Ultra Sound

[Carebear215]

After the Ultra sound will then have any idea of what is wrong with me? Why one of my ovaries is bigger(or a tumor on it) and one is smaller then the other?
Or will they have to do more test after this to give me a reason for all this pain, etc.
My period is late again this month.
Last month is was 2 weeks early this month 1 week late.
Before I had my tubes tied I was always on time I could almost count it to the hour.

And the pain on my side YIKES!
The pain pills help some but it doesnt' take away all the pain and I am trying not to take as many because I want to know when I am in pain and when my body is trying to tell me something.
Just wish I could find an answer for it.

Amazing how many go with a  diagnosis  for so long.

We have come so far with breast cancer but with OC not very far at all.


I do have one more question, one PA told  me that a CA 125 test doesn't tell you anything unless you have been told you have OC if you do not have it then the test is useless, is this true?
Thank you

[Casey06]

Fran Drescher "The Nanny" had endometrial cancer and yes she was blown off and bounced around like many women with gyn cancers or serious problems. (I guess women are just supposed to "suck it up" and "suffer in silence".......whatever...)

She is a huge advocate for all gyn cancer awareness now:
http://www.cancerschmancer.org/

[Carebear215]

Thank you for your response.
I guess if even doctors, PA's and Nurses are not aware of what to look out for , how to test for OC , etc how can we as women know.
But knowledge is power and groups like this one help others to get to know their own and pay attention.

Wasn't it that lady Fran ? who played on The Nanny who had OC and she went from doctor to doctor before finding out what she had.
And I believe this was years ago and still today we don't know what to do for women and how to test and find this in the early stages.

Just wish can find out for sure what is wrong with me want to get on the road to recovery and have a name for it and then deal with it.

[SimplyStar]

The CA125 test is not completly useless, its accuracy is around 50% and is  used as a marker for those that show a build up in the protein after dx, it is a less evasive way to mark progress or recurrance, altho along with the scans which are more important. Leslee has more CA125s run than scans,  As far as the PA telling you that it is useless, I would not agree,  it does find its share of OVCA and leads the doctors to order more telling tests. You do not have to have OVCA to have an elevated CA125, and also some with OVCA do not have the elevation either.  Here again is the need for all women to be educated in the symptoms and  be aware of the proper tests to rule out OVCA or to catch it early.