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The following was sent to me by e-mail.
I thought it was very informative and useful.

(Sorry, This is the way it looked after I copied and pasted from the original e-mail .)

SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER (even in the absence of Ovaries)

THIS IS A MUST TO READ TO THE END

An Eye Opener on Ovarian Cancer
I hope you all take the time to read
this and pass it on to all you can. Send this to the women in
your life that you care about.
Years ago, Gilda Radner died of ovarian
cancer. Her symptoms were inconclusive, and she was treated for
everything under the sun until it was too late. This blood test
finally
identified her illness but alas, too late. She wrote a book to
heighten
awareness. Gene Wilder is her widower.

KATHY’S STORY: this is the story of
Kathy West
As all of you know, I have Primary
Peritoneal Cancer. This cancer has only recently been identified
as its OWN type of cancer, but it is essentially Ovarian Cancer.
Both types of cancer are diagnosed in
the same way, with the "tumor marker" CA-125 BLOOD TEST, and
they are
treated in the same way – surgery to remove the primary tumor
and then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin.

Having gone through this ordeal, I want
to save others from the same fate . That is why I am sending
this message to you and hope you will print it and give it or
send it via E-mail to everybody you know.
One thing I have learned is that each of
us must take TOTAL responsibility for our own health care. I
thought I had done that because I always had an annual physical and PAP
smear, did >>> a monthly Self-Breast Exam, went to the dentist at
>> least twice a year,
etc. I even insisted on a sigmoidoscopy and a bone density test
>> last >>> year. When I had a total hysterectomy in 1993, I thought
>> that I did not have to worry about getting any of the female
reproductive organ cancers.
LITTLE DID I KNOW. I don’t have ovaries
(and they were HEALTHY when they were removed), but I have what
is essentially ovarian cancer. Strange, isn’t it?

These are just SOME of the things our
Doctors never tell us: ONE out of every 55 women will get
OVARIAN or PRIMARY PERITONEAL CANCER.
The "CLASSIC" symptoms are an ABDOMEN
that rather SUDDENLY ENLARGES and CONSTIPATION and/or DIARRHEA.
I had these classic symptoms and went to
the doctor. Because these symptoms seemed to be "abdominal", I
went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests that were designed to determine

whether >>> there was a bacteria infection; these tests were
>> negative, and I was >>> diagnosed with "Irritable Bowel Syndrome". I

>> guess I would have accepted
>> >>> this diagnosis had it not been for my enlarged abdomen. I swear
to
>> you,
>> >>> it looked like I was 4-5 months pregnant! I therefore insisted
on
> more
>> >>> tests
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> They took an X-ray of my abdomen; it was
>> >>> negative. I was again assured that I had Irritable Bowel
>> Syndrome
>> and
>> >>> was encouraged to go on my scheduled month-long trip to Europe.
I
>> >>> couldn’t wear any of my slacks or shorts because I couldn’t get
them
>> >>> buttoned, and I KNEW something was radically wrong. I INSISTED
on
> more
>> >>> tests, and they reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan (just to
>> shut
>> me
>> >>> up, I think). This is what I mean by "taking charge of our own
>> health
>> >>> care."
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my
>> >>> abdomen (NOT normal). Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip
and
>> have
>> >>> FIVE POUNDS of fluid drawn off at the hospital (not a pleasant
>> >>> experience I assure you), but NOTHING compared to what was ahead
of
>> me.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Tests revealed cancer cells in the
>> >>> fluid. Finally, finally, finally, the doctor ran a CA-125 blood
>> test,
>> >>> and I was properly diagnosed.
>> >>>
>> >>> I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN
>> >>> CANCER, AND YET THIS SIMPLE CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN
ON
>> ME,
>> >>> not as part of my annual physical exam and not when I was
> symptomatic.
>> >>> This is an inexpensive and simple blood test!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FEMALE
>> >>> FRIENDS AND RELATIVES TO INSIST ON A CA-125 BLOOD TEST EVERY
>> YEAR AS >>> PART OF THEIR ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS. >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Be fore warned that their doctors might
>> >>> try to talk them out of it, saying, "IT ISN’T NECESSARY."
Believe
>> me,
>>
>> >>> had I known then what I know now, we would have caught my cancer
>> much
>> >>> earlier (before it was a stage 3 cancer). Insist on the CA-125
BLOOD
>> >>> TEST; DO NOT take "NO" for an answer!
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> The normal range for a CA-125 BLOOD TEST
>> >>> is between zero and 35. MINE WAS 754. (That’s right, 754!). If
the
>> >>> number is slightly above 35, you can have another done in three
or
> six
>> >>> months and keep a close eye on it, just as women do when they
>> have >>> fibroid tumors or when men have a slightly elevated PSA
>> test (Prostatic >>> Specific Antigens) that helps diagnose prostate

