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Surgery and Chemotherapy

How long does the oncologist generally wait between surgery (hysterectomy) and chemotherapy?  
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All oncologists are different but the average is about 3 weeks... Good luck.. Ronnii
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Mine waited 6 weeks, long enough for a full recovery first.
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Mine was around 6 weeks. Surgery June 16th.  Chemo July 18th. I guess that is less than 6 wks.  Chemo brain again!
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My mom's oncologist started chemo 3 weeks after surgery.
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I was scheduled to start chemo 3 weeks after my hysto and lab report confirmed it was OC.
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I think it was 4 weeks for me. Same when I had surgery last oct, restarted in Nov..with chemo.
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M ine ended up being 10 weeks.  I had to heal my sternum to pubic bone incision that got  infecions at various spots along it.  I had blanket chemo during surgery so they weren't in a rush,I guess. I just completed my 3rd treatment today and am looking to get good results on CT scan and CA 125  tests next Thursday.  The doc originally told me it would be 6 weeks till chemo started but he wanted my incision to fully heal.
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I should add for other women.. that I had exploratory laparotomy then chemo then my debulking surgery... different ways for other countries...
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Thanks for the feedback....I get more answers and information on here than I do from my oncologist!
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As someone said, all Drs are different. I had 8 rounds of chemo first, then debulking surgery.  6 weeks after surgery I was put on maintenance chemo.
   Chris
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cancer found during surgery Dec 8th, week recovery, port installed in chest, first chemo Dec 28th...all happened very fast for me. Good luck
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