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Ovarian Cancer

Archives for August 2012

Any Plans For The Holiday Weekend??
We are down at our camp. Came down last night. Looking forward to a weekend with friends and family. Barbaqueing, campfires, boating and having a great time with my kids..... School starts Wednesday and that means back to work for me. I can not wait. I haven't been at work (excet to visit) since January 6th.... Can not…
Words For Us To Live By......
Worrying Does Not Empty Tomorrow Of It's Troubles.. It Empties Today Of It's Strenght...
CarolenK a.k.a. Laundry Queen
Exactly two years ago, to the day, Carolen had her debulking surgery. She wholeheartedly fought this disease with everything available to her. Throughout this battle, she remained positive, energetic, and willing to lend a helping hand to others. Carolen passed away quietly, early this morning, at home, with her family by…
Here we go again
Well the swelling in my leg and foot has started up again and so has the fever. Tonight I ran 101.5 until around 4am so if I am not doing any better I will have to go to the ER so I can be admitted into the hospital for IV antibiotics even if the fever is down I am going to call my ONC incase they want to do the hospital…
Back to the hospital tomorrow
Have to get a trifusion line in first for my stem cell recovery. Its kind of like a picc line I was told but there will be three of them in my chest and the catheters are bigger. If any of you have had one any info or tips would be great. This irks me a bit, I have so much scar tissue from all my ports and stuff. Ill be…
Tethys
Hey there. I was so excited about my ca 125 results I had to give you a shout out. I've been taking iscador shots for1 month. Ca 125 was 31 at end of my treatments. It is 20 as of today!!! That's without chemo and only moderately changing my diet. I am so excited!!! Just had to tell someone. Thanks for listening Shawnna
Recurrence with a normal ca-125?
Hello Ladies, Went to see my oncologist this morning for a regular check up. I told him about some pain I've been having for the past 2 weeks in my lower left pelvic area. I'm in remission for 9 months and on Avastin clinical trial right now for maintenance; I have all sorts of pains everywhere, so I thought it was related…
Ladies, is this doable? Can I do it? Hope doctor thinks so
Hi Ladies, As I have written before I lost my husband (minister) to a heart attack April 17, 2010. May 18, 2011 I had surgery which confirmed OVCA stage 3c. Recurrence this summer (after 9 months remission). Currently undergoing taxol/cistplatin. Round 1 landed me in the hospital with pneumonia, but now that I look back on…
NED
Went to my doctors today and I am now NED. Will have to go back in three months for a check up. Thanks for all the prayers and thoughts. You helped me so much. Every time I thought something was terrible wrong I would go to this discussion and you would tell me "Don't worry the same thing happened to me" You all were such…
Scar removal products
Almost everyone on this board had initial debulking and possibly other surgeries. So I can safely assume everyone has surgical scars, new or old. In my obsessive preparation to my upcoming surgery, I have been researching scar removal products. I am planning to start using them as soon as the incision closes. Based on…
i am new here ,so thankful i found this
i have to go for my 3 month check friday ,i get so nervous and feel like i cant be around people are talk to anyone .i just get on here and look at post i feel like you ladies know what i feel.my cancer was found in 2010 they said stage 4 ,i thank God i am here for i know what he has done for me.Would love to hear from…
genetic counseling
Has anyone had genetic counseling? I did and I have BRCA 1. anyone else? kim
Info on palpable mass on ovary found but does not show up on Ultrasound?
I had a rather large palpable mass found on my ovary yet went in for the ultrasound transvaginal and radiologist report said was not seen, yet I have fibroid cysts in my uterus. My mother had breast cancer so I am wondering about this and requested I be seen by a gynecologist oncologist. Am I over reacting?? Thanks so much.
No longer life of the party
Might be a strange question but its been 4months since chemo and i finally went out to have drinks with friends and it seems like alcohol has no effect on me is that obviously because of all the drugs/meds/chemo Im going to continue to test the theory however how does anyone else seem to react
How do you find out you're cancer free?
I was diagnosed with stage 2C. I'm about to go into Round 5, my CA 125 is down to 78 from 485 so chemo seems to be working. Since I'm nearing the end of treatment I was wondering what do they do to pronounce you cancer free? I'll try to remember to ask my Onc tomorrow but there are a lot of other questions I have for him,…
Having a hard couple days
