CancerCompass message board discussion started by Tanama on 8/14/2007 http://www.cancercompass.com/message-board/message/all,15269,0.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ Would an MRI taken specifically to view my colon show signs of ovarian cancer if they were there?Backstory to this question: Last year I was having some serious problems with bloating, loss of appetite, sense of fullness after only a few bites of food, loss of weight, fatigue, and mild abdominal pain. They did an MRI and found some kind of burst mass on my cecum (right next to my appendix) that the radiologist, surgeon and GI doc all said looked definitively like colon cancer but a colonoscopy to cut it out led to a biopsy was negative for cancer. They have a laundry list of what they know it wasn't, as they subsequently put me through every GI-related test under the sun, but no idea of what it was. The problem is that even though the mass is now gone, I still have regular long bouts of the same symptoms that are very debilitating. It's not stress-related, I tested negative for all things GI related, etc.A friend who has been dealing with ovarian cancer for 4 years now is very concerned that I haven't had a marker blood test or vaginal ultrasound to check for ovarian cancer, since my symptoms are consistent wtih early ovarian cancer. But if it WAS ovarian cancer, wouldn't that have shown up on the two MRI's that I had done last year?Thanks for your advice and insight. Tanama Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT On 8/14/2007 Tanama wrote:Would an MRI taken specifically to view my colon show signs of ovarian cancer if they were there?Backstory to this question: Last year I was having some serious problems with bloating, loss of appetite, sense of fullness after only a few bites of food, loss of weight, fatigue, and mild abdominal pain. They did an MRI and found some kind of burst mass on my cecum (right next to my appendix) that the radiologist, surgeon and GI doc all said looked definitively like colon cancer but a colonoscopy to cut it out led to a biopsy was negative for cancer. They have a laundry list of what they know it wasn't, as they subsequently put me through every GI-related test under the sun, but no idea of what it was. The problem is that even though the mass is now gone, I still have regular long bouts of the same symptoms that are very debilitating. It's not stress-related, I tested negative for all things GI related, etc.A friend who has been dealing with ovarian cancer for 4 years now is very concerned that I haven't had a marker blood test or vaginal ultrasound to check for ovarian cancer, since my symptoms are consistent wtih early ovarian cancer. But if it WAS ovarian cancer, wouldn't that have shown up on the two MRI's that I had done last year?Thanks for your advice and insight. grapevinek Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT On 8/16/2007 grapevinek wrote:On 8/14/2007 Tanama wrote:Would an MRI taken specifically to view my colon show signs of ovarian cancer if they were there?Backstory to this question: Last year I was having some serious problems with bloating, loss of appetite, sense of fullness after only a few bites of food, loss of weight, fatigue, and mild abdominal pain. They did an MRI and found some kind of burst mass on my cecum (right next to my appendix) that the radiologist, surgeon and GI doc all said looked definitively like colon cancer but a colonoscopy to cut it out led to a biopsy was negative for cancer. They have a laundry list of what they know it wasn't, as they subsequently put me through every GI-related test under the sun, but no idea of what it was. The problem is that even though the mass is now gone, I still have regular long bouts of the same symptoms that are very debilitating. It's not stress-related, I tested negative for all things GI related, etc.A friend who has been dealing with ovarian cancer for 4 years now is very concerned that I haven't had a marker blood test or vaginal ultrasound to check for ovarian cancer, since my symptoms are consistent wtih early ovarian cancer. But if it WAS ovarian cancer, wouldn't that have shown up on the two MRI's that I had done last year?Thanks for your advice and insight. Yes, an MRI should show a mass. I had some early symptoms of ovarian cancer. Had a CT scan (not because I was searching for disease---one of those heart check america body scans--my husband wanted both of us to do). The doctor called to tell me that I had an enlarged uterus. I had always been told that my uterus was very small, so I immediately knew that I had ovarian cancer because of my early symptoms. Then had vaginal scan. Then surgery. Now, to your situation. Get a doctor to perform an Inhibin A and Inhibin B protein marker test and a vaginal ultrasound immediately. The cost isn't much. If these tests don't come back normal, get yourself to a major cancer center like the Mayo Clinic Rochester (that's where I go) or MD Anderson in Texas. I have a rare form of ovarian cancer that local docs/lab centers might have missed. Don't stop until you get yourself a good doctor. When you had your surgery, they should have done an abdominal wash and tested the cells. What type of cells did they find? Find out. . .God Bless. grapevinek Thu, 16 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT