Hello, my name is Lin and I have recently been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. It was a real shock, I am 69 yrs old and up until 6 weeks ago I have been fit and healthy, so I am still in shock as is my husband and family. Everything is happening quite quickly, I have had scans, biopsies taken, ecg, bloods and a fitness test, I have also had an initial meeting with a surgeon. He was a lovely man and was very patient, explaining what was happening in my body and what they could offer me in the way of treatment. He said I could have ultra radical surgery followed by 6 sessions of chemo or 3 chemo then radical surgery followed by three more chemo's. Well it's decision time an I'm finding it really difficult to make a firm decision - my gut says go with the ultra radical, I know it is quite extreme but my choices and outlook seem quite limited. I would really appreciate talking to fellow cancer patients who have had the ultra radical surgery, I would like to know how they coped and how they feel post surgery. My family will back me up whatever I decide, their show of love and support for me has been amazing, I am truly blessed I know but in this I am alone. Any information you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Please help, many thanks Lin.
