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Uterine/Endometrial Cancer

Archives for June 2015

And so it begins
Got the results from my CT scan today and so far, so good. Nothing showed up. Big sigh and a few tears of relief. I meet with my surgeon on Wednesday and surgery is scheduled for July 10. I'm taking things one day at a time, and I know after surgery I'll know more, but today I feel positive and am trying to prepare my body…
I am much better this week
i have a lot more energy this week. My appetite is better, too. I still have a cough, but not as frequently as before. I still use the nebulizer a couple of times each day. I am sleeping much better, too. i am going to have the repeat bronchoscopy on Tuesday. It took 5 phone calls to get the appointment. Very frustrating.…
I am much better this week
i have a lot more energy this week. My appetite is better, too. I still have a cough, but not as frequently as before. I still use the nebulizer a couple of times each day. I am sleeping much better, too. i am going to have the repeat bronchoscopy on Tuesday. I
Feeling very low
today I am feeling very low. My mum has been on stage 4 treatment for 3 months. Her cough due to cancer in her lungs is getting worse. She is low on energy all the time. There is still 5 weeks before the next scan. Her white blood cells showed improvement though this week. But watching her suffer this is very painful. i…
Rising CA-125
Hi, I have not been on this board for a while, I have been busy trying to forget cancer. I was diagnosed with UPSC in Feb. 2011 and finished treatment in Sept. 2011. I have been cancer free since then with a few little bumps in the road but no recurrences. My CA-125 has been rising in the last year. Nothing alarming until…
Do things always move this fast?
Trying to catch my breath. Just opened an email from my OB/GYN with possible surgery dates... starting July 7. I have a phone appointment scheduled with her tomorrow to set up an appontment with the surgeon. Have now frantically had to cancel planned events at my house which meant I did have to share what's going on with…
? Re:recurrence surgery
Hey ladies! Thank you all so much for the wealth of information you have shared. my family has learned so much from you all! Just sad there is a need for a board like thi!!! My mom (originally stage 1a upsc ) recently learned she had a recurrence in her omentum. we went to gyn oncology chair at Cleveland clinic for a…
Newly Diagnosed
Hi. It's been a whirlwind couple of days. I went in to my OB/GYN on Wednesday after noticing a pink discharge Tuesday night. At 62, I knew this wasn't normal. OB/GYN did an endometrial biopsy and seeing the amount of tissue she got, she immediately scheduled me for ultrasounds, both external and transvaginal. Pathology…
Third day after first chemo
such a great pain in the bones between the knees and the ankles. Tylenol does not help at all. The rest of the side effects are minor. Do you know anything that could relieve me and how long it'll last that pain?
Anyone else diagnosed with stage 3B uterine cancer?
Mine was 93% through the uterine wall. I had spread to lower nodes, and I had positive washings. My radical hysterectonmy was 1-1/2 years ago followed by 6-1/2 months of treatment (carbo, taxol, and internal and external radiations) Anyone else in this boat?
Osteoporosis and "Natural" treatments vs Fosamax
I know there was a discussion about osteoporosis recently but I can't remember what topic it was posted under. I have a pubic bone insufficiency fracture. The orthopedist told me this is a pretty good indicator that I have osteoporosis, even though my dexa scan last year only showed osteopenia in my lumbar spine. He told…
Anyone had their gall bladder removed while undergoing treatment? And anyone get ureter stents inse
Not as part of your original surgery but later due to gallstones? How was the surgery performed and how long was the recover? On the stent side - same questions. I have gallstones and during the ultrasound and ct scans it was discovered that my kidney and a met on it are pushing on the uereter and against my back. So they…
Recurring Uterine Cancer found on Peritoneum
My wife (59yo) had a radical hysterectomy last year because of stage 4 Uterine cancer. Toxlin-Carboplatin followed by radiation. Her CA125 showed no cancer for about 6 months after Radiation was completed. Then it went up. CT Scan showed small cluster of spots on Peritoneum, near Liver. Started Doxil today. They actually…
My sister thought she was having a heart attack. Could it be a reaction to Neupogen?
My sister, who is in her fourth year of treatment for UPSC IVB, checked into the ER last weekend because she thought she was having a heart attack. In the course of her 24 hour stay she was given many tests. She thinks that all of them tested within the normal range, but the report doesn't give any opinion, even according…
chemo #22 finished
