Hi Casandra, and thank you for posting. 

I'm sorry you are having these concerns about your health, and hopefully you will get the answers soon to what is exactly going on, but I will answer your questions how I can.

Doctors often order blood tests to go along side scans so that they can get a full picture of what may be happening and CA125 levels are often assessed along with pelvic ultrasound scans, so this may have more to do with being thorough than anything else. I think if your doctor were really concerned, they would have given you a warning shot when they seem to have mentioned options for treating endometriosis. .

Ovarian cancer is unusual in women who are pre menopausal, and is not necessarily related to other cancers unless there is a known cancer gene fault in the family. So your family history of lymph and breast cancer may not have an effect on your own health, but it is understandable to feel concerned.

The CA 125 blood test isn't a cancer diagnosing blood test, but a test which tells the doctor how much of a certain protein is in the pelvic area. This protein is released when there is irritation and inflammation which can be due to several things like endometriosis, ovarian cyst, fibroids, as well as cancer. This means the levels can be raised for many different reasons.

For now it is waiting to see what your team decide to do next, which I appreciate leads to feelings of anxiety, but hopefully you will know more soon. 

Take care,

Sarah.

Thank you Sarah,

I appreciate your help. I think I was thrown because of the wording my Dr used and she was maybe just trying to help me understand the test but she said it was "to check if its cancer" so naturally I have been driving myself mad with that ever since. All I can do is wait and I am grateful for this platform.

Kind regards

Casandra