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Ovarian Cancer
Archives for October 2008
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6th chemo
I had my sixth chemo today. they had a heck of a time finding veins so they finally went to the crook of my arm and it worked. i've been on carbo /taxol/and avastin or plaebo every three weeks. my ca 125 was down to 7 and went to 9 hopefully that isn't anything I get a ct scan on the 24th and if the 5 cm tumor on my liver…
My Mom´s 3rd year with OVCA
Hi all... I just wanted to share my Mom`s milestone... 3 years today.. I´m so so so grateful with God for letting me have her these years which have gone by so fast. Thanks to this time she has shared with me my wedding, my 1st pregnancy and birth of my son, his baptism, my 2nd preganacy, not to mention 3 X-mas and New…
narcotic induced constipation
I have had problems with severe constipation since starting on pain meds and no relief from any laxatives or life-style changes with the last boost to oxycontin. Lucky to get a small bm, even enema assisted and as long as 5 days. The body just stopped having to go. My daughter-in-law talks with her obgyn about me with…
Can a flu vaccine or Hep A vaccine increase the CA??
Hi again everybody!! Well, I was feeling a little bloated and got a little concerned as I also had some diarrhea. So I went down and had a CA125 done. (I had finished 5 rounds of IP Cisplatin Chemo in April, and the Dr. said in May that I was "in remission"). Anyway, my last CA's were 3.5 in May, and 4.3 in July. Now it…
Carbo starts this weekend
Hi Everyone, My body is not coming back like we hoped, but I think it is the best my bonemarrow will do anymore. My wbc and anc are still very low, but my hemoglobin made it over 10 finally. Anyway I start the carbo on Sat/Sun to see if it will work again. That is if the hospital has a bed for me, I have to have desentized…