@alwaysalright I'm so sorry to hear that you wanted a hysterectomy, it was scheduled, but that your doctors went with chemotherapy and radiation. May I ask the original diagnosis? Were you diagnosed with ovarian cancer? Or uterine (endometrial) cancer?

There are circumstances where the doctors try to treat (remove) as much of the cancer as possible. It's called "debulking" and is done as the first stage of treatment when the cancer is advanced . I'm going to share a link that describes this for ovarian cancer although I don't know if that was your original diagnosis.

Debulking for Ovarian Cancer (scroll down the page to find this information)

-- https://www.cancer.org/cancer/ovarian-cancer/treating/surgery.html

I do understand your fear about recurrence. I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer and that fear of it coming back is often in the back of my mind.

What is the overall treatment plan? Will you talk about your concerns with your doctor at your next appointment and ask what is next in treatment after you complete brachytherapy?

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