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Ovarian Cancer
Archives for February 2018
Discussion List
Doxil and Avastin side effects
Hello everyone. I just joined the CSN and would like hearing about your experiences with these drugs and their side effects. I have recurrent uterine cancer that is being treated as ovarian. I had a hysterectomy in 2015 followed by chemo drugs. Diagnosed again in 2017 and had Carboplatin/then Cisplaten with Gemzar. The…
Bloating on Chemo?
I'm halfway through my chemo treatment (done 3 of 6), and I'm having terrible bloating. It feels like it did before my hysterectomy. It's all the time, and nothing I have tried is helping. I mentioned this to my doctor before the last chemo. He wasn't concerned and said that bloating on carbo/taxol is common. I'm still…
Pre-Menopausal Salpingo-Oophorectomy
I am about a month away from my surgery. I'm having a prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy and hysterectomy because I carry a gene mutation that increases my risk of ovarian cancer, and I just got through bilateral breast cancer. My breast cancer surgeon, gynecologic oncologist, and regular oncologist all agree that I should…
CEA
Hello guys. Can CEA levels rise in ovarian cancer or does that indicate a metastasis? Thank you in advance for your answer.
Denial or determined
I was diagnosed in October with stage 3c poorly differentiad high-grad mullerian adenocarcinoma. I had a complete hysterectomy and debulking and am about to take my 5th chemo treatment. I am being treated by an gynecological oncologist that I like very much. At first, I told her that I did not want a "prognosis" and went…
Cyst that doesn't go away
I had an ultra sound back in April of 2017 and there was noted a small hemoragic cyst on my left ovary. I was having some other medical issues, so I did have it checked out by my gyn and she said it was normal to have cysts and not to worry about it. I had a follow up scan recently for kidney cancer, and the cyst on the…
PLease Help
Hi All, i am 36 years old my and pass decmeber is started periods thinking this is a normal cycle. beinning of the periods it was a dark blackish/ brownish ( never saw this color before) color for about 2-3 days and red as usual may little dark brown aswell with red. Then it stopped for 2 days then on 3rd day i started…