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Pocket_Rocket
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10 years ago

Ovaries...to keep or not to keep that is the question??

Hi All I just wanted to get some personal experiences, pros/cons to having an oophorectomy. My initial thoughts was rip the suckers out, I no longer need them & we at least know then that I can't p...
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mona63
Member
10 years ago

I think we may have similiar 'picture' as far as lymph node and treatment goes.  I I'd go to see a gyn-oncologist about six months ago and he made it seem like almost standard however my oncolgist who feels chemo is overused also feels that tamoxafin is enough. He wasn't surprised at 'push' for removing organs but he did say 'what next how about the spleen? So two years on I'm still slightly considering it and may just let it be for another 6 months.   Best wishes