Ultrasound "can't" Find One Ovary...help!!! Posted: 07-06-07 20:52pm
my daughter is in her mid thirties...known
"cysts" on ovary...had vaginal
ultrasound...found one ovary...said it was
"covered" with endometriosis...but could
not even find other ovary....dr.says take
out the "covered" ovary...and ..probably
the other one "if" it can be found...she
is having an MRI next week to really look
for the missing ovary...she had an
ablaltion of the uterus about four years
ago...
what are the odds of this being
Cancer...the dr. said the covered ovary
needs to be taken out very carefully and
whole...given the condition of the covered
ovary...should if it is located...have the
other ovary out..and what about just going
ahead and taking out the ablated uterus
which is now useless....we really need
help...
She has major medical issues also and
being put "under a general" is of concern
to us.....could she have a "spinal" and
have this surgery done?
Which would be worse for her
"breathing"...general or spinal...
Help us please....the Cancer is of great
importance to us....is there no other way
to diagnois Cancer....
Anyone heard of the "covered" ovary...or
"missing ovary"???
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Jude-Love
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Posted: 07-06-07 21:12pm
She certainly isn't the typical age a
woman is when she develops ovarian cancer.
Does she have any relatives that had it?
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btdawgh
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Relatives Posted: 07-06-07 22:12pm
Jude-Love
wrote:
She certainly isn't the
typical age a woman is when she develops
ovarian cancer. Does she have any
relatives that had
it?
We do not have relatives with Ovarian
Cancer..but I have read Colon Cancer can
be "related" to and has some baring on the
Ovaries...Colon Cancer is very very common
in my family...Grandmother and cousin i
his forties and all Aunts and myself have
test yearly and have polups(my spelling is
awful) are removed each time.
The MRI should show more we hope...her
CA125 was in the 40's ..high normal
range...and that too is going to be
repeated early next week...we have seen
two doctors to date...one wants to take
out both ovaries and the other says
probably only the one covered...and leave
the other one...if it can be found...and
while in there take the uterus...
I dread her going on HRT so young but it
may end up being the only choice.
Like I said..we are so confused and just
don't know anything....
It sounds reasonable that the covered
ovary is removed...
She sees another dr. next week for his
opinion....and then the hard part will be
"who" will do the surgery.....
We are going NUTS about this...
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Kia
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Posted: 07-08-07 04:16am
for 2 years I was told "we can't find your
othe ovary".
but I changed hospitals and well there it
is. apparently it is quite common for
supposed professionals to "miss" an ovary
here or there
Now, as your (daughters) doctor has said
that the condition is endometriosis that
is the most likely explanation.
my advice would be to not worry about
cancer when the diagnosis has already
being made as something else.
Endo is quite distinctive.
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btdawgh
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Kia
wrote:
for 2 years I was told "we
can't find your othe ovary".
but I changed hospitals and well there it
is. apparently it is quite common for
supposed professionals to "miss" an ovary
here or there
Now, as your (daughters) doctor has said
that the condition is endometriosis that
is the most likely explanation.
my advice would be to not worry about
cancer when the diagnosis has already
being made as something else.
Endo is quite
distinctive.
That is exactly why she is seeking out
several drs. and trying to learn from all
of them....she did have the MRI
yesterday....we should get the results
soon....the "one" issues that concerned
her was she has lost well over 50 lbs in
the last year without trying ...and that
did concern the first doctor.
Again, thanks for the help and we sure do
hope the news is good..
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