I met with an OB/GYN today about a pain I have been feeling in my lower left abdomen - and sometimes in my lower back similar to my back labor pains. I think I started feeling it around the beginning of August. The pain has just felt like a cramp like I get when running or over-exerting myself and it comes and goes. My abdomen is also a litle tender if one of the kids steps on me. Nothing constant at all, but I will feel it periodically when I am just sitting not doing anything. I've looked up symptoms on the internet and am not concerned at all about it. Probably just an ovarian cyst which can go away on its own. I finally called to set up an appointment just to have it checked out.

We discussed my family history (which isn't good as far as cancer is concerned). I also know that I have a breast cancer mutation gene called BRCA-1 which puts me at higher risk for Breast Cancer and Ovarian Cancer. The doctor felt around some and could feel something there that he wanted me to have checked out with a pelvic untrasound. The doctor also had some blood drawn for a blood test. He also recommended a mammogram with the history of breast cancer in my family. I asked if that could be done while I am still breastfeeding and he seemed to think that I could (turns out that he was wrong and I was right). Since my husband was leaving town the next day for a business trip to China I decide to wait until he gets back from that to have the ultrasound done.