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Decadron side effects
I have been given decadron steroids before chemo and was concerned about the side effects such as the sleeplessness, "moon face" and weight gain. Have any of you experienced such side effects? I talked to my doctor about it, and they agreed to reduce the dosage, but I'm still concerned. Any advice?
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Stage 3C Ovarian Cancer
My mom got diagnosed with Stage 3C ovarian cancer (age 54) on December 21st, with spread to the omentum with ascites with one lymph note involvement. Per doctors recomendation, my mom completed neoadjuvant chemo before surgery (4 rounds of dose-dense of taxol and carboplatin). Symptom wise she has been great, with the only…
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Doxil/Avastin after recurrence
Hi everyone, I'm new to this board. I just started Doxil/Avastin for metastases to the retroperitoneal lymph nodes only five months after finishing carboplatin and Taxol. (I was only Stage IC at initial diagonsis but it is apparently quite aggressive.) I am interested in hearing how others have done with that regimen in…
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Blood Count Problems
Hello everyone! While I have been an avid reader of the discussion board, this is my first post. In December, I was diagnosed with stage 1C ovarian cancer and stage 1 uterine cancer. I have had two surgeries and 3 doses of chemo thus far. My chemo has been on hold for 3 weeks due to low ANC and platelets. I will be…
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Snajada~Am choosing 2 answer U here since U R writing on a very old post that's not very active!
Dear Mike: So that others might see your letter and respond, I am putting it here on a new topic forum all your own. I see that you have written before, but you haven’t received a reply. That’s because you answered on a topic line that began 8 years ago, and most on that link have not posted recently. I see that there have…
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Side effects and possible change of protocol
Hello everyone, I am new to CNS, but not new to ovarian cancer, as my name suggests. I have two questions: Does anyone else have swollen and tender breasts? They feel like they used to do before I had my period. I am on a regime of two weeks of Abraxane, one week of Abraxane and Avastin, and the fourth week off. My other…
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need help
my mom , has ca 125 - 156 .. doctor is saying its suspicious .. although ultra sound is saying "there is heterogeneous SOL measuring 8.0X 5.6 cm seen in operated bed posterior to urinary bladder -likely mitotic in nature. mimimul free fluid is seen in the pelvis ". CEA IS 1.41 COLONOSCOPY - NORMAL i m very tense and scared…
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LYNPARZA~A separate reply 2 "PandaGypsy" re her upcoming treatment if she can afford it! + video & p
Dear “PandaGypsy” ~ I read your very post here at this link: https://csn.cancer.org/node/309418 Since I had no personal experience “firsthand” with Lynparza I didn’t respond. However, I have had “first hand” experience with having my “omentum” removed, but that wasn’t your question. I see on your “about me” page…
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Hair loss
Hello everyone, I am trying to make a decision. I have had my first round of chemo 2 weeks ago. My scalp is hurting so bad, it hurts to do anything. I already have a pixie cut, but if I went shorter and shaved it would that help with the pain at all? I asked my chemo nurse today and she told me my head would get really…
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Lucky4thtime~Am putting your inquiry here so others will be sure 2 see it
lucky4thtime Posts: 1 Joined: May 2017 May 14, 2017 - 9:38 pm Hello--anyone taking Avastin and Abraxane ? This is my fourth go-round with ovarian cancer. A rare, spontaneous metastas--a tumor-- popped up in in the upper lobe of my right lung, out of the blue. My last go round was 2009. The surgery was terrible: I…
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Newly diagnosed
I had a hysterectomy on Tuesday because of my right ovary being the size of a football. The doctor came in yesterday to talk to me, it was Mucinous Carcinoma (spelling?). Obviously we won't know the stage or grade until all the pathology is back. She said she is fairly sure it is stage 1 but the cyst leaked while they were…
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Second Opinion? Stage 2B/2C Serous Carcinoma
Hello, everyone. I'm pretty new to this website but I was looking to get some advice. I was diagnosed with stage 2B Serous Carcinoma and had it removed (the tumor) as well as my left ovary and tube back in December of 2016. I had non-invasive implants and also tested positive for tumor cells in my pelvic washings. I was…
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HIPEC after first line chemo
Hi, My wife's oncologist recommends heated ip chemo following the completion of her first-line chemo. Treatment is done with 4 incisions in the abdomen. They wash the abdominal cavity with heated chemo drugs (Cisplatin?) for 90 minutes and suck it back out. Requires 1 day hosptal stay. He thinks this can help eradicate the…
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Having surgery in a few days...very scared!
Hi everyone, I'm having a complete hysterecomy in a few days, and I can't shake the anxiety and fear I have. Maybe others on here have experienced this before. If so, what did you do to calm yourself. To be honest, I'm more afraid of waking up with a breathing tube down my throat. I'm terrified of that! Anyone experience…
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PARP inhibitors
Haven't visited this site in a while.........but I need some input: Has anyone had any experience taking PARP inhibitors, specifically Zejula or Lynparza ? My CA125 has gone from 19 to 49 and then 425..........latest results from 2 days ago not in yet. After a CT scan (waiting for insurance authorization, don't you just…
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I am over the moon
This is my first post but have been reading so many posts and replies in the past 2 months. I was diagnosed 2 months ago with stage III ovarian cancer. I had a full hysterectomy with debulking on 3/10/17. My scan showed 4 lymph nodes possibly effected, I had a 19 cm mass on left ovary and 7cm on the right, it spread to my…
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Omentum
My mom has a small mass in her omentum. CA 125 levels are 229. No visible tumors in the ovary or any other organ in the body. Dr. says he feels something in the pelvic area after an exam. All other bloodwork is clear. CT scans, sonos, xrays only show the small mass in the omentum. Knowing that it cannot be primary in the…