If any of you have had either of these things, can you tell me what your exact symptoms were - Were your periods off? Cramping? masses, etc…

Heres the deal, They found a mass - suspected of %26quot;neoplasm%26quot; with nodules and fluid. The CA 125 test came back fine, no problem there, but I have strange cramping all month long, bloating, early periods,diarrhea, bleeding through out the month - all of these have never happened to me before in my life. I could usually pinpoint my period to the day and sometimes the hour! Now I bleed all through out the month and feel very strange in the area where the mass is. Anyway, the CA test was 7 months ago. I am just curious if anyone has been in this situation. I was a nurse, but never dealt with Gynocological patients/issues. Any advice please, thank u so much!|||I%26#039;ve had these exact symptoms. My OB/GYN performed a cervical and a endrouterine biopsy. Both came back negative — Thank God.

It was discovered by a sonogram that I have benign fibroid tumors. They were irritating the lining of the uterus which was causing the symptoms you described. They can also press against the intestinal walls causing problems with bowel movements.

She suggested the removal of the uterus. If you are still in child bearing age, they can also be removed leaving the uterus intact. I haven%26#039;t decided what I%26#039;m going to do yet, but at least I%26#039;m sure it isn%26#039;t cancer.

I would strongly suggest you insist on a sonogram.

Fibroid tumors are nothing more that out of control muscle cell growth. My OB/GYN said that 80 - 85% of all women have them. The severity depends on each individual woman.

I hope this helps. Good Luck.|||I had on and off cramps, my period was pretty normal but heavy. Luckily women know their body and know when something isn%26#039;t right…so I saw my doctor and found out that I had a large cyst on my ovaries.

Without knowing too much about the case, I%26#039;m guessing an ultrasound showed you have a cyst, and you%26#039;re worried it%26#039;s cancerous? Well, something like 99% of ovarian cysts are not cancerous. They%26#039;re VERY common and generally harmless. There are certain characteristic appearances that cancers have (irregularity, metastases, multiple septations, solidity, etc.). So you can look at something and get an idea that it might be cancerous if it has certain features. If it lacks those features, and just looks like a regular cyst, then it%26#039;s almost certainly not cancerous. But, yes, it%26#039;s always possible that it could be cancerous. It%26#039;s just that the chances are extremely low, so it%26#039;s not something you should worry about unless there%26#039;s a medical history that would indicate worry.

Level 4 or Stage 4 is the same thing. It means the cancer has metastasized….in the blood stream and on the move and could be everywhere or anywhere at any time. It%26#039;s the worst prognosis.|||Sadly yes it is.|||they are the same thing. my prayers are with you.

Detection, genetic screening and diagnostics. Basically: blood testing, CT scans, ultra sounds, abnormal indicators in other %26quot;normal%26quot; life occurances (ie, changes in the menstrual cycle). Unusual pain, swelling, a palpable mass etc- are further signs. BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility genes can be screened for with blood sampling. It%26#039;s not a perfect screen process… so there still thousands of women dying of ovarian cancer each year! Hope this was helpful. Dr Steve

Mom had surgery on 8/12/06 but just started chemo in October due to complications (stage 3 ovca). Had two chemos so far and has a small bowel blockage. Just found out today that it is a small tumor that is causing this and the Dr. says he wants to see if chemo will resolve it. If not do you think surgery is an option again? Any ideas or experience on this?|||I am an oncology nurse and did GYN oncology for about 3 years. This is a very common process in ovarian cancer. Each case is different but surgery might not be an option, ask your doctor. Often after surgery is done, the bowel obstruction will return, no matter how many surgeries are done. The trick to ending the bowel obstruction is to decrease the tumor burden.

My advise is simple, make sure you are getting good care and trust your doctors. I would recommend that you see a GYN oncologist, not a general oncologist or a surgical oncologist. I would also recommend intraperitoneal chemotherapy - google it

Ok here is how I have been feeling lately….

I am extremly tired all the time. I can sleep 13 hrs and still feel like i am tired. My period is late and I haven%26#039;t had sex in 3 yrs. I do have PCO and the cysts cover both ovaries and never go away. I have had 2 kids, both preterm at 36wks. Lately I have felt very gassy and bloated. My stomach hurts a lot and I have cramping but no period. I have been getting really dizzy, feeling almost like i have the flu. I have been having a lot of difficulty breathing, lot of shortness of breath but the Dr%26#039;s only say it isn%26#039;t my asthma because there isn%26#039;t any wheezing. I keep getting colds and running a fever. My whole body hurts. I get chills one minute and really hot the next. I just feel horrible. My last pap was in Feb and the new Dr wouldn%26#039;t order an ultrasound to recheck my cysts. What does everyone here think? I am trying to get a new Dr right now.|||I hope you are just going through menopause and are not having a recurrence. I have a good idea for you. You should join the ACOR list for ovarian cancer. ACOR is the association of online cancer resources and has discussion groups for over a hundred different types of cancers. The ovarian group currently has 1391 members. You could contact others going through the same issues as you plus be able to keep up on cutting edge ovarian cancer treatment options from around the entire US. You would also be able to read the past Archives for many years and learn the answers to many of your questions without even having to ask the questions to the list. All ACOR groups are by private membership, moderated to stop spam and non serious content and will open you to an entire community of people with the same issues as you.

good luck

http://listserv.acor.org/archives/ovaria…|||I wouldn%26#039;t be worried about ovarian cancer all that much, given what you%26#039;ve said. PCOS isn%26#039;t a pre-cancerous lesion, and the PCO cysts don%26#039;t need to be reevaluated regularly with ultrasounds or other tests.

