NSV! 1 Yr later and still Cancer Free! :)

In 2010, I knew something was wrong. I bugged my doctor about it (MDs are only "practicing" medicine - you know your body better than they do, trust your gut until proven otherwise).

Finally she set me up with more tests and more specialists.
It began in April of 2010 and ended in July of the same year. And I'm SO glad I was a PIA. My right ovary was removed before the mass could become malignant. For those who don't know - Ovarian Cancer has VERY few symptoms that are obvious. The most common (bloating, exhaustion, mood swings, etc) can be explained away by "normal" hormone shifts, etc. I know I explained it away for a long time, but when things got progressively worse, I knew something HAD to be wrong.

Usually, Ovarian Cancer isn't caught early. There is no early detection for it (other than complaining A LOT and having your doctor think you're nuts). It's usually caught at stage 2 and later, and 85% of the women dx'd at that point die within 5 years. (Granted, those are fairly healthy, "normal" 5 years, but that's an expiration date I plan on avoiding!)

Well, I went to the doctor today, almost a year later, and everything looks great! Healthy as a horse (other than having some weight to lose). We won't know if the other ovary will STAY well, but so far so good! (And now I know what to look for!)