Hello @Fredbarnie and welcome to OVdialogue. You've joined a forum with an amazing, strong group of Teal Sisters who collectively have a lot of experience related to Ovarian Cancer. I will start by saying I'm sorry for your diagnosis however it sounds like they may have caught your cancer at an earlier stage which is great. You made it through the chemotherapy which can be a challenging step for many so congratulations on that. Also, very good news that your December CT scan was good!!!
With regard to your checkups, it's an interesting question as from my observation, there doesn't tend to be a 'normal' timeframe of follow-up care. My sense is that it is often driven by each of our individual circumstances. It's interesting that they said yours would be "3 month checkups for 3 years". I've often seen a medical team start with 2 to 3 month check-ups and if things are progressing well, they might extend that timeframe between checkups by a month or two with the goal of getting to 6 months of more between check-ups.
Are you on any maintenance drugs? Often if you are that will bring you back in sooner as they monitor your bloodwork fairly closely. For instance, I'm 15 months into taking Lynparza (Olaparib) and they see me every 2 months at Princess Margaret in T.O. for bloodwork monitoring. If not, are you feeling okay otherwise? Any symptoms or concerns that would drive you back sooner?
Ultimately, if you feel there is a need to get back in to see someone sooner then self advocate. You can always call and express your concern that the timeframe if now longer than you had been told and that is causing you some concern.
I'm sure some of the other Teal Sisters will weigh in with their wisdom too.
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