Complex Irregular Mass???

[jfulcher]

So I posted last month about a 12cm mass on my right ovary that has been troubling me for months. I have family history of cancer. Female cancer on mothers side. Lung cancer on fathers side. Have had 2 CT scans w/contrast and a ultrasound as well as a MRI on 5/4/15 w/contrast. I WAS originally told after I would be sent to a OB/GYN for the surgery. But today I was called with the results. "Instead of sending you to an OB/GYN, we are going to straight refer you to a surgeon, its a complex mass, very irregular, and you will have to discuss how to go about removing it". Now before everyone was dragging their heels. I was a hurry up and wait case with everyone. Suddenly I'm going to a surgeon and am very nervous. I don't know what to prepare myself for or how to prepare for it. My son lives with his grandma and my dad recently lost two siblings in a year to cancer. So I'm a little freaked out and panicked.

[jfulcher]

So just to catch you all up, i have a concern... My right side is all puffed up... And kinda hard... Not sure why... That is where a bigger incision is i guess... I have five incisions. Only the upper right is puffed. I was told it was gas. And to take gas x. So i have been. Thats the most painful part. Dunno what else to think of everything so far... Am i able to post pix on here?

[jfulcher]

Well i am home. They ended up needing to send over 18 samples to pathology and still haven't ruled out cancer. It broke my IUD, so they had to cut open my uterus to get out the pieces of iud out. In case of the worst they took out my nodes... It was a pretty good size. Was a tumor. Not just a simple cyst. So waiting to find out whats what.

[old_before_my_time]

They have dragged their feet with you. Thank heavens the day is almost here. They had me in very quickly and my surgeon said he had to do a laparotomy (big incision) but I suspect only because he did not have good laparascopic skills. Another reason could be that the resident(s) (who I was not even aware would be there) needed to meet their abdominal hysterectomy surgical requirements.

I missed your post where you said you are being treated by the same office as Angelina Jolie. Cool!  

Hang in there. I will be thinking about you next Wednesday and hoping for a good outcome!

[jfulcher]

Well did my preop appt. In the home stretch.. Cant take NSAID's. Which of course were all i had in the house apparently.. Exhausted ready for this to happen...

[old_before_my_time]

It sounds like you are in good hands as long as this surgeon has done a lot of robotic surgeries. I hope your surgery goes well and the mass is benign! I also hope you do not have the cancer markers (BRCA1 and BRCA2 tests?) I will be thinking about you and waiting to hear back.

[jfulcher]

Well finally had my appt yesterday. My doctor said he only wants to take out the mass and most likely the left ovary its attached to and want to leave my uterus and righty in. But since there's a chance of malignancy he is going to check for cancer on the table in a bag and if there's cancer everything has to be removed. So that's the only possibility of losing everything. I have bloodwork coming up on June 4th for genetic testing for the cancer markers IN CASE it is benign since the cancer pops up in the women in my family 35-45. And if I have the markers he says about 40 would be the time for a hysterectomy to keep from getting cancer IF I HAVE the markers. He seems to be a pretty decent doc and really reassuring. My surgery is scheduled for June 10th. They are using the da Vinci robot so a few small incisions not a huge slice.