My wife was diagnosed with fallopian tube cancer on October 29, 2007. She had very few symptoms that would be considered as alarm bells. She had her annual physical in June with everything being fine. In August she began to have what she thought were symptoms of an urinary infection. In September she began having some abdominal pain that she thought was bowels. She never had any discharge. We do equine cross country racing and in the first of October she did a 50 mile race and experienced some abdominal pain so she went back into our family doctor a week later. He discovered a mass around her left ovary while doing a pelvic exam. He sent her in for an ultrasound. It showed a 3” diameter mass, again thought to be in her left ovary. He sent us to a gynecological oncologist who scheduled surgery a week later. From the time of her ultrasound until surgery in a matter of two weeks her tumor grew from 3” to 4 ½” and had ruptured. She was at that time diagnosed with Stage 3C fallopian tube cancer which had spread to both ovaries, the lymph system and to an old C-section scar. She has just completed 5 or her 6 chemo’s. Her pre-surgery CA-125 was 274. After chemo number 4 she had a clear CT scan and her CA-125 is down to 10. It has been a real battle for her. Ladies, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, if you have any doubts, have it checked out. My wife is a nurse and it still slipped by her.
Sincerely,
Pacpine