Unfortunately, my ovarian "cyst" turned out to be a malignant tumor.    At this point, we don't know if its breast cancer that has spread to my ovary or ovarian cancer.   Neither are great options.   I don't want 2 types of cancer, but my type of breast cancer rarely goes to the ovaries,  so if that's the case it might be a more aggressive/tricky form than we originally thought.    That doesn't sound good, either. 

I'm having at least my ovaries and fallopian tubes removed on Monday, April 28th (if its breast cancer) and possibly a hysterectomy (if its ovarian cancer).    This will be done abdominally vs. laproscopically, because that's a "cleaner" surgery when you're dealing with cancer. 

I'll be in the hospital 2-3 nights and I'm not sure how long my recovery will take, but I'm sure it will be a while before I'm back to "normal".

I won't know the treatment plan until after the surgery and I haven't asked too many questions because there's enough to worry about!    

I asked the surgeon if it was more likely to be a new cancer, because my breast cancer markers are continuing to go down (as recently as last week).  He said that's possible, but my ovarian tumor is pretty small and may not be noticeable on the blood test.

I also asked if it was more likely to be ovarian cancer because I'm on chemo for breast cancer (which is working).  That answer was also "no", because the ovaries have a layer that protects them from most chemo (which is also why the brain doesn't usually respond well to chemo). So, we really won't know what's going on until the tumor is biopsied during surgery.

If it is ovarian cancer, I likely have the BRCA gene, which I'll get tested for either way. And so will Olivia at some point.     

I had some very bad moments over the weekend, but now I'm focused on getting myself and my family through the surgery.    I'll try to update soon.