u/foxgirlmom

So I’ll try to keep it short, I originally went to the ER (told to go by OB) for a couple symptoms I was having for 2 weeks. They did an internal ultrasound and urine test. Came back I had a cyst on each ovary and that is what was probably causing my symptoms. 2 weeks later went to my OB to talk about them and do another ultrasound. She said one of them was “weird looking” it had blood flow. She consulted with other doctors and they agreed it was just a normal cyst and would eventually pop/go away. But they would keep an eye on it and do another scan in 6 months.
But then I decided to get sterilized so she decided during the surgery she’d just try to cut the cyst off.
So surgery came, the cyst hemorrhaged and they couldn’t stop it so had to remove my ovary too. Labs come back ovarian cancer. Doctor also checked for signs of endometriosis and didn’t see anything.
Doctor calls me apologizing saying she really thought it was just a cyst and I had to see a specialist now.
Seen the specialist who wanted me to get a full hysterectomy and take out the other ovary. Not even 2 months after the first surgery, I Had my second surgery for the hysterectomy and I had tons of lesions all over and they had to take my appendix out because of it. Turns out all the lesions were endometriosis.
So not only was the first doctor wrong about the cyst not being cancer, she also documented she didn’t see any lesions and or signs of endometriosis yet I had tons of it. And I feel like If the ER or OB would have just ran bloodwork they would have seen it was cancer on my Inhibition B levels and I would have avoided having 2 surgeries back to back.

Is this like a common occurrence when it comes to ovarian cancer diagnosis or should I file a complaint?

So my(30) boyfriend(33) has an almost 4 year old. I’ve been in his son’s life for 2 years now. He’s my first relationship dating someone with a kid. He had a bad past with his baby mom but they tolerate each other for their son. Recently in the last year she’s been trying to hangout and do more together as parents with their son. Now it’s turning into her wanting to do something at least once a week as parents. She’s went off on my boyfriend many times saying how disrespectful we are not inviting her to come along to events/trips/ect with us. That our family outings should include her and her family. And then started bringing my family into it saying if her son hangouts with my family for events she should be invited. Mostly just saying anywhere her son goes that she should be invited.
But I don’t want her coming to events because she’s not part of our family. She has her own boyfriend to build a family with. If it’s a special occasion ya we can all get together but otherwise we have our own separate families we are building and I think it’s confusion for a young kid if there parents are hanging out so much.

Does anyone have experience with this? Is it normal for coparents to be hanging out so much? Should she be tagging along with us doing stuff?

I (30F) recently found out I have ovarian cancer after a sterilization surgery. The doctor is still having me do tests but so far they scheduled a full hysterectomy. I was recommended to go into menopause and not use hormonal therapy. And regular check up for the next few years.
Because of this and everything that could happen if I go into menopause on top of the possible long recovery after surgery, I was told it could be anywhere from 6-12 weeks before I go back to normal. Not being able to be sexually active for 12 weeks and hearing that menopause can cause low sex drive and mood swings but symptoms are different with each person. I’m kind of worried about staying with my partner.
He (33M) has a young kid that is very active and keeps him busy when he’s not at work. We do not live together yet but im at his house like 90% of the time. He’s the one who usually takes care of me after a surgery or if I’m sick (I get sick ALOT and doctors could never find out why until maybe now with the cancer being the reason)
But this will be the longest recovery time I’ll probably have and I’m worried he’s doesn’t actually realize what he’s signing up for. He doesn’t realize I could have crazy mood swings, and be stuck in bed for awhile and not go out and do stuff with him and his kid. He’d have to do most of the chores himself for the first couple weeks ontop of taking care of me. I’m unfortunately already having mood swings because of finding out I have cancer and have to have another surgery and possible further treatment. I just feel like it would be to much for a dad with a young kid who already is busy with 9-12 hour work shifts ontop of helping me out. He said it will be fine and we’d figure it out but I just don’t think he realizes this might be really hard.

Anyone ever in a similar situation?

So I recently have my tubes taken out for sterilization plus an ovary that had a concerning “cyst” on it and they ended up finding ovarian cancer. The cyst ruptured during surgery which i heard could potentially spread the cancer cells around. I’m still waiting to hear back about all my tests results but so far they have planned for me to have a full hysterectomy and told me at least a minimum of 6 weeks recovery. Depending on my tests results if anything else needs done. And they said the type I have, I’ll have to come back yearly for checkups to make sure it hasn’t spread to other parts of my body. My question is are you able to file for any short term medical disability or anything from being off work so long? Unfortunately I don’t have insurance through work (I have state) so I can’t apply for anything through them. I looked online but could not find anything for my state of Ohio for any medical reasons unless it’s a condition lasting over a year or death.

Edit with more info- I already talked to my work and they said because I don’t have the insurance through there company I can’t get disability from them. They only offer FMLA which secures my position.

So I had my Laparoscopic bilateral salpingectomy (tube removal) and Right Oophorectomy (ovary removal) done. The ovary had a concerning cyst, they tried just removing the cyst but I was bleeding so bad they couldn’t stop it and had to remove the ovary. I read up on the procedure and others experiences before I went it and heard many people have problems with throat pain after but that’s it. I’ve had 2 other surgery’s this year and haven’t had any throat pain from tubal nor from this surgery. I had very severe pain after waking up from the catheter and tools they inserted vaginally and a lot of issues peeing. They had to give me a few pain meds because it was soooo bad!
The gas buildup was already hitting my chest and shoulder and causing severe pain also. Not really any pain where my incisions Were but they gave me a belly wrap for the ride home. Otherwise surgery went well.

If your having surgery I would recommend asking them to check for endometriosis if your concerned about having it, lucky I did not have it.

When checking out I’d ask them for some aroma nausea patches and pad popsicles , they help with the bleeding and pain. The pads really helped going home since I had such severe pain.

Some things you should get to help at home:

Pad popsicles (ask hospital for some), aroma patches for nausea (ask hospital) , belly wrap (ask hospital) ,
ice packs, 2-3 heating pads, lots of gas x, carbonated beverage to help you burp,
they should give you stool softener with your prescriptions but if not get some! If you do get throat pain get some lozenges, crushed ice, maybe some popsicle/ice cream. Depending on how they close your wound you might need some gauzes but I think they give you some depending on wound closure.

Sorry if some of my spelling is off, between the anesthesia and all the meds I’m on some of my speech is off and I’m a little disoriented .