Ovarian Cancer
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Blessings to you this holiday morning from the Pacific Northwest! Today I am thankful for my husband of 23 years, my two boys, my family, friends, community and home. I am thankful for love and for life. God is good. What are you thankful for?
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What if my new doctor hates me?
I posted what's below on my Caring Bridge blog a few days ago, so some of you may already have seen it. But I was just wondering if anyone else found themselves in a situation where a doctor was apparently alienated. Does it matter? I don't have ovarian cancer, but this same doctor I've described below once told me I…
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parb trial
I finished my 1st reoccurence treatment with gemzR and carbo about five weeks ago. My CA125 normalized to 7. This week I started the niraparib/placebo trial. It is of course a double blinded study, so i don't know if I am taking the drug. If anyone has any info to share about the parp inhibitors, I would appreciate it. Kim
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Happy Friday!
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How Psychedelic Drugs Can Help Terminal Patients Face Death
I came across this old NY Times article and found it interesting. Maybe you will too. I'm neither advocating taking illegal drugs nor trying to offend anyone's religious feelings.
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5 Year anniversary today
Exactly 5 years ago today I was operated on for ovarian cancer. Just to let you know there is hope. I am doing well and feel good. Praise God for healing
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newbie
Hi, I am new here and glad to have found this messageboard. I was diagnosed on july 31 of this year with OC. I thought I had a bowel blockage so i went to the er. To my surprise and thiers, I had a ovarian tumor the size of a grapefruit. I had been very bloated and just not feeling well. That night my mother passed away in…
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FDA Approves Avastin for Recurrent platinum-resistant Ovarian Cancer
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HematologyOncology/OvarianCancer/48597 Swiss drugmaker Roche said Friday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its drug Avastin as a treatment for ovarian cancer. Roche said the FDA approved Avastin in combination with chemotherapy as a treatment for recurrent cases of cancer that are…
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New here, questions about ovc
Hello, I'm new here. Is there anyone out there who has been to Princess Margret Hospital? If so what should I expect from them? I don't know if I have cancer but I am concerned. My mom had it and so did her mom. I am 46 postmenopausal. Have 3 cm complex cyst, and several sm simple one. Regular gyno did ca 125 and it's 75.…
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GS Ron passed away
http://csn.cancer.org/node/289336 So long, my friend
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2 time survivor
I've been away from this board for far too long. My name is Leesa and I'm a two time survivor. I was diagnosed at stage 3c in January 2010 and rediagnosed stage 4 after brain mets in 2011. I'm still going strong. Don't ever give up hope, I think my survival is partially due to a refusal to acknowledge the effects of the…
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GREETINGS TO ALL OF YOU
Well, it's been quite a while. Nonetheless, I haven't forgotten about any of you. Just a quick recap of my journey: OVCA Stage 1C in 2000, OVCA in 2006, breast cancer in October 2013. I started on this board many years ago, and have been so blessed with friends, prayers and support here. Recent mammogram looked good. I…
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cytoxan
If you have taken oral cytoxan as a single agent, did you have hair loss/thinning?
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piost chemo bowel function still kind of slow - not really constipated post chemo
Hi Gals b1 yr from debulking & 6 mos from chemo feels like my bowel pattern is not optimal still take docusate -- maybe just don't have my fiber &qwater where they should be any one else disappointed & feeling although things aren't bad - still not as I think it should be & where else could Io ask that question? Tks Susan…
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Radiation for ovarian cancer
Has anyone had good results with radiation for ovarian cancer? Just finished 6 rounds of topotecan. Counts are climbing. I have two lymph nodes that are growing, probably about 6 that are stable but still there and CT scan shows a small amount of asicites (which probably scares me the most). Onc says while they don't…
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Mom passed
Thank you everyone for your kind wishes and support. My mother regretfully passed early yesterday morning after 7 days in a drug induced coma. I tried writting more about the hospital that I will never return to and the hospice I believe hastened her deparature from this world dispite her express wishes; but as I was…
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Confused
I went to see my gynecologist on Monday. She did a pelvic exam told me my uterus was tilted to the left and I would probably need a hysterectomy. Then she ordered blood work and a ultrasound the same day. I went back on Wednesday she said that I have two mass in my uterus. Then she said their was one on my right ovary and…
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Kidney stent?
Hi Ladies, Do any of you have kidney stents? I am scheduled to see a urologist on November 7. Most likely I will have one placed in my right kidney. Scans from two weeks ago show that I have developed mild hydronnephoris. My oncologist is nearly certain that a stent should take care of the problem. As usual, I'm getting…
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How long for ascites?
Had a PET scan 2 weeks ago to see what was happening with my recurring primary peritoneal cancer (but not many people posting on that forum these days--trying to change that!). At the time of the PET scan, the report was "no ascites seen." But unfortunately, there were 6 new tumors. So as of 4 days ago, I'm on Doxil for…