Hi all
A couple of days ago my mother had a CA 125 test which came back high. She has been having stomach problems (bloating, comstipation, diarrhoea etc) for a few weeks which is what prompted my dad, a retired GP, to seek further investigation. She will see a gynaecologist on Thursday, but he is pretty sure it's ovarian cancer.
Obviously we are all terrified. Mum is 68 and her father died around the same age from bowel cancer. She has spent her whole life either on restrictive diets or binge eating which I can't help feeling has weakened her system badly. Additionally she has always been a person prone to dark thoughts and an overactive imagination, and I know that a positive attitude will be essential to surviving this. However my brother and I are hopeful we'll be able to get her to finally eat normally and take an antidepressant to improve her outlook at this nightmarish time.
But what I was hoping for here are some positive stories about ovarian cancer, where people survived for a few years, or beat the cancer entirely, or people who have greatly exceeded their predicted life spans etc. I really need a reason not to dissolve into a puddle as Mum needs us all to be strong right now, and unfortunately my Dad has his doctor hat on and is refusing to offer any lifelines to me and my brother because he feels it is better we are prepared for the worst.
If you have a helpful story to share, I'd really appreciate it.
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I need some positive stories about ovarian cancer
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microferret · 21/06/2015 07:42
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