My mom got diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer back on October 15, 2003. She had the Plueral Effusion (fluid around the lungs) and in her abdomen. She underwent a tap on her right lung, and 3 chemo treatments. She then had a full hysterectomy on December 30, 2003. She was scheduled to have her first chemo treatment after surgery on January 25, 2004 when once again the fluid had built up and she had a hard time breathing. We went into the ER instead of her chemo treatment and the next day they tapped her lung. They had taken out 1 liter of fluid, but said that there was still quite a bit of fluid, but had decided to start chemo again the next day. She had her first chemo on January 27, 2004 and as of yesterday (February 8, 2004) she is having a hard time breathing again. They took an x-ray and show that there is still fluid but would want to see if the chemo will still help get rid of some of the fluid. She is not due for her next chemo treatment until next Friday (February 18, 2004) My questions are the following. 1. should they tap her lung again before starting the next chemo treatment? 2. can she develop lung cancer with this fluid being left unattended? 3. can her other organs, such as her heart, be affected with lack of oxygen? and finally 4. is this normal to occur after having surgery of removal of the tumor plus the hysterectomy? I am very concerned that she should get this fluid out. Her oxygen levels have been around 89 as an average. Please advise the complications that may occur if the fluid is not removed. Thank you.