Ovarian Cancer

[d3soccer]

I've had the symptoms that I thought were related to IBS, but a few weeks ago I was having pain so bad I couldn't hardly walk and it was off and on for over a week. I also had sharp shooting pains in my pelvic area.  So I started researching and found the symptoms of ovarian cancer, I had a lot of the same symptoms including non stop lower back pain, abnormal heavy menstral flow that has led to anemia, and pressure on my bowels.  I've had a lot of these symptoms for quite a while though.  Ever since I had my baby who will be two soon.  I even had some symptoms before I had her but nothing like now.  Now they are much more consistant. But I don't necessarily have them every day, with the exception of the sharp pelvic pains which I have least once or twice nearly every day, but they come and go quickly. How long can you have these symptoms and it still be cancer?  Should I be worried?

[ReneeNJ]

I agree, go see a gyn.  My symptoms were all bowel related. I swore I had IBS and even went straight to a gastroenterologist instead of a gyno.  Turned out I was stage 3C.

[nyc lady]

Have you seen your doctor????  Why not go to the GYN and the doctor of your symptoms, let him do a sonogram.  If there were problems that you should have worried about before you had the baby, chances are they would have seen something in the sonograms you had when you were pregnant.

The symptoms of Ovarian Cancer are the same as many benign conditions.  There has recently been a statement made by the major Ov Ca advocate groups, if you experience the symptoms for more then two weeks, see you gyn.

Good luck and let us what the doctor says.