Chemo # 22 (5th Doxil) finished today. This was the day we were to see how the Doxil was working. Had a Ct Scan and Echocardiogram last weeek So we went over the results. The Echo was good, my heart was still pumping. The cardoligist did not mention the the metistatic evidence he mentioned last time , so the doctor was…
White count going down, down, down 11 months after chemo and raditation treatments
Hi Everyone, I had very heavy doses of taxol and carboplaten plus 28 external and 2 internal radiations following a complete hysterectomy. I went to my primary who sees the trend, and I am now well below the window of normal WBC. I spoke with my oncologist, and he said he thinks it is probably just the effect of the…
How often do you get your port flushed after chemo treatments are finished?
I am 6 weeks past my last flush and the nurse said I can wait up to 8 weeks to have it flushed again. Does that sound right? I had made an appoitment to have the Oncolagy chemo nurse flush it today but when I got there she had already left early because the secretary forgot to tell her I was coming in at 3:00 pm. So they…
Can not stay positive
Ladies, I can not stay positive. In front of my dauhgter yes, but when she is not around I only think when the cancer will beat me. Otherwise I feel good,I'll start chemo this week, I'm eating healthy, I'm walking a lot, I'm reading a lot. I want to believe that I'll live longer, but I can't. I have stage 4,grade…
Moli at another cross roads and mentally crying out loud.
No sounds . no tears but brain is hollering loud and nuff. What To do with the reality of this illness.? Hello my sisters, my soul sustainers Hello. Although I hae been on the board I have not posted because my treatment suggestions , rejections,request rejection, indicisions ,actions and inactions keeps getting in the…
Last month has been miserable
I don't know where to begin. After I saw the lung doctor, I tapered off the prednisone which I had been on for about 4 months. I also tapered offf the gabapentin that I did not think was helping control the cough. That was not pleasant coming off the prednisone. The lung doctor thoght for sure the cough was caused by…
question
So since i last posted it has been confirmed that i have grade 2, im 25 years old, recently married last aug. and have never had children. some things im concerned with is that my doctor is wanting to wait 6 months before even considering to do surgery. in this time i have been in survery pain in my pelvic area and keep…
Still NED at over 5 years with stage IVB UPSC
I just want to let you all know that I had an appt. with my gyn/onc's office today to do my final follow-up on the paracolic gutter mass that was found by CT scan and PET scan last year. He had seen me three times last year and I'd had a CT scan and labs each time, plus the PET scan early on. The mass hadn't grown as of…
upsc stage 1a recurrance
Hello ladies. It's been a while since I've posted anything, but I check in to see how you are all doing. Ro - I hope your cough is better!! I pray for you all often!! As a quick refresher, my mother was diagnosed with stage 1a in March 2013. We counted our blessings after her 14 biopsy results were negative. She chose…
Managing diabetes while taking decadron
Hello all, My mom is just at the beginning of her fight against UPSC. They placed her port this past Friday which made the reality of cancer sink in even more. I'm writing to all of you who are diabetic. Mom is to take decadron before and after each chemo treatment (carboplatin and taxol). How did you control your blood…
Must read
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Achy discomfort after my first Brachytherapy. Normal?
I have this achy ness in my vaginal area since my first brachytherapy which was 4 days ago. It's not bad but very uncomfortable. I called the doctor. She said everyone is different, some feel nothing, some feel a little and some feel more. But she said you have to have these treatments. I wanted to know if with every…
Living alone during chemo
Hello everyone! I just joined you all today and have learned so much already--thank you! My mother is about to begin her first round of carboplatin & taxol and she lives alone. I'm trying to plan how much I should be with her in the coming weeks and months. Should I plan on spending the night for the first few nights after…
Good news about my Mom and her UPSC battle
Hi Ladies, Wanted to share a bit of hope and inspiration. My dear Mom, staged as Grade 3a UPSC, had total hysterectomy, 8 rounds of carbo/taxol every 3 weeks, and went into remission for 1.5 yrs. CT scan this Spring showed a recurrence of 3 nodules in her peritoneal cavity and small amt of malignant ascites in pelvic…
HI EVERYONE WHAT TO DO ABOUT 1975 GOATGIRL???????
Since her first post we have never gotten a response from her. I tried everything but no response. I don't want the newbies to continue posting to that topic without any responses. What do you think? Just saying...

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