50-Pound Ovarian Cyst Removed After Woman Complained Of Weight Gain, Stomach Pain

An Alabama woman had to get a 50-pound ovarian cyst surgically removed after experiencing unbearable pain in her stomach and increasing weight gain.

Kayla Rahn of Montgomery, Alabama, started noticing that she was gaining weight at an alarming rate, something she did not have an explanation for. Heeding the advice of medical experts, she tried to lose some weight, but was unsuccessful. After a year of every effort possible, she only ended up gaining more weight.

"I legit looked like I was a solid 9 months pregnant. We went to dinner and someone asked me if I was having twins. It was frustrating and rough," Rahn told NBC12.

The excessive weight gain became problematic for her to the point when it started coming in the way of her routine activities. She was no longer able to fit into her old clothes. "I couldn't even walk to my car without losing my breath," Rahn said.

It was only when the pain in her stomach became unbearable that Rahn began suspecting that something was seriously wrong with her health. Accompanied by her mother, she visited the ER at Jackson Hospital in Montgomery to get a bunch of tests done. The results were shocking.

"The technical diagnosis; it was a mucinous cystadenoma. It is a benign condition," said OB-GYN at Jackson Hospital Dr. Gregory Jones, who was in the operating room when Rahn’s cyst was removed.

Although she knew that she still had to get through surgery to remove the cyst from her body, Rahn was relieved at finally receiving a diagnosis for her condition. "I do remember telling my mom and busting out crying they were going to fix it. I knew something was wrong," said Rahn.

Jones said that although he had handled ovarian cysts before, the size of the mass removed from Rahn’s body was unlike anything he had seen in his career.

"This is one of the largest I have ever seen or certainly removed," said Jones. "We are very excited things went well for her."

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Citing his patient’s example, Jones advocated everyone to listen to what their bodies tell them and not to hesitate visiting their physician if they think something was not right.

As for Rahn, it was like discovering a whole new person within herself post-surgery. “As soon as I got home and was able to move a little, I tried every shirt I had on and it was awesome," said Rahn. "This dress I have on, I actually have not been able to wear in a year."

Back in May, the doctors at Danbury Hospital, Connecticut, removed a 132-pound benign mucinous ovarian tumor from a 38-year-old woman. At the time too, the patient gained 10 pounds per week over a span of two months before she decided to consult a gynecologist and got her condition diagnosed.

“I might expect to see a 25-pound ovarian tumor, but a 132-pound tumor is very rare. When I met the patient, she was extremely malnourished because the tumor was sitting on her digestive tract, and she used a wheelchair because of the tumor’s weight. I wanted to help her, and I knew that we could at Danbury Hospital,” Western Connecticut Medical Group’s Dr. Vaagn Andikyan said in a statement, at the time.