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Re: missing ovary / mother died of ovarian cancer

From: luv2pnt (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 08:14:12 -0500 (CDT)


At Mon, 9 Sep 2002, luv2pnt wrote: >
>At Mon, 9 Sep 2002, Samir Fouad Aziz MD wrote:
>>
>>At Mon, 9 Sep 2002, luv2pnt wrote:
>>
>>I am 37 yrs. old w/ a previous ruptured left ovarian cyst at 17.
>>Through out the years I have had pain in the same ovary.I have had 3
>>large babies: 9.2,9.3, 1o.1o In Feb I had a trans and vaginal ultrasound
>>and they could not find the ovary. My mother died in March of ovarian
>>cancer and she bleed really bad for twenty some years. My sister has a
>>tumor that is growing and needs a hyst. I am having sometimes two
>>periods a month. Now every month I pass blood clots ranging in size of
>>50 cent pieces to palm size. My doctor says I might need a DNC. What
>>do you think? I had a CAT Scan in Aug. But my doc never called me with
>>the results. So I got a copy of the report. Can you tell me what it
>>means:
>>Soft tissue structure measuring 2cm in the region of the right adnexa is
>>suspected to represent a nornal right ovary. Negative for eivdence of
>>left adnexal mass.
>>
>>Thank you for your time and help!!!
>it means a normal right ovary and most probably you had your left ovary
>>removed durinng the previous surgery.the cause of abnormal bleeding
>>needs to be known and D&C is the first to be done,
>>
>>--
>>Samir Aziz MD
>>Asist.Professor Ob.Gyn
>>Director Gyn.Oncology
>>Al-Azhar University-Egypt
>>Editorial Advisor Obgyn.net(P&B,gyn.Oncology)
>>
>>This is for educational purposes only.
>>
>I never had it removed, it was there a year ago. I had an xray and
>found a small cyst. I'm still having pain in that area and in
>my upper left leg. Also since Feb. I've been running low grade
>fevers, stiff joints, muscle tenderness and my glands are enlarged. I
>have to go Wed. to get blood work done.
>
>Thanks!





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