‘It Felt Like My Organs Were Being Crushed,’ Said a 20-Year-Old Woman From Florida After Doctors Removed a 100-Pound Ovarian Cyst

Allison Fisher is a twenty-year-old woman from Florida who received the opportunity for a second life after doctors discovered a large ovarian cyst.

Her health problems began in twenty twenty when she started experiencing constant stomach pain. Along with that her periods became unpredictable and irregular. This raised a red flag. It was clear something was wrong but she hesitated to visit a doctor because she believed they would tell her the issue was related to her weight.

She let herself believe that if she ignored it the problem would go away. She was scared. She was really scared.

Growing up regardless of what she was there for whether it was a cold or an ear infection she was always told she needed to lose weight. She explained that if no one was going to listen to her if they were always going to tell her she needed to lose weight then what was the point of going. What was the point of listening to her body.

Over time she noticed something growing on her stomach. Having seen articles about ovarian cysts before she assumed her rock hard stomach could be the result of one and she was right.

She felt like she was pregnant with ten kids. She could not lie on her stomach. It felt like all her organs were being crushed.

Sadly the cyst grew so large that it started putting pressure on her lungs affecting her breathing.

Eventually around Christmas twenty twenty two a gynecologic oncology surgeon at Ascension St. Vincent’s Dr. Martin Martino told Allison that she was carrying a cyst that weighed one hundred pounds. It needed to be surgically removed as soon as possible.

What 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 ten centimeters that really helped us to be able to untwist it and save Fisher’s future fertility and the chance to have kids Dr. Martino explained.

Luckily the surgery was successful and Allison was given a second chance.

She said she could see her feet again. She had not been able to do that in years. She could stand a little bit longer. She felt so much lighter like a person. She could wear clothes. She could do things that normal people can do. Now moving forward she is in the beginning stages of weight-loss surgery and she is really excited for what life has in store for her.

Allison hopes her story will serve as a reminder that we should see a doctor whenever we feel unwell. There are other people out there who are in her shoes other bigger people who are just so scared to go to the doctor because of their weight. She added that she just wants them to know that they should not be scared.

We are happy everything turned out for the best for Allison.