Could I Have Ovarian Cancer? Posted: 08-24-06 03:53am
I am scared out of my wits.
A few weeks ago I had a ct scan done due
to an abdominal mass I felt near my
spleen.
When I got the results there was no
mention of that mass being detected,
however I do have 2 cysts on my right
ovary about 2 inches by 1 inch for each of
them.
I am currently constipated, gassy, tired,
and finding more masses/lumps. I have the
same one by my spleen, one around my liver
area, one to the left of my navel, and a
lump in my right breast. They are all
painful but not consistantly. It's like
they flair up and hurt sometimes, then at
other times I hardly know they are there.
Both of my ovaries hurt, my lower back
hurts, and I am feeling pressure. As of
tonight I am also spotting a bit, but my
period may be due. I am not sure as I
just started birth control 1 month ago and
haven't developed a real pattern yet.
My gyno assured me that I didn't have
ovarian cancer, just based on the ct scan,
my age, and no family history. She
refuses to do a ca-125 test. I have an
appt sept 15th with another gyno, I am
hoping this one with investigate further.
I went 8 years without a menstrual cycle,
was diagnosed with poly cystic ovarian
syndrome, and have only had 1 pap in my
life. My lack of cycles was due to an
event that happened to me when I was
around 12. Someone stuck an object inside
of my vagina, and it remained there until
I was 20 years old. I was too scared to
get help or tell.
Surgery was done to remove the object, it
gave me blood poisioning and my organs
began to shut down. I had about a week to
live had I not went in to have surgery
they told me.
Now with these cysts, and these painful
masses I am finding needless to say I am
frightened. I should have stayed on top
of things once that object was removed
however I did not.
I am 24 years old, 5'11 tall, and 350lbs.
I am wondering if my masses would have
been hard to detect on the ct scan because
of my weight. I figure though that they
would have been able to see my lymph
nodes, and if I had cancer there would
have been an abnormality. There was also
no mention of abdominal fluid or anything.
The scan was abdominal, and pelvic.
So am I ok? A worry wort, or what?
Someone please help. My biggest fear is
that I do have ovarian cancer, that it has
spread all over, and I am in the later
stages. I would imagine that I would feel
much worse however if that were the case,
but I don't know.
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ccris123
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 58 Location: Kentucky
Posted: 09-01-06 00:48am
From what i've read, a ca-125 isn't
performed on menstruating women because
it's going to come out elevated because of
hormone levels. Ca-125 is normally done
on post-menopausal women.