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Ovarian Cancer
Archives for December 2011
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I had my first recurrence
.... in January 2011 after a full years remission. I was treated with 6 cycles of carbo/taxol which didn’t work, followed by 4 cycles of doxil which didn’t work either. Now they’re going to change me to topotecan. I hate this, it absolutely stinks. I know others go thru far worse than me but I could really do with a break!…
Been Away
Sorry to have been off the board for awhile. I was so saddened by Linda's passing that I needed time I guess to get back together. After 6 months of chemo, ct scan on Monday, I received the results on Wed. I am back with NED! ct scan was clear and CA125 was 7. I feel so blessed. Dr. was excited for me; said pack your bags…
Jingle all the way! update
Hi Loves, Many of you might know that I've been chemoing for the last 23 months for a 1st recurrance after being NED for 3 1/2 years (3c). In October my CAs dropped to 48... not in normal range, but I was over the moon. In Nov. they jumped to 150 and I really began to panic. I had a CT scan and saw my ONC this week and my…
Has anyone heard from ChristineB
Has anyone heard from Christine B? I have not seen her on here for a long time and not on fb either. Linda
Does everyone have extremely lenghthy waits at their doctor's office?
The first time I saw my oncologist in June my appt. was at 9:30. I did not get out of there until almost 2:00. I have had to wait as long as 2 hrs. just for lab work. Once I had to wait 1 1/2 hrs. just for my dr. to determine whether or not i would take a treatment because of low platelets. (he's only in this clinic one…