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Adhesions after surgery.
my wife suneeta diagonised overrian cancer in the month of nov.2009 She underwent three chemos with paclitaxal+carboplatinum, her CA-125 came down to 100u/ml from 6000u/ml. Doctor carried outsurgery, removing both overies+uterus+omentum+lymp nodes. After surgery 4th chemo given the CA-125 went to 7000u/ml hence chemo drug was changed ti lipodex for 5th chemo but CA-125 went to 11000u/ml,Now reaccurence of cancer 7 post surgery adhesions made her stomach tight & she cannot drink water also. PLEASE anybody in this world tells me, when my wife responded very well to chemo whether operation was really needed! Why adhesions form after surgery& how to remove adhesions without second surgery.
Was the chemo Doxil (Liposomal Doxorubicin) - as OzBron said, lipodex is a steroid and not recommended - your doctor may have been refering to it as "lipodox"?
I recommend talking to your doctor and ensuring that they take the time to explain all that is going on - Try to remain calm as there may be some simple answers that come from understanding her situation better.
I recommend talking to your doctor and ensuring that they take the time to explain all that is going on - Try to remain calm as there may be some simple answers that come from understanding her situation better.
As I mentioned in your journal, I will respond however I may not have the answers you need. Be patient and others may respond.
A CA125 at 11000 is quite high, what did the oncologist say? To me it sounds like more is going on than just adhesions.
I have never heard of lipodex in relation to chemo. A quick search came up that lipodex is a anabolic steroid used by bodybuilders so I have no idea why your wife would be on that. Strengthening immune ssystem is one thing, however I would think a steroid like that might just prompt cell growth (in the tumour as well as muscles) which sounds dangerous to me.
I suggest you also search the archive for posts on adhesions. There you will find information about bodyrolling. It involves rolling a small ball around the abdomen in an effort to stimulate blood flow (which speeds healing) and to break and easy to break adhesions. Frommemory you essentially lie on the ground with the ball beneath you and slowly roll from side to side and up and down, it should be slow and should not cause major pain (perhaps a little discomfort). Your wife is 6mths or so out from surgery so the surgical wounds should be healed enough for this. She will need to do this regularly and she should see some improvements.
I don't understand the comment that the adhesions have made her stomach tight to the extent that she can't drink water. This sounds very extreme and would warrant talking to a doctor as something else may be going on such as ascites or tumours etc. Have they done any CATscans or MRI's to visualise the adhesions?
The operation was vital and unfortunately some people are prone to adhesions. Ovarian cancer recovery is all related to how good the surgery was in removing all cancer. If you leave it in there, then you are making the chemo do much much more work to destroy the cancer. It is common for the CA125 to temporarily go up after surgery due to inflamation and small levels of cell debris. It would usually then come back down. I am surprised that they didn't wait to change chemo until after the 5th chemo rather than the 4th. Also how long was it between surgery and resuming chemo?
As I said, many more questions than answers. You and your wife need to see the oncologist and get much more information.
A CA125 at 11000 is quite high, what did the oncologist say? To me it sounds like more is going on than just adhesions.
I have never heard of lipodex in relation to chemo. A quick search came up that lipodex is a anabolic steroid used by bodybuilders so I have no idea why your wife would be on that. Strengthening immune ssystem is one thing, however I would think a steroid like that might just prompt cell growth (in the tumour as well as muscles) which sounds dangerous to me.
I suggest you also search the archive for posts on adhesions. There you will find information about bodyrolling. It involves rolling a small ball around the abdomen in an effort to stimulate blood flow (which speeds healing) and to break and easy to break adhesions. Frommemory you essentially lie on the ground with the ball beneath you and slowly roll from side to side and up and down, it should be slow and should not cause major pain (perhaps a little discomfort). Your wife is 6mths or so out from surgery so the surgical wounds should be healed enough for this. She will need to do this regularly and she should see some improvements.
I don't understand the comment that the adhesions have made her stomach tight to the extent that she can't drink water. This sounds very extreme and would warrant talking to a doctor as something else may be going on such as ascites or tumours etc. Have they done any CATscans or MRI's to visualise the adhesions?
The operation was vital and unfortunately some people are prone to adhesions. Ovarian cancer recovery is all related to how good the surgery was in removing all cancer. If you leave it in there, then you are making the chemo do much much more work to destroy the cancer. It is common for the CA125 to temporarily go up after surgery due to inflamation and small levels of cell debris. It would usually then come back down. I am surprised that they didn't wait to change chemo until after the 5th chemo rather than the 4th. Also how long was it between surgery and resuming chemo?
As I said, many more questions than answers. You and your wife need to see the oncologist and get much more information.
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