Post op ovarian tumor/pregnant

[Barcelona]

This site was extremely helpful to me before surgery,thank you!!  I am 35 and 16 weeks pregnant with my first.  I was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst at 9 weeks that was 11cm.  I had recently moved to Barcelona, Spain and was dealing with all of this with my Spanish husband who was translating the doctors explanations for me.  We decided to "watch" the cyst for a month, and when it was ultrasounded again, it had doubled in size and was called "suspicious". Due to my pregnancy and the misery that I was suffering for the month that the cyst was growing, the surgery had to be done immediately. It was explained to me (in English!!!) that the right ovary would be removed, and if it was malignant, then my left ovary would also immediately be removed.  There is apparently a chemo that can be done during pregnancy that I would start, and then upon delivery of the baby my uterus, tubes, and lymph nodes would be extracted.  Anyway, I am now 7 days post op, I had a laparotomy, my right ovary removed, and the cyst is now being called a benign tumor.  I got into a lot of bleeding in the surgery due to the large tumor bed, and after 2 days in the ICU and 8 units of blood later, I am pleased to report that the baby and I are doing well, and at home.  The final results of the pathology of the tumor are not in yet.  Is there a chance that the final results could show that this "benign tumor" is really malignant?  Or is it more of a way of distinguishing one type of tumor from another?

[Barcelona]

Thank you for your responses and well wishes!! I have never been anything but healthy, and this experience has been remarkable.  Having always admired athletes and their control of their bodies, I believe I am now in much more awe of those that work to heal from their bodies miscalculations. It is a whole different sense of accomplishment to look down after a week at my healing 10 inch incision than it is to run a faster mile. I wish everyone on this site the strength and support to keep up their fights to heal!!!!

[shazzybow]

congratulations !i hope your resting lots and lots! although you cant be certain until the path results are back, i suspect they will have some ideas from the look of the tumour of how suspicious it is, for the sake of the baby try and think positive, also if youve lot lots of blood make sure you eat well to get your iron levels up, lots of spanish tomatoes! good luck, sharon

[ndc]

Hi

If I were you I would post on the medical part of this site aswell - listed as Ovarian Cancer answers.

I would not like to say that all is ok or not and think that you could do with abit of medical reassurance.  Perhaps you are able to ask your surgeon what (if any) is their recommended course of action and an explanation of why it is necessary.

There are alot of women on this site with a wealth of experience who probably will have alot to offer.

However, what I do want to say is, wow - what a lot you have been through in such a short space of time.  Must have been very traumatic for you and I hope that once you have your reassurance you can get on and enjoy the remainder of your pregnancy

Dawn