Ovarian Cancer
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dropping CA125 numbers
I just had blood work yesterday before chemo (only 3 more to go after yesterday). My CA125 is down to 12.5. which my doctor says is my "baseline"......he showed me the graph where that is what I tested at when my catscans came out NED in the past. I said, great, let's see it go down even lower. It took a while for me to…
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happy new year everyone!
It's the Jewish New Year and I want to wish everyone a healthy, happy year to come....may we all be inscribed in the Book of Life for the New Year!
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Finished
Today I had my tattoos for my double mastectomy. I am now finished with plastic surgery. The first week of October I see my oncologist for the 3 month ovarian check up. Life is good!
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Call me crazy
I have been in chemo for just about three years now.and I know what it is. I have asked several people what they were on..they had no idea...some didn't want to know! Are they crazy....the most important med they are given...I was just dumbfounded , have any of you come across this? Hope you are are well....me still…
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Out of office
Tomorrow morning I'm flying to Paradise Island, Bahamas for a week. My PARP drug is coming on vacation with me. To those who've been on this board for a while and know me: this time I'm going with my husband of 21 years, so I must behave and don't expect any R-rated stories when I come back; OK maybe a few. Ladies, I will…
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Anybody had the cold while on chemotherapy?
It looks like my mom finally caught the bug that Dad says he caught at the hospital. I caught it after him but even with the massive amounts of lysol I was spraying around, she started coughing today. For my Dad and myself we felt awful for one day and then had lingering congestion. I don't know how bad it will get for her…
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Teal ribbons jewelry t-shirtsis there a
Hi gals I am wondering if there is a legit fundraising site to purchase some of these Ovarian cancer items I am hoping the proceeds would go either to the Canadian or American cancer societies. aany one have any exoerience with this - thot I might get something to stimulate questions & conversation for OvCa awareness…
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Diverticulitis. Oh my, any suggestions?
Good evening to everyone continuing the fight of this miserable disease. I have not been on for awhile as the last few months have been very difficult but I always get great encouragement from positive reports from others that are hanging in there. No one really knows what it is like except for you ladies on this site. I…
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neuropathy
I am on carboplatin/taxol and have been experiencing really bad neuropathy in my hands and feet/legs; especially in my hands.....can't grip things, dropping things, pain and them numbness. As my doctor knows I am not anxious to add to my "draw full of pills" she suggested trying a neuropathy cream for diabetics. Has anyone…
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Gabapenten neurontinen to Lyrica has anyone made this change?
just got my Lyrica Rx today I had a breast can cer patient tell me is worked wonderfully for her neuopathy doc told me just to stop gabapenten & start lyrica - I haven't talked to Pharmacist yet will try tomorrow Doc said that's what the hosp pharm told him I just am one that hjas to be sure & I cannot trust my stroke…
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Has anyone had a plurex catheter? Something weird just happened.
Warning, if you have a weak stomach please stop reading now, this is gross and not too much weirds me out. OK, so my mom has had the plurex catheter installed in her right plurel cavity maybe 2-3 weeks ago. I set her up and do the draining which has steadly been decreasing over the past week. Yesterday, we only got about…
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SO BLESSED - Onc appt today still with NED -- Hope this isn' tduplicate post stroke short term memo
I m s I saw Onc today as a follow up to CT & PET last week Dx stage 3C 4” & tumor on left Ovary Ca125 was 4,000 May 2013tx started May 2013 to shrink tumors enough for debulking after 2 rounds of chemo shrinkage was finally good enough for debulking in Oct luckily I had uterus out yrs earlier. Of course chemo post…
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Teal Toes and Fingers for OVC Awareness month
Teal toes and fingers
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Mixed Results
My mother had her CT scan last week and we finally got the results today, which were not that encouraging but could have been worse. The scan shows that most of her tumors have remained around the same size. The only one that grew was the one they initially thought was a cystic tissue but now appears to be a tumor. We were…
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Good news/bad news
Good news first.......after finding a reoccurance of ovarian cancer (after 4 1/2 years!) my petscan came out CLEAR....NO SIGN OF CANCER!!!!!! Bad news.........8 more chemo treatments to complete the plan, for "good remission" Ended up in the hospital for 2 days last week, got a transfusion..........at least my numbers were…
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Swith to Carboplatin (Inject from IV port ) instead of cisplatin (from IP port)
Hi: One of my oncology call me today. I am schedule for chemo next week. Originally they are plan to use Taxol (First day from my chest port) and Cisplatin (second day IP chemo, direct to my abdomen) but my doctor consider the side effect and other issue it may occur in the future. She decided switch to Carboplatin (Inject…
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Bad couple of weeks
had my last chemo August 15th....while recouping I developed two rectal abcsesses and other cheek rectal fistula acted up....had surgery one week after chemo. I was supposed to go visit my son in Atlanta. Very painful and will probably come back...surgeon says it's probably from chemo...these are very life threatening to…