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Hello, thank you everyone for your feedback.
I wanted to provide the outcome and next steps of my post for closure.
I had lung wedge resection surgery and they remove the wedge with the nodule (upper left lung). The surgeon followed suit with previous pathologies of it’s some type of infection that’s causing the growth to continue. Then I got the final pathology report and it’s totally different. This has made me believe it’s the only way to go from now on.
Pathology results: Mass forming pulmonary venous infarction described in the setting of chemotherapy treatment. Elastic trichrome staining highlights the area of pulmonary venous infarction as well as multiple pulmonary
veins with occlusive thromboemboli.
My medical oncologist had an e-consult with hematology oncologist and it was highly recommended to start on an anticoagulant for the rest of my life.
I have decided to give it a go.
I have ovarian cancer and have been on chemo for almost 3 years. However, due to the results, I’ve decided to stop all chemo.
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Denise-This must have been a very difficult decision to make. Essentially you are deciding to protect your heart but taking a chance on your cancer, I think. What led you to this decision?
Have you thought about a second opinion at a different hospital?
I'm wondering what led to the decision to stop chemotherapy? You must be so very overwhelmed with ovarian cancer, treatment, and now this.
It's good that your medical oncologist consulted with the hematology oncologist. Was it their recommendation that you stop the chemotherapy because there is a direct association with pulmonary embolism?
I'd like to provide support for whatever your decision is. When do you next see your medical oncologist?
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@azmn Denise, I’m tagging @merpreb and @naturegirl5 on this message too because I think they’ll appreciate getting the update as I did.
Am I understanding the report correctly that the chemo treatment may be causing the pulmonary infarction and that it was recommended to stop chemo at this time? Or forever?