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Uterine/Endometrial Cancer

Archives for October 2012

EAST COAST PRAYERS
I am praying for all the ladies and their family up on the East Coast & that everyone is afe from Sandy. trisha
new short film on cancer - looking for stories for next film
I am from the colon cancer group but want to post this : PSA on Early Detection for colon cancer ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86jEIEBLPNM&feature=player_embedded the next one will be on diet & alternative therapy during remission. If anyone has a story to share, please message me. I want to keep making these videos…
Canadian Healthcare
As both a patient and a doctor in Toronto, I am appalled at the negative propaganda Janh in Ontario is expressing about the healthcare system that most Canadians cherish. I worked as a doctor for 20 years in the USA, so I am well aware of comparisons of the two countries. I have no idea what she is talking about!!! We…
MMMT Stage 1c
My mother who is 82 had a hysterectomy yesterday - we thought she had upsc going into the surgery but we now know that it is malignant mixed mullerian tumor stage 1c according to surgeon yesterday but I have heard that the staging may change after pathology comes back. There was no evidence of cancer outside the utereus…
Continue or discontinue chemotherapy
I was diagnosed with Stage III uterine cancer and had a complete hysterectomy with only one lymph node affected. I had three chemotherapy treatments, each three weeks apart with a neulasta shot the day after each. Have now had 5 weeks/5 times/week of radiation and three bachytherapy radiation treatments and did well with…
Avastin and medicaire
Does anyone happen to know if Medicare will cover Avastin for USPC? Beila
thrisha55
Please message me about how your appointment went Helen
Surgery completed 9/26 with good news
My robotic hysterectemy was done on 9/26 and I had very quick recovery. My gyn/onc told me on the day of surgery that the cancer was very superficial in the uterus but he still removed a few pelvic lymph nodes for testing. I had my follow up appt with him on Tuesday and he said the path report on the nodes was negative for…
To chemo or not to chemo, that is the queston
Hi folks. Just joined this site. I recently had a total hystorectomy to remove a nice sized grapefuit from my uterine/ovary area (along with some lymph nodes). The doctor said it was Stage 1 endometrial adenocarcinoma. The surgery went well. He highly recommended getting chemo just in case there MIGHT be some microscopic…
Doctor said "no suspicious characters" when she did my hysteroscopy
Anybody out there have her doctor say the uterus looks fine, only to find out differently when the pathology reports came? Also, I've got a complex lesion on my right ovary, but she hasn't said a word about it and I'm wondering if she will. I'm two years post-menopause and started bleeding three weeks ago, which prompted…
Doctor said "no suspicious characters" when she did my hysteroscopy
Anybody out there have her doctor say the uterus looks fine, only to find out differently when the pathology reports came? Also, I've got a comples lesion on my right ovary, but she hasn't said a word about it and I'm wondering if she will. I'm two years post-menopause and started bleeding three weeks ago, which prompted…
A bit worried - and is this menopause?
Tomorrow I go to Dartmouth. The oncologist they they'd found something they wanted to look at. Also - Is this menopause - periods of feeling sooo sad, then angry, then irritable (for no reason), depression and anxiety, headaches? I hope everyone has a good day today. Keeping positive is work sometimes, isn't it?
lost my mum/how to help?
on October 5th my beautiful and brilliant mum passed away at 58 years old.. just 4 months after her diagnosis of stage IV poorly differentiated endometrial cancer. I wish all the best for you ladies and hope you have much better results. We are heartbroken. She left behind a devastated husband and three children. Many…
lost my mum/how to help?
on October 5th my beautiful and brilliant mum passed away at 58 years old.. just 4 months after her diagnosis of stage IV poorly differentiated endometrial cancer. I wish all the best for you ladies and hope you have much better results. We are heartbroken. She left behind a devastated husband and three children. Many…
125cacounts gone to 1000, Can the counts ever come down?
My best friend was diagnosed with stage 4 uterine cancer in June of 2011. She had a total hysterectomy, removal of some lymph nodes. They cut out a little spot on her rectum and also a little spot somewhere behind the uterus. She said they also laid out her intestines on the table and examined everything. I believe this is…
MRI - input requested
