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Peritoneal Cancer
Archives for October 2013
Discussion List
Stage 3c peritoneal cancer
Hi everyone I just joined you all today and need someone to talk to!
On my second bout of chemo.
Hi all I have been reading your posts for awhile now. It is nice to hear from others with this dreaded disease. Good and bad. I was diagnosed just over two years ago. I was told I had ovarian cancer, and that they where going to do a total hysterectomy. Excuse my spelling. The operation was Oct 21 2011. (Also my birthday).…
Book: My beautiful life - a ovarian cancer survivor (stage 5) by eating habits as a non-traditional
Hi all, I got a question on the board about finding the book I was talking about and which me and my mum followed and took some advice from. We used it as complimentary to the traditional regimens and my mum thought it helped a lot and we got two beautiful years together after her initial diagnosis of primary peritoneal…
I have a diagnosis - Shingles
Wow that was a surprise. Gout and infection were high on the list of suspects but Shingles it is. Cheers, Julie
Mixed Bag - CA125 up but CT pretty good
Hi all Sorry I haven't been on for a while. I have been lurking and reading but not quite ready to post. Last week more results and my second cycle of Etopocide. Unfortunately my CA125 went up again from 534 to 650. However chest abdo and pelvic CT pretty good. Lungs showed two areas of concern which we may attack with…
Update
Hi Everybody, I just wanted to update you on my latest. As you already know my cancer is back. I have been busy the last few weeks with appts. I went to Duke University in Durham, NC for a second opionion and see if there were any clinical trials available. The doctor I saw there was very thorough and said that other than…
Another Peritoneal NED
Tho mine wasn't PPC, but rather metastatic appendix cancer with extensive peritoneal mets, I'm happy to say that my scan this week continues to show me as NED. That's 6 years post-op and treatment; 6 1/2 years post diagnosis. As a result of my peritoneal mets, I lost my omentum, all "female" parts, part of my peritoneum,…