA125 test every six months. Early this year, I was sent to a cancer specialist "just to be sure". There was no reason to believe the cyst was malignant, although it continued to hang on. The recommendation was to have one more ultrasound and CA125 test, and if the cyst was still there, and unchanged--which it was--I should have it removed by my doctor. I plan to have the surgery next month for two reasons: 1) the repeated tests are expensive and a nuisance, and 2) developing the cyst at my age makes it more of a potential cancer risk. Time to say good-bye to it.

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