The woman's 50-pound ovarian cyst was the largest that her docs had seen

Finally, in May 2018, the pain became so unbearable that Rahn went to the emergency room. A CT scan revealed a shocking condition – she had a gigantic cyst.

"I thought it was wrong," says Rahn, 30, of Montgomery, Alabama. "The cyst was a mucinous cystadenoma, a normally benign tumor of the ovarian epithelium, but doctors at Jackson's Montgomery Hospital had to remove it immediately. He pressed against Rahn's organs, causing his breathlessness and pain. It even saved him some water. For months, her legs and ankles were swollen and painful.

"I was going down the slope," she says, "I could not stand the pain anymore."

Although mucinous cystadenomas of the ovary are common, 15% of all cysts in the Ovarian, Rahn's doctor had never seen one so big.

"Dr. Gregory Jones, obstetrician and gynecologist at Jackson Hospital, who is one of the greatest I have ever seen or removed.

The doctors warned Rahn that she might be in the intensive care unit for a while.

"They told me it was going to make me extremely sick," she says.

"Know Your Body"

Fortunately, his healing went well. [1965900] 2] The pathology report indicated that the mass weighed exactly 50 pounds. While the doctors removed it successfully, they also had to take his right ovary as the cyst "basically consumed" it.

Since her surgery on May 26, Rahn has lost 75 pounds, while she's happy to finally lose weight.

"It did not please my self-esteem," she says, "I do not think people should do that … You never know what anyone is. You never know why this person is overweight.

Why the cyst became so big or how long did Rahn live? But she shares her story because she wants others to pay attention to their bodies and seek help when something seems wrong to you.

"Know your body, just be aware of everything," she said, "it is better that you express yourself."