What Stage

stage 4
Anne

stage 4

Anne

3c, poorly differentiated.

3c, poorly differentiated.

Glad to be done said:

Kelly my ca 125 was in the
Kelly my ca 125 was in the high 200's before surgery. After it was 19. After chemo it was 10.

2tim. What do you mean poorly differentiated? Where did it spread to? Mine they found it microscopicly on 1 of the 27 lymph nodes they removed during debulking. Luckily everything else they removed and biopsied and all surrounding organs biopsied came back clean.....

I was dx with III c

I was dx with III c

Mwee said:

III C
like many of us, I had no real symptoms until I developed a hernia which saved my life.
((((HUGS))) Maria

3C
Had classic symptoms .pain, bloating etc....but never thought it was OVCA. I have learned a lot about this disease and I with it was out there before I got sick.....Val

kikz said:

I was diagnosed
Stage IIIc with the same classic symptoms. I waited a month to even contact my doctor because the symptoms were so minor. I was prompted to call because they just wouldn't go away.


Karen

My Gyn/Oncology Surgeon thought I was 3C prior to surgery
mainly because my mass (tumor) was the size of a baseball. However, during surgery he discovered that, while the tumor had attached itself to my lower colon, it had not spread to the lymph nodes or other organs, so I was officially staged 2b.

Like many of you, I experienced "whispering" symptoms months before my diagnosis (pelvic pain, some bloating) but I didn't go to the doctor, assuming it was my irritable bowel syndrome or ovulation cramps or my uterine fibroid. I never thought cancer.

Kelly

Stage 3C
After going to the walk-in clinic doctor mid-March 2012 with abdominal pain, ultrasound showed a tiny cyst on one ovary. Doctor told me "no worries", lets watch it, have another ultrasound in 3 months. Suggested to take TUMS for pain, probably just heartburn.

6 weeks later with strong pains and bloated abdomen I drove myself to the ER. CT scan showed 9 cm pelvic tumor, ascites, mets to peritoneum and omentum. They tapped 3 liters of ascites fluid and cytology came back as adenocarcinoma. CA125 was 1083.

Congratulations and welcome to the exciting world of cancer! Grab a complimentary wig on the way out.

I have not had surgery yet, could be stage 4 for all I know.

Glad to be done said:

Kelly my ca 125 was in the
Kelly my ca 125 was in the high 200's before surgery. After it was 19. After chemo it was 10.

2tim. What do you mean poorly differentiated? Where did it spread to? Mine they found it microscopicly on 1 of the 27 lymph nodes they removed during debulking. Luckily everything else they removed and biopsied and all surrounding organs biopsied came back clean.....

Cancer grades
Hey there.
I will try to answer what poorly differentiated is.

Grade 1 (well-differentiated cells) Look more like normal cells and respond best to chemo
Grade 2 (moderately -differentiated cells)
Grade 3 (poorly differentiated cells) Cells look more disorganized and don't respond as well to chemo
These are the most aggressive cells.

Been looking for my path reports. Can't find it at the moment. Starting to think it actually said moderately diff. Oh well it is what it is.

2timothy1 7 said:

Grab a complimentary wig.
Grab a complimentary wig. Love it. You have a sense of humor that will help tremendously. I guess you know the American Cancer Society gives out a free wig to every cancer patient?

Wig
I know, I was just kidding. Also I'm in Canada.
Buying wigs was the most fun before starting chemo. I went a little overboard and now own 8 (2 human hair sheitels and 6 synthetic in assorted lengths and colors).

Glad to be done said:

You go Alexandra.... 8
You go Alexandra.... 8 different looks. School starts Sept 5th and that means back to work for me. I am so excited. I haven't beeen there since January. I am a health aide in the health office at our high school and the doctor told me absolutely no work during chemo. I joke and say that I need to be to work at 7 so I can get up at 6:30 because I dont have to do my hair. I bought 1 wig and a baseball hat that has hair attached to the bottom then I got a wig from the cancer society. I wear the one I got for free when i go camping and we have campfires. If a spark hits it and it burns ok. I don't want my one I spent money on going up in flames.... LOL

Glad you are going back to
Glad you are going back to work. I just started back this past week. I told my husband it was the first day I didn't think about my cancer for 8 hrs.

I love my wigs too. I bought 2. It is so easy to get ready. Also now that the weather is cooler they are not too warm.

Alexandra said:

8 wigs
It's so great that you're going back to work. I miss my job, mostly my co-workers. I am (was) a buyer for a Tier 1 automotive company.

I took my car to the same mechanic shop on 3 separate occasions wearing 3 different wigs and determined that I was treated much better and charged less as a blonde than as brunette or redhead. Men are so predictable...

Work
Yes I'm glad to be back at work. I missed the interaction with others. It had been 9months since I worked. I am a CT tech. Was worried I would forget how to do it bur it came back to me.

That's funny bout the wig color. All my wigs are blond. Now that my hair is coming back though, it is salt and pepper. More salt than pepper though.:)