Ok, here I am, almost feeling as if I need to beg for forgiveness for being stupid! LOL
Here's the deal, I got to sit down and read my pathology report with my "SUB" doctor the other day. He was taking over for my regular oncologist while he was at a conference.
This is what struck me "Serous Psammacarcinoma likely of the peritoneum rather than the ovary"
WHAT? I know I'm not a dummy, and I know I've heard the Ovarian cancer card mentioned, but peritoneum rather than ovary? What does that mean exactly?
It doesn't say primary, it doesn't say anything of the sort. I'm sooooo confused. I know that this cancer and ovarian are treated the same, but it brings up so many issues and thoughts.
Here, all this time I've joined up with Ovarian cancer sites etc. because that is what I thought I had all this time only to be told "Serous Psammacarcinoma likely of the peritoneum rather than the ovary". I danged near feel like I've been "tricking" people saying I have ovarian cancer. Cripes, what does "Serous Psammacarcinoma likely of the peritoneum rather than the ovary" mean to me?
Anyone else diagnosed with this? I know that this is a rare cancer, I know I fit in to a group of 26 other families that has a rare gene mutation, but everything I thought was helping me understand my own cancer seems to be thrown out the window!
There is no "primary" written anywhere in any of the reports. Even the "sub" tells me, oh so you're one of those unique hard cases....what does that mean?
UGH, I'm soooooo upset!