OK, the dreading part is over—I have cancer, and it's probably ovarian cancer to boot. The pathology on the liver mass was adenocarcinoma—the good news is that ovarian cancer responds very well to chemotherapy, which I start tomorrow.

I'll get two treatments of chemo; I'll see a gynecologist next week and then a have a CT scan of the abdomen and a consult with the other surgeon. I'll have surgery some time in the first of the month, then 4 to 6 more chemo treatments after that. Oh Joy.

Dr. Nair said not to be discouraged, that I am young and relatively healthy is in my favor, and huge strides have been made in treating ovarian cancer specifically. The surgery is to basically remove as much of the cancerous masses as possible so that there is a lesser amount to be treated. There are a wide variety of chemo drugs to use, and if it doesn't appear that what they are using is effective, then they can change the therapy.

But it IS ovarian cancer. The CT showed a mass on the spleen as well, which the MRI showed as clear—Dr. Nair says that is the difference in the mediums, which is why they use both.

I lost three pounds since my last visit there on March 28. I'm attributing that to horking up and not eating for 2 and a half days. I still hurt from the biopsy.

I imagine tomorrow will be pretty bad.