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Care that never quits?
March 2013. I take my wife of seven years to the local hospital for abdominal pain and swelling. The blood test come back with the worst news anyone could ever want to hear-cancer. they send us to another city an hour away that is said to be the best in the state. I'm glad they think so...but that is a whole other story.…
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Dear Valerie
Valerie's sister, Cindy posted on Facebook that our dear friend has passed. I am heartbroken. Karen
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poopergirl
I have not posted on this site for a long time but I know that you would want to know Val is in the hospital and could use your prayers and good wishes.She was in the Icu with a collapsed lung according to her sister. since her sister posted this info i don't think Val would mind that I let you know too Colleen
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Am parent of adult cancer patient
Other than prayer warriors at church and within family network, I do not know where I can go just to speak my fears and questions about my adult child's ovarian cancer. We're in 3rd year and still considered terminal. I could use supportive replies. One neverending question is why my child instead of me (being the older…
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Mayo Clinic Webinar
Did anyone else tune in to this today? I was interested in the points being made about clinical trials; MYTH: insurance doesn't pay for them FACT: insurance doesn't pay, but there is no cost to you, the patient. One person's comment on this said that while the drugs are not a cost to the patient in the trial, administering…
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Friday, May 8 - world ovarian cancer awareness day!
Ladies, get out your TEAL (or more of it)!!! Sorry for the late notice but I hope some of you see this in time.
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Booklet on CA125 levels for info - from Foundation for Womens Cancer
http://www.foundationforwomenscancer.org/wp-content/uploads/CA125levels.pdf
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Carbo as a single agent
Hi everyone, wanted to check and see if anyone has done carbo as a single agent for a recurrence. If so, did it work, and what were some of the side effects? Thanks so much.
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Just diagnosed
Ovarian, stage 4b. Awaiting peritoneal tap, biopsies, then chemo. Was told that i am not an immediate surgical candidate. Pretty much in shock. Began with vague abd. discomfort, 8 wks or so. Then i noticed a mass. CT and here i am. am hoping for another Christmas. We'll see. question for anyone who has undergone the…
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Salvestrols
While looking online for alternative therapies I came upon salvestrols, my mom has stage 3c ovarian and just started chemo today more than 60 days after her debulking because she had a c diff infection and the doctors worried she might get sepsis if they went ahead before the infection is gone. Anybody tried salvestrols…
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thoughts?
my wife Lorraine was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian in january. She had the debulking surgery in february, removed the tumors. Started chemo in March, today was her eighth week of chemo. A couple of weeks ago she noticed her stomach was getting bigger again. She is worried that tumors are coming back. Is this possible this…