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Peritoneal Cancer
Archives for February 2013
Discussion List
Avastin, anyone? Did it work for you?
Hello, everyone-- I had surgery last week--what I guess you could call a combo laparoscopy/laparotomy. This was after the end in Dec. 2012 of my chemo on carboplatin/Taxol, a PET scan that potentially showed only scar tissue remaining, and a decline of my CA 125 number to 23 as of Feb. 11. On completion of the surgery, the…
Introduction
Hello, my name is Theresa. I am 44 aDiana's diagnosed with PPC in October of 2010. I look forward to meeting others like me... In the PPC boat. Theresa
Tina
It is kind of disappointing when someone dies that made you have hope. My mother is upset and she hasn't really talked to Tina much. I know there are success stories but now she is thinking, well why bother going through all this if in the end you just pass away. Very sad.
5 Year Survivor
Hi! I have just recently joined this network. February 18th will be 5 years since I was diagnosed with Primary Peritoneal Cancer stage 3B. On that day, I had surgery that removed all of the cancer. I started chemotherapy about 6 weeks later. I have been cancer free since the debulking surgery. I posted some information…
Tina Brown
It is with such regret to let you know that Tina has passed away. I had just gone to her facebook page to see if there was an update and I read the sad news. I had the privilege to meet Tina twice and she was a fine young lady who will be missed. Jenny
Mum with Stage 3C Primary Peritoneal Cancer and a partial obstruction, currently in a hospice. Can a
Hi guys, My mum is 69 and lives in the UK. She was diagnosed just over 2 years ago with PPC (Low grade serous papillary adenocarcinoma) . She had gotten sister mary joseph nodules in her navel which is why she was tested. Her CA125 was approx 120 She had a biopsey taken and an exploratory surgery. They decided that she had…
re: mum with stage 4 ppc metastasised to lungs
Hello everybody, My mum, who is 58, was diagnosed with Primary peritoneal carcinoma stage 4 in August 2012. Initially, we took her to the hospital because she couldn't breath properly. Turns out she had pleural effusion in her right lung. After draining litres of fluid and suspecting it might my TB, eventually they found…
Crohns to Small Bowel Cancer to Cancer In The Peritoneum - Help If Any
Hello, am new. My wonderful son in law had Crohns since a child and 2 years ago had a bowel resection and they tested and they found it he had small bowel cancer. He was treated with Chemo and was fine until now. He just had another surgery because of a blockage and we thought they had to do another bowel resection because…
Lymph nodes...
Hello all... Just returned from my GP... Local doctor. I've had a small lump come up under my left arm. Been nearly 2yrs NED from PPC 3c and have been feeling very well. Doctor wants to refer me back to my Oncologist and I am happy for that but can PPC metastasize to lymph nodes? Want to be a bit discreet from my family…