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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for March 2011

Question for Wendy about colostomy and best wishes to Paula
Hi Wendy, Your mom's experience with the smell of changing the colostomy bag and the frequency of changing it is much like mine. Could you tell me the name of the biological eliminator spray she uses? Also, with changing the bag so often I have found that I would run out of my monthly supply unless I use the drainables or…
Advice Needed about visiting.
My 17 year old daughter has been dealing with clinical depression since she was nearly 14. She has been seeing a psychologist for and on since then. Her depression comes in waves, she can be good for 6 months and then depressed for 6 months. When she is depressed it is really bad, self injury, not eating etc. This cycle…
Hi Nancy591 - how are you doing
Hi Nancy, I was just wondering how you're doing. Hope all is going well for you. P.S. Decided to try to plan a trip this year to Disney and take my nephew. He wants to stay at either the Beach Club or Grand Floridian. He has kind of expensive taste, but loves the themed pools and I'm not sure when I'll be going again.…
Laundry Queen - response to anxiety from AntCat
Hi, it's so funny that you should have mentioned Ashwaganda. My sister just saw that on Dr. Oz last week and told me about it. I always get so afraid to take anything herbal while on chemotherapy, as I read the drug interactions and it says to be careful with herbs. I've asked my previous oncologist about taking herbs and…
To ANICCA re: Ambien
Hi, I have also taken Ambien and wake up after about 4 hours. I was on 5 mg. and the dr. gave me a prescription for 10 mg. I haven't taken it yet. The only time I really have anxiety is when I go to sleep at nite, during the day I'm fine. I wanted Ativan origianlly for anxiety but primary dr. gave me BuSpar. I don't think…
Kate (DisneyNutt) response from AntCat
Hi Kate, thanks for your answer. It is very true about anxiety and when people tell you not to worry, I think it's only natural to worry, especially since the cancer never seems to want to leave some people. I get very tired of trying chemo after chemo and nothing works. Since last February, I've taken Gemzar, Carboplatin…
Sugar/white flour?
I have been told by a few people and read a few articles that sugar/fructose/white flour feeds the cancer. Has anyone else read this or do you know if there is any truth to this? Thanks, Kelly
DEBULKING SURGERY TUESDAY, MAR 15
I have been reading this board snce mid Februray when it was suspected my twin sister had ovarian cancer. She will be having the debulking surgery at Sloan Kettering on Tues, March 15; I am so scared; we are 62 years old and very close. They suspect it may be in her lungs and/or liver. Please keep her in your prayers. This…
Where's my hair?
Yesterday was chemo #6 of 6. I woke up this morning still bald, not even a fuzz starting. I thought my hair would grow back after chemo? (OK I'm just kidding) It was an emotional day at the end with my son there as they pulled the plug. March was always a special month as he will be 20 the last day of this month and now it…
Has anyone ever needed to take an anxiety pill
I was wondering if anyone has ever needed to take something for the anxiety from cancer. I am presently taking BuSpar to help with my anxiety and with my trouble sleeping. If anyone has ever taken something like this, could you please let me know if it helped. Thanks.
Remission
One year down 4 to go. Additude is everything! I've had nothing but praise on how well I'm doing. I keep a positive aditude about everything and praise God for his many blessings. The ony thing that causes me any problem, is good friends who are dieing from other forms of cancer. It becomes hard to deal on those days. If…
New to everything
Hello everyone. My name is Trishell. I was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer two weeks ago. I don't know anything about cancer or what is going on with me. I had extremely bad abdominal pains and after several diagnoses and ER visits, I was told that I needed surgery for a total abdominal hysterectomy. It was after…
pray for angela
Angelas pet scan shows cancer after just 8 weeks after chemo and a clear ct scan. Surgery and chemo again for Angela. Please pray for Angela and her family.
pray for angela
Angelas pet scan shows cancer after just 8 weeks after chemo and a clear ct scan. Surgery and chemo again for Angela. Please pray for Angela and her family.
