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Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?

Hey@BellaDonna1959 I have a partial bowel obstruction due to a mass that they were unable to remove when I had my surgery.  The mass is attached to my small intestine, my large bowel and the head of my rectum.  I take a daily medication (Olaparib) which has shrunk the mass slightly and I follow a low residue diet which minimizes risk of a total blockage and also keeps gastrointestinal symptoms to a minimum.  I'm one year post surgery and haven't had any issues, knock on wood.  Don't panic until you get the lowdown from your oncologist.  There is lots of info on bowel blockages on this sight just put it in the search bar.  

Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?

Hey@BellaDonna1959 I have a partial bowel obstruction due to a mass that they were unable to remove when I had my surgery.  The mass is attached to my small intestine, my large bowel and the head of my rectum.  I take a daily medication (Olaparib) which has shrunk the mass slightly and I follow a low residue diet which minimizes risk of a total blockage and also keeps gastrointestinal symptoms to a minimum.  I'm one year post surgery and haven't had any issues, knock on wood.  Don't panic until you get the lowdown from your oncologist.  There is lots of info on bowel blockages on this sight just put it in the search bar.  

Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?

Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?

Hi@BellaDonna1959, reading CT results can definitely be overwhelming before we've had a chance to review with the medical team. Was your CT routine e.g., part of your normal monitoring or were you having some symptoms that led to the CT?

@JoanEG comment is a good one. When do you speak to your medical team? Hopefully soon so you can get the clarity you need in what this all means. Thinking of you. 

Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?

Hopefully today they will call me back otherwise in 2 weeks in person.  Thanks

Hi@BellaDonna1959, reading CT results can definitely be overwhelming before we've had a chance to review with the medical team. Was your CT routine e.g., part of your normal monitoring or were you having some symptoms that led to the CT?

@JoanEG comment is a good one. When do you speak to your medical team? Hopefully soon so you can get the clarity you need in what this all means. Thinking of you. 

Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?

Hopefully today they will call me back otherwise in 2 weeks in person.  Thanks

Hi@BellaDonna1959, reading CT results can definitely be overwhelming before we've had a chance to review with the medical team. Was your CT routine e.g., part of your normal monitoring or were you having some symptoms that led to the CT?

@JoanEG comment is a good one. When do you speak to your medical team? Hopefully soon so you can get the clarity you need in what this all means. Thinking of you. 

Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?

@BellaDonna1959   @Alwayslearning is right. Why not call them if you are not getting the answers you are looking for.  All they can say is "no". I doubt they will do that and do there best to answer any questions you might have at the time to help you understand your scan better. I am positive your Oncologist will help wherever they can to help you understand the outcome of the scan and what they can do to help. Try it and see what happens. It will be easier than worrying about it at every turn and the symptoms you might be having at the time. All the best to you and retrieving the answers you are looking for. Take care. 

Hopefully today they will call me back otherwise in 2 weeks in person.  Thanks

Hi@BellaDonna1959, reading CT results can definitely be overwhelming before we've had a chance to review with the medical team. Was your CT routine e.g., part of your normal monitoring or were you having some symptoms that led to the CT?

@JoanEG comment is a good one. When do you speak to your medical team? Hopefully soon so you can get the clarity you need in what this all means. Thinking of you. 

Yikes!  Just saw this result on my CT scan today.  Anyone else have something to share?  I will call my oncologist tomorrow to discuss it. (Stage 3C inoperable high grade ovarian cancer.)

GI TRACT: Scattered left colonic diverticula without evidence of acute diverticulitis. Borderline prominence of a few loops of distal small bowel measuring up to 2.8 cm maximal caliber with mild fecalization. There is focal narrowing of the small bowel just upstream of the ileocecal valve (2; 223) with minor ill-defined stranding/infiltration along this loop, probably related to serosal disease. The remaining proximal to mid small bowel is not frankly distended.

SUMMARY: Borderline prominence and mild fecalization of the distal small bowel with relative narrowing of the terminal ileum and ill-defined serosal spiculation in this region, probably related to serosal disease with possible element of mild partial/incomplete malignant obstruction.

I've always been afraid of a small bowel obstruction because I know a full obstruction can lead to the end happening within a very short period of time and I've lost some friends in one group to some sort of obstruction. Anyone with personal advice and experience on this?