Cancer and Healthy

I really hate talking about this subject but the more articles and documentation that is out there regarding this terrible disease, the better chance women will start to bother their doctors early enough. Please remember, the earlier the better, as it could be the difference between stage 1 and stage 3 or 4. So what are the early symptoms of ovarian cancer? Here are two you'd never expect to be anything at all, much less a sign of cancer.

As hard as it is to believe, bloating is one of the signs. Isn't that crazy? This is why it's so hard to get the doctors to take us seriously. You make an appointment and go into the doctor and tell him you are worried because you are bloated, and they'll probably tell you to take some Mylanta or Gas-X, and go home and stop wasting their time. And actually 9 times out of 10, that's all you would need. But we're only concerned with that 1 time out of 10, or even less than that. And as silly as it might seem, you just can't take the chance if you want to find this disease early.

All right then, another early sign is indigestion. Yep, another benign-sounding symptom. Here's another complaint your doctor is going to chuckle at. And again, most of the time, it's nothing serious at all. I had these symptoms though, and the thing is, I had never experienced them before so they were not the norm for me.

So the key is you need to know what is normal for you. If you all of a sudden start to have bloating and indigestion, and it remains ongoing, and this is not something that is usual for you, then march into the doctor's office and make sure they check things out thoroughly. I wish I had done that. But, like most people, I just assumed these were maybe signs of getting older and nothing to be concerned about.

Remember these two very harmless-sounding early symptoms of ovarian cancer, and see your physician if they stick around for an extended time.