Should I see an oncologist or stick with my gyno?

[Ashlee123]

I went to the emergency room last week with pain in my lower abdomen and they found an ovarian mass about the size of a tennis ball on my left ovary.  I got into a gynecologist and she scheduled me for surgery to remove the ovary April 1st.  She also took blood work to look for tumor markers and said that if there were any tumor markers she would not take the mass and would send me to a gynecologist/oncologist.  The blood work came back fine but I am wondering if I should still see an oncologist.  Does anybody know what an oncologist might do differently than just a regular gynecologist would???  I am just looking for another opinion I guess because I know that the blood work being fine does not guarantee that it's not cancer.

[silver&gold]

Hi,
I would have the gyn oncologist on standby at the surgery as they have a few more years experience  than a gynaecologist . Is the mass a cyst ? if so only approx 5% are malignant so the chances of finding a cancer are quite rare . I know its hard but try not to worry until theres something to worry about , thats the advice some of the great women on here gave me and its very true .
Take care Angiexx

[Shari4444]

Hello,

Sorry about your health issues. I would suggest that you ask the gynocologist if a gyn/onc would be available during your surgery just in case cancer is found. The probability of needing the gyn/onc is almost less than 1%, however.

A gyn/onc is specially trained in all aspects of gynecological cancers, and the special debulking, staging, types,and therapys that are involved in gynecological cancers.

Good luck, dear. I'll be thinking about you. Feel free to post more if you have any other questions.

Hugs,
Shari