That being said, it sounds like you feel lousy, and undoubtedly something is wrong. Don%26#039;t stress about the ovaries, but find a doctor who will take your symptoms seriously and try to figure out what%26#039;s going on.|||you need to demand an altrasound!!! your dr is supposed to do what is best for you not what is convienent for them. Demand one and also have them check for endemtriosis it can cause verying problems with your monthly and organs good luck|||Get moving on that new doctor, you should not feel this way, there are medications out there to make you comfortable.|||Take it from somebody who knows and has been there, a Doctor who won%26#039;t check you out thoroughly especially with your history, should be summarily FIRED.

Move onto another Dr. who will. I went through several so called doctors who not only didn%26#039;t bother to test me properly but readily put me on drugs and recommended me for psychiatric evaluation before I kissed them all off and wound up with my ANGEL doctor. I was finally diagnosed with Endometriosis in a day when hardly anybody understand how awful a problem it is, how sick and in pain you are almost all the time. Explain how you are feeling to any OB/Gyn worth his salt and they%26#039;ll get you in right away. They will ask who you current doctor is and where you have your records. THEY, with your permission, will secure those records from the other doctor for you. You don%26#039;t have to go back to the doctor you are leaving and do all that on your own. Don%26#039;t know if you knew that or not.

With PCO and those cysts, you really need to take control over your own health care and just keep going till you find the help you need because you%26#039;re well aware that could turn serious. Some doctors almost destroyed my life with their ineptness and lack of interest while a couple others saved me.

Listen to the advice from all the posters and take our encouragement and keep going till you find your solution.

I was at it 10 years, Don%26#039;t Wait!

Cancer can only survive in a certain type of environment. Changing your diet to make your inner body environment a healthy but unliveable environment for cancer cells to live and create in would help with your ovarian cancer as well as prevent you from having to go through continuous chemo. While chemo kills the bad cells it kills the good cells as well.

It means making a life change as far as the foods that you eat. Eating more of some and less of others, maybe even cutting out some all together. The list is kind of big and I can give you more details on what foods are good to eat and what foods are not. I can also tell you in detail about the environment that cancer survives in. It would probably be better if you emailed me so that I can forward you the info.

coltrane600@sbcglobal.net|||google it…|||Ginger is great against ovary cancer. Try too Biobran to stimulate immune defenses.

Zyflamend can help by blocking Cox2.

And Green tea all day.

Take some sun every morning to get enough Vitamin D.|||Natural Cellular defense by far- I have heard first hand that it helped while fighting cancer and prevented it after.

http://www.mywaiora.com/944928

ovaries are not always removed during a hysterectomy. some women opt to keep them to keep from being thrown into the change or having to take hormones. if you still have ovaries you could still get ovarian cancer|||Yeah. It isn%26#039;t uteran cancer. It%26#039;s ovarian cancer. Most of the time, doctors leave the ovaries (they produce your hormones and it is easier on your body). They take the uterus, for whatever reason, but usually the ovaries stay. It is entirely possible to get ovarian cancer…..|||YES!!! It is possible to have ovarian cancer following hysterectomy. This is because the ovaries are separate organs, only related in function. There is a blood test CA-125 used to detect the possibility of ovarian cancer, since most symptoms are invisible until the cancer is advanced.

The test is not completely reliable, and the only definitive diagnosis of cancer is through biopsy. (Removal of a section of tissue or fluid %26amp; analysis to determine whether cancer is present.)|||Yes.It is possible.Cancer plays no favorites with tissues.It will use any of them!Bone too.

i would like to know what can be done|||there is loads of treatment but to say them all will take all night i would speak to your Dr he will know what your options and what will be best for you|||radiation and kemo therapy treatments if you catch it in time my mother died from that other than that you have to have them removed which means surgery sorry for the bad news but that the truth. They didn%26#039;t catch my moms in time to cure her. Sorry for the bad news and good luck|||I presume you have been diagnosed?

They may operate to remove all the tumour that they can. This may amount to a hysterectomy. Then radiotherapy, and/or chemotherapy.

Always tell them if the treatment makes you sick: they can try all sorts of anti emetics to help with that.

Ovarian is a %26#039;quiet%26#039; cancer, so it may be that you have one that is fairly advanced, because it does not give symptoms early, but all cancers are treatable.

They may want to do do scans, like CT or MRI. These are no problem, so don%26#039;t listen to any crap that you may be told to the contrary! You just have to hold still and be good at being bored!

Whilst you are off work, remember that you can claim several benefits: see the hospital social worker for guidance. And remember that you can get a %26#039;season ticket%26#039; for your take-away prescriptions. That will save you quite a bit of money.

If you are interviewed regarding a benefits claim, remember that they are interested in how you feel at your worst: don%26#039;t be too brave about how you may feel, or you may not qualify for the benefit.

Be positive! A positive attitude and keeping your spirits up are essential, as they help your body to fight. Really.

Your treatment could be lengthy, so look after yourself - eat healthily, etc.

Good luck.

Alan

What Are the Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer?

In its early stages, ovarian cancer has few symptoms. The first sign of ovarian cancer is usually an enlarged ovary. The ovaries are located deep within the pelvic cavity, so swelling may go unnoticed until it becomes more advanced.

Symptoms of more advanced ovarian cancer include:

Swollen abdomen (caused by build-up of fluids produced by the tumor)

Lower abdominal and leg pain

Sudden weight loss or gain

Change in bowel or bladder function

Nausea

Swelling in the legs|||bleeding in between periods, or during intercourse. lf you have a problem?, see your doctor soon as possible, its curable.|||You might have unexplained bleeding, weight loss, nausea, vomitting, blood in the stool, bloating, back pain, unsual hair growth, increases in urination, and even a false positive on a pregnancy test. If you believe you may have this, you must see a doctor asap, because it is deadly without treatment.