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What Causes Vomiting And Gastric Pain In A Person With Ovarian Cancer?
Question: My mother is having adenocarcinoma of small interested primary peritoneal ovarian cancer. She is being treated since from last 5 years, deducted through surgery for obstruction & biopsy. After that no surgery only being treated with chemo. Now her CA 125 lever is increasing but she does not have pain only thing is she feels gastric by taking any food. Doctors is saying that she does not have pain so chemo cannot be given, just we need to watch her moment. Please guide me to whom I consult? who to do because in night she feels vomiting, indigestion & gastric. Unable to take any food.
Brief Answer:
Yes she may need chemo
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
I am sorry to hear about your mother. It is indeed a difficult disease. Her CA 125 is increasing and she is having symptoms also. But what does the CT scans show?
If the disease is stable, not increasing on serial CT scans then we can observe. Otherwise she will need further chemo. Pain is not the only criteria.
You should consult a medical oncologist. If you can send me her exact location, I can refer appropriately.
Hope this helps. I will be available for followup.
Regards
Yes she may need chemo
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query.
I am sorry to hear about your mother. It is indeed a difficult disease. Her CA 125 is increasing and she is having symptoms also. But what does the CT scans show?
If the disease is stable, not increasing on serial CT scans then we can observe. Otherwise she will need further chemo. Pain is not the only criteria.
You should consult a medical oncologist. If you can send me her exact location, I can refer appropriately.
Hope this helps. I will be available for followup.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
just recent Sonogry reports have comment that "dilated anechoic fuild peivic cavity" other as is normal.
Brief Answer:
this is within normal
Detailed Answer:
But as she is having lot of symptoms, suggest to get CT scan done.
If that is also near normal, then only supportive medicines for acidity and vomiting. Maybe a Gastro consult.
this is within normal
Detailed Answer:
But as she is having lot of symptoms, suggest to get CT scan done.
If that is also near normal, then only supportive medicines for acidity and vomiting. Maybe a Gastro consult.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
now she is having pain with swelling of abdomen. what would be further shuold i wait becz. she unable to take food & feeling wekness
Brief Answer:
needs removal of fluid
Detailed Answer:
After fluid removal she needs supportive medicines for vomiting and maybe some other chemo to control the fluid.
Oral or intravenous albumin supplements to replace that lost in fluid removal.
needs removal of fluid
Detailed Answer:
After fluid removal she needs supportive medicines for vomiting and maybe some other chemo to control the fluid.
Oral or intravenous albumin supplements to replace that lost in fluid removal.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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