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In reply to the discussion: Stage Two Ovarian [View all]

xmas74

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30. Bloat,fullness
Thu May 12, 2022, 10:18 PM
May 2022

Sometimes nausea and vomiting after eating, even if it wasn't much.
Eventually turned into lower back pain that felt like a kidney stone and then I started bleeding. I'm post menopausal so this was out of the ordinary. My bleeding was extremely heavy for two months, saturating napkins every 2-3 hours. I was weak and fatigued. It eventually slowed down but never stopped for six months, the day I had surgery. The pain spread throughout the abdomin and I began experiencing pain on my right side (I had cancer in both ovaries but the left was 26 cm so I felt it first.)

I had a few bouts of incontinence.

A few things could be from the endometriosis that wasn't officially diagnosed or ever treated until discovering I had adhesions everywhere. Scraping the adhesions from an artery caused excessive blood loss and I had a transfusion of 3 liters.

So, some is endo, some is cancer but my official diagnosis is endometroid carcinoma of the ovaries, meaning if the endo had been treated when I complained about pain any time in the past two decades I might not have developed ovarian cancer.

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Stage Two Ovarian [View all] xmas74 May 2022 OP
Sending you hugs and strength! MLAA May 2022 #1
Good luck and cilla4progress May 2022 #2
Hugs Duncanpup May 2022 #3
Sorry to hear, but glad they caught it early! SheltieLover May 2022 #4
They think so xmas74 May 2022 #21
Glad they got it! SheltieLover May 2022 #24
Chemo is important . . . Lovie777 May 2022 #5
Keep us posted. Solly Mack May 2022 #6
Sending you healing hugs gademocrat7 May 2022 #7
Chemo is tough, thought better than when I got it 10 years ago. TNNurse May 2022 #8
Glad they found it at Stage 2. Good luck with the chemo. sinkingfeeling May 2022 #9
Strength for your journey back to good health. Hugs. LoisB May 2022 #10
Strength and Hugs to You! DarthDem May 2022 #11
Great news! Here's to the best outcome possible. My thoughts are with you, xmas74! ♥ CaliforniaPeggy May 2022 #12
I'll keep more updates on my Facebook. xmas74 May 2022 #22
This is hopeful news! So happy it was detected early and sending you healing thoughts! Karadeniz May 2022 #13
Wishing you the best results from your treatment. brer cat May 2022 #14
Best of luck to you. I am two years past my chemo for breast cancer Walleye May 2022 #15
Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery COL Mustard May 2022 #16
(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((hug)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))) Wicked Blue May 2022 #17
Sending healing thoughts and hugs. Scottie Mom May 2022 #18
Sending vibes, good to hear you are getting started right away ms liberty May 2022 #19
Glad to hear they caught it early. Sending healing vibes and positive thoughts! skylucy May 2022 #20
Sending healing vibes your way. Lonestarblue May 2022 #23
Sending vibes for best possible outcome. Your DU family is here for you. niyad May 2022 #25
... sprinkleeninow May 2022 #26
I'm not sure what chemo that they will give you, but . . . Staph May 2022 #27
I'm in a few ovarian cancer groups xmas74 May 2022 #29
What symptoms did you have? AllyCat May 2022 #28
Bloat,fullness xmas74 May 2022 #30
Sending many, many positive thoughts and prayers of strength your way! woodsprite May 2022 #31
Everyone is telling me to stock up.on Claritin xmas74 May 2022 #32
I found the gel packs thawed out too fast for me. woodsprite May 2022 #33
I'll save them on my account. xmas74 May 2022 #34
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