Wow. I had a visit with family doc and neurologist today. I will try to sum it all up for you. Went into family doc first. She went over all my symptoms again. Noted that my weight loss was now up to 17 lbs in less than 2 months. :( She did the exam and questioned me when I flinched during the part where they press on the abdomen and pelvis area. She said my lower left quadrant was rock hard and swollen. Well I already knew this but figured it was another ovarian cyst. I get them alot but they normally resolve in 1-2 weeks. This pain has been here over a month. She went over the symptoms of weight loss, dizziness, diarrhea and all the fun stuff that has been happening and told me point blank she is worried that I may have ovarian cancer (it runs in the family with 3 paternal aunts having been dx with it). She also says to be on the safe side she wants to run a CA125, a complete thyroid panel with thyroid antibody tests to check for autoimmune thyroid conditions, a complete hormone profile, a CBC and a chemistry panel. And I go TOMORROW for a CT of pelvis and abdomen. Wow my head is spinning. So after being there so long I barely have enough time to get to my neuro appt on time. I get there. Inform her what just happened at my other visit and we move on. We discuss MS, complex migraines and gynecological cancers. She proceeds to tell me that she reveiwed my prior MRI and that the enhancing lesion reported as an angioma definately was NOT an angioma. I sort of laughed and told her I had figured this out through my own research just this last week. She proceeds to tell me that while my symptoms are consistent with MS they could also just as easily be complex migraines except for one thing...the weight loss. Migraines just don't do that. Then she tells me that she also wants to run some bloodwork and wants a new MRI of head and neck WITH contrast. When I got home I looked up the blood tests she ordered and 2 of them (anti-yo and anti-ri) are apparently markers for gyn cancers that can cause neurologic symptoms. Never even heard of such a thing.

So now my head is totally spinning. All in one day the concern of MS was confirmed and the chance of ovarian cancer was stated. Sorry for the novel. I know this isn't a cancer forum, but you guys have been great and I thought I'd fill you in.

What are the odds I could get 2 horrible dx at one time with MS AND ovarian cancer. I am freaked out. I will definitely be getting the CD of my cat scan tomorrow before I leave the hospital.

Melissa