Ok. So, here goes. I'm really scared of having ovarian cancer. My paternal grandmother passed away quite young from ovarian cancer. I believe she was in her 20s. 2 years ago my Mom was diagnosed with breast cancer. She had been taken estrogen replacement for 15 years. Which is 10 years too long. Along with that she has the chek2 gene mutation. I also have this but do not have the brca mutations.
A week before my period I have to pee alot, almost like I've drank alot of water. I do drink coffee and tea which may contribute to this. After my period, pretty much back to normal I guess. But I still think I pee more than anyone I know. 🤔 also. I have a poochy belly, I've had 3 pregnancy, one miscarriage and 2 live births. Occasionally I have issues with low right back pain that I've always attributed to my SI joint.
I was at my gyno appointment and this is probably the 3rd or 4th time I've told him I'm concerned about ovarian cancer because of my grandma, my bloating, my peeing alot, etc. He said ok, we'll just do a ca125 and an ultrasound. Well, obviously the ultrasound is over a week away and the ca125 came back elevated at 55. He said he is wanting an ultrasound to see if it's just uterine fibroids. But all I can think is the absolute worst. And now I feel cramping on my right side and the low back pain and I'm seriously scared. Is there a possibility this is just something easily treated? Or an I looking at being diagnosed with ovarian cancer???