Woman told to lose weight until they found a cyst in her ovary. It grew to 18 pounds: ‘Honestly, I think I’m some kind of superhuman’

Key Points:

• Michella Giunta revealed on Instagram that she had an 18-pound ovarian cyst, which doctors initially misdiagnosed, advising her to exercise and lose weight instead of identifying the tumor.
• Despite lifting weights for four years and losing 20 pounds since January, Giunta noticed her abdomen remained unusually large, later discovering the cyst compressed her organs and occupied a significant portion of her abdomen.
• The cyst measured 35cm by 24cm by 14cm, roughly the size of a massive watermelon, and caused her organs to be pushed upward, similar to a full-term pregnancy with twins, which she humorously marked with a "gender reveal" cake.
• During surgery, Giunta had her left fallopian tube and ovary removed, and doctors found endometriosis throughout her stomach, despite her experiencing no pain or typical symptoms.
• The cyst contained over eight liters of fluid and was removed laparoscopically in sections; post-surgery, Giunta lost 20 pounds and reported a complication-free recovery.