Ovarian Cancer mets from BC?

While reading another thread I noticed that Linnette1217 had mets to her ovaries...

I have a friend who had mets to the ovaries.  She had to have more chemo, but she's of chemo now and just on AI's and doing great!

dearest havehope, I had stage 4 ovarian cancer. I am a 7 yr survivor!!!

I then because of BRCA 1 genetic mutation got dxed with  breast cancer in 06 and had lumpectomy  recurred in 08 and them had bilateral mascetomy and reconstruction.

 Please keep the faith. I would love to communicate with you all the great events that happened to me and I AM STILL HERE.Your cancer most likely is not mets, it is a different cancer completely, have you found out if it was mets??? .

 i agree with Mamaof3bugs

I have fought the good fight,I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.~ 2 Timothy 4:7

Dear Havehope,

I have just finished my treatments of stage IIA BC 7 months ago and yesterday during the routine control, they said they found a solid cyst dia 2.3cm  and did a blood test, am now waiting for the result and am just so worried, can not imagine if there really is somthing wrong again this time and imagine all the hard times which was just 7 months ago.
Just realized its been quite sometimes since your post. I hope you are well and lets pray for the best for all of us.

Dear Havehope.

 I hadOVCA first. then 2 bouts with BC.(bilateral in 2008) I am brca positive too-BRCA1

Please do not lose hope. I  had stage IV Ovarian and mets all throughout my abdomonal cavity, on my liver, and my omentum and lymph system throughout my body, including behind my sternum and under my arms That was sept 03..I am here and healthy Praise the Lord.I did not have any recurrances!, do you have a good gyno-oncologist? I had a very aggressive dr. and had an awful debulking surgery to get as much as possible and 18 chemos. I had carboplatin and paxitaxol...I will be praying for you..lets stay in touch if you would like.

This has me nervous too. Next week they hack out one or both of my ovaries, right one has a 6.5 cm cyst with a small solid mass in it. Since I've already had cancer we are debating pulling out both. I'm only 41 so I guess menopause isn't too far off anyways. Of course it could be benign, which is what I hope for, but been down this road before, so...

 Good Luck to the rest of you, wishing for benign for all.

kaydub,

I hope your test for ovarian cencer is  negative, but if positive there are several of us that have survived both. I had ovca first stage 4 dx in2003, and two times BC, 2006, 2008, bilateral and reconstruction. I am cancer free. Keep trusting the Lord and know that if needed we can at least help you in answering questions and being there. In addition, I am BRCA 1 pos.

Kathy39,  I'm so sorry you got this news.  It's not fair, and that's for sure.  May the surgery go well.  Please keep in touch.  Warm thoughts going out to you today.     G.

I don't know about uterine or cervical cancer but the blood test for ovarian cancer is the CA125.  I am sure someone who knows about the others will come along and answer soon.

Susan

Hello ladies, I see the post here are few and far between so I guess I'll just give it a shot. I was trying to look up the relationship between my 2007 diagnosis of BC and now finding it has mets to my ovary and fused my bladder to it. Acities drained from my abdomen and lung also. They say it is the original BC and not ovarian. I keep hearing of Mets BC to the liver, bones, and brain. I did have the BRACA1 BRACA2 test and it was negative. I can't seem to find anyone that has mets to the organs like this. I feel so lost on all this, any ideas or info would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Wow, I wondered if I would ever find anyone in a boat similar to mine. I do follow any thread I post on by saving them to my favorites. I am ER/PR neg and her2+. I did have A/C like you and then I had Taxol and Herceptin in '07. My newest finding was in March of 2012. This time I had Taxol again and they added Carboplatin. I also was put back on Herceptiin. This will be an infusion x3 weeks until it stops working. They also added a new drug (Perjeta) that works in conjunction with Herceptin. They also added Zomeda every 6 weeks for probible bone mets. My "mass" is on the left side and they also placed a stint in my L uriter. I have finished the chemo meds and feel pretty good. I have diareah/constip from the meds that I am on but I guess it's livable. No worse than always having to go potty all the time because of the mass involving my bladder. I have seen a surgeon but, he says this would be to invasive for me. If it gets to be life/death then they will take my ovary and bladder out. I will have my first scans since the chemo in mid Dec. This will tell us if the cancer has begun to grow again or if the Herc/Perj are doing what they are suposed to do. I can only hope. 

