Hello all, I've signed up as I'm going out of my mind with worry and I don't know where else to turn. I had a pelvic MRI last week to see if my fibroids were suitable for Embolisation. The day after, I got a call saying the gynaecologist wanted to see me the following day.
When I arrived, there was the gynaecologist and also a nurse who I think was a 'Gynaecology Oncologist Nurse' or something like that. The gynaecologist told me the MRI showed a cyst on my right ovary that they think is on my ovary but it might be on my appendix. He said it was 7cm and from his description I think it's a complex one.
He said I need a CA125 blood test and he's ordered an urgent CT scan of my pelvis, abdomen and chest. I asked if it is cancer; they just kept saying they don't know. I'm trying to stay calm but freaking out about what the blood test and CT Scan will show.
Can anyone who understands the process, please reassure or explain to me:
- Is it normal to have a cancer nurse at the consultation if they aren't yet sure it is cancer?
- is it normal to be referred for a full body CT scan if they aren't yet sure it is cancer?
I had an ultrasound (pelvic and abdominal) last November to confirm fibroids; at the time my ovary was 2.2cm. I also had a CA125 blood test last July/August (can't remember exactly when) and it was normal at the time. They're saying this is a new finding that wasn't there before. The nurse referred to it as an 'incidental finding' or something like that.
