Three weeks ago, at this exact moment, I was in emergency surgery. We had raced to the hospital thinking it might be a ruptured appendix, but tests showed a 10cm ovarian torsion. The cyst had twisted three times and cut off blood flow. Ovarian cysts are common—ovarian torsions are medical emergencies. It was all so dramatic: I had 12 doses of morphine that barely touched the pain, my oxygen saturation dropped to 34%. I was rushed into surgery, where they removed the cyst, along with my right ova