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v-ness · 09-30-2014, 04:59 PM

i had a partial hysterectomy before cancer and my remaining ovary out post cancer and i can tell you i have never regretted it for a minute. i had the partial because of a multitude of problems, cysts, severe cramps from endometriosis and several other issues and am so happy to be pain free ever since. so i'd give it the thumbs up, even if cancer was never involved. in my case, i suffered for decades from intense pain and for what? my surgery was a piece of cake and i was up and around again and even working out again in no time. frankly, i cared a whole let less about an ovary than peace of mind (my mom died of ovarian cancer shortly after i finished rads). it seems to me you will be repeatedly tormented by a cystic ovary and every time you will be worried is it cancer? i don't feel like any less of a woman. menopause is a drag but pain and anxiety and fear of cancer is 10x worse. good luck whatever you decide. v

09-30-2014, 04:59 PM	#23
v-ness Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: western ma Posts: 280	Re: Prayers needed... Scared i had a partial hysterectomy before cancer and my remaining ovary out post cancer and i can tell you i have never regretted it for a minute. i had the partial because of a multitude of problems, cysts, severe cramps from endometriosis and several other issues and am so happy to be pain free ever since. so i'd give it the thumbs up, even if cancer was never involved. in my case, i suffered for decades from intense pain and for what? my surgery was a piece of cake and i was up and around again and even working out again in no time. frankly, i cared a whole let less about an ovary than peace of mind (my mom died of ovarian cancer shortly after i finished rads). it seems to me you will be repeatedly tormented by a cystic ovary and every time you will be worried is it cancer? i don't feel like any less of a woman. menopause is a drag but pain and anxiety and fear of cancer is 10x worse. good luck whatever you decide. v __________________ 8/09 - IDC 1.8 cm triple positive, lumpectomy left breast 10/09 began chemo (taxotere & carboplatin) and weekly herceptin. 1/21/10 finished chemo, continued on herceptin every 3 weeks until 10/2010. 2/10 began 7 wks of radiation 6/10 mom dies of primary peritoneal ovarian cancer 8/10 got my last remaining ovary out 10/10 mammogram all clear 3/11 MRI shows 5 'spots' in right breast, largest 1 cm unidentifiable on US needle biopsy proved the largest to be old inflamed cyst -phew! 7/10 switched to Arimidex 8/9 switched to Femara - allergic to arimidex Femara made me lose hair quickly so switched to Aromasin Aromasin made my hair fall out too and the bone pain was too much. back on Tamoxifen 1/2013. blood clot from trains and planes 5/2014 so on coumadin per onco for as long as i am on tamoxifen tamoxifen was supposed to be up with my 5 yrs in may but my boyfriend was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer so i am staying on tamoxifen indefinitely because i want some ammo against BC, given the stress. lost my husband in only 10 wks in 2007 to stage 4 esophageal cancer. cancer's screwing with another man i love 2/2016 - 6yrs in remission, off tamoxifen and off coumadin - yay!