I feel like an IDIOT!! The CA125 test that I elected to have drawn at my last appointment was …wait for it ….the WRONG test! OMG… like really Kel!?? I am not sure why but I was almost certain that this was the lab test for breast cancer reoccurrence. Apparently not…. lol when my oncologist called with results and told me it was negative I was like.. “YAY!! What a relief.. and just to confirm this means no sign of breast cancer right?” And she responded, “Well no… this test is for ovarian cancer”. You have got to be kidding me!!!! I REMOVED MY F’N OVARIES last year… why would I want this test!! She was like…. “I was wondering the same thing” bahahhaha! I started laughing so hard! She said it wasn’t a waste though.. you could have ovarian remnants and the fact it was negative is a good sign! She also said she would be willing to order the CORRECT breast cancer lab work if I really wanted to but wouldn’t recommend it. She said she would rather do an ultrasound, MRI, or bone scan because lab work is rarely accurate. There are many false positive/negative results. She reminded me that I dont have symptoms right now or ANY sign of reoccurrence and doing lab work might just cause more anxiety for no reason. I agreed with her…. and will continue to have faith that Fred is gone and won’t ever come back! POW POW baby!
I have a lot of sun spots on my body due to sun exposure (I guess lake life every weekend during the summer will cause that) and my Mom noticed a really dark spot by my knee. I was a little concerned about how it looked and my Dad was diagnosed with melanoma years ago! So with his history and my own history it was definitely something I didn’t want to ignore. My oncologist took a look at it and definitely suggested seeing someone. I saw him today and he was great! Super thorough! He wasn’t too concerned about the spot by my knee but did a biopsy for peace of mind! I receive results in 1 week!
Be safe, be kind
KPOW
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