Ovarian cancer Stage III - Please help!
By C.M. from omaha, ne on October 18, 2006 in Cancer Support Groups
My mom was recently diagnosed with stage III ovarian cancer. She went through surgery about three weeks ago and she begins chemotherapy tomorrow. The surgeon said that it was optimal debulking, meaning he got everything out that he could see with the naked eye. Not much else was said in reference how progressed the disease was. They did say that the lymph nodes were not effected. I keep reading all of these horrible statistics about the survival rate of women with this type of cancer in this stage. The statistics are not making me feel too confident about the future. I know that she is an individual and each individual's situation is a little different, but I am really scared. I am so afraid of what could happen to her. I don't know what I would do if I lost my mom. We are very close, and she isn't dealing well with it. I am trying to be strong around her, but I am terrified inside. I really want someone to tell me exactly what I should expect. Please help! Thank you. |
