I had my womb, fallopian tubes, ovaries and cervix removed, I think , though, you need to speak to your surgeon. I believe they sometimes leave either one or both ovaries. Mine was done for stage II. Womb cancer.
Pauline, I see you said,'I think' I didn't ask either, I just assumed that they'd taken the lot. My fault for not asking I suppose. But I think I was so shocked at the speed of what happened, 4 weeks from going to the g.p. to getting diagnosed and operated on, after never having had anything in the way of illness before, that I just didn't think to ask. I was alright for 9mths, then it came back in a lymph node, so I had chemo, which shrank it, then 35 radiotherapy treatments. I thought it was gone, but am now feeling 'unwell' again. I looked on my blood test form, and the test is for ovarian cancer! I'm so cross, I don't understand why. Sorry to unload onto you, but I think they should volunteer a little more, don't you? Went for the blood test today, so when I go back to see the consultant on the 13th, I shall certainly be asking this time. They didn't even tell me what they are testing for. I think I need to 'man up' a bit.
Pauline, I see you said,'I think' I didn't ask either, I just assumed that they'd taken the lot. My fault for not asking I suppose. But I think I was so shocked at the speed of what happened, 4 weeks from going to the g.p. to getting diagnosed and operated on, after never having had anything in the way of illness before, that I just didn't think to ask. I was alright for 9mths, then it came back in a lymph node, so I had chemo, which shrank it, then 35 radiotherapy treatments. I thought it was gone, but am now feeling 'unwell' again. I looked on my blood test form, and the test is for ovarian cancer! I'm so cross, I don't understand why. Sorry to unload onto you, but I think they should volunteer a little more, don't you? Went for the blood test today, so when I go back to see the consultant on the 13th, I shall certainly be asking this time. They didn't even tell me what they are testing for. I think I need to 'man up' a bit.
Katharine, mine was also done within 4 weeks. At my 3 month check up cancer had come back in my pelvic area, peritoneal cancer, cancer cells around my bowel and enlarged lymph nodes. Until my op I had been fit and well with just a bit of bleeding that had been going on for four years. I wish now I had just left it because I am told they can no longer do anything for me.
