Hello folks
Bit worried for my girlfriend.
Quite a large (grapefruit size!) lump has grown in her abdomen over the last few months. She kind of didn't pay much attention to it as she was in the stressful last few months of completing her PhD, and then there were even more stressy issues surrounding an admin error with her student visa (she's from Taiwan).
Anyway, she went to her GP who was quite concerned, mentioned the possibility of cancer or it could be a fibroid.
There's no history of cancer in her family, but she has been diagnosed with endometriosis, and all three of her sisters have had issues with uterine fibroids - so I tentatively think that is the more probable culprit.
Anyway, she had a blood test, which apparently showed a very high CA125 index - alarming, but apparently endo/fibroids can also be associated with a high CA125 index. Many years ago she had a blood test which similarly showed high CA125, and there was no cancer then.
2 days ago, she went for an urgent transvaginal ultrasound.
Today, she had a phonecall from the hospital saying that her next appointment was next tuesday afternoon. But it's a phone consultation!
Can that be right?
Obviously we're laypersons but it seemed to us that the big scary priority was to rule out cancer so we figured the next appointment would be some kind of biopsy.
What are the implications of a phone consultation? Does this seem normal for this chain of events? Should we be alarmed?
I know it's only a few days to wait but it just seems weird. She expected a meeting with someone who would show her the ultrasound, point out and explain what all the different areas mean, and then a biopsy. Or something.
Aaargh!
It would be great to hear some thoughts on this!
Thank you
