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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for June 2012

Happy News
I just got my CA125 and it is "7" It has been 4 yrs and 3 months since DX... I "lurk" here on the board put don't post very often. (((HUGS))) to all you Teal Warriors
High dose vit c infusions
Hello ladies. I have completed 6 rounds of chemo(IP &IV). Find out Tuesday if I can say "remission". Been considering & have appt set to see dr who does the vit c and is iscador infusions. Not sure how effective this is after chemo or if it can be used as a maintenance alternative. I've seen where some women have had the…
Ovarian cancer... what would slight, radiating pain in underarm/breast indicate?
I have been told after 3 ultrasounds that I most likely have ovarian cancer. In the past 10 days my symptoms are increasing. The weirdest one is this slightly warming, minute that pain surges through my under arms then into the breast. My lymph nodes do not feel swollen. Any thoughts as to what is going on? Should I rush…
Starting to feel like a hypochondriac but it needs to be asked
Maybe my lack of knowledge of this disease since I'm very new makes this question make no sense since I would have a metastas (I think that's the right use of the word) situation and maybe signs don't matter but anyway, what are the signs of ovarian cancer? So many things have changed with my body since 35, I have no idea…
Help please???
I'm 20 years old and a rising senior in college. I just found out my mom has lung cancer and I'm confused to what stage she is in. So couple years ago my mom had ovarian cancer and it was stage 1. The doctors did surgery and removed it but apparently a little bit got away, and the lung cancer my mom has now matches exactly…
Hi Carlene - how are you doing
Just wanted to say hi and see how you were doing...hope you're enjoying the summer. AntCat
Shades of Grey
Yhis was the topic in my chemo rom this week. my friends were telling me someone brought in a Kindle and started reading aloud this story about sex...they said they shutnthendorr and turned off the tv and had a good ole time. I missed it but it was fun to hear the comments come from some prim and proper ladies.I am not…
I found you!!!
Hello new found friends! Oh my goodness- I can't believe that I have been going through this journey for the past 2 years; looking for other survivors, and just found this CSN TODAY. I was diagnosed with OV in March of 2010- had surgery, peritoneal chemo for 4 months, and have been on maintenance chemo since May 2011. The…
Estrogen inhibitors
Hi everyone, I have a questions for all of you veterans out there. I have been on avastin (400ml) and low dose DC (carbo/taxotere) since March. My CA125 dived initially 300 points and I was very excited that after all these years, this might be the bullet to shoot me into another remission. Since then, every month numbers…
Rose Bowl, Hula Bowl...no...Toilet Bowl
It's funny what things become important to us while riding the ovarian cancer wave. I have been fighting constipation for the last couple of months. I have tried so many things and finally have been "normal" for the last week. I am so happy and relieved. Since my CA 125 went up a couple of months ago, I have been more…
Dear Kikz (Karen)
I know you have another CA 125 coming up tomorrow (?). I'm keeping my fingers crossed and sending you good thoughts and prayers that the number will be lower than the last one. Whatever happens, you can face it and we are here to support you! Hugs, Kelly
Sertoli-Lydig stromol cord Ovarian cancer
Does anybody have or know somebody who has this type of cancer. If so what was your experience and what kind of treatment did you take. I havent met another person who has had this type of cancer because its so rare. Most of the doctors I have seen havent treated a case and I just had my 4th recurrance and I am starting to…
Hi ladies
Has been awhile since I posted. First diagnosed 5/11 with 3c ovca. Took nine txs of carbo/taxol to get ca125 down to 22. Took a little break and restarted maintenance of taxotere and avastin in March 12. Ca125 now has shot up to 340. Onc started me on Gemzar and kept avastin yesterday. Just had a ct 5/22 and onc said…
phoenix23
Just checking in on you. I read your previous posts and I was wondering how you are doing? My sister was 29 when she was diagnosed with stage 3c OVCA.
Ready for round four
...bring i it on..I had a great road trip to Savannah Georgia and chemo is in am..I am going to ask for the IV hydration again as it really helped get through. I hope you are going somewhere on vacation..it is nice to get away from cancer once in a while.....Val
The waiting game (update)
Hi to all, Today I finished my last bag of Gemzar, signaling the end (I hope) of my first recurrence. My CA-125 is 7. As I wait for my PET/CT scan on June 18, and then wait to hear the results at my doctor's appointment on June 21, I find myself musing about a few things. Is it better to take a chemo break and give my body…
Has anyone been on Avastin maintenance
Has it worked with the tumors? Are you still on it? Any side effects like low blood counts. Thanks for any information.
pain.nausea and vomiting now
Started with pain in stomach and nausea and now vomiting. All weekend. non stop vomiting.Went to Er and they really didn't do much for me gave me some pain relievers and anti nausea meds. Cat showed a partial blockage on my small bowel, which I had already been told by onco. and that was it. nothing else. Come Monday I…
Anybody taking Aromasin
I finished 8 rounds of Taxol/Carboplatin in mid-February. I have now been put on Aromasin, which is an estrogen inhibitor. I'm having some real trouble with swelling in my feet, ankles, and knees. Have any of the rest of you been put on this drug for maintenance after finishing up chemo. I'm told estrogen feeds ovarian…
Help with low wbc
I have cervical cancer but have been treated with carbo/taxol for three, cisplatin for 5, and then single carbo for two. Just finished with the last carbo which was delayed for two weeks on account of low Platlets on week 1 and low WBC on week 2. My WBC was still low but they went ahead with carbo at 20% reduction since it…
Hi everyone
Sorry if this reposted, don't know what happened to my other one. I haven't been on group much as not feeling good at all. I have spasm pain in the center of my abdomen, I know I have a tumor there & have been distended since March. I've just completed 3 cycles of carboplatin and had an allergic reaction to cycle 2 & 3 but…
Rash on hands
Woke up this morning with a rash on both hands and itching like crazy??Anyone else had this problem and what did you do? Never know what is going to happen next. Three weeks into treatments.
Seeking advice for my friend
My best friend and chemo buddy (I've just finished treatment for colon cancer) has been in remission from her ovarian cancer for almost 5 years. She's recently had a recurrence with the tumor attached to her sigmoid colon. She had 2 treatments of Taxol/Carboplatin and had such a severe reaction that the Taxol had to be…
Ovarian Cancer awareness Poster Board Ideas Please
I am captain of a Relay team and our Relay is June 23rd. A friend of mine, teammate, lost her best friend Sandra on 5/4/12 to Ovarian Cancer, she was 32yr old wife and mother of 3, her youngest being 18 months. She was diagnosed in her 4th month of Pregnancy with her youngest. At our team captain meeting they asked each…
The impact of obesity on time to recurrence in ovarian cancer: A retrospective study.
The impact of obesity on time to recurrence in ovarian cancer: A retrospective study. Author(s): Karina E Hew, Arvind Bakhru, Evan Harrison, Mehmet Ozhan Turan, Neil B. Rosenshein; Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Abstract: Background: There…
pain is worse in stomach
they gave me hydromorphon 2mg but it's not working that good. Don't want something that will knock me out but is there anything else that will help with the pain. Pain is from tumor on small bowel.Also I'm having nausea first thing in the morning. I didn't even have nausea when I was on chemo, whats that all about. chemo…
Just checking in
Hi all I am sorry that I have not been on here much since the reocurrance. I find that I am not handling this well at all I was so hoping to be in remission for longer than five months. I have decieded to go on medication to keep me from getting any more depressed than I am now. I hope you all are doing well and I will try…

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