My best friend has been told today that the lump in her abdomen area is a 'non benign tumour' in her ovary. It is just over 14cm.
She has had blood tests and two scans and has now been referred for an MRI then will have surgery. She has been told the scan referral is urgent but that surgery will be 4-6 weeks after that. Her first scan was 23 January so it just all seems to be taking so long.
Can anyone who knows please explain to me why she now has to have the MRI and if this wait for surgery is normal and okay?
Covid obviously makes everything so much worse. She has had to be alone for all these appointments and lives alone too so dealing with the news on her own.
A couple of friends know, and her siblings, but no-one else and none of us can go to stay as we are all a coronavirus threat to one another. I just don't see how she is going to continue to cope through the potentially 7 or 8 weeks to the surgery, never mind what comes next.
She has been at work every day so far but says she doesn't think she can go in tomorrow. I understand that but know she will then be alone at home all day.
What I really want is people to tell me it will all be okay, but we do know it might well not be, so anything you can tell me I would be grateful.