Just wondered if anyone has had symptoms/complications colorectal wise with their ovarian cancer symptoms/diagnosis/treatment?
I have been suffering with bowel symptoms and had a raised FIT in February this year. Prior to this I’ve had a slow growing ovarian mass which they’ve said is likely dermoid but they seem unsure now. I wasn’t followed up by gynaecology but just had a last MRI in August 2023 which showed it was still there and slowly grown (around 6cm).
My colorectal consultant ordered a virtual colonoscopy this week and the same day the radiologist sent the report to my colorectal consultant but also gynaecology.
Just wondering why it was sent to gynaecology too and has anyone else been under both specialities at the same time?
Hi Io123
I don’t know why your report has been sent to gynaecology, but it is common to have other specialities involved in a case where further input might be needed to make decisions. For example I was under gynaecology but had input from the colorectal and urology teams because both needed to be involved in my care-so I had scans requested by colorectal even though my cancer was gynaecological.
When you think about it, everything in that part of our anatomy is very close together so it’s not surprising that there can be overlap between things. As you’ve had an ovarian cyst identified previously, it would seem to make sense to report other scans to gynaecology. I hope you’ll get some newer soon and not have too long to wait.
Sarah x
