Do I really need chemo for just a few cells that were removed anyway?
Long story short, am 59, 5 years after menopause started bleeding, went to gyno, had fibroids and ovarian cyst, removed ovaries, tubes, uterus and cervix. Sample showed some High Grade Serous Seroma in one tube and non-cyst ovary (upon second opinion pathology) Now the Drs are pushing 6 treatments of chemo, one wants to do surgery then chemo. CT scan showed lymph nodes clear, CA_125 was clear, BRCA test shows SDHA variant.
I have already decided to forgo the surgery, as I don't see the point. Am also having serious doubts about chemo. No one, as far back as at least four generations have cancer. What worries me, is i have seen friends with cancer get chemo, and then their cancer almost always gets worse.
I know this is a preventative measure, but I feel it's going overboard. Sorry, I was going to try to make it short. I just have a really bad feeling about this.
Posted Jul 2, 2019, 8:37 PM UTC
The ca-125 is just a standard indicator. It doesn't have to be elevated to mean you have cancer. If the pathology report shows you have high grade serous Carcinoma that means you have cancer. Were they able to stage it? They may not be able to without doing further exploratory surgery. If it is high grade serous carcinoma it typically spreads quickly. Unless they got every bit of it, it will not go away without some form of treatment.
Have you talked with a gynecological oncologist? There has to be something there to make them want to treat you for cancer. If it is ovarian cancer I'd take it very seriously, it's the deadliest of the gyno cancers because it's often ignored and overlooked by doctors.
Thank you. Yes, the Oncologist Gynecologist says Stage 2, the Oncologist I saw today said 3. I am getting a second opinion and switching Doctors because she was very rude and condescending.
Yes, get a new doc, you want someone that is on your side! I wish you the best of luck in your journey. ❤
P.s. Make sure you have a gynecological oncologist do your surgery. An optimal surgery gives the best prognosis.
Yes, I spoke to my gynecologist and she recommended me to get the chemo. She said what they discovered was very, very, early cancer cells. She said she had never seen it so early before. Thank you for your support. Am hoping to hear back from a new oncologist soon. And start the chemo.