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Day 1
Hello all! My mother was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in January 2010 and from what we've been told and researched, she is staged about IIIC. Today was her first day of Chemo and though her spirits were up and we were able to laugh and joke with each for the 6hr period.... I'm TERRIFIED!! But I could never show it in…
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Fell louzy today
So weak, it has been almost 2 weeks since my last chemo my legs hurt and actually feel heavy the spasms in my stomach and back hurt real bad today i am still having trouble with digesting foods the bladder infection also came back with blood in urine anyone else having this problems
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Just Me Dorion
Hi Ladies Well today I had enough of laying here, so in increments I did laundry, forturnately the laundry mat is right next door so I would put a load in come home and nap, get up take another laod, put wash in dryer and so forth, this went on all day long. LOL....she accummulated a lot of laundry, but I got it all…
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Silly but...Mohawk for a Minute Question
Ok, so to help my husband through this transition from the redhead he fell in love with to the chromedome he'll love even more, I promised to have a "mohawk for a minute." (Don't ask, it involves a shaver and elmer's glue and hair spray paint). So my question is this, my chemo starts on Thursday. How long do we have to…
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starfish4 where are you
Fogive me Ladies for posting private message on board but Connie, I can't reply to your message. You have to set it up so that one can send you pm. Connie offered me some wigs and needs my mailing address so I hope you ladies don't mind if I post it via discussion board. Connie not sure if it matters for your mailing but…
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I guess I have my appetite back
Tonight I ate TEN hot wings. TEN! And some carrot sticks and celery, too. My husband told me if I keep this up, I won't be able to get into "those cute little pants". I told him I did not care. This time last year, maybe. But not now. On Monday I have another CA125 drawn and I get the results of my CT scan. Those are the…
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Update-warning:This post is grim and please use your discretion before reading...
HI all. There has been so much going on with Mom lately that I haven't had a chance to post... Just a little background again.. Mom was taken into ER on jan 11 for shortness of breath. They told me that she had a blood clot in her leg that had traveled to both of her lungs. She was put on heparin and I was told they were…
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Surgeon Visit
I wanted to let you know what the surgeon said. The appt with colorectal doc was very eye opening. She said my colon is closing, and sounded a bit concerned that it will remain open until surgery. I am now looking at each case of diarhea as a God send, and have already said many prayers of thanks for the direct…
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HELLO
HEY ROCKCHICKSURVIVOR I WAS TRYING TO GET YOU ON MY FRIENDS LIST.I THINK I MESSED UP.I'M SORRY I PUT MY NAME ON YOUR FRIENDS LIST.CAN YOU HELP ME TO DO THAT RIGHT????THANK YOU. LYNN
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Funny t shirts
chemochick.com has some cute Tshirts. "I'm too sexy for my hair", "I'm having a no hair day" Breast cancer has cool shirts like "save the ta tas". I saw one for ovarian that says "ovaries are for losers" HA! I don't like that at all. Gotta come up with a better slogan.
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The big whine
Hello My Sisters, I had my 3rd infusion of carbo/taxol on Monday. I'm having such a hard time with each round. I've been through this before almost 4 years ago and I seriously don't remember it being quite this tough to endure. I am overwhelmed and I don't understand why after all the surgeries and previous chemo why my…
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chemo, how long and remission?!
