Surgery Monday

I'm so sorry to hear you're going through this.. but I'm also glad to hear they're doing something about it, sooner, rather than later.

Of course nobody but your Doc. can confirm anything.. but .. fibroids can raise the CA 125.. and while yours is elevated, I have heard stories from ladies here in this forum who were much much higher.. in the 2000 range.. so that might be a good sign that yours isn't that high... Also fibroids can and do grow to enormous sizes and can and do some real serious damage to the uterus and ovaries... I certainly don't want to give you false hope, BUT.. non malignant fibroids do tend to mimick behavior of cancer, so it is something to hold onto to help you get through!!

sending gobs and gobs of good vibes.. and hope to hear good news from you soon!!

lovesanimals said:

Dear Saok1969

I hope your surgery went well.  When you are up to it, please let us know how you are doing.

Warmly,

Kelly

 

I had a large mass and a 2800 CA125 this was discovered in october and I had debulking in November... I was also terrified and the fibroid was hiding cancer in the proximity to my ovaries. I went for 3 treatments of chemo and then a PET-CT scan and 3 more cheMia. I am now trying IP therapy, and I got to a rough start.... Hang in there!!! Sending my good vibes in hope that it all went well.

Saok1969 said:

Surgery over

So, I had my surgery on Monday. Lots of pain the last three days but getting better every day. The mass was malignant, but my surgeon felt like it was very mobile and intact. Not embedded anywhere. He took some biopsies that I should get the results of on Tuesday when I go in for my follow up.  I'm guessing we will discuss treatment at that time. Thanks for your support on here. Not nearly as scared as I was. 

Saok1969, it sounds like you have such a great attitude about all of this.  It can spool anyone up pretty good sometimes so it is glad to hear you are feeling better every day.

Saok1969 said:

Well, I do have ovarian cancer. Stage 1a, grade 1, the report said endometrioid adenocarcinoma of the left ovary. My surgeon took at least 10 other biopsies during my surgery and found no other cancer. So he gave me two options. Wait and see, or three rounds of chemo, starting next week. After lots of discussion with the doctor and my family, we decided to go the chemo route. I am scared of chemo, but I'm much more scared of dying of cancer when I (maybe) could have prevented it. 

So now my question for you all is, he told me I have to decide between a port, a PICC line or my veins. I have good veins now and it would be nice if they stayed that way. So if I'm only doing nine weeks of chemo, which is more sensible, the port or PICC line? I'm hoping to be able to work as much as possible. I am an elementary school teacher and school starts the middle of August, so I will be about half way through my treatments. 

Need lots outs of input! Thanks 

  i had stage 1a, grade  1. Six rounds of chemo and had the line put into the veins in my arms. Had no problem with this and would do it again.  Have been NED for 3 years now.   I was 75 at the time..