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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for February 2006

Ovarian Cancer Study
My sister has just finished her chemo of stage 3B Ovarian cancer and has been offered to do a study for 12 months..we find out on March 9 if she will receive taxol, some new drug or no treatment..I was wondering anybody else out there on this study....and any thoughts on whether this will help her from having…
Been gone awhile...
Hi Everyone, Just thought I'd drop a line to let You know I just returned from Mississippi ,being with my Sister for her surgery.Everything went well those first shots of chemo worked and shrunk down the tumors,they think they got all of the cancer,now she is suppose to have 3 more rounds of chemo and a years worth of…
Help me I am lost
Hi, My name is Angel and I was diagnosed with stage 4a ovarian cancer last year. I am finished with my chemo and the horizon looks clear. My problem is that now I do not know where to find help with the emotioal issuse. I am 23 now and had to have a complete hystorectomy. I tried going to a theripist to deal with the…
Get Cat Scan results
Hey Ya'll, Hope all is well. I am getting ready to go to the doctor, my appt. is at 11:00 to get the results of my cat scan. Through all of this I don't believe I have been this nervous before,so please say a prayer for me and my family, my mother and husband are going with me. As I have said before I haven't let my son…
Hello! OC-IIIC (alive and kicking)
I wanted to say hello! I have to say that I have my hair back, and feel really good. I lost my job the other day that was very stressful, but other than the money and insurance part, I feel better now in my life than I every have, and wanted to share that with everyone here. I hope to be on here more often and chck my…
gemzar & carboplatin combination therapy
Hi, my doctor sent me to cleveland to get a consult. I have reoccured with a liver nodule consistent with met of ovarian ca. My doctor was thinking of this, like, pin radiation therapy and then chemo. The Cleveland doc said don't bother with the radiation-just do combination therapy chemo of gemzar and carboplatin. Any…
I'M BAAAACCCKK!
Well, my surgery was postponed from January 30 to February 6. I just returned from the hospital several hours ago. Here's the news - doc removed a 1 1/2 cm x 1 3/4 cm mass, clear-cell-carcinoma, same as before. However, this time it was located on the pelvic wall, not within the ovary. He also biopsied some lymph nodes -…
has anyone experienced this
When iwas diagnosed in dec with stage 3c ovarian cancer in dec 05, i had fluid in my chest that caused me pain and discomfort. My gyn oncologist said it will go away after a few rounds of chemotherapy has anybody had this problem???? and if so did it infact go away with the chemo or did it have to be drained???
newly diagnosed HELP
I am 26 years old and have been diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer. i had a hysterectomy done in december and luckily no major organs were affected but it was in both ovaries, uterus, ect. I have had fluid in the lower part of my chest for months, thats how they found this... i am being treated with carbo/taxol 6…
Did any of you have a problem convincing your GYN something was wrong?
I posted a couple of weeks back when I first went to my GYN about the problems I was having. I originally went to see her for abdominal pain, bloating, gas, diarrhea, painful bowel movements, and persistent nausea. At that time the nausea was of least concern to me. Now it has become so pronounced that it is my primary…
Worried about symptoms I am experiencing
Hi to All, I hope someone here on the board can offer me some of their thoughts or input and possibly be of support to me. I am a little or I should say a lot concerned. The reasons why--- I have been experiencing unwanted weightloss: I weighed 100 lbs two years ago and now I weigh 82 lbs. I lost the weight over the last…
Just a quick question
Hello again, I have been reading everything here, every day. Just reading everything and going back and reading past posts has helped me alot. I am going for a colonoscopy on Monday and at the end of February I am going for another ultra sound to see if the growth on my ovary has grown or not. My question is, can a…
Coretta Scott King
Mrs. King died of redpiratory failure on February 7, 2006. It has not been reported very well that she was in Mexico battling advanced ovarian cancer when she passed. It was widely reported that she had a stroke caused by a blood clot in August 2005. Because I've had the experience of finding out that lower body cancer can…

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