My mum is 60. Fit and healthy with no symptoms. She found a lump under her arm and we found out yesterday she has cancer in her ovaries and it’s spread to a lymph node under her arm.
We visited the Chemo doctor yesterday who said they are unable to do the surgery and remove her ovaries unless the chemo shrinks as it’s already too big. He said he doesn’t think it will shrink. I asked if he had seen anyones shrink before you in her position and he said out of a 100 people probably 5% it has worked for them.
She has to wait 3 weeks to start chemo (waiting list apparently) then is having 3 chemo sessions with 3 weeks in between them. Then they will scan again to see if it has done anything.
has anyone been in a similar situation and has any advice?
has anyone known anyone in a similar situation and has advice if it wasn’t treatable how long you can live and the life you can still have?
Thank you
Hi and a warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
I'm sorry to read that your mum has recently been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and I know what a scary time having a diagnosis can be.
As the community is divided up into different support groups I'm going to recommend that you join the ovarian cancer group which will give you the chance to connect with other women who have been in a similar situation.
To join just click on the link I've created and then choose 'click to join' or 'join' (depending on the device you're using) on the page that opens. You can then introduce yourself and post in the same way as you did here and join in with existing conversations by clicking on 'reply'.
It would be great if you could pop something about your mum's diagnosis and treatment into your profile as it really helps others when replying to you and also when looking for someone on a similar pathway. It also means that you don't have to keep repeating yourself. To do this click on your username and then select 'Profile'. You can amend it at any time and if you're not sure what to write you can take a look at mine by clicking on my username.
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