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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for April 2007

found new site
i just found chemocare.com some of you may have already visited the site but for those of you that haven't it answered a lot of my questions. saundra there was a good section on how to add extra calories to your diet. there was also a site that listed all chemo drugs and their side effects. it also explaned the difference…
Huge doubt abput recurrance...
Once you have a 1st recurrance.... does this mean you will always be having recurrances????? Or is there any cases that after being treated for 1st recurrance you can be in a long term remission like 2,3 or 4 years. Is this even possible???? Liz
What should I expect from Gemzar & Carboplat?
My Mom is having 1g Gemzar, 200mg Gemzar plus 300mg carboplat then a weeks after 1g Gemzar and 200mg Gemzar to reinforce. Then 2 weeks off. She will have 3 cycles of this then a PET SCAN and then probably surgery. How do these drugs work??? Can they eliminate all the tumour or just shrink some of it??? LIZ
chemo before surgery
I am wanting to get more information on papillary adenocarcinoma, the type cancer I have according to a needle biopsy. I am taking three rounds of taxol+carbo hoping to shrink this enough for the debulking surgery. Mine is widespread in the abdomen and three troublesome spots in the liver.
stage 3c ovarian
diagnosed fall 06 8 rounds of chemo-not succesfull -pet scan last week - spread to lymph nodes -moved to maintainence stage-would like to hear from survivors who have encountered similar problems . what will my future look like re treatment or possible remission ?
My Mom's surgery update
My Mom wasn`t operated AGAIN.They tried correcting the lack of patassium and magnesium from last time through IV to avoid arythmis again and it hurted like hell dosis was lightened and tolerated ok.. then she couldn't tolerate the laxatives and was vomiting all afternoon, then her blood pressure was very high! The…
stabilized ovc disease
I was diagnosed with ovca, stage 3c, in Feb 2005. I went out of remission in July 2006. I have been on carboplatin and Topotecan for 4 treatments. after 2 treatments it showed a slight decrease. I had another ct scan yesterday and it show no change. My doc was not upset but said I had stabilized disease. She is going…
About My Sister
Hello all. I'm a new member here and have been reading your posts for a couple of days. First, let me say how very sorry I am for what you all have been through or are going through. But, wow, what a strong, loving group you are, and that's what led me to actually share this with you. Last week my sister (just younger than…
Article on Superfoods for Cancer Paients and Survivors
I just read an online article from Ladies Home Journal on 7 Super Foods for cancer survivors and 6 foods for cancer patients. Thought that some of you might be interested in the article. I am not sure how much I believe that they actually work but like most of us I am always willing to try anything along with conventional…
update
Goodmorning everyone, I just wanted to let you know I saw my Dr yesterday. My ctscan was stable and ca125 at 57, it was 60 last month. So at least everything is holding and I will stay on the Etoposide another month. Maybe this oral chemo will continue to hold everything still or better yet knock it back little bits at a…
To all stage IIIC with recurrences...
Can you share were your recurrences have been found??? How have you been treated and what remission did this give you? My Mom has her 1st recurrence solid lesions found around liver, diaphragm, adyecent to stomach, rectum and colon. We are proposed a debulking surgery and IP chemo with cisplatin heated up to 42ºC for some…
Mom's surgery... need urgent advice!!!!!!
My Mom was supose to have debulking surgery plus IP chemo last Thursday...outcome was no surgery at all..when cutting through skin (after 15 min of surgery) she had 2 aritmias which made them stop procedure. They realeased her this morning and studies say her heart is ok and that the problem was low magnesium and potasium…
Intraparatoneal chemo
Has anyone out there gone throught IP chemo
Have questions about Gemzar
Hi everyone... Just met with my onc and it looks like I will once again be on chemo...This will be my 4th kind since 10/05...First time was Carboplatin & Taxotere..After 6 treatments my CA125 was down to 7.9...After 4 months it was up around 400..Second treatment was Topotecan..numbers were coming down really well until…
pathology report
How long does it usually take for a pathology report. I had surgery on April 6th and still not report. Is the fact that it is taking so long a good sign???? You know, no news is good news!!
Stage IIIc or IV?
Who can tell me if you are origanally found with superficial liver mets and mets on diaphragm, is this considered stage IIIC or stage IV? I have heard different opinions on this. LIZ
Update on my Mom's case
Hi all. Onco Surgeon checked my Mom's PET Scan and said lesions are very operable and that are nor big, and recommended debulking surgery for next Thursday and a port put in her abdomen for IP chemotherapy at the same time. I do not know how long surgery will last, I do know that the IP chemo will be done for an hour and…
My Mother's Memorial Site
(My mother's memorial page) http://fayclark.home.texas.net/sandra.htm Hello everyone, It's been 6 weeks since my Mom, Sandra Goodman passed away from Stage III C Ovarian Cancer which she fought for 14 years. She passed away (Feb. 24, 2007) I thank you all for your positive thoughts and prayers during her illness. A…
Makes me think
Now that my Mom has reocurrence I think back and have more doubts. When you are stage III B... the implants ae suppose to be under 1cm right? Can implants or mets be debulked when they are that size?
Semi-Good News
Hi all. Well, I had my onc. appointment today and got the results of my petscan and it wasn't exactly what I wanted to hear but also not the worst. I guess there was a small lymph node that was a centimeter bigger than it should be and also my CA125 went from 14 to 16 which she said is not really significant but she said…
Another reocurrence doubt...
-Why is that CT Scan miss cancer and you can confirm with a PET Scan? -How long of a remission can I expect (if so)after treating 1st reocurrence? -My Mom's actual CA 125 is 30.2 (with in a range of 0 to 21), does that give any pronostic factor? I'm waiting for the Dr. to call.. I`ll keep you updated. Liz
Questions for stage III and / recurrance
Hi ladies.. My Mom was just detected a recurrence. I would like to know of stage III patients who have had a recurrence, When you were originally dx? Were did it come back? What drugs were you given? How long of a remission did you get? I want to believe there is still hope. Thank you. LIZ
Celebrating!!!
Today I am celebrating 7 years cancer free. When I was diagnosed with stage IIb cancer my mom was also being treated for a recurrence of stage 1 ovarian cancer. My mom lost her battle after 11 years and 4 recurences. I have stayed in remission since my 1st. This cancer doesn't make sense as to who will survive long term…
Terrible news
I just recieved my Mom's PET report. Cancer is back and it is in various areas, we haven't seen the Dr. yet but what I can read sounds bad. What kind of standard treatment comes after you recieved carboplat and bristaxol? What I understand is that it is around her liver and diaphragm, it says solid lesions (we are talking…
Ovarian Cancer
Hello all, this is Loeyann again I want to thank allof you who replied to my request for some advice, I cannot believe how wonderful you all seem! My sister is 36 years old, she has had problems with that endromitrious (however you spell it) and the doctor that did surgery on her to remove it about 7 months ago some how…
is cancer back?
went to see my gyno today because of the elevated CA15 (its at 500). He said cat scan shows a small nodule. It could be nothing or because of my history it could be cancer. He said we wont know till we go in. He will schedule something soon. Knowing that I had ovarian cancer in 2005 what are the chances that this is NOT…
Very concerned once again
Hi girls, I just had my beautiful baby boy last March 18th.. I`m very happy but also very worried, sad and stressed. I had posted before that my Mom was having some pain under her right rib...this has been off and on for about 2 months... so she had a Abdominal- Pelvic CT Scan, Chest X-Rays, Ultrasound of her gallbladder,…

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