My friends shamed me for my ‘baby shower’ – they said I was wrong to throw it, I know I’m hilarious
A WOMAN has revealed how she was shamed for making a joke out of her 4.7 kilogram ovarian cyst by throwing herself a ‘baby shower’.
Raquel Rodriguez, 25, a pre-school teacher, explained that she had developed a cyst, which had grown so large that many people assumed she was pregnant.
Even her friends and family thought she was expecting a baby.
Raquel, known as @rockiesoto33 on TikTok, said she first discovered the cyst when she went to the doctor with bloating and stomach pain.
After getting several scans, she was told that she had an 8cm cyst, otherwise known as a fluid-filled sac, on her ovary.
It was the size of a softball when first discovered and doctors said it didn’t need to be removed.
But over the course of five years, this ‘softball’ kept growing and eventually both friends and family thought she was pregnant.
While Raquel experienced pain, she also saw the humour in the situation.
Not only did she do a ‘maternity shoot’ for her cyst ‘bump’, which she nicknamed ‘Cystiana’, but she also threw herself a ‘baby shower’.
She hung up banners that read ‘it’s a cyst’, alongside ribbons and balloons. She also had cupcakes and played classic ‘baby shower’ games.
“My friends [are] telling me it’s wrong to keep sending out baby shower invites for my ovarian cyst,” she wrote in one of her TikTok videos.
But she responded to them: “Okay, well, that’s you. But on the other hand, me? I’m gonna turn up.” [sic]
At the end of 2022, she told viewers: “quite the year – thankful for all my new friends but hoping this one’s better, it was ROUGH”. [sic]
People were left in hysterics by the ‘maternity shoot’ and ‘baby shower’ and couldn’t help but share their thoughts in the comments sections.
“The banner [laughing emoji] I love your sense of humor,” [sic] one person said.
Another shared: “we did this for my aunt as well ahahah,” while a third wrote: “I named mine Oliver”.
According to the NHS, an ovarian cyst is a fluid-filled sac that develops on the ovary. They’re common and don’t usually cause any symptoms. Most go away in a few months without the need of treatment.
However, if you have “severe pelvic pain you should immediately contact either a GP, out-of-hours service, NHS 111 or your nearest A&E”.