Hello. Last week I was sent to A&E with severe abdominal pain. An ovarian cyst was found in 2018 and endometriosis was found after an appendectomy in 2021, so at this point they thought the pain was a gynaecological issue so I was seen in the GAU. After an abdominal ultrasound, nothing was found. I was then sent to the surgical assessment unit and eventually admitted to a ward. I then had a CT and they found a cystic mass in the right iliac fossa with adjacent sigmoid wall thickening and oedema.
A bit of history - I was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2000, just before my 11th birthday. In 2021 I had a planned appendectomy after a mucocele was found. Histology diagnosed a Low Grade Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasm - it was removed with clear margins. My maternal grandmother died at 50 years old from ovarian cancer and my maternal Grandfather died from metastatic bowel cancer. My paternal grandmother and grandfather died from cervical cancer and leukaemia respectively. My mother was diagnosed with Breast cancer at 56 years old.
Before they decided on the appendectomy, my case was discussed with a team at a specialist hospital. I know this hospital, along with another in Manchester, deal with appendiceal cancers, more so pseudomyxoma peritonei and I'm very worried that this mass could be this. Given my history and that of my families, I can't help but think the worse. I have an MRI booked for the end of May but that doesn't stop me worrying and googling things.
Any advice or information is very much appreciated.
