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new and waiting. anxiety off the charts
Last may I began having vaginal itching and had slight bleeding. Went to nurse practitioner. Had abrasions and cervicitis due to vaginal atrophy. I'm 58 btw. Postmenopausal 2 years. Performed tvu but due to a very large fibroid that I've had for 20+ years (measured 14 x 14 x 11 on tvu) it was impossible to see lining…
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taking dexamethasone steroid before chemo (carbo/taxol)?
Hello I was wondering if everyone/anyone who has had carbo/taxol was required to take dexamethasone (steroid) before each treatment? I had a reaction to the steroid when they gave it to me with the cisplatin, (they said it was for my chronic nauseau) and my heart almost exploded out of my chest...I refused to take it…
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Immunotherapy
I was just put on the megace and tamoxifen regimen. In one week, the intense pain in my pelvis and radiating out to my legs, affecting my walking and sleeping, is all but gone. I am really surprised, and super glad I went to Boston for that second opinion. He saved me from repeating the taxol carboplatin that would have…
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No operable
Hello Is there any woman here with no operable endometrial cancer? What is your treatment?
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New Here
Hi all~ I am new here and I am hoping you can share some of your experiences with me. I recently started spotting , in late Oct., after 17 months cycle free. I did some research and learned this condition is not normal and requires being seen asap. I saw my family doc on Nov. 7th where it was discovered that he has been…
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Adénocarcinome endometriale stage4 with nodules in peritoneum
Hello My name is sandrine. i am french. i am 40 I have a adénocarcinoma endometrial stage4 because i have tumor on peritoneum. I had surgery but failed because the tumor was too large. So I had chemotherapy to decrease the lesions.( cisplatine, adriamycine and endoxan) It's very difficult but after 6 cures, The surgeon…
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too much vitimin D for a long time
I went and saw my family doctor on wed. It was a follow up appointment about my vitiman D defitiency. She showed me my new levels which i had done a few days earlier. The levels had gone up. