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Peritoneal Cancer

Archives for December 2011

Peritoneal Mesothelioma/Anybody else with this?
Anybody else out there with Peritoneal Mesothelioma? I was diagnosed after a hysterectomy 3 months ago. I am only 40 and have 3 kids. Would love to chat with someone else with this terrible disease. Elissa
Beginning our journey
My mom is newly diagnosed with ppc stemming from a 2008 diagnonsis of gallbladder cancer. We received this news during a routine scan at MSKCC in New York. No symptoms. No pain. It is a hard pill to swallow since she looks fabulous. After the gallbladder cancer tx, Mom had a partial liver resecction with lymph nodes. We…
Moms!
Seems like alot is going downhill on here lately. Of course it is at Christmas. Not very happy that "God" still feels the need to throw more at us. Really discouraging. Mom will be getting her test results on Wednesday to find out about her next step. Hopefully the bloodwork won't show any extreme changes. Really don't…
Mum has gone :(
I cannot believe I am typing this, it still doesn't feel real. Last Tuesday evening mum was taken into hospital , she died on Wednesday night. She had caught pneumonia and just could not fight it off. It has been he'll. In the hospital they asked mum if she wanted to be resuscitated ,she Said yes, it was as much as she…
Eating when abdomen is distended leading to (dry) vomiting
Hi, I've just had a lovely meal of prawn cocktails. They taste nice and are very light, at least half of them is well shredded lettuce. Not at all did I feel full at the end. I really enjoyed them, but on finishing them I immediately began to want to vomit. It turned out to be dry retching. There was nothing to come up…
Taking just Gemzar - what side effects?
Hi all, Any of you taking only Gemzar? What are the side effects you can espect from it? Love, Sophie
secondary peritoneal cancer
Hi, just sending new so far on my husband Ian, he had his last of 8 cycles of chemo today, for colon mets in peritoneum. Next step is ct on 13th and then results on 19th. He has done so well so far, the ascites has not returned while on the chemo, we are hoping that this will be it, and chemo finished for good!! Oh well…
Mum not good
Hi everyone, I have been putting off updating as I have not really known where to start. Mum is now in a hospice, she has been there just over a week, she went in for pain control ( they have always said the pain was not the cancer) and we all thought she would be out by now, she has to have constant anti sickness…
topo not working......christ I am in pieces
I am in bits. I missed the chance to go and see the consultant today. I then received a phone call from my sister saying that basically we are at the end of the road with mum , and that they would now only offer palliative care. My god , I new this was in the post but , but hearing it for real is sick. I cannot believe…
Are these mouth ulcers?
Hi, sorry I haven't long to stay online tonight. Tired all the time. I've become aware for a few weeks at least of, at first, a little sore just inside my bottom lip which I've kept fom drying out by constantly applying "Oralife" peppermind lip treatment to it (which is supposed to be medicated). It has now become three…
So worried
I have been doing as much research as possible online and it is so frustrating. My mother-in-law has been diagnosed with PPC. She had debulking done last week. Her omentum was 2 inches thick with cells, they had to take her spleen, appendics, an ovary, they did a resection of her colon & liver, as well as taking 40% of her…
Anyone know what has happened to Da Beach Bum?
Hi all: Haven't heard from Da Beach Bum in quite some time. Any one know what has happened to him? Is he OK? Cheryl
C-Diff
Has anybody had C diff? I was just diagnosed with it..... I was given flagyl....any alarming side affects???? Did you get sick from flagyl? rash? HELP
Anybody in remission and still feeling BLAH?
I completed Avastin maintenance Oct 27th. I have bowel issues, but yet feel blah. I don't have to nap everyday, that is better...but just feel down...and sad... Anyone feel this way?
Christmas
Well Christmas is on its way. Mom has been sooooo into the holiday spirit. I can see why. We did not think she would be make it. So, she can celebrate as much as her little heart desires. Or in her case, her huge heart! I am relatively happy everyday and try to remember what she went through and that she has made it so…
Resistance to carbo/taxol
Hi all! Mum is now resistant to carbo/taxol after 8 rounds.. and is stable on her lower CA125 which is good. But when it comes back, are there more substances than Gemzar, Topotecan and Avastin? Just to know what the next step can be. For the moment she is given hormones and are up and about. Thank you, Sophie
New Diagnosis
I am a 70 year old, went in to the hospital on Nov. 5 as I was having a hard time breathing and pain in my left side, found clots in my lungs, did blood work and found cancer when they did CA-125 test. Did cat scan of the pelvic area, at first diagnose as ovarian cancer. Went to the Seattle Cancer Center and was diagnosed…

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