Hi all, it has been a real whirlwind last few months. My mom went through a full hysterectomy for ovarian cancer and is recovering steadily. It has been difficult to function as we've waited for the staging and grading. I have read everything there is to read, I feel - I know that's not always helpful but I can't stop myself. I am an only child and my mom has had so many health issues in life, it's been really hard for me to cope. Her staging and grading appointment was today and I fully expected the result to be stage 3c of the most common type. She was diagnosed stage 2a with the clear cell type. I could tell my parents were immediately relieved it was a lower stage than we expected, but I followed up to ask for more information as I caught that it was clear cell, which is rarer. It is hard to find a lot of information about clear cell in particular and I am still just as scared as before. My mom's doctor discussed the survival stats with us and I know my parents interpreted it as my mom having 3 years to live, which is not the "truth". Overall I am feeling lost and scared. I read about so much in preparation but her having a rarer subtype that doesn't respond as well to chemo has me scared again. If anyone here also has been living with clear cell ovarian cancer, I am very interested in your experience. Thank you.
Hi Meeshy and a very warm welcome to the online community which I hope you'll find is both an informative and supportive place to be.
It's natural to feel scared when faced with the unknown and there will be lots of people in this community who understand exactly how you feel.
I've had a look in the group to see if there are any previous posts which mention clear cell ovarian cancer and found these for you to have a look through. If you feel the poster can help you further then you could reply to their post.
It would be great if you could pop something about your mum's diagnosis 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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