The ultrasound showed the mass that was seen in January is still there. The good news is only 1 is there - in January there were 2. More good news - it hasn't grown. My family Dr is finally listening and sending me for an MRI. I have never had one before. I am very overweight and worried I won't fit in the machine. Does…
Doxil and Avastin
Has anyone out there had Doxil and Avastin for USPC? This was recommended to me by a Gyn/Onc from NYU I'm the one who flunked initial chemo of Taxol/Carbo Feel fine except for post-chemo fatigue Beila
wondering...
If any one has heard from Mosie and Tiggers Do Bounce. Just wanted to know if you two and pakb are ok. Best debrajo
Fatigue
Hi everyone, I just responded to Golda who is dealing with fatigue like I am and thought I'd start this thread. I've had treatment in past but not this fatigue problem. I'm on doxil chemo now. A week after first treatment I returned to my walking regime (2 miles) last week but ended up on the couch the rest of the day.…
UPSC diagnosed July 2010 - 2 surgeries, 2 chemos 2 radiations
Hello, Anyone out there with UPSC spread to liver? My latest CT scan shows this has happened. onc/gyn nurse says I can have no more radiation and no more Carbo/Taxol. Maxed out on those. I am healthy otherwise except for the cumulative side effects of the 2 surgeries, 2 chemos, and 2 radiations. All this in the past two…
My mom was just diagnosed with uterine cancer stage III with mets to her lymph
We are all so shocked and devastated after my 75 year old mother went through a DaVinci hysterectomy with ovary and lymph removal for stage one endometrial cancer only to find out she is actually stage Three. The doc offered her inclusion in a clinical trial but we want to explore al treatment options before deciding. If…
Signs and symptoms of uterine cancer
I've followed this discussion board for almost four years, since my Mom was diagnosed with uterine cancer. She unfortunately lost her battle two years ago. I amm now 55 and "post-menopausal" by my hormone levels. I haven't had a period since December of 2011. I recently started spotting. My GYN did a transvaginal…
UPSC - misdiagnosed peri menopause after bleeding more than a year
Hello Guys, Have just been diagnosed with this quirky cancer after trying to get some attention from the medical profession for over a year. I stopped bleeding about 2 years ago and then started again after about 6 months with bad pain in my pelvis and down my legs. I was told by doctor after doctor not to worry I would be…
Avastin?
I have uterine cancer. 2007 total hysterectomy and 28 radiations. Jan 2012 mets to lungs and abdomen, started once a month chemo with carboplatin and taxol, May mets to rib bone and spreading, affecting nerve bundle in back shoulder, 19 radiations, July 2 mets in brain, gamma knife and good results, newest CT shows new…
Just started chemo, CA-125 rising?
Hello everybody, I've been reading all the new posts and cheering for the good news and hoping and praying for the best for those who are having tougher times. Quick question about CA-125? I now have 1 chemo session under my belt, and 1 week until session 2. Actually feeling much better, ascites has not come back, so…
Now officially three months into remission :)
Dear Sisters, A week ago I had another CT scan (chest, abdomen, pelvis), CA-125 test, and pelvic exam. Everything is clear again/still, and my CA-125 is lower than ever (6.8). Whoo-hoo! This seems real, now, as if my NED report from last time could have been a fluke. My oncologist is delighted, and though she wants me to…
Stage 1B recurrence (not me)
With so much discussion about treatment options going on, I want to tell you about my Thursday. I've stated more than a few times that I wonder just how "rare" UPSC is, since in my little world, in the past 2 1/2 years, I have personally known 3 women with it. My cancer was the garden variety, endometrial adenocarcinoma. I…
My Mom was diagnosed with MMT in May 2012
My mom was diagnosed with a mixed mullerian tumor in May of this year. She is 73 years old and was full of energy and looked 20 years younger. She had a total hysterectomy, full abdominal wash and lymph node ablation. Her cancer was contained in her uterus except 2 lymph nodes. She is stage 3C. She just finished her…
UPSC surviving so far
Hello, I am new and not very versed in this kind of communication. However, I would like to have hear what other ladies with UPSC are doing about this nasty little invader. I was diagnosed in July 2010 with UPSC Stage IIIC. Total HYS in fall 2010. Second lymph node surgery in Jan 2012. So far two chemos and 2 radiation…
Body scan
A friend who had ovarian cancer had a complete body scan to rule out cancer elsewhere. Can we have this done?

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