Nausea & vomiting: Prevention is best
I found interesting info about chemo-induced nausea & vomiting on the Mayo Clinic web site: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/cancer/CA00030/METHOD=print On the #3 carbo treatment I had vomiting without nausea. I also read that hiccups are a side effect of carbo and that research found that hiccups have an inverse…
Kayandok/Kathleen ??? How Are You?? / #3 cycle for me
Hi - Just wondering how you and your family and friends all are. Knowing you may be without electricity for a while, but hope to hear from you. Prayers going on strong for Japan and all that have been affected by this castastophe. I had my #3 of second round of Carbo-Taxol yesterday so feeling the steroid punch today and a…
CA125 160 with clear PET/CTscan
Any thoughts on having a clear PET/CT scan but CA125 is 160? My mom had a PET/CT scan done (3 week ago) and the gyn/onc told her you have NO cancer in there. Very encouraging, right? But her CA125 was 89 at the time and now it jumped to 160. Doctor didn't seem to concerned about it and told her she would see her in a…
High Blood markers in the ovaries with no primary tumor there or anywhere else!
My mom had a back pain for two months before her doctor decided to order an MRI that showed tumors on her back bone that are pressing on the nerves and causing a severe pain. She was referred to a neurosurgeon who has operated on her back and removed some tissues. He couldn't remove everything because tumors were very…
CT Scan Some good news and not so good news.....
I had my CT scan done on Tuesday and got a call from the chemo doctor yesterday. We were on the road about a 1 1/2 hours out taking a trip from San Diego to Arizona. He said that the CT scan was "better" but the radiologist found a blood clot in my right upper leg. We returned to the hospital and I was taught how to give…
I get my PET scan next week
I get my pet scan next tue if you can all pray i will be cancer free again. I am getting really anxious about it, but the good thing is my ca 125 is still at 8 so that is very hopeful. Thanks to all the wonderful people on this site, you feel like my family and I love you Lynda
Well....here's something I think I can handle
Drink a Second Cup of Coffee It might lower your risk of adult-onset diabetes, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Hope Line for Ovarian Cancer
I don't know if this info has already been posted but I thought I would share this from the ocrf.org web site. I noticed that that site has survivor stories and a tribute wall. 877-OV-HOPE-1 The Hope Line, 1-877-OV-HOPE (1-877-684-6731), is a free telephone counseling and referral service that helps patients and families…
3 Clear CT Scans during chemo, 2 months later they found small leasions in lower pelvic, but CA 125
This is so hard, just when my hair was growing back, my CA 125 went from almost 6,000 down to 26. I had two clear CT scans, no evidence of disease, but now, just 8 weeks after I completed chemo, CT scan two weeks ago shows small leasions in lower pelvic area. I don't understand how the disease could be growing back and my…
OPINION ON ELEVATED CA125
Hi all you wonderful ladies and warriors! I'll try to summarize to give you some history: 2000 OVCA, 1C - surgery, chemo 2006 OVCA recurrance - surgery, chemo First dx the CA125 was 48. Since then, it ranges between 12 and 14, but as been as low as 8. The only way the doctor knew I had possible recurrance in 2006(no…
extreme fatique from carbo/taxol
hi, i would like to know if anybody else had extreme fatique from carbo/taxol. i am half way - 3 treatments down, 3 more to go and fatique and neuropathy getting progressivly worse. Fatique is killing me, especially being high energetic person on regulat basis, i feel like a log, can not do anything, even write an email…
CT results
Mom got her results today. Her tumour has not grown but it has not shrunk since her initial diagnosis. They say this is good news but it is good news but i wish it had shrunk.
Back home from my break
Hi Loves, When last I posted I had literally cried on my ONC's shoulder and told him that I needed a break! I have been chemoing for 13 months for my 1st recurrance and I had HAD ENOUGH! He put me on prozac :) and gave me a month off. I return to my carbo/gemzar next week. This time off has done me a world of good. I went…
Clean Colonoscopy & Need Help With Questions for Doctor
I finally had a colonoscopy yesterday, my first ever. I was extremely nervous about it because of the weird GI problems I'd been having since New Year's. I woke to hear that everything was fine, not even any polyps. I'm so glad I've got that taken care of! I'm having my 6 month check up next week, on the 15th, and have put…
Doxil making mum poorly.
God , when is she gong to catch a break hey, she was almost in tears on the phone this morning. The doxil has made mum feel really rough, she says she feels like she has the flu. Has anyone else felt like this on doxil , and how long did it last after each infusion? It seems most people tolerate doxil quite well ( except…
The problem with CT scans
Has anyone considered that the recurrence rate of ovarian cancer might possibly be related to how the condition is followed by doing frequent CT scans? I read somewhere that (in Germany) once a woman has had breast cancer, she NEVER gets another mammogram. I think she gets an MRI or ultrasound but not ionizing radiation to…

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