I know that with all everyone is currently going through I have absolutely no right to whine. I have just had a couple of hopeless days and want to not act like everything is fine for one moment. Don't get me wrong... I am soo happy I am NED for a month now. What I don't know is how do I move on with that status. I know I…
Preparing for. Chemo this week
I spent a good amount of time in the kitchen today..made chicken soup..and roast beef in my slow cooker. Hubby will have a few meals . I want to make more,but now I am pooped. What do you do to prepare. Think tomorrow I will clean and put on clean linen on the bed,also have to pick up my Emend and Decadron..pack my chemo…
swealling down a little
So the swealling in my left leg is down a little I have been on the antibiotic for three days. The red spot from the infection thou is getting bigger so I don't know if I can say I am geting better or not. I am to call my ONC on Monday if it does not seem to be getting better so they can put me in the hospital for IV…
Preparing for surgery
A question from a newby to hardcore survivors: what supplies do you recommend for after surgery? Hystersisters.com is selling abdominal binders, panties, cooling pillows, creams, etc. Did you need bed sheet protectors, female urinal? Anything else you needed? I want to stock up now. If it's not sold at Home Depot, my…
financial assistance
I am currently recevieng soc.disability and can no longer work. I went from 2 jobs to this. Are there places that really help with credit card debt and other type of debt? Seems like everyone claims they will help until the situation really becomes a reality My stage3 ovarion took everything i had…
Starting chemo again Friday
I am finlly recovering from my first chemo treatment. My latest blood transfusion helped alot and my counts are finally recovering on their own. My platelets are up to 100 so yay. I start again next friday on the 31st. I was supposed to start again a week ago I was really hoping to not have to postpone anything since the…
What Stage
What stage was everybody when they were diagnosed? I was III C Eileen
Ovarian vs Appendix Cancer
I've been encountering more and more people who have had cancers found on their ovaries but that were appendiceal in origin (as was mine). I am ever grateful to the pathologist on my case who saw during surgery that the tumor removed from my ovary was a metastatic tumor from my (healthy looking) appendix. Because it was…
Checking In
A "sucks" to be here welcome to all the new people. We are not here for the greatest reason but this is an awesome group. I am saddened by the loses we have had this past few months. I hope all had a great summer. I am back in Denmark. I went back to the US for medical care. I was there pretty much all summer. I also went…
Nauseous and I haven't even started Chemo yet
Hi Ladies, I'm a little concerned that I haven't even started chemo and I've developed this almost constant nausea. I guess it could be nerves? I'm also wondering if it could be hormonal because I had surgery 4 weeks ago and maybe the nausea is related to surgically induced menopause? Have any of you experienced this? The…
Weird Cistplatin taste side effect
Water. Just plain ole water tastes salty. A nurse told me that she has heard other cistplatin patients say the same thing. Oh well, I'm just drinking flavored water. Don't know what else I can do. The most frustrating part is when I'm out in public, and just want a sip of water. YUCK! I"m going to buy me some fresh lemons…
Chemotherapy or Surgery?
My mother has stage III/IV ovarian cancer that has spread to the omentum, few lymph nodes, and the spleen. She already had 2 cycles of chemo Taxol/Carbo, now she has the option of proceeding with surgery or wait till she completes her 3rd cycle of chemo. Is there an advantage of having surgery sooner or is it better to…
The Naturopathic Approach
Ladies, I've periodically posted information regarding integrative treatments and maintaining NED with diet, supplements, and lifestyle. My story wasn't very earth shattering, it seemed, because I didn't start posting until I was NED. But my prognosis was very poor, my surgery was suboptimal, and my doctor gave me less…
Ca-125 question for the veterans here
So I haven't been on here for a while. There are so many new faces here, hello to everyone. I know this topic has come up many times but I guess it's my turn. Well I got the phone call from my Dr's nurse saying my CA-125 went up from 7 three months ago to 12 now. I am really upset and I know it's still within normal range…
I'm new here
Hi, this is my first visit to the forum and I just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Erika and I'm 36, married with 5 kids ages: 10, 9, 6, 4, and 2. My ovarian cancer journey officially began on July 22, 2012. I had surgery on July 26 and am now waiting to begin chemotherapy. I've read through some of the postings here and I…

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