Hi Shelly,
You and my medical oncologist have said the same thing, almost word for word.
That means you're one bright young lady!
Jane
Thank you - on pins and needles today because she is getting her CT, may receive results tomorrow. She had it on her bowel before and the fact that she is having abdominal pain, makes me thing it somewhere in that same area. Im praying its on on the organs.
Do you know if they try to do surgery again to remove tumors or do they just do the chemo again?
Thanks for replying, means so much
Shari
I am really sorry to hear your mom is having an increase in numbers. I hate to say it, but when it jumps that much it usually means recurrence. The new tumors can be in the peritoneal wall, bladder, bowel, liver, stomach, lungs...just about anywhere. The problem with ovca is that even after the original tumor is removed, stray cancer cells remain. It is very hard for chemo to kill them all. Different types of tumors grow at different rates. The tumors will show on the CT once they reach about 1cm. Hang in there! It is very stressful to wait. Keep us posted on how she is doing.
Shelly