Diagnosis

Hi Annajh071 I've a different type of cancer, just dropped by and noticed you've not had a reply from the members here as yet.

We all agree across the board, don't consult Dr Google as a lot of information is out of date and can be very confusing so it's always best to let your team to the supply the answer but I agree the waiting is dreadful.

Your MDT team will be more able to stage a cancer after examining results. A CT scan is fast and can provide pictures of tissues, organs, and skeletal structure. A biopsy examines tissue taken on random samples.

I my own case I had ultrasound, hysteroscopy with biopsies, CT scan then MRI scan. My cancer was then staged but it was only confirmed by the histology after my hysterectomy when the organ and tissue removed were examined. 

Hope that helps a bit, hugs, B xx

Thanks for your message x

Hi Annajh071

I would agree with MrsBJHon this. I did have a different cancer, but had my ovaries removed in my surgery.

It’s best not to try and get information from Google as it’s difficult to make much of the information out there if you don’t know what you’re looking for-plus it can scare you and not be relevant to your own situation.

My route to staging was a biopsy, followed by a Ct and mri scan to get the full picture to decide the correct  treatment. All the results were collated and then I was given a stage. For my cancer-cervical-it is critical to establish the stage prior to deciding the most appropriate way forward, whereas for womb cancer the stage is established by histology after surgery to remove the womb.

So there are differences in each cancer-even womb and cervical which you’d think might be the same. It’s best to wait to hear from your team and trust them on the right way forward.

Sarah xx

Thank you Sarah x

Hi, I realised the other replies were from ladies with different cancers although the info is the same for ovarian cancer. .I completed 6 rounds of chemo plus surgery for ovarian cancer in May this year. I was told I was stage 3 cancer following the CT scan which showed it had spread. However, it was only in March this year I was told it was stage 3C after I had surgery. That is because they could then measure the size of the tumours removed. In my case, one tumour was just a smidge over 2cm, hence stage c. The good news is that in my case all visible signs of cancer were removed by the surgeon so don’t get too hung up on the stage. The most important thing is to start treatment asap. 
take care.