I have been taking Valium and Xanax for anxiety and Vicodin for pain, both prescribed by the OB/GYN that's working on me. Will that cause any problems when they remove my ovary? They decided just to remove the one ovary and check to see if its a malignant tumor before they give me a full hysterectomy.

There is no tumor or tissue anywhere else, btw. The cyst on my spleen that they discovered is nothing to worry about at all according to a specialist I saw. Its a "leave it alone unless it hurts you" thing. The only mass is two very massive tumors on my right ovary. My left is fine, according to the CT scan and the new ultrasound my doctor took. As I said before though, my CA level is elevated, which is worrying.

I had the surgery and they did a complete removal of my right ovary and tube. I had a 3lb mass on it. I was sent home after 2 days at the hospital and will be given definitive results on what it was next week when I go back to my gyno for a follow up.

For those of you who have had ovary removal and/or surgery how long does it take to have bowel movement/pass gas afterward? I was unable to pass gas or have bowel movement after 2 days (of course, I had been on a liquid diet). My bladder/kidney function is perfect and I have no trouble urinating.

SCHALA - Sorry if I sound stalkerish, Your story got me interested for a number of reasons, one because of your age and having endo and 2 because a good friend of mine has just had a precancerious lesion taken from her ovary at 22 years old. So I followed your posts to see how you are going :)

In my studies I don't know if this helps but women with endometriosis have a higher CA-125 reading, somehow I think this is now connected to the trial with femera (used for breast cancer) on women with endo it's something perhaps you should look into but I thought this also could be the reason for your elevated reading?

Also, I saw your mother told you if left untreated endo can turn cancerous, yes endo can become cancerous but it is so rare and uncommon, I have only ever met 1 woman on here and heard of 2 women in total with this. The doctors relate it to cancer in alot of ways but no if it is left untreated that does not mean it will turn cancerous. My professor gave mention to it but said it's almost unheard of it's so rare. So please don't be worried of that just now, focus on 1 thing at a time :)

I pray for good results for you, please let me know how you go!
Just remember, ask loads of questions both here and with your doctor! Goodluck :) *hugs*

No, taters, I appreciate your following my posts. You have really good information. I'm new to all this. I've been really healthy all my life and then this pops up! So I'm very glad it was benign. I don't think I have to worry about the endo on my left ovary that she left in. She said it was only a little bit. I was not on any meds except my anxiety meds when she did the CA test. My CA score was over 150, so thats what got me worried about cancer, taters. I heard it was supposed to be below 30. So I was pretty darn scared at that point!

She needs to do something about the endo she left hun...endo left untreated and even treated continues to grow. I went from minimal endo (I think this was thanks to Depo provera) to moderate severe endometriois in less then 5 months. Even with medication it can be aggrivated. Also, if you're left on no treatment every time you have a period at the very least the endo will spread as it sheds and has nowhere to go but to deposit itseld wherever it can. It can be scary but you're doing stuff about it! thats good :)

Ugh. Now I'm scared...if I lose my left ovary too, I won't be able to have children. I don't like men, but still, I wanted to be able to gestate my own child. Adoption is wonderful, but I at least wanted a chance. What can I do to stop it from getting so bad? I did say she was a newer gyno. Should I see someone with more experience than her? She works with the doctors who took care of my mom's endo, thats why I trusted her so much.

Find an endometriosis specalist they're differen't in the US from regular obgyns, go into the endometriosis board and even ask about anyone in your area sometimes they can help. I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you but I thought you should know and don't be scared you're getting on top of your health! I went to the same obgyn from 14/15 to 18/19 because she was female etc etc I had no idea she had NO intention on helping me but since I wasn't comfterble seeing a man at that age she was the only woman in the area I had to stay, my mum and her fought alot because she wasn't doing enough in my mothers eyes and she really wasn't now looking back. So what I'm saying is don't be afraid to find other help another opinion etc. If you can find a hormone that works with you this can help... first off find an endometriosis specialist! Goodluck hun let me know how you go :)
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Thank you very much for all the help and info, taters. You've been more helpful than many people I've talked to in real life! I'll ask my obgyn if she knows any endo specialists. With a referral, it might work out better. The doctors that work there are very good. They took care of my mom's endo 30 years ago, and worked on my grandmother over 50 years ago! So going to them is a family tradition. The dad did my grandma, and the kids did my mom. I got unlucky and just got someone new they hired.

You're welcome :) Goodluck!

Hi Schala. I've just read your postings, and I hope you are recovering without any problems. My doctor (gyn oncologist) explained to me that it's not necessarily the CA-125 number itself, but how it changes that he looks for. He said some people without cancer have a higher CA-125 than those who do have it. I hope this is the case for you. If not, there are good treatments available. Best of luck!

I hope you're doing well, Schala, have been following your posts here.

I was diagnosed Stage IIIC OC in July last year, had my hysterectomy and oophorectomy (they took it all!) and started chemo in early August. Earlier this month I found out that I'm officially in remission, though I still have a couple of more rounds to complete as well as some recommended consolidation rounds (insurance against recurrence).

The only early symptom I had was heavy bleeding that worsened over the course of about six months and then in March I started having abdominal symptoms. If I didn't have the irregular bleeding, the docs wouldn't have found the cancer because they repeatedly dismissed my abdominal symptoms as IBS because of stress.

A lot of others have mentioned the CA 125 not necessarily being indicative of a malignancy and they're correct. There are a bunch of different things that can elevate that, so don't worry yourself sick about it. Especially given your age, even if it cancer, odds are that it's a very treatable type that has like 80% cure rate. And even if you need a hysterectomy, you can find out about freezing some of your eggs, though at this point you may be getting ahead of yourself.

The waiting is killer, I thought I was going to go insane while I waited for the tests to come back and it was probably the hardest moment of my life sitting there with the doc when she told me it was cancer. It's been tough but I've gotten through it so far and I have a horrific phobia of vomiting so it's been fun lol.

Keep us updated and take care of yourself. Guided meditation has kept me insane, especially when I'm anxious and can't sleep through the night. I take so many meds, I don't want to add an antidepressant or antianxiety drug. 8-P

Guided meditation has kept me sane...not insane, lol

It is not malignant, but the mass was a huge endometrioma and they had to take out my right ovary and tube because the mass was glued (or whatever) onto it so tightly they had no choice. There was some on my left ovary that they couldn't remove without taking that ovary out too, but since I was so young, she just left the endometriosis in there and put me on pain meds with checkups every few months to make sure it doesn't turn into something worse. The cyst on my kidney turned out to be nothing and they didn't have to do anything about that. It was even actually on my spleen. The doctors are so good at interpretting things sometimes *note sarcasm*. She could have taken all the endo out if she had wanted to give me a full hysto but I'm young, so she left it in. I still have hope! Haha. One functioning ovary keeps me from the nasty side effects of induced menopause at 25 and lets me still possibly have kids if I wanted.