Ovarian concerns, please help....

[melodyrn]

Ok, here's my story. I had a miscarriage in mid February. They decided it was best for my body to clear itself on its own so no D&C. Later that week, I was admitted to the ER with severe pain. While there they did 2 ultrasounds, vaginal and were confused at what they saw. They had me return the next day for another U/S and another about a week later. Their conclusion, I have a 10cm complex mass in my right ovary, a 6cm complex mass in my left ovary and a mass in my cul-de-sac, I think this is outside the uterus btw it and the bladder. My Hcg is 7.5, CA125 is 88, another tumor marker that measures metastasis is 11 (they said the norm on this is 9). They said it could be a derma-something, another thing or possible cancer. They said because the masses are large, they told me they need to do open surgery, like c-section style and they can't rule out hysterectomy or ovarian cancer til they get in there. I'm scared. I want more kids. I have a husband and a young son and I have alot of people praying for me. Of course, cancer is a frightening concept and its hard to just go on day to day and wait for them to schedule surgery, answer all your questions.  Please share any stories or advise that may help.

[melodyrn]

Thank you! Its so hard. I don't have insurance, I've been in nursing school for the past the 3 years and am supposed to take my boards in April. I have a husband of 9 years and a 4 year old son. I want to have more children and avoid all the risk an issues of the surgery so I want them to save my ovaries and yet could that kill me. There aren't many available resources to speak about alternative medicine. Its a scary experience for sure.

[shewrites]

Please be sure you see a gyn oncologist for the surgery.  They have more training and experience -- and they have a better "track record" for these type of surgeries.  They do surgeries for conditions they think are benign (the vast majority) and those they suspect of being malignant.  They won't know for sure until they have a pathology report after the surgery, but a gyn/onc will usually be able to tell you after the surgery what s/he thinks is going on.  

Good luck.