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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for September 2008

Itchy, Itchy skin-any sugestions
I am 3 months out of IV and Peritoneal chemo and have some neuropathy in my feet. The past couple of days I have had alot of itching on my legs. Especially my left leg and hip. There is no rash or bumps or redness. I have tried a few lotions, and Aveeno moisturing body wash. It is a very deep itch and nothing seems to…
New here with a few questions...
Hello all!!! I'm new here and have a few questions that I was hoping you fantastic ladies could help me with. ***FYI--I'm a military dependent that has no choice, but to utilize military medical facilities.*** For the last eight months I have been dealing with exhaustion, which is progressive in nature. In the last two and…
what should I be watching for if there is a reocurrance?
I am 15+ months cancer-free and very proud! But I can't help feeling concerned about it coming back. I was stage 3. I'm not bloated and there's no pain. I did have a bowel obstruction in Dec. 2007 but nothing showed up in the tests and it went away while I was hospitalized. I have regular 3 month checkups and have one at…
New Here
Hello. My name is Tracie and I am a new member here. I am 43 years old, and was diagnosed on January 7th, 2008 with stage 3b ovarian. I have since gone through surgery (which just left behind microscopic bits and a few seedlings on my diaphragm) and intraperitoneal chemo. I had my 3 month after chemo check-up on sepember…
ER Visit
hello everyone, all of a sudden things turned pretty bad.. my sister ROBIN and i came from beauty parlor went shopping brought her some nice clothes to wear and ate food and headed to her house we laughed we talked and suddenly things just went terrible wrong.. I notice my sister was pretty quiet so i relaxed on couch and…
Six Years
My cancer survivorship has passed its sixth anniversary, and I'm glad to report that my CA-125 has dropped even more - this past Thursday it was down to 140, from a high of 284 earlier this year. The only drug I'm taking for it is tamoxifen, and the only side effects I've noticed are hot flashes and brittle fingernails (if…
TRYING TO BE HELPFUL
HELLO, LADIES AGAIN I WANTED TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR KINDNESS AND YOUR POST TO ALL MY QUESTONS. bUT TODAY I COME TO YOU GUYS JUST TO RELEASE SOME STEAM OFF MY MIND. i VISITED SISTER YESTERDAY AND HELPED HER AROUND THE HOUSE WITH DAILY CHORES. ALL WAS WELL UNTIL I LEFT I GET A PHONE CALL AT 2:52AM AND ITS HER CRYING…
Insomnia for chemo night
Does anyone else have trouble with insomnia the night you get chemo? I try unsuccessfully to doze a little there, and am tired until about 10 pm, then I wake up. It's now 3:30 am and I still can't sleep. I know they warned me that one of the side effects of one of my anti-reaction drugs (Dexamethasone) was not being able…
update
Well friends I have gotten the news that I am indeed having another recurrence. I'm so disappointed because I just finished Topo on June 2nd. I will be having this fluid drained tomorrow and sent to see if I'm ER positive. Then I will start Navelbine next Thurs. 2 weeks on 1 week. Since 6 cycles doesn't seem to last me too…
Abdominal Fluid
Hi ladies, I have heard some of you talk about fluid filling your abdomen and was courious about this. I am about six weeks out of surgery and my abdomen seems to be filling out again. I have never had great abdominal muscles and after having 2 kids the second of which was over 9 lbs I haven't had a flat belly in years.…
CA-125
Well, now my CA-125 is up. My oncologist says we will recheck on the 30th for my last low dose Taxol and confer with the Dallas head of department that did my surgery in October. It was 29 after being under 10 since last November. The odd thing that I want to question the older timers is that the report from the Dallas lab…
puzzle almost put together but somehow i dont think so
Hey guys what a labor day literally, well i first want to thank all of you for your support and trying to help me solve this puzzle but good and bad news well to begin... I went over to her sister house with icecream her favorite flavor and told her we must talk and before u know it she broke out in world of tears it was…
Hello Ladies
First let me say I'm sorry I have been gone for so long...time seems to slip by so fast. I'm very happy to see the site has been revamped and is working really fast. I for one will be on here more often..that was part of the reason I wasn't here,the site was soooo slow. I completed my chemo on June 2nd for my second…
Anniversary
Greetings. August 27 was the anniversary of our joining this board. A year ago my wife had just found out about the recurrence of ovarian cancer. No need for reviewing all that. But I wanted to say thanks to everyone who pitched in and helped us through. Of course we're just 6 months out of treatment. Fortunately no signs…
LUV, HUGS, PRAYERS
This past week there seems to have been a flood of distressing, sad posts to this board. I've responded to some, but this morning I felt compelled to post separately, yet collectively to all of you. I'm sad to hear of Polly's passing. After the suffering we see and endure on this earth, death is the next most difficult…
Hi New Member
Hi, I'm Shelley I had my surgery the end of July. A full hysterectomy including ovaries, fallopian tubes, and omentum. At first we thought it was just a Very large ovarian cyst. I did my regular OBGYN check up in March and this thing grew to the size of a large catalope (15cm) by July. The blood test did NOT show cancer…
IF I GIVE UP WHAT KIND OF SISTER WILL I BE
thanks you guys have been so helpful to me despite your own personal issues. im so greatful for this opportunity. but maybe your right i guess when the time is right she will tell hell it took her 4 months to tell me she has cancer i guess another 4 to tell me the rest. I hate to close this case but im working with nothing…
whats the differnece
hey guys yes im still playing private eye to no avail did i get the full story from my sister soooo im back again. I read alot of post and almost everyone says they had surgery im just wondering what type of surgery. and most importantly what is the difference between a hysterectomy and debulking. I also read post of woman…
Polly aka Shortstuff passed away
I am not sure how many of you knew Polly? We met about 1 1/2 years ago, after we found out we were both in MN and didn't live all that far apart. Anyway, she passed away August 19th, I got an email from her husband Jerry on the 20th. She told him to email me and let me know she'll be praying for me from heaven now. ;-( I…

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