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Mom's Treatment Schedule
Hi There, Wanted to share what my mom's treatment schedule will be for stage 3C UPSC. We met with her Medical Oncologist today- who is AMAZING! Sat with us for like an hour and answered ALL of our questions and really educated us on UPSC and the chemo that he'll be using. He believes in treating the whole body so alongside…
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worried about pain
I have a question. Has anyone here ever had uterine cancer that has metastisized to the bone especially pelvic area?
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Haven't posted in a while
It's been a while since I have posted. My mom was diagnosed a year ago with uterine cancer that is inoperable. She is 78. She could not handle the carboplatnin because it wiped out her platelets . They attempted to do radiation but that lowered her platelets also. For the past six months she has been receiving low dose…
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I am being hopeful=newbie
Hi, my name is Belva . and I possibly may be a new member. I have been having hip and back pain for 4 months now constantly. At first I went to my primary doctor who diagnosed me with arthritis after taking Xrays and when medicine didn't help I went to gynocologist and he did a transvaginal ultrasound and said everything…
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DVT and Pulmonary Embolism (clots)
I have seen no postings on the danger of blood clots during chemo and after a uterine cancer diagnosis. I have had two bouts of leg clots and pulmonary embolisms. I would not have had the second bout and second hospital visit if my doctor and I had been aware that coumadin (warfarin) often does not prevent clots in those…
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Re:jjmb12 when logged in
Hi Linda, thanks for the reply- I have written this as a separate discussion as I didn't want to hijack Songflower's very important thread. I know how to look up profiles, it just you can't actually see a list of posts by that person. For example hystersisters - you look up stats and you see this Total Posts * Total Posts:…
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Stem Cell Transplants and Platinum Resistance
Dear Sisters, I feel like my blog discouraged some of you because I relapsed as a 1C with negative nodes but positive washings. My cancer may have been platinum resistant. So yours most likely is not. So don't give up on hope. Just wondering, has any one ever heard of stem cell transplants for our type of cancer? I know…
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Going to MD Anderson for Second Opinion Norma 2
Dear Norma, I am going to MD Anderson for a second opinion. I have an appt the end of March. go to surgery this week for biopsy of the peritoneum. Please don't get discouraged reading my blogs; my cancer may have been platinum resistant. I don't feel like going to another place and am so tired of surgery, chemo, and…
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Nervous--1st of 2 gyn-onc appts this week
Today I go to get my official diagnosis and to find out when my hyst. will be scheduled. Thank-you ladies for all of the encouraging postings on this site. After reading several who said don't let the doctor office put you off for the first appt. I called them and my ob/gyn everyday asking is there any other paperwork or…
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Aches & Pains 7 mos after treatments
A yr ago having gone thru total hysterectomy, 6 rounds of chemo, 33 pelvic radiation, which ended August 1, '09. All tests -- blood, CAT-scans have been great thusfar. Noticing more and more achy muscles, especially after a nice walk or workout. Having a pain on/off in my right buttox which my chiropractor thinks is in…
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Guess who's on a CHEMO BREAK!! me! me! ME!
I just got back from my appointment with my gynecologic-oncologist, and he is recommending that I take a break from chemo now!! MY CA-125 dropped from 47.2 3 weeks ago to 42.5 from my labs taken Thursday. Although that is not within the normal CA-125 range of <35 range, or anywhere close to my lowest CA-125 of 11 following…
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Confirmed that mom does have UPSC
My mother does have UPSC with a first recurrence. I'm glad at least to have found this place where people are going through the same thing. Please can you tell me who here is or has undergone second-line chemo after a recurrence? Linda, I know you are about to start.