>> cancer. >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Having the CA-125 test done annually can
>> >>> alert you early, and that’s the goal in diagnosing any type of
>> cancer
>> -
>> >>> catching it early.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Do you know 55 women? If so, at least
>> >>> one of them will have this VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer. Please, go to

>> your
>> >>> doctor and insist on a CA-125 test and have one EVERY YEAR for
the
>> rest
>> >>> of your life.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> And forward this message to every woman
>> >>> you know, and tell all of your female family members and
friends.
>> Though
>> >>> the median age for this cancer is 56, (and, guess what, I’m
exactly
>> 56),
>> >>> women as young as 22 have it. Age is no factor.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> A NOTE FROM THE RN:
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Well , after reading this, I made some
>> >>> calls. I found that the CA-125 test is an ovarian screening test
>> >>> equivalent to a man’s PSA test prostate screen (which my
husband’s
>> >>> doctor automatically gives him in his physical each year and
> insurance
>> >>> pays for it). I called the general practitioner’s office about
>> having
>> >>> the test done. The nurse had never heard of it. She told me that
she
>> >>> doubted that insurance would pay for it. So I called Prudential
>> >>> Insurance Co, and got the same response. Never heard of it – it
>> won’t
>> be
>> >>> covered.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> I explained that it was the same as the
>> >>> PSA test they had paid for my husband for years. After
conferring
> with
>> >>> whomever they confer with, she told me that the CA-125 would be

>> covered. >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> It is $75 in a GP’s office and $125 at
>> >>> the GYN’s. This is a screening test that should be required just

>> like
>> a
>> >>> PAP smear (a PAP smear cannot detect problems with your
ovaries).
>> And
>> >>> you must insist that your insurance company pay for it.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> Gene Wilder and Pierce Brosnan (his wife
>> >>> had it, too) are lobbying for women’s health issues, saying that

>> this
>> >>> test should be required in our physicals, just like the PAP and
the
>> >>> mammogram. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO SEND THIS OUT TO ALL THOSE
YOU
> CAN.
>> >>> BE IT MALE OR FEMALE, IT SHOULD NOT MATTER, AS THEY CAN FORWARD
>> IT ALSO >>> TO THOSE LOVED ONES THEY KNOW.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> IF YOU HAVE! E A PROBLEM WITH FORWARDING
>> >>> SOMETHING AS IMPORTANT AS THIS, HERE’S A LITTLE HINT THAT MAY
ASSIST
>> YOU
>> >>> WITH YOUR DECISION ~ JUST PRETEND THAT THIS IS A JOKE, WHICH IT
>> >>> CERTAINLY IS NOT, AND SEND IT OUT TO ALL THE FOLKS YOU WOULD IF
IT
>> WAS.
>> >>> THANKS
>> >>>

go to the doctor see more than one. its curable my mom had it just catch it fast cuz my aunt died of cancer. u should be fine though just go to check just in case. good luck

Perhaps the cyst which was removed was a benign one. And the symptoms you say are not necessarily indicating a malignancy. Seems you are in a trouble, you have suffered much. You can tell me more about your condition, and tell me what kind of cyst was removed.