Hello Ladies ,went to see a new onc.doctor friday for results of ct scans

debbie steadham
debbie steadham Member Posts: 30
edited October 2012 in Ovarian Cancer #1
well i have been waiting to post until i saw the new doctor ,so i saw him and he wanted me to have ct scan ,bone scan and chest xray,went friday to hear results he said the pelvic scan shows a small lesion between liver and kidney and a swollen node next to the lesion.Now i am waiting to have a pet scan.I have been out of chemo and ned for almost a year.I was dign.in Dec.2010 had surg.Jan.2011 and then started chemo.I get so scared sometimes because i dont know how to look at this. Please if anyone has went thru similar things please let me know.I was stage 4 ..ps I come here everyday to check on everyone you are all in my prayers..Thank you ladies for being here..hugs Debbie

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  • kikz
    kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #2
    I am sorry
    for what you are going through, Debbie. By lesion do you mean tumor? I googled it because to me a lesion is a cut or injury. I found it is a term sometimes used by doctors instead of tumor. I myself recurred with a tumor near my liver. I wish you the best and hope the test indicates something not too serious.

    Karen
  • debbie steadham
    debbie steadham Member Posts: 30
    #3
    kikz said:

    I am sorry
    for what you are going through, Debbie. By lesion do you mean tumor? I googled it because to me a lesion is a cut or injury. I found it is a term sometimes used by doctors instead of tumor. I myself recurred with a tumor near my liver. I wish you the best and hope the test indicates something not too serious.

    Karen

    thanks Karen
    I am not sure what he meant but he did say it may be a recurrance ,sometimes i just feel so alone thats why i come on here everyday,i have a great family but it was so hard to tell them it my be back.Karen how are you now, and what treatment did you have for the recurrance.thanks again for being here....Debbie
  • kikz
    kikz Member Posts: 1,345 Member
    #4
    debbie steadham said:

    thanks Karen
    I am not sure what he meant but he did say it may be a recurrance ,sometimes i just feel so alone thats why i come on here everyday,i have a great family but it was so hard to tell them it my be back.Karen how are you now, and what treatment did you have for the recurrance.thanks again for being here....Debbie

    I have been taking Tamoxifen
    since 7/13/2012. The doctor asked if I wanted to have a monthly CA 125 and I said yes. The results so far have been amazing. I'll list them:

    7/13/2012......115 (day I started medication)

    Aug/2012........67

    Sept/2012.......29

    I am waiting for this month's result. I have minimal side effects from the medication, mainly a couple of hot flashes each day. More if the weather is hot, I am cooking or moving around a lot. Small price to pay since it seems to be working so well.

    Of course I told my family when the CA 125 first rose in April. I had another CA 125 in June which rose again and then a petscan that verified my recurrence. In April I was very upset because the dream of "cure" was gone but for some strange reason it got easier to accept each crappy result. I guess I had a gut feeling it was back even though my doctors said the CA 125 might go back down. Once it started to rise I knew it wasn't good. So acceptance started and because I feel great it is easier to go about my life. I don't feel like I have cancer. I need to be grateful and enjoy this time.

    My best to you, Debbie.

    Karen
  • lovesanimals
    lovesanimals Member Posts: 1,366 Member
    #5
    kikz said:

    I have been taking Tamoxifen
    since 7/13/2012. The doctor asked if I wanted to have a monthly CA 125 and I said yes. The results so far have been amazing. I'll list them:

    7/13/2012......115 (day I started medication)

    Aug/2012........67

    Sept/2012.......29

    I am waiting for this month's result. I have minimal side effects from the medication, mainly a couple of hot flashes each day. More if the weather is hot, I am cooking or moving around a lot. Small price to pay since it seems to be working so well.

    Of course I told my family when the CA 125 first rose in April. I had another CA 125 in June which rose again and then a petscan that verified my recurrence. In April I was very upset because the dream of "cure" was gone but for some strange reason it got easier to accept each crappy result. I guess I had a gut feeling it was back even though my doctors said the CA 125 might go back down. Once it started to rise I knew it wasn't good. So acceptance started and because I feel great it is easier to go about my life. I don't feel like I have cancer. I need to be grateful and enjoy this time.

    My best to you, Debbie.

    Karen

    Dear Debbie
    It's so hard to wait for a test and then for the results. I'm sending lots of prayers your way that the test results will be good. Please keep us posted.

    Hugs,
    Kelly

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