Hi All,

My mum had a hysterectomy a couple of years ago, in which she was also diagnosed with ovarian cancer which had spread to the bowel. She has been on and off of different chemotherapy treatments since then. The latest scans are showing that the growth is under control, and is not spreading. Normally I would presume that this is a good sign? However, she has been in severe pain for weeks, with excessive build up and drains of ascites fluid. Generally the things I am reading around ascites are pretty dire, but the oncologists don't seem to be overly concerned?

I was wondering if anyone has had similar experiences with excessive ascites? And what the prognosis was for this? Could this have anything to do with the type of chemo she is taking (oral tablets), as she has had massive bouts of illness whilst on this. I am quite concerned because as far as i am aware, there haven't been any scans of her lungs or liver. 

Please do share if you have had any similar experiences, as I really just want to get my head around the severity of this and what this could mean going forward... 

Thanks.