Hi everyone I'm new here so I'm not sure if I'm doing this right. My name is Abigail, I just turned 22 and I graduated from college this past May. I found out five days ago that the ovarian cyst I had removed a week ago (I also had the ovary removed) is malignant. The possibility of cancer never entered my mind and wasn't mentioned in any of discussions I had with my surgeon before or even immediately after the surgery. Today I met with a fertility specialist and now on Monday I'm already starting the egg freezing process, which feels like a weird joke because I've never even had a boyfriend, and planning to start the three round of chemo in three weeks. Everything is moving so fast and I feel so scared and overwhelmed. It hasn't even sunk in to me that I have cancer. I feel so alone and I dont want to burden my friends who are all starting their first jobs and getting married and starting their post college lives. Is anyone else on the forum around my age, or newly out of college and have advice to offer or just relate?
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