thank you for your empathy, B! and yes, we should all be able to freely discuss matters like this without embarrassment or stigma.

I just had a quick glance on wikipedia about ovarian cysts, and I suppose it's quite possible I ruptured one last night as it was so acute.

I guess I'll just have to wait til next week to find out anything about it. I do hope I don't need hormone therapy as I was miserable on the pill when I took them in my 20's.