fluid accumulation

[yardleigh]

Yesterday I had litres of brownish fluid drained from my abdomen. I had bee hugely distended and very much in pain. When I asked about the cause, I was told that this is all part of the disease. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about 18 months ago. Following a  histerectomy, I completed one round of chemo and am trying a second round.I would like an specific answer rather than 'it's part of the disease'

[sheri938]

hi last year at this time i also was diag with ovarion cancer went from 155pounds to 103- in less  then 4 months-they did half the chemo treatments before the surgery- they also drained the fluid from my stomach  a lot of it-at least it wasn't as painful as when they removed the fluid from my lungs-i  was told the same thing-about the stomach fluid- my weight was so low that it threw me into shock and i ended up going to the hosp in an ambl but i have no memory of it - i spent 3 weeks in the hosp-they did the surg this january- i have had no problem gaining back my weight-the chemo was rough and still having trouble with the red blood counts  had a lot of transfusions
-sorry i have no ans. to your question- but my ca 125 is now 8 and i'm told thats not bad compared to what it was -a year ago-have faith- there are a lot of very wonderful people that give so much everyday to help us. anti depressants helped also- good luck

[dian07]

You must be feeling much better.....that is good.  I think what you are talking about is "ascites".  If you Google the word "ascites" I think you will find your answer.  I have no personal experience with ascites so I have no advice to offer.
I hope this second round of chemo does the trick for you.  Good luck!
Peace.
dian