You do sound as lost and angry as I am. This whole mess was tossed in my lap so fast that I paniced i'm sure. I was in the process of finding insurance and new Drs. when all of this started. The ins people directed me to the "Ohio high risk pool" better known as Obama Care. This wasn't going to be "affordable" for me until I paid off my car in 5 months so I began seeing Drs and paying out of pocket. Once the Urologist said my bioposy showed that my original BC had come back and it was mets I just fell into the, "let's do what has to be done mode". I worked through my first fight 5 years ago and I know how difficult it got over time. Fourteen months to be exact. Since I am still in food service and wasn't sure how I was going to pay for the medical treatment, I did go on disability. I say this, if you feel you can work. By all means DO IT! I am finished with the hard stuff and am waiting to see if my scans in Dec. show progression or if the Herc/Perj are doing their jobs. After that I will check into how much I can work and still keep my medical. It just sucks that it works that way.

You talked about a "pelvic washing". I'm not sure what that is but, I'm thinking maybe you had Acities fluid in the abdomen. I did have this and also they found cells in it. I had 2 1/2 liters of this fluid drained from my abdomen/lungs.

I am waiting (patiently) for grandkids. I had always wanted to live to be 100, never thinking about leaving before that. My onco said he felt he could get me through 2 years but, after that all bets are off. WOW, that felt like a knife to the heart. I keep hearing on here about people who live for 5, 7, 10 years and even more than that. Do you go to a support group? We have an awesome place up here called "The Victory Center". I wish everyone had a place like this. I found that a support group is a great place to talk to people who are going through similar things. No road is the same but, we do share and learn a lot from each other. 

I began looking at this as "i'm dying of cancer". I have since decided that "I will LIVE with cancer", just like those who LIVE with other life threatning illnesses. I will do what ever it takes to be here for as long as I can. DON'T YOU EVER STOP CHASING YOUR DREAMS!!!

 Don't feel bad, this whole thing confussed me. After a few days of pathology checking, they say it is BC mets. My Onc told me 5 yrs ago that there was no need for me to have a historectomy. My chances of this type of cancer going to the female organs was only 2-4%. Now with this presentation of METS he said it was a 1% chance, go figure that's my luck.  As far as I understand my L ovary and my bladder are fused together, so I really don't know for sure just where it started.

I had to go the disability route, so I do have ins now.

Scans in mid Dec so we'll see if there has been any progression since the chemo stopped. If there is none then we know that the Herceptin/Perjeta combo is working for me. Seems like it's just a waiting game for the scan..........the result...............the scans.................the results. At least i'm here to wait! I think when I get results on those test i'll see about going back to some part time work. 

I just wonder, is this a way for me to sit back and examine my life and say.............what do I want to do? All my life it's been about the kids or work or everyone else, and I always gave up anything I wanted or needed.

Wow, I think I just kept rambling what ever came out of my thoughts. Maybe it's time for me to listen! hmmm?

Hope everyone had a wonderfull Thanksgiving, full of family and fun!!!

Liberty, don't panic yet. After mastectomy and hysterectomy last November, I kept one ovary. I tested negative BRCA 1 & 2, so that was the reason to keep one ovary so I wouldn't have the QOL issues with surgical menopause. Any how, had PET in April to show I have mass on the right ovary. Had several pelvic US over a six month period and the cyst went away. Gyn tells me that cysts are normal for ovulating women. They come and go with our monthly cycle. Hope your's are the same take care.

By the way I'm in Las Vegas to

Keep us posted. Hoping it is not BC!