Diagnosed with stage 3C OC at age 33
Hi all.
Honestly I’m just looking to vent and to hear other people’s experiences. I’m a 33 year old mom of 2 small boys (2 years and 6 months). I recently had a c section November of 2025. I realized in the past few weeks I’d felt fatigued/run down but didn’t think too much of it. Last Thursday, I randomly developed chills and a fever but my kids were just sick so I thought I caught something from them. I went to work the next day because weird enough I woke up feeling fine. Then that Friday night, chills again with fever and lower right abdominal pain. I ended up going to the ER that Saturday morning with my husband while my mom watched the kids. They did a CT and found a 10cm mass in my pelvis. The gyn onc on call set me up for surgery Monday and after surgery he stated I would need a pet scan and chemo. He diagnosed me as stage 3 because of lymph node involvement. We are still waiting on pathology but he says he is sure it is a germ cell tumor dysgerminoma which he said is highly treatable. I am just so scared and sad. I don’t know if I fear the PET scan more or the pathology results pending. I have such young kids and no family history of cancer whatsoever. I can’t stop crying and just need a hug. Has anyone experienced something like this and was okay? I’m prepared to lose my hair, don’t care about that. But I am so sad that this is happening. Any support or advice is so truly appreciated ❤️