Gyn onc last Friday

I've been really bad at posting lately, I know. I've been struggling with the difficulties of adjusting to pain meds and the various side effects and feeling tired and cranky. I didn't want to just come on here and whine, I'm supposed to be really grateful right now, not whiney. I have been feeling better yesterday and today so am hoping that maybe my body is adjusting to the meds better now, we'll see.

Anyway, I saw the gyn onc last Friday. He said I should stay on Megace "ad infinitum", which sounds reasonable to me. He thinks being seen every 4 months is good also, and he agreed with my not having a scan till the appt. after next.

I asked him what he thought about the ca-125 (it being above normal). He wasn't real concerned about it either and told me that it could very well be elevated because of all the radiation I've had (inflammation in the abdomen can elevate it). He also said we don't know that it has any relevance for me anyway (since we haven't been taking it since the original diagnosis, only in the last year). I think he probably wouldn't even bother with it, in fact he never did bother with it, it was the med onc that has asked me to get the levels checked. Anyway, his explanation about the radiation made me feel better as that was just a niggly little doubt in the back of my mind. It's an explanation that makes sense to me.

When I left I told him that I'd like to have a boring life from now on please. He agreed.