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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for August 2010

Shout Out
My dear Teal Warriors, I had my check-up on Monday and still dancing with NED. I did learn something: the cancer survivor clock starts the day of dx. I thought it was a day of the last chemo. So I am a a 13 month OVCA survivor. I want to thank everyone of all the prayers and AWESOME advice and laughs I have received over…
Tie One On
Hi- thought I'd share a Teal awareness project for the month of Sept. - I'm tying a teal ribbon on my car's antenna. I'm also making little card-stock symptom info cards that I will attach to ribbons to hand out to friends and family. When I go to the grocery store- I will place a ribbon and info card under the windshield…
updates and good news
Hello Ladies, Prior to my surgery on 8/24 I had written in a few times about my worries and concerns and always recevied support and honest heartfult responses. Im writing today for 2 reasons, one to document my surgery results and two to provide support and say "Thank You". On 8/24 I had my surgery for a mass in my pelvic…
I think chemo has trashed my thyroid
Pre-Cancer, I had a somewhat sluggish thyroid, for which I took 15mg per day of Armour Thyroid. Every check up I've had since then has shown my thyroid function going down, down, down. The nurse just called me, with the results of last week's labs, and they are bumping me up to 90mg of the AT. Has this been an issue for…
Big week
Hello. Writing to ask your prayers and thoughts for my wife Linda. Today she's having a colonoscopy, which is admittedly long overdue, but now related to making sure there is no intrusion of cancer from a tumor, most likely a product of her 5 -year history of ovarian cancer. The tumor is bumping up against the colon I…
Need Help
A little background. Went to the hospital with shortness of breath and told she had pnuemonia. Her plueral cavity was filling up with fluid making it difficult to breathe. After draining the fluid they came back in and said she had lung cancer. They did a procedure to try to block the fluid from buildig up, and then we…
Venting and raving....a combination of too much 'Net surfing and another OVCA obit in this morning's
From the British Journal of Medicine, 2003: The goal of second-line therapy in ovarian cancer is essentially palliative, and therefore factors such as patient convenience and comfort, toxicity profile and cost are primary concerns in drug selection in this setting (Gadducci et al, 2001). Accordingly, health-related quality…
My body and I are no longer BFFs
Sometimes it's hard to live in a body you no longer trust, that has betrayed you before and may betray you again. I would really like a new one. Even a used one would be okay, not too many miles, as long as it's clean inside (I can clean up the outside myself; I really would not mind.) It's not personal; I just don't feel…
Blood clot
I am now fighting a deep vein thrombosis in my left leg where the last surgery (second debulking and colostomy) where lymph nodes, circulation and muscle were somewhat damaged. DVT's are pretty painful but the pain cleared after two days of the blood thinner. I have entered a study to see if this new drug is better than…
Diagnosed on 8/13
Hi, I am a 57 year old just diagnosed with ov and I have my first appt with oncol on Tuesday. What all should I ask?
swelling in leg and ankle and numbness in bottom of feet but sometimes have severe pain in legs and
Does anyone have those symptoms after chemo?
good advice
Hi, I just want to say thanks for the good advice. I have just returned home from the lab. Had a ca 125 test. I called my dr and they faxed it right over to the lab. Got in the car , they took the blood , now I wait. Any idea on how long the wait for results is. Just wondering. Thanks for the advice..
taxol dossages
HI everyone, I had a good report from my doc, which was music to my ears, after being off chemo for 3 months. (I did do anti-estrogen treatments that helped hold things at bay.) THe CT was clear, although CA was up a bit. I will start weekly taxol next Friday. I am curious, for those of you who are doing some form of…
Swimming with cancer thoughts
Hi, I am new to this board. I have been in the thyroid and lymphoma ones. I need some advice . My summer started off with a elevated tumor marker for thyroid ca, I have had one recurrence with mets, already. While waiting for various tests to arranged, I had to have an emergency ct scan. From there I was told I needed a…
Ca going up
does anyone know if it is normal for ca to go up one point? mine was at 7 now it is at 8
Methods of taking supplements with NG tube?
