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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for January 2004

COULD IT BE?????
Hello, ladies! I just need to talk to someone so that I don't go crazy waiting! September, 2002 I was dx with cervical cancer. Rad Hyst and over 20 lymph nodes later, they assure me everything was fine. No chemo, no radiation. You worry and worry. My right leg has repeatedly swelled for no apparent reason and I oftentimes…
Symptoms?
Hi all, I'm Esther.. I have some burning questions abt the symptoms of ovarian cancer, especially with the symptoms. I donno if my situation indicates possible symptoms of ovarian cancer. My menstruation has always been regular each month. But the problem is on the 13th or 14th of the calendar, I would have like a half day…
New member
Hi everyone, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jane and I was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 3C. I had a bilateral hysterectomy two weeks ago. It was a nightmare. I was so sick by the time I went to the ER that they couldn't do the surgery for a week. Even then they didn't know if I would make it. I was…
HOW DO YOU DETERMINE CANCER-FREE STATUS?
I had surgery in March 2000 when my cancer was discovered and removed. I went through 6 rounds of chemo, which ended in September of 2000. Do I say I've been cancer free since March of 2000 or September of 2000? It's probably a silly question, but I'd love to know. Thank you!
Burning sensation????
Has anyone experienced a burning sensation under the ribcage on both sides of the body? If so, can you tell me what it was?
Genetic Testing
Hello, I had ovarian cancer 3c, it had spread to my liver,spleen,abdomen,colon, one tumor had wrapped all the way around my appendix - in other words it was bad. But now no signs of cancer. Because my sister had already had ovarian cancer a genetic test was done and it came back that I have the BRCA2 gentic defect. I would…
Update: Poss.OvCa surgery
Just to let you know, I did have my surgery last Tues. and all went well. They removed my ovaries. (This was my 6th abd. surgery, incl. 2 cesareans, 1 previous partial hyst., 2 hernia repairs.) Prayerfully, it's my last. The biopsy and all final tests came back benign (no cancer). So I thank all of you for helping me go…
Update about treatment
Hi everyone, Just wanted all to know that I had my first chemo treatment on this past Tuesday and everything went very well. It took seven hours because they ran the treatment very slow. At one point they tried running it faster but I began to have pains in the chest so they slowed it down again. I haven't felt ill and…
Up Date On My CT Scan
Hello to all of you ladies. I got the results back on the CT Scan yesterday and they found more cyst then just the one so know I have them on the right and left ovaries. The one on the right side has grown from 2.2cm to 3cm. I am to go in for surgery on the 29th for the (1 cyst) so I am now waiting on the doc to call me…
Ca markers for Poss. OvCa; going for surgery Tues.!
Hi there. I'm new to this site and have had the pleasure of meeting a few of you in chat. Any insight would be appreciated. I'm a 42 yr. old female (obviously) w/2 kids (per C-section). I had a partial hysterectomy (incl. cervix) 2+ yrs. ago. I refused my ovaries to be taken. They were fine then, and I wanted the natural…
Update On Whats Going On
Hello and thank all of you for your help and concern on my problems. I have seen another doctor today and he wants to do a CT Scan on my adbomen and Pelvis. This well take place at the end of the week or first of next week he said. They are to call Wesd. and let me know when and a time. He didn't want to do a CA125 because…
Thank you for responding to gaining weight
Thank you all for your help and most important for the support and encouragement. It's not the cancer itself that usually gets the best of a person. May God bless you all. I am new to the cancer survivor network but look forward to getting to know you. God Bless!
gaining weight
Hello, I had my last Chemo treatment July 17th. I had ovarian cancer stage 3c. It had spread to my liver,stomach,spleen, herniated my colon you name it was there. Now in September I started gaining weight and continue to gain. I've gained 26lbs. The Dr says I need to eat less and excercise more. He says the chemo a lot of…
Major Signs Can Someone Help
I have been having some problems for a while. Its only getting worse but my doc keeps saying its only a little infection only she can't find anything all is coming back neg. from the pap to vaginal testing. They did a ultrasound and found a cyst that was 2.2cm in size. So she finally agreed to have a laporoscopy done which…
Need Answers quickly concerning treatment type
Has anyone ever had single agent therapy? Carboplatin alone?????
Need a new treatment facility
My sister is fighting a recurrence of fallopian tube cancer after a 10-year remission. Ten years ago, she had a TAH-BSO. The recurrent disease was "optimally debulked" from the lymph node. She has completed about 5 or 6 different chemo courses in the last two years, including platinum drugs, Topotecan, Doxil, Gemcitibine…

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