My pelvis full of fluid

[xrayu2]

I had an u/s as preop this morning and found that both cysts hve ruptured and my pelvis is full of fluid.  over the holidays i had bad pain and a burning discharge but was out of town and it was New years so I could not see my doc. Do you think they will tap the fluid or put me in before next Friday?

[xrayu2]

Often ovarian cysts and pelvic masses are "incidental findings".  The doc looks for something else or does a test to "just be sure" and finds huge cysts and masses.  Good luck to you.  I know several people with MS.  A lady I go to church takes interferon(a type of chemo) to help hold hers at bay.  My cousin got breast implants at age 17(she is in her 50s, but the silicon kept leaking into her system over the years, caused fatty tumors to arise and eventually ended up causing her MS.  She was diagnosed 10 years ago and has done well with it.  For a while it affected her eyes badly but the treatments corrected it for now.  She will also get a back spasm that someone will have to give her an injection before she can move(this happens only rarely).  She does well and says it is a mind over matter issue.  I hope you have as good of an outcome as she.  I do not know where you live, but here in the states the National Health Institute has done great research and has many treatment options for MS.. But, I am sure some of the major universities do too.  I believe my cousin went to a place in Kentucky.

[GSousa]

Hi!, I am a 49 year old women, who has been suffering with different medical problems. I was recently diagnoised with MS. and others problems. The reason I am in this section, is because I had an MRI, an the results showed a large pelvic Mass.Which shocked the heck out of me. It's not enough to be told about Neurological problems. I am having an ultrasound this wk. The Dr. told me that I still have my ovaries. O yeah,I forgot to mention that I had a Histerectomy yrs. ago, and that my ovaries an shrunken down to nothing.Plus cancer runs in my family.On the possitive side, IT puts me at piece, to know that their are other women out there, just like me and I don't feel like I'm in this all alone.Hope to hear from you soon, and anyone else, I'd love to hear from you.Sincerely GSousa.

[xrayu2]

Very well said.  I agree with you about being touched by this disease-you truly are never the same.  While I do not know what is brewing in my pelvis, I do know that I am forever changed by finding this site where so many come together to share thoughts, calm their fears, and empower themselves with enough knowledge to get them thru another day until issues can come to rest.  I even look at my patients in a different way for the struggle those with ovca have seems to be a constant up hill battle when they have started the fight under the hill.. I do not feel that others cancers are easier to get thru but The statistics with ovca alone are enough to give one chills.  Regardless of my outcome in this-benign disease or malignant.  I have made a promise not to neglect this site when my fears are gone. I have gained alot of informaiton here and their will be people constantly seeking a tidbit of info that perhaps I have the answer to.  Peace to you  and God bless!!
Kristie

[dian07]

My surgeon did 20 biopsies; all came back clean but there were cells in the perotineal lavage that were malignant. Immediately I was stage 1C; I went through the routine chemo (carbo and paxil) finishing in October.
I am now thought to be cancer free; we will see in months and years to come.
I was scared initially, just like everyone is. I remain scared at times; at other times I am cautiously optomistic.
I think once one is touched by this disease he/she is permanently changed. In some ways the changes are good, as we are certainly able to relate in ways previously unknown; and bad as it is hard to regain the naive optimism held by the "untouched".
Still, we go on doing whatever we must in order to survive; and survive we must. Giving up is not an option, neither is dread and pessimism. The latter will kill us all by itself.
I believe a positive attitude, a smile on your face and eternal optimism definately play a part in the defeat of this disease.
A certain amount of fear must be necessary or we wouldn't all know of it, but we must not ever let it be in control.  
Knowledge is power. Once we know what we are dealing with we gain a certain amount of control over our life again. That is , in my experience, the first step in the defeat of this disease.
One step at a time. Try to keep focused. Never let fear influence your decisions. Allow yourself to feel all yur emotions; emotions are never right or wrong; they are simply your emotions.
Though sometimes it is fleeting, peace is your best friend.
Peace be with you.  dian

[mommysgirl]

My mother is 44 and was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer yesterday.  She had a total hysterectomy (only had left ovary and tube since 8) and took out lymph nodes and sac under colon.  They are not sure what stage, but say with confidence that they got it all and it doesn't look like it spread.  They did mention that her ovary did burst (the one with the mass)before surgery.  Is that bad?  They do suggest chemo b/c of the microscopic cancer that could be there, but are awaiting the biopsy results.  My mom had a swollen abdomen and was in a lot of pain, somedays better than others.  She started with the irregular bleeding which she was told it was perimenopausal.  I am very scared.  My mom is my best friend and I don't want to loose her, but everything I see about ovarian cancer gives a less than 5 year prognosis.  Has anyone had the same experience?  If so what do you think the stage is?  Please help I am a mess!

[xrayu2]

Yeh!! Good news!! Hopefully you will have a healthy and happy year to come.  I have a call into the gyn/onc-he was in surgery today.  The nurse said in a way it sounded like good news and that my pain should be gone.  The pain is still there and she figures he will go ahead do exploratory and find out what is going on.  I am scheduled for hysterectomy so exploratory could be better.  I hope that maybe it is all completely benign because if there are bad cells floating thru my abdomen then I am in big trouble.  Even a stage I disease jumps to a Stage Ic or II because of that.

[dian07]

Well, this certainly is not what you wanted to hear; I am disappointed. So sorry this is happening to you.
Do you know what you want them to do? If I were in your spot, I think I would want them to go in and find out exactly what is going on throughout my intire abdomen. I think the decision is yours, not simply theirs; afterall, this is your body and your life. Ultimately the decision is yours to make. It is not as if you are not knowledgable in this arena; they definately are not dealing with  an uneducated person in you and can offer different considerations in order to help you decide what you want them to do now. I have no doubt yu will make the right decision for you and your family.
Hey, how were your holidays? I hope,except for the day in pain, they were great!
I got good news today; the report following my mri says "no indication of malignancy" in the liver; according to my onc., just fat. Don't need to see him for three months now. YEAH!
I hope you get news like that real soon too.
Happy New Year, kid, and, I wish peace for you and your family.
dian