Hello, Short version, my mother was diagnosed a year ago. She had surgery, some complications and two kinds of chemo over the past year. Due to the toll the Chemo and other garbage has taken on her she is in a very sick spot. She was home and doing well 2 weeks ago until a blockage occurred causing her to have to be on a…
IP chemo
Well, here I am at Hotel Sutter General for my overnight IP chemo. They are progressively getting rougher (this is my 4th IP round) and I am not looking forward to the next ten or so days. I mean I am grateful that I am able to do the IP, but even more grateful that it is my last cycle, but yuck... I'll get PETon sept 1st.…
Post Chemo "Stuff"
Hello, I am having a very difficult time right now and was wondering if anyone else has experienced similar feelings. I am 53 and was diagnosed with stage 2c August 2009, had a hysterectomy, and chemo treatments which ended January 7, 2010. So far so good, all of my ca125 tests show NED. I am sooo blessed with that. That…
Still good....
I finished my initial chemo seven months ago and today my CA125 was 6.9, so I'm a happy camper. Carlene
Going in for surgery
I went monday to get my stent taken out and was told it has been in way too long and may now be stuck or calcified, so Guess what I have to go in and be put to sleep and get it taken out, if it is stuck they will replace the stent. If you all can pray that it is not stuck and that it comes out very easily it will be…
Meghan
For those of you who haven't followed Meghan's posts on Face Book, she is now in Hawaii with her dad. She seems to be doing okay, something I am profoundly grateful for. There are few things more heartbreaking than a motherless child.
What happens after all the cemo is over,and your in remission
My name is Mary,I am 53,I am in remission,i have pram any pertinal cancer.Augest7,2007,had chemo therapy till Feb.2008. 2009 colon cancer,chemo therapy end of 2009.Now what?I just don't know what i feel. I'm not the person,wife,mother,daughter or sister,I was told that after 56 months,I have a 20% chance i could live…
Vomitting
My Mom has stage 3/4 cancer. She started chemo June 22, then July 12, then August 5th, surgery is scheduled for Sept 3rd. CA 125 counts are as follows 14,300, then 8,600 after first chemo, 6,800 after second and no results yet from 3rd treatment. My question is this. Mom has hardly been sick to her stomach at all but this…
Anyone travel for 2nd opinions before treatment decisions?
I got the results of Thursdays CA125 and CT/Pet scan yesterday. The GOOD news is that the cancer has not spread outside of the same 2 lymph nodes it's been in for the past 6 months. The BAD news is that the 2 nodes are BIGGER and lit up BRIGHTER (an SUV of 17 for the one under my arm!) and that the weekly taxol is…
petscan
Hi I recently had my first petscan and was wondering if anyone has ever had anything light up that was not cancer? I am now back on carboplatin/taxotere due what was seen on the scan! I knew something was up by the way I had/have been feeling. I hope I can beat this again cause going from the chemo I was just on for 8…
Getting nervous
went in to get my stent taken out htis morning, was told it could be done in the doctors office, well the stent has been in way too long and now I have to go to the hospital and be put to sleep to have it taken out. I hate to be put to sleep, so getting nervous about this
traveling while on chemo and white blood counts are low.
Angela had her first chemo on Aug. 19th and will have another on Oct 16. She is scheduled to travel to Anderson from Sacramento for a second oponion. The two hospitals will be working together on Angela's treatment. I am fearful of her flying when her white blood count is at the lowest? What is ya'll's experience with this.
Afraid for my Mom---she is in ICU and everyday is more bad news
My Mom was dx with Ovarian cancer in June. On July 31, she had her hysterectomy and debulking. She had convinced herself that it would just be the ovary and that would be that---bring on the chemo. It was anything BUT that. They found extensive cancer in her abdominal area. Her spleen was removed, cancer was "caked" on the…
Dear Bonnie Thread.....I thought we could make new thread for Bonnie with our thoughts for when she
Just wanted to start a new thread for you since you are home now....I know you don't come often but when you do, I thought it would be nice to have your own thread to come to waiting for you with words of love and hope and encouragement from all....Please someone post so I don't feel like an idiot!!
Where does one find where there are studies on PARP inhibitors
Does anyone know where there are any PARP inhibitors studies?

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