I was just wondering what type of chemo meds and how long did treatment last and how many are in remission now or how long did you stay in remission before a reaccurance? I had IV and IP chemo the first time and now Avastin and Pemetrexed(clinical study) this time since December. I have a slight improvement since my last…
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Power Port
Ok, this is a wimpy question considering everything many of you have been through and my own surgery but..... My power port was installed yesterday...is it supposed to feel like I've been punched in the shoulder and neck by Superman? OY! Leesa
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Mom is BRCA2 positive, I don't know if I want to get tested
Hello ladies, We found out two weeks ago my mom is BRCA2 positive... Her mom died of pancreatic cancer at 60 (I never knew this was related) and mom was 61 when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She is "insisting" I get tested... I am 36, married 8.5 years, no kids yet (if ever, but that's another story LOL). I don't…
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HELLO
HEY EVERYBODY JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU ALL ARE DOIMG.HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM YOU ALL IN A FEW DAYS.JUST CHECKING ON YOU ALL.HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD DAY.GOD BLESS YOU ALL.TAKE CARE.TALK WITH YOU ALL LATER. LOVE YOU ALL LYNN
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Guess how much the neulasta chot cost
got my bill 7500.00
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My Mom just diagnosed
My mom was just diagnosed Tues with stage 3, maybe stage 4. We go back in on Monday to discuss it with her surgeon. All we really now was her mass was 7x6x6cm. She is really scared, but in good spirits. I am going to try to get her to become a memeber of the board, she does not like computers unless she is shopping!!! Do…
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Will this come back????
I have been reading alot about ovarian cancer and it seems alot of info on the topic of the return of this nasty cancer. I finished my chemo in december of 09--6 rounds. I was told after my surgery in July of 09 that I was stage 1a/b and the cancer was all inside the tumor that was removed. They told me to do chemo as a…
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Post Chemo and Work
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has felt the same about their job or work as I do. My last chemo was in January. I work in a school system as a diagnostician. I did continue to work throughout my chemo and missed about 3-4 days a month and had been given a lighter work load. Being a diagnostician I was also able to work some…
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Starfish4 (wigs)
My Dearest Starfish, you hardly leave any info of yourself do you. I can't send you a personal email. So here we are.....I would love love love to take you up on you offer. hOW generious and kind of you to offer. I will wear them with pride and confidence and stregnth, cos you wore them first. Thanks seems like such a…
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My CA is 6.1 :-D finally!!!!
Hi, everyone, Wanted to let you know that my treatments are complete, and my CA is now 6.1 (3.5-17.0 is the scale). I'll now have a CT Scan to see if things are "clear", and whether or not I'm officially in "remission". (!) I'm so scared to get my hopes up; as it's come back on me 3 times, for a total of 4 chemo sessions.…
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PETscan shows no improvement
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I had a PETscan in November and started on Doxil in Jan. for my first reoccurence. After 3 doses of Doxil I had another petscan. The petscan shows no improvement but little change. My surgeon and oncologist are consulting with how to proceed. Since my last pet was…
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New tests to undergo
I had my consult with the colon/rectal surgeon yesterday and after the exam and viewing the latest CT scans, he think probably surgery will have to be done. However, I was scheduled for a Hypaque enema x-ray and colonoscopy for April 9th and given more prescriptions for "diverticulitis" attacks just in case since I am…
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A "funnish" thread: What do you do to relax/pass the time during chemo treatments?
We had the cancer book thread a while back, I thought I'd start a new one for just plain fun stuff or relaxing stuff that we can do during our marathon chemo treatments, or during those days when we don't feel like doing anything too energetic. I just placed a Barnes and Noble order for several trashy novels including the…
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Dorian And LeesaG
Please post. We are thinking about you and worrying. Thank-You, Paula
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question
I was wondering if anyone has had problems with a sore mouth and bleeding gums while going through treatment? I am having this issue now and was curious if others are going through this or have had any problems in the past. I take good care of my teeth and gums!! This is annoying to me! I have a prescription of lidocaine I…
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HAPPY DAY! I am officially on a CHEMO BREAK!
I just left my gynecologic oncologist. He disagrees with my chemo-onc (who wants me to do 6 rounds of carbo-taxol again) and sees no reason why I shouldn't be on a break from chemo!! I have been on weekly taxol for my 1st recurrence for 10 weeks, and my mid-treatment-point CT/PET surprised everyone when it came out CLEAR,…
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Question
God's morning to all! Another Carbo treatment and on the mend, actually the last carbo I am doing.. but that is a whole different issue. I am not sure how many deal with this, but several years back I was diagnosed with neuropathy of the colon. It was managable because I also dealt with constipation. This past year I have…