Are they for real?

[candyapplegrey]

I actually had seen a couple of stories during Gynae Cancer Awareness Month, whether for it or not, I don't know. What made me see red was that they both used the same image of a woman's smooth belly and a tiny scar like an appendix scar. Huh? Mine was like 12 inches long and my stomach is all pouchy and uneven.

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Here's another one with the same image.

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I hadn't read the latter as just found it today.

Am I unusual? Admittedly, my stomach did not look like that to start with but still ... 🙂

It sort of diminishes the magnitude of what women go through.

xx

[Sunsetime]

hi , certainly not a debulking scar or representative of most women. Definitely not me that’s for sure.

[Realistic]

I know exactly what you mean l don't want to frighten anyone but my scar is large not small looked at lot worse at first but looks ok now and at the end of the day it's saved my life so small price to pay really.. Sending love too everyone .lm on holiday at the moment and enjoying life lm 7 years I into the journey.And l honestly didn't think at first that l would still be here 7 years later. But l am and always looking forward to the future. Love & positive thoughts always were all different stay positive & don't google. Love & hugs to you all l truly believe we can do this SheilaFxxx 💖

[Newbery3 in reply to Realistic]

Have a lovely holiday xx

[Realistic in reply to Newbery3]

Bless you l am thank goodness. Xxx

[candyapplegrey in reply to Realistic]

Oh yes - I'm not saying the surgeon could have made the scar smaller or anything. I think mine did a good job actually, it's just that it's not representative of a typical OC scar. Maybe it isn't even a real person, just a photoshopped body (I meant computer-generated). Certainly my tummy never looked that good. I was being facetious really.

Enjoy your holiday! x

[Boot1947 in reply to candyapplegrey]

Equally facetiously, anyone looking at my original scar would probably have run screaming! Obviously ten years later it’s faded beautifully. I’m only sorry my surgeon couldn’t squeeze in a tummy tuck at the same time. Deb x

[Fluffyjumper]

Same here. Without frightening anyone, my scar goes across my bikini line then up and around my belly button, ending a few inches above that. It’s still a bit red because it got infected and my abdominal tone is definitely worse.

[Trickysite]

I suggest the website illustrator and the editor is invited to a striptease performed by real ladies post ovarian cancer and they might use a different illustration. I had stage 4 robotic surgery and I only Have five one centimetre scars (bless my two surgeons) but a complete belly transformation. I was a size 10 but now am permanently 6 months pregnant (3 years later) and am totally in tiered dresses. A small price to pay for life. I agree it is very misleading illustration. Slightly verging on soft porn. Volunteers for performance and I suggest we get a large bottle of sal volatile and fans for the 2 person audience.

[SopSinger in reply to Trickysite]

I love this! It's a bit like the people who portray breast cancer as "the sexy cancer". It's anything but, and similarly I think if they were presented with a real breast cancer patient, they wouldn't be able to handle it.

[candyapplegrey]

Yes! Or we could do one of those calendars without showing or faces. Why put such an unrepresentative photo with every single article? It's a bit dishonest. Where did they get it from I wonder? x

[thejoannabell]

That looks like a fake scar that someone made with Halloween makeup. I think it’s an image photoshopped by someone who has no idea what actually happens in OC surgery. The scar is pretty close to where an actual ovary is, though! 😄

We should bombard them with photos of our big long lumpy bumpy scars!

[SopSinger]

No, you're not unusual. My surgery was relatively simple, but I have a big central scar, belly button all the way down. Many ladies have a scar from the base of their breastbone all the way down. The image you shared was presented by someone who was, at best, ignorant.

[LovemyJackRussell]

I agree with you, even if your post was slightly tongue in teeth, they have misrepresented what most of us look like. My scar has faded quite well but is from breast bone all the way down, plus I have 3 little bumps from the investigative laparoscopy - and a stoma bag to complete the picture. If it was an advertisement they would be hauled up before trading standards🤣.