Nan,
Here is what I posted after my surgery 2/8/06
Good morning all you wonderful people! I underwent my surgery last Wednesday - complete hysterectomy, omentumectomy (sp?) apendectomy and removal of all lymph nodes in the abdomen - don't know what that's called. I don't have a copy of the pathlogy report yet so I don't have detail, however, my tumor ended up being the size of a soccer ball and on Friday we found out it was 'borderline, Stage 1' and I will not need to undergo any chemo or radiation.
I'm so grateful to everyone here who helped me cope with this rollercoaster ride and gave me all your support and prayers. They were truly answered. We we so convinced that this was going to be so much more advanced, I believe a true miracle has occured for me. I will continue to pray that a miracle happens for each and every one of you and the women you love.
God Bless and thank you again.
Julie, your newest cheerleader
About a week after posting this, I got the pathology report. My cyst was 16.5cm and was fluid-filled, borderline, stage 1a cancer. That is the lowest stage you can have and still be considered cancer. I will be monitored by the oncologist for 3 months (CA-125's) and then, provided nothing turns up, turned back over to my gyno.
3 weeks later and I'm feeling really good today. In the scheme of this 'thing' BORDERLINE is a good thing, a very good thing.
Please let me know if you have other questions. I've asked my doc a billion already :-)
Julie
LMP...yes, my path report also said that.
Hi, there are two types of borderline ovca, one is LMP which is less concerning and usually just monitored (make sure you have regular follow-ups still)after surgery - it's usually caught a stage 1 although I do know someone on another ovca site that has stage 3. LMP rarely returns but because it usually grows slowly chemo does not respond well to it - so it's important that it's followed up as surgery is the best way to cure it.
The other type also considered a type of borderline ovca and it's also known as MPSC which stands for Micro Pappilary Serous Ovarian Cancer not to be confused with Pappilary Serous Ovarian Cancer. MPSC is more serious, is more aggressive and can be harder to treat so it's important you know which kind you have.
I was diagonosed with LMP in 2002 and opted for a TAH in 2003 I have follow-ups every 6 mos and have been having a CT scan also every 6 mos. My CA125 was not a good marker for me so it's not followed. I had a second opinion on the pathology by a specialist in gyn-pathology to ensure it was indeed LMP.
Hi! About 5 years ago my mom (who will be 76 this year) was diagnosed with borderline OVCA. It grew from the size of a lemon to the size of a newborn in 3 weeks!!! She had a TAH and no other treatment. She is fine.
MY docs have been giving me the ca125 because of it. My levels have been increasing over the past 18 mos. and my last ca125 was 84. I was recommended to have a TAH (I am 46) but was told by Cleveland Clinic that ca125 is unreliable test in premenopausal women. My mother's type of cancer was not hereditary.
SOOOO good luck with everything. Keep us posted.
In the archives for this site, there used to be some great posts explaining Borderline, which in some cases is referred to as LMP (low malignant potential.)