It looks like I have rejoined the 99% club!

Yes, this means I have good news to share. I FINALLY got a call from my doctor yesterday to discuss the pathology report from my surgery on March 28th. He apologized for taking so long to get back to me with the results. He was on vacation for over a week so that was the hold-up. The 6cm cyst that was taken off was what is called a serous cyst. It is a type of benign cyst. When they went in to take off the cyst, they found 4 peritoneal implants that were so small that they didn't show up on any of my scans. The only way that they would have found them would be if they were going in to look for something else, which is what happened. The implants were mature teratomas-the benign form of the type of cancer that I had.

[GlendaS]

Finding mature teratomas in the abdominal cavity would be strange for someone who didn't have immature teratoma, but is not so unusual for someone who has had immature teratoma. He said that normally they assume that the mature teratomas were immature teratomas originally and that chemotherapy turns them into mature teratomas. Obviously that couldn't be the case with me because I didn't have chemo. I asked if he thought that they were originally immature teratomas left from my first surgery and he said that they would have seen them if they were there during my first surgery and that if they were originally immature that they would have grown much bigger very fast.The doctor also said that there is absolutely nothing that I could have done to prevent the serous cyst or the mature teratomas. Not even birth control pills will prevent either one of those types of growths. There is also a chance that all of them could grow back and there is nothing I can do to prevent that. The best news is that I still have an ovary and the doctor said that it's absolutely fine for me to try to get pregnant whenever I choose.I am recovering well. Yesterday I was finally allowed to pick up my child. I am doing okay with that, but I did get a few pains when I lifted him a lot so I'm trying to ease into it. I have a follow-up visit on the 17th and I am anticipating that everything will be fine.Thank God for this great report and thanks to all for their encouragement and prayers!:)

[bmcd]

Glenda this is tremendous news.  I am truely happy for you.  You have gotten through this and didn't even have to endure the viciousness of chemotherapy.  Kudos to you.  I have been and will continue to follow your updates closely, because of Ashley having immature teratoma as well as a 4 cm mature teratoma removed from her remaining ovary at the time the immature teratoma was removed.  I fear for the future of her remaining ovary and hearing good reports from you help me to keep positive prospectives about Ashley's future. Again, fantastic news and continued success.

Take care and God Bless,
Bob

[Stretch63]

Wonderful news...just be sure to give yourself time to heal! Hugs

[worrywartgirl]

Congrats Glenda! You must feel like such a weight has been lifted from you. That's really good news. I can't believe you had to wait so long since your dr was on vaca. They are off relaxing and enjoying themselves while you are going thru hell wondering.... :(  Well, I guess that's just the way it is! But thank God it was good news!