ovary

[kimbu70]

hi i had. a ultrasound for lower back pain right side pain constipation and frequent urination but that one isainly at night and first thi.g in the morning i have a. hysterectomy 2 years ago only leaving my ovarys my right ovary is doulbe the size toy left 2.76 x 3.86 x 5.25 and volume 9.80ml that was wat was wriiten in the pictue and there is one picture with color blue and red but its inside aswell as outside the ovary should i be concerened i cant see dr for a few days fo proper results

[old_before_my_time]

I am sorry for your cancer diagnosis. I can relate to having no desire. I am on HRT so I don't have bad hot flashes or night sweats. But I do get overheated at night. Have you considered using a vaginal estrogen such as Vagifem tablets, Estrace cream, or Premarin cream to keep your vaginal tissues healthy so sex is comfortable? They are not supposed to increase systemic levels of estrogen so it would seem that you could use them. And some oncologists even say that systemic estrogen is ok and maybe even beneficial for overall health in ovarian cancer survivors.

[old_before_my_time]

I am sorry for your ovarian cancer diagnosis. I hope you have a good prognosis with this recurrence. If you have ovarian cancer, you probably don't have a choice of keeping your ovaries.

To be honest, living without them (for 8 years) has been very difficult and would probably be worse without HRT. But I miss my uterus just as much. I think they generally say no HRT if you've had ovarian cancer but some doctors think HRT is necessary for quality of life as well as mitigation of the medically documented health risks associated with ovary removal.

[HVAC]

My only real issue is I have no want for sex and I am married so I have to have sex because I love my husband. I can't get in the mood and it is painful. I just grit my teeth and do it. I also have sweats 20 times a night. I soak my bed. It has been two years since my surgery.

Alex

[Hickgirl61]

I had no history of family issues with ovaries or any reproductive cancers. I am in all respects a fluke. I had hysterectomy but they left my ovaries. Ten yrs later I started having a lot of pelvic pain. I had the run around and never was taken seriously. I had 6 pregnancies, had been on the pill and by all statistics at next to zero risk. I ballooned in the abdomen and gained fifty lbs in less than a month. I saw the dr. Asked I I had a thyroid issue. He said "no, you are just fat". I had always been athletic and fit. I was a muscular, lean 135 and in a month was 185. I was frustrated as one might imagine. One night just after the beginning of February in 2009 I woke in the middle of the night with horrendous pelvic pain.  I felt a burning, tearing pain. It lasted for over an hour. The next day I made an appointment with a PA at a practice near my work. I saw her and then had a barrage of tests. I had an ovarian cyst rupture from the deduction of CT and labs. I then got a new primary and began a two yr fight to get taken seriously about the chronic pain. I was getting very run down and my hair and skin had gotten dry. My persistence finally got more imaging in 2011. By then I had quit my job after having missed a lot of work and pain was interfering plus I was doing 24/7 care of my spouse who had jus had major back surgery.  On to the diagnosis. I had surgery June 6, 11 for ovarian cyst. It "ruptured during excision" then two days later I was told it was granulosa cell tumor cancer. Ok now what? I was given 3 rounds of chemo and a dismissal from the Onc. I saw him a month later and I had noticed a very tender spot in my under arm on the left. I got an appointment and "your fine". Now I am dealing with very enlarged underarm area, visibly enlarged node in it, have had swollen nodes in right side o my neck for a yr and a half and have yet to be given an ultrasound of my nodes or a biopsy as I keep requesting. The new Onc said its nothing because its shallow. Ok well now he has changed his tune because I had a pelvic US and my remaining ovary has a 3.2 cm cyst inside of the ovary and my labs show my cancer is returning. Had they taken both ovaries I may not have had a recurrence. I can't say for sure. So I am 52 and starting the process over with the added possibility of metastatic cancer to lymph nodes. I hope that the cyst, under arm nodes and lumps in my left breast all taken care of. I'm going into it a little frustrated but fighting with a vengeance. I don't know life without ovaries but would like to know, bluntly, how you are coping.

[Hickgirl61]

Try not to let your imagination get ahead of the facts. Wait until you see your doctor and get more information. I make a list of questions I want to ask and symptoms I want to address. It helps me because I get side tracked once I'm there.  After you find out from your doctor what the facts are then I like to be informed. For me the not knowing is what is worrisome so I learn as much as I can about my condition.  Keep a positive attitude and prepare for your appointment with your list of questions. I will be thinking positive thoughts too.

[kimbu70]

i got the ultrasoumd report very basic just says a degenerative corpus lutuem does not say size or anything else

[HVAC]

Let us know if you want to.

Alex

[kimbu70]

havent actualy got results as yet tomorow they should be in

[HVAC]

What has your doctor suggested?

Alex

[kimbu70]

thankyou i have had cysts alot just this time i have pain alot i actualy would prwfer for themnto rwmove the ovarys as ive had so many surgerys to remove them in my family there is no ovarian cancer there is breast cancer and colon cancer so thata a good thing to hear

[old_before_my_time]

If you do not have a genetic predisposition / family history of ovarian cancer, then your chances are VERY small. The average woman's LIFETIME risk is less than 2% (1.4% by U.S. government statistics). Ovarian cysts seem to be pretty common after hysterectomy. Hopefully, you will not need to have either ovary removed since our ovaries are important into our 80's for keeping us healthy and having a good quality of life. I also had a hysterectomy (but he removed my ovaries) and it has been devastating in EVERY way.