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Share reading on CureToday.com
Dear Friends, Here's an article that is very informative and encouraging. If you click on the cancer type on the top of the site and choose ovarian cancer, you will find more ovarian cancer related articles.…
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Ovarian Cancer & Brain Mets
Hello all, I am fairly new to ACS I would like to start off by saying hello and god bless. I am a caregiver to my mother she is 63, very young in my eyes. At 40 years of age she was dx with bc, chemo, radiation and partial mastectomy, for 20 years she was in remission. Last year at the age of 62 she was dx with Ovarian…
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another teal angel rises to heaven
My friend who lives in Canada (met her through this site) Just lost her mom yesturday to OVC. My prays are going out to tina and her family. anne
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restless leg syndrome
has anybody ever had this after chemo....i had it last year really bad during my chemo with carbo/taxol....thought i would lose my mind....i would have to get up during that awful tired state and walk around the house. i just started on dec 9 on topotecan and i seem to have it again....thankfully not as bad this time but…
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Just a question
I hope you ladies won't think I am too silly but I wanted to ask for your thoughts about something. Who better to ask? I have been wearing my teal "cancer sucks" bracelet as well as a yellow Livestrong bracelet (a friend gave me) since shortly after I was diagnosed in March of 2010. I have been NED since fall of 2010 and I…
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Changing DNA
This is too interesting not to share: http://wakeup-world.com/2011/07/12/scientist-prove-dna-can-be-reprogrammed-by-words-frequencies/ I'm gonna start talking to the cancer and tell it to "get with the program"--programmed DEATH that is.
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C Diff
Anybody have c-diff, know about it? I was just diagnosed with it....on flagyl..... Just get in remission and this happens....yes, I take probiotic....and eat yogurt.... HELP!
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Great results
Hi everone !! I haven't posted in awhile either. My latest ca 125 is ....21 !! I feel so blessed and thankful today. My platelets are low at 46, so chemo is rescheduled for next week. I have had 8 rounds of taxotere/carbo. I have to do one more round of chemo and then onc has scheduled a ct scan and ov for 1/12/12. He said…
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GREAT NEWS TO SHARE!
I had CT's and Petscan last week! All scans were clean!! Dr. says I am in remission! Avistan has been reduced to every 3 weeks rather than every 2 weeks, for one year rather than two years, and the dosage has been cut in half. He said that is based upon latest research. Last CA-125 (early November was at 9) Great Christmas…
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Few questions
The first is has anybody heard about ginger root and how it makes ovarian cancer cells commit suicide? I googled that, but don't know how to cook with it. Also, does anybody else have a runny nose all the time? Just curious thanks. I can't sleep and was just thinking about this stuff.v I have a lot on my mind and font know…
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antcat alimta question
Hi antcat! I saw that you asked questions in September about Alimta and I am wondering how that has gone for you? My mom just had her 2nd infusion of Alimta on Friday. Eileen
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Interesting Links Regarding Improved Results with Integrative Therapies
http://doctornalini.com/cancer-survivors-live-longer-with-herbal-medicine-and-vitamins/#more-2622 http://orthomolecular.org/library/ivccancerpt.shtml
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Wandering mind!!
Hi everyone, It has been a while since I have posted on this board. It will be 4 years since my stage 3B diagnosis on January 7th, 2012. I just had a stay in the hospital with some abdominal pain and of course they did a CT. I ended up with pancreatitis. My Ca-125 was 11, but the CT showed two soft tissue "nodules" in my…
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Long term pain
Does anyone still experience bone pain (mine in in the legs) one year after chemo for ivarian cancer w/ neulasta shots also?
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After debulking surgery
My mother just had debulking surgery 12/8. Diagnosed 9/23, stage IV. She has been through 3 rounds of taxol/carbo and responded very well. CA125 went from 648 to 48 by 11/29. The oncologist said surgert well very well. No visable signs of cancer. Took all female organs and omentum. She will have 3 or 4 more rounds of…
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Is daily crying common?
