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Thanks for your response Colleen! I am now just over 4 weeks out, and have my post op, “cuff check”(!!), on 10/10, second opinion with Emory on the 8th. I have only seen my surgeon once since the surgery, and that was before the tumor conference met. I did speak with his PA that Friday, and she basically said that they discussed treating me with Letrizole, and apparently visits every 3 months for at least 2 years with an exam and blood work. Depending on those results and symptoms, a CT. I have a lot of questions and no, I don’t feel as if I have any support from anywhere other than blogs such as this. I am being followed by the high risk breast care center at the same hospital, Northside, and go tomorrow for a diagnostic mammogram and a bone density test, but they are not involved with the ovarian diagnosis. It is somewhat baffling that you’re given a diagnosis that is lifelong as I do have MRD in the abdomen and pelvis..that there is not more of an outreach or support of really any kind~my cytology came back c/w malignancy, and confirmed a serous neoplasm..the path is stg 3a Serous BOT with micro invasion..not sure when that bleeds into LGSOC..path wise.. anyways, will try to get a virtual with mayo, still working as an Orthopedic PA and am 1099, so no benefits or PTO unfortunately ~

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@slanpac2024 So you second opinion with Emory will be on 10/8? That's good that it is scheduled. Will you see a gyn-oncologist? Presumably your slides have been sent to Emory for their pathologists to read? Hopefully the provider at Emory will spend the time with you to answer all of your questions and explain whether they would recommend. If I read your note correctly the Emory appointment is 2 days before going back to the original surgeon? That's actually a good thing because then you can compare and decide what you'd like to do next.

As a 1099 does that mean you work under a contract and not a regular full-time employee? Do you get your health care insurance from another source? Presumably your health care insurance will pay for the second opinion at Emory. You might want to call your insurance company about Mayo Clinic to make sure you are covered there. This health care insurance gets very complicated especially when you go out of state or for a second or third opinion.