@"Louise J" I had my ovaries & tubes removed in April this year following successful BC surgery in Dec last year. The main reason for me was the fact that my mum died of ovarian cancer at age 46 so everyone in my medical team said it was "a no-brainer" for me to have them out. I guess the circumstances are different to yours but in the end, it is one area that is now eliminated from my body to have the cancer come back. The gyny onc said that anyone who has history & doesnt need them anymore, he reckons to consider removing them. I also remember a lady who did a followup ultrasound on my pelvis after the operation saying to me that she had seen so much horror in her job, that she would get hers removed when she didnt need them anymore. It is a silent killer but one that i dont have to worry about anymore. The op is very simple but you do get very bad shoulder pain which slowly subsides after 4-5 days. i had 3 tiny incisions with dis-solvable stitches & I cant even see a scar anymore. I was out the following day & had a week off work. I had already gone through menopause so didnt have any hormonal side effects & i am on no medication. It is a weight off my mind as I always had a feeling i would get the disease even before I got BC & I often went to Adelaide for check-up scans. Good luck with your decision & be guided by your gut & also the advice of your medical team & of course the wonderful ladies on this forum who have been through it themselves. We are all different & react differently to medications/treatments but we are all the same in that we have gone through this "journey" & been supported along the way. love & hugs xxx
