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Ovarian Symptoms...seeking advice

Baz22
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Hi,

I have been suffering with persistent left ovary/pelvic pain/discomfort along with extreme bloating for several months now. Have been diagnosed with various types of deficiency anaemias from blood tests and have just had a CT which has shown enlarged left ovary with shadowing.

Am now booked in for MRI but feeling a bit worried.

Had CA-125 bloods done about 6 months ago when I first went to GP but never heard back so I assumed results were normal. Is there any point in this blood test being repeated now as symptoms have persisted and progressed?

Also wondered how others would describe their ovary pain/discomfort?

Feel like I've had to be quite persistent with drs initially dismissing symptoms as 'health anxiety'. It has taken about 6 months to get to this point of having symptoms properly investigated.

Many thanks x

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    You have probably already googled this to death but having done the same I saw that CA125 is not elevated in all cases and especially not in the early stages.  

    If you are booked in for an MRI I am sure at some point they will do your bloods again.  I had mine retaken a few times and because of my age (44) they also did some extra bloods to pick up on other stuff.  

    It is definitely worth asking for repeat bloods but if the MRI is being done it sounds like it is in hand and they are checking to see what is what.  xx

     

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    Thanks for replying. Yes, I might have been guilty of some googling :) Am trying to stop that now as it doesn't really help.

    I too fall into a slightly higher risk age group at 46. There's just so much waiting between tests and results, which can be very frustrating when you want to just get a diagnosis, (hopefully!) treat your symptoms and get on with your life x

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    Thanks for replying. Yes, I might have been guilty of some googling :) Am trying to stop that now as it doesn't really help.

    I too fall into a slightly higher risk age group at 46. There's just so much waiting between tests and results, which can be very frustrating when you want to just get a diagnosis, (hopefully!) treat your symptoms and get on with your life x

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