Ovarian Cancer Abdominal Pain 3 Months After Surgery...?

...any ideas why my mom would still have bad abdominal pain 3 months after having surgery for ovarian cancer (stage 3). Brief overview is she had a total hysderectomy, part of her intestines removed, lymph nodes, partical colon removed, etc. The pain is always in the same area. She does have a partial bowel blockage, but is this all cancer related (or did they leave something in!) and if so will the chemo help her with the pain later? She just had her second chemo treatment a few days ago (carboplatnim). Thanks!

Unfortunately, it sounds normal with the blockage and the recent hysterectomy and other surgeries. Best wishes.

I'm not much help, but I had a total hysterectomy in July (not cancer), and I'm still having pain alot like before surgery. My doctor said it was from moving my insides around like he did and that it should get a little better each month.. Your mother's doctor needs to know of this though, as everyone is different.

Ovarian cancer is often fatal because it is usually advanced when diagnosed. Symptoms are usually absent in early stage and nonspecific in advanced stage. Evaluation usually includes ultrasonography, CT or MRI, and measurement of tumor markers (eg, cancer antigen 125). Diagnosis is by histologic analysis. Staging is surgical. Treatment requires hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, excision of as much involved tissue as possible, and, unless cancer is localized, chemotherapy.
By the time ovarian cancer is diagnosed, it has usually spread beyond the ovaries. There are often no symptoms until late in the disease process. More than half of women who get ovarian cancer are diagnosed in the advanced stages of the disease. As with most cancers, the earlier the diagnosis is made, the better the chance for survival.
Complications:-
Spread of the cancer to other organs
Progressive function loss of various organs.
Fluid in the abdomen (ascites)
Blockage of the intestines.
Please see the webpages for more details on Ovarian cancer.

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