Thanks so much everyone

Needless to say we were REALLY relieved to get the news. Mind you it consisted of a one line email from my FS - "Scan extremely reassuring no sinister pathology".
Woo hoo! A little light on detail but I will take it!!

For those who weren't sure what happened, a little run down....Following the BFNs after the transfers, my FS ordered blood tests for me and DP to check for chromosomal and other disorders. She also re-did FSH, glucose, thyroid, etc, as well as my CA125 levels.

CA125 stands for Cancer Antigen 125 which is a tumour marker for ovarian cancer. It measures a protein in your blood which, when normal is below 35. A few years ago, when I first had this tested by my GP due to family history, my levels were 69. Everyone freaked out (me included) and I was referred to a gynae oncologist at the Royal Women's here in Melbourne. I had scans and tests and it was revealed I have adenomyosis (similar to endometriosis but your endometrium invades the muscle wall). That also can account for evelated CA125 levels.
Anyhoo, it is something I have to have tested periodically (six monthly or so) and the highest it has ever been is about 150 (a year ago when I started AC).
Cut to the recent test and it came back as 739 !!!!
The scary thing about this is that 739 is the sort of level that women with stage 3 or 4 ovarian cancer have. My FS ordered an immediate MRI and had the results cc-ed to an ovarian cancer specialist at the Women's. In the meantime, I spent the week crying, thinking at the very least I would have to have a hysterectomy , chemo and radiation.

Ovarian cancer is probably one of the worst cancers you can get (not that ANY cancer is good). Each year 1100 Australian women are diagnosed and 800 die from it. The odds are very poor. It is so insidious, there are usually few to no symptoms until it is too late.

Anyway, to get the news that I dont have cancer is amazing. I mean really amazing. With those CA125 levels, to not have cancer is almost the sort of thing articles in medical journals are written about. Trust me, I have spent the past few days googling it!!!!

So DP and I cracked open the champagne last night! I feel like I have been given a reprieve. I still havent spoken to my FS (I have an appointment on Wed) so I dont know what is causing the high levels. I can only assume it is the adenomyosis. Or perhaps endometriosis???? Whatever it is, I am praying it wont prevent us from continuing TTC. And doubly praying it doesnt mean a hysterectomy is on the cards.

So that's what I have been up to this week. I wouldnt wish it on anyone.

Hope everyone out there is well

love n2l x

PS. In a funny twist (which seemed kind of cruel at the time), my cd2 FSH level came back as 2.5 Not sure why I am a poor responder because those levels are great!