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Peritoneal Cancer

Archives for September 2011

Recurrance symptoms??
Hi Ladies.. This may seem a lame question but would the recurrance symptoms for PPC be the same as for original diagnosis? I had few and minor symptoms really through all of 2010 and was diagnosed this time last year (virtually to the day!). I am just so tired at the moment, I have no energy and I feel a bit "sad"...which…
chemo and scans
Hi again, we have the date for my husbands scan 17Th Oct results 27Th, a worrying time for us. He is continuing his chemo, has a 5Th round on 13th, so far the ascites has not returned which is good. We are hoping for a chemo break soon, my husband is thinking of returning to work part time! First time round seemed simple,…
Tongue Sores
My mom was diagnosed with PPC stage 3 in April. She has had 6 rounds of chemo. After her 5th round she began experiencing some significant side effects - aches in her legs (large bones) and highly abnormal swelling (saw a cardiologists and all is fine), After the 6th round side effects are worse - excessive fatigue, no…
Sore
My mom was diagnosed with PPC in April. She has had 6 rounds of chemo and after the 5th round she started experiencing some significant side effects. Her legs ached (large bones), her swelling was highly abnormal (saw a cardiologists and everything is fine). Now after the 6th round - very fatigued, excessive nausea, no…
Sore
My mom was diagnosed with PPC in April. She has had 6 rounds of chemo and after the 5th round she started experiencing some significant side effects. Her legs ached (large bones), her swelling was highly abnormal (saw a cardiologists and everything is fine). Now after the 6th round - very fatigued, excessive nausea, no…
Fun in Europe, Not so much fun afterward...
Hey gang! The family and I had a wonderful time in Europe. We saw a lot of great things, ate a lot of great food, drank a lot of great wine and had a lot of great conversations. I felt pretty good and did a ton of walking. I took some naps and skipped a long day of walking in Versailles and what I though would be a long…
Anyone had experience with bowel obstructions?
Hi Everyone, I was wondering if anyone has experience of bowel obstruction and how it was treated and how you deal with it if it is chronic? My partner has PC and has had problems with this and was I looking for some advice and info if anyone has any as I know this can be something that comes along with PC. Sometimes I…
Low CA125
Five years ago I had a complete hysterectomy due to elevated CA125, BRCA1 Mutation and symptoms. I did not have ovarian cancer and my Oncologist feels that I could have been diagnosed with it if we hadn't done the hysterectomy. Years later after no symptoms in regards to this my abdominal has swollen (I look 3-4 months…
I think it may be working :)
I've not been posting on here very much lately as I have just been through and finished a whole week of Topotecan infusions. As you may be aware I have been suffering from severe bloating and discomfort brought on by the activity of my cancer cells. So, one week later and I had this eureka moment last night. Usually I can…
illuminating the cells - is this hope?
Hello All.. I was reading today about a new procedure where a solution is passed into the body before an operation which illuminates some types of cancer cells which includes ovarian so that when doctors operate, they can better see what needs to be removed and even tiny cells can be taken out and not missed. I don't…
Peritoneal Cancer in Men
Hello everyone. I am new here and stumbled across this page whilst surfing the net for info on PC in men. I have been diagnosed with PC and being male it is extremely hard to find other men to talk to about this horrible disease. I have, hopefully, just finished chemo but still have a small cell mass in my abdomen and am…
chemo for peritoneal cancer
Went to see the oncologist today to see how my husband was getting on after 3 rounds of chemo, he has decided to continue the chemo a further 3 rounds, as it seems to be keeping the ascites at bay, he will be having a scan in October, with the results 27Th. I wonder how long anyone can stay on chemo? can you have a chemo…
Removing peritoneum?
Hi, having seen this question elsewhere on this board, I'd like to know too if it is possible for a cancerous peritoneum to be removed entirely. I would have thought that it wasn't because it's so thin and so *large* (especially if, like me, your body is all abodmen and grossly overweight) So there are two of us wanting to…
Just a question??
Mom had chemo on friday. Just the taxol. they decided she was not fit to do every week. She had her neulasta shot on saturday so she is having a harder time recovering this time. i am worried. She looks terrible. So small and just like a shell of her former self. She was having pain has that on the left side of her head…
Distended abdomen
The stage of my cancer at the moment is cause un-comfortable and at times painful abdominal bloating. I am finding I can only eat small meals as my stomach feels like it might explode otherwise. Has anyone else experienced this? If so how did you cope? Did you take anything to help relieve the discomfort? I start chemo on…
keeping you up to date.
Hello, letting you know how things are going for my husband, he has had his 3rd chemo, avastin, oxaliplatin and xeloda tabs at home, doing very well, and the ascites as yet has not returned. After the last chemo we thing the onc will want a scan doing to see how the chemo is working, what the future holds we do not know,…
RE: Peritoneal - How do I know
5 years ago I had a complete hyterectomy due to being BRCA 1 and an elevated CA125, I have been fine for years. About 4 months ago I started having vaginal (sorry) pain, not an infection but just pain in that area. That comes and goes now. The last month my stomach has swollen and I have sharp pinching pains in the upper…
Off Topic: Busy getting ready for our trip...
Hey gang, I won't be posting for the next few weeks, my siblings and I are headed to Europe on Saturday :-) I am stoked. We have been looking forward to this for a long time. We are visiting Paris, Venice, Florence and Rome. We came up with the trip after my health improved this spring. My sisters and brother were very…

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