survivingbeautiful's Cancer Blog
May 27, 2008
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So, here’s the story. A routine PET scan showed what looked to be a “functional cyst” on my right ovary. Through some research (my oncologist is not the best at describing what these things mean), I’ve learned that these are fairly common in women. They tend to resolve on their own, but a doctor may choose to monitor depending on the circumstances (causing pain, symptoms, etc.) At the time, it seemed pretty innocuous – I, of course, had NO symptoms! Given my history, we choose to monitor and I went in for a sonigram about 4 weeks ago. Bad news: cyst had not resolved and has density. Good news: it appears not to have changed in the few months since the PET. I’ve been told that it’s rare for Cx cancer to move to the ovaries, and I’ve also been told that Ovarian cancer is rare for someone my age. Still, I’ve been stuck in cancer-land for the last 4 weeks.
To top things off, during the days leading up to my first sonigram, I started getting symptoms. Pressure in the abdomen, bloating, constipation. Doc put me back on the pill to see if the symptoms were hormonal, and also to see if it would help to resolve the cyst. The symptoms have not yet gone away although they have gotten better, and we won’t know if the cyst has resolved until we have the results of the 2nd sonigram (having it today).
It’s been rough going the last few days – we’ve not shared a lot with our friends and family about the latest developments – something I feel guilty about. But I think we both just want to know where things stand before pulling everyone into the worry and muck of it. So, we’ve had to lean a lot on each other and I think the positive energy is running very low right now. A few more days and we should know more. That’s what I’m counting on.
Thanks for your support -
If you’re interested, I’d love to talk to you more! My email: littleprincess1@hughes.net
Try to keep your chin up…one foot in front of the other (love the shoes!). Best wishes!
Lisa
I’m the same way. Not many people know what I’m going through right now. Until I find out tomorrow’s news (biopsy ressults of sentinel) I think I’m going to keep it quiet. The look of people’s faces when you say the C word is…different. I don’t need that right now. Hang in there!
You’re all wonderful – thank you for the words of support!