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treatment or not for 89 year old mom ovarian cancer, Stage IIIC?
Is there anyone out there who can tell me what, physically, will happen, if no treatment of any kind is given to my 89 year old mother who, based on recent CATSCAN, I'm told has a 13.9 cm complex thinly septated ovarian cyst, most likely malignant (assume it is malignant). We're awaiting CR125 results. She has other…
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Dr Visit Update
Hi Everyone, yesterday at my clinic visit we went over the ctscan. My ca125 is at 11 and the ctscan shows that the cancer has shrunk in size. The Avastin/Cytoxan really did help. I am on a chemo break(a little nervous)for 3 months. We are very grateful that the tumors have shrunk, but I guess a little part of me was hoping…
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carboplatin with taxotere vs carboplation with topotecan
In Jan 2005 I was diagnosed with sage III ovarian cancer. I had surgery followed by IP theopry with sisplatin, taxol, doxel(?). I went into remission after 3 treatments but finished 6 treatments in Oct 2005. Sept 2006 a pet scan and a bipsi showed that ovarian cancer had reacurred in my chest wall and 2 llymph nodes in my…
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recurrence of ovca
I was dx stage 3c in June 04. Had six carbo/taxol and ca125 was 5. In Jan 06 ca125 went up to 40 and had recurrence in the pelvis. I went on a clinical trial of carbo/alimta had 10 treatments and my ca125 went down to 9 and then started to rise again. It is now 20 and pet scan shows liver mets (new). Dr suggests doxil and…
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Update on my journey...
Hi everyone, I saw the gyno on Friday and he believes that I have Adenomyosis which is endometriosis of the inside of the uterine wall. The mass that was found on my ultrasound was an adenomyoma. This is his opinion based on the transvaginal ultrasound he performed. My options are to try and control this with birth control…
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ovarian link to breast cancer
My mother is a 18 year survivor of breast cancer. She underwent a mastectomy. She has also had 2 bouts with colon cancer but is in remission on both. I was diagnosed with ovarian and uterine cancer in April of 2005. I was told that it was most likely the genetic link with my mother's breast cancer. I have had a total…
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SOME GOOD NEWS
Hello everyone. I don't post a lot, but I do read them. You all have helped with so much information. In case anyone has forgotten, I'm the daughter and chief caregiver of a Mom who is now 90. At the age of 89 she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. In late June of 2005 she had a huge surgery. She was bleeding at the time…
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Anyone have complex cyst on US turn out to be cancer?
Hello Dear Ladies. Hope all of you are doing well. I posted a message a month or so ago about some of the things I have been suffering from. Thank you all for your responses. They helped me out a lot and caused me to be more pushy with my doctor. I finally got to see my GP and was able to talk him into a CT scan of my…
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CAT scan showed significant growth - Started Doxil today
Hi everyone, Just wanted to let everyone know that my CAT scan came back and it showed that the desease has increased significantly since the CAT scan I had in May. When I finished chemo in January my CA125 was 7.8. It started to go back up and was as high as 247.7. They started me on Topotecan in June. My numbers started…
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Test results from Ultrasound are back...
Hi everyone, just wanted to update you on my ultrasound results. I went back to my family dr. on Monday and insisted on getting some answers to my symptoms that I have been experiencing. My family dr. insisted that maybe I had a pinched nerve in my back. I refused to settle with that diagnosis. She then said that she would…
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Help...Don't know what to do update...
Thank you to all that replied to my first post. I did demand that my family Dr. have an ultrasound done and that was completed this past Wednesday, now I am waiting for my results. It has been agony this week with the cramping and now yesterday afternoon I began spotting again. I am going on three weeks with severe…
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CT Scan results...need help
First a little backround. i was dx. 11/04 stage 3c OVCA. Went through 6 tx. carb/taxol was told my ct scan clear,numbers were low. So I had a sls where it could be seen that I still had more ca inside, also all 15 biopies came back positive for OVCA. So I had 6 tx. of Doxil finished that in 1/06 and once again told I was…
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Possible ovarian cancer?
Hi everyone. My name is Lindsey and I'm 21 years old. I had an unplanned pregnancy at 18 which resulted in miscarriage and that's when the fun began! I was diagnosed with endometriosis and uterine fibroids when I was 19. I've been on tons of hormonal birth control to control my endo symptoms since - and took Lupron for 3…
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Help...don't know what to do!!!!!
Hello, over the past few weeks, I have suffered from constant lower back pain, nausea, fatigue, bloating, and pain on both sides of my abdomen. A couple of years ago, I experienced the same bloating and back pain, however, didn't have the nausea and stomach pain with it. At that point, I was having very heavy periods and…
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birth control pills and ovarian cancer
I am new to this chat room. My mother and aunt both passed away from ovarian cancer and I am trying to get advice on birth control and getting my ovaries removed. I was on birth control pills for 15 years and recently got off of them. I was tired of being on hormones and am also concerned about the risk of breast cancer. I…
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Second treatment not working
Hi everyone...I am back for more support..Just a refresher..I was diagnosed in Aug '05...After surgery, did 6 rounds of Carboplatin and Taxotere. Finished 1/30/06...CA125 was down to 7.8....Got a call from my oncologist, in May, that my numbers started to go up...After CAT scan, more tests, meeting with another specialist,…