Hello...
I have SLE, am on medrol, cellcept, plaquinil, actonel...
I have been having some pains in my ovaries for 8 months or so. When I mentioned to my obgyn, she suggested an ultrasound and a blood test (CA125), which can be an indicator for ovarian cancer (among other things)
Turns out my ovaries (both of them) are enlarged, and my CA125 is abnormal, and after two more tests, each time it increaed....
It increased enough, that now the doctor wants to do a laproscopy. I'm scheduled for this friday, and am quite nervous. I haven't had any sort of surgery before, other than having my wisdom teeth out.
Does having surgery like this increase the chance of flare up?
Has anyone had a laproscope, and what was it like afterwards?
I guess if she finds anything terribley abnormal, it may turn into more than just a "look around", and perhaps have to do more...like take stuff out? :worried:
I'm 31 and still hoping to have children, but it seems less and less likely.
To top it all off, i'm two weeks away from finishing my first semester back in school, and one of my dogs is really old and failing fast. why does it all have to come at once???? argh!
thanks for listening...
mandy
I have SLE, am on medrol, cellcept, plaquinil, actonel...
I have been having some pains in my ovaries for 8 months or so. When I mentioned to my obgyn, she suggested an ultrasound and a blood test (CA125), which can be an indicator for ovarian cancer (among other things)
Turns out my ovaries (both of them) are enlarged, and my CA125 is abnormal, and after two more tests, each time it increaed....
It increased enough, that now the doctor wants to do a laproscopy. I'm scheduled for this friday, and am quite nervous. I haven't had any sort of surgery before, other than having my wisdom teeth out.
Does having surgery like this increase the chance of flare up?
Has anyone had a laproscope, and what was it like afterwards?
I guess if she finds anything terribley abnormal, it may turn into more than just a "look around", and perhaps have to do more...like take stuff out? :worried:
I'm 31 and still hoping to have children, but it seems less and less likely.
To top it all off, i'm two weeks away from finishing my first semester back in school, and one of my dogs is really old and failing fast. why does it all have to come at once???? argh!
thanks for listening...
mandy