I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer this February 2020, and had a full hysterectomy in March just before lockdown!! Then started chemo as soon as was healed. I know exactly what you are going through & probulary how you are feeling, especially with covid around as well. Any questions just ask
Really sorry to hear about your diagnosis. Could I ask about your symptoms? I've been to the doctors around 8 times in the last 14 months. I have daily booting, bad gas, indigestion twice a month, I go to the toilet usually once a day and stools are loose, just a few days ago developed a shooting pain in my pelvis. They keep saying it's IBS. Serum c protein was negative for inflammation, bloods normal but no examination. I'm so worried from peoples stories I'm being misdiagnosed with IBS
Sorry for delay in answering you for some reason the alert was not sent through to me!
My symptoms started Last September not this year. I started getting a pain in my lower back on right side that would shoot round to my groin like a knife going in me!! then going down my leg. Doctors told me it was trapped nerve& to rest it. The pain went on & on with many visits to Dr. In the end January this year I took hubby with me & we insisted it be checked out. Sent to A&E they did ultra sound but said I had fibroids. Pain contiued then February I again went to Dr said needed checking out as pain was so bad I had trouble walking. Sent me to Gynae, he did internal with wand said Fibroids. I left it a week & phoned lost it on phone saying want something done. Sent me to Cancer Gynae specialist who sent me for 3D scan & she confirmed I had a mass between my left Ovarie & major vien to bladder etc. She confirmed she thought it was cancer. Booked me in for full hysterectomy. I too thought mine was IBS for years as I would bloat when stressed.
My advice would be keep pushing the Dr's to get it sorted & checked out. Nothing was found with smear tests always had them & always came back clear. Had loads of ultra scans & internal wand which did not find the cancer. If I had not kept on hassleing the Dr's & pushing to get it sorted I would still be here with the cancer growing inside me!! They only found mine with the 3D scan. All my bloods came back within tolerance of passing ca125 = 17.