Hello everyone, I posted earlier this summer about my mother who found out this year she had cancer. She had a debulking surgery, and is currently halfway through her 27 weeks of chemo they have scheduled. It has been about 7 months since she's known, and about 5 months since the surgery. The chemo is certainly making her…
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Sometimes family does not really understand
When my son and I were talking the other day he informed me that he doesn't think it is a good idea for me to continue coming to this board. He says now that I am "good" it can only bring me down to read about others who are still in the battle or lose the fight. I tried to explain that we share everything on this board;…
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Ur symptoms
I had breast cancer and have beeo on tomaxafen for 5 months. Recently had a d&c because of pelvic pain, lining thickning, and polyps. My pelvic pain continues and is worse and almost constant. Further testing scheduled. The more I read about ovarian cancer symptoms the more I think this night be my problem. Also been…
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CT scan results as a measure of response to treatment
I have had 3 rounds of Taxotere/Carbo for a recurrence. CA-125 is no longer a good measure for me, so we are using scans. My recurrence is primarily in my lymph nodes (mediastinal, supraclavicle, & axillary) and after 3 treaments the CT results show improved and decreased size of nodes. I also have 2 small soft tissue…
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Avaistan and Nose Issues
I have had nose bleeds, runny nose, and extreme pain in my nose due to the avaistan. A friend of mine said she had similar problems while on Avaistan. She said she began coating the inside of her nose every night with Vaseline. (using a Q Tip). I have been doing this the past few nights, and guess what? Very little and…
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surgery but no chemo
Hi Everyone, I just saw this wonderful community and decided I would like to share my story. At 15 I was diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer, I had a tumour on my right ovary, and my first surgery was to remove only the tumour because the doctors didn't think it was severe. A month later I found out that some of the…
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Avastin and joint pain
I have been on avastin since I started chemo I am on treatment 9 now. Since I have gone on just avastin the joint pain has really gotten bad. I can hardly walk now I use a walker and still move very slowly. Is this normal for the avastin. I just feel like a cripple right now. Anne
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Third round of chemo
Found out today I will be starting on Thursday my third round of treatment in a year and a half. Plus I had my right kidney removed between treatment 1 and 2 for kidney cancer, I have been a busy girl ! I am starting carboplatin,gemzar and avastin. Any advice ? I am hoping my hair falls out because I hate the curley mess I…
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3 years 4 months
I am happy to say that I have made it to 3 years and 4 months of being NED (3C). Merry Christmas to me!!!! I am still amazed how frantic I become right before my test time. I truly believe that I have overcome this beast, but the devil likes to throw doubt in there right before results time. I finally after all of this…
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To Hell And Back - Proved My Doctor Wrong
OK. The thread title is a bit provocative. And, I think my doctor would not agree that he has been proved wrong: it would take a completely clean scan to convince him. But, I think my story may help some people, so I am using an eye catching title. It’s lengthy. Those of you who just want a summary can skip to the last…
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Did get chemo
Ladies, I did get chemo Monday, yesterday, after being two weeks late. Had my Blood Work last Friday and all was good. But got results of CA125 and last time was 1445 and now is 2800...........YUK! highest ever for me. Feeling okay but I can tell something is going on in this 108 pound body! Prayfully the chemo will start…
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Night sweats
Does anybody else get night sweats. I get them every night and I always wake up multiple times because of them. It''s so annoying because I am just dripping.
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Scans this week.. Really nervous!
I finished my 6 rounds of carbo/taxol/avaistan in late October. CA-125 was 9 in early November. I have CT's today, petscan on Thursday. See the dr. on Nov. 14. Wish I would learn to relax and stop "borrowing trouble." I began my 2 yr. every 2 weeks avaistan maintenance last Wed. Does dealing with this get any easier? ever?…
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Ok onto the next
Got the word from Johns Hopkins on Friday my wife is not a candidate for surgery. That just sucks as it means one less weapon in the arsenal. I will be calling there oncology department today so they can review her stuff while its there and give any chemo suggestions or maybe they have a trial or clinical going she could…
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This will be my first Christmas since my diagnosis.
I am thinking that I will buy myself a really nice Christmas, wrap it, put it under the tree, and act surprised when I open it. The sad part is that I may really be surprised because by then I may have forgotten what I bought myself! :) I know you ladies can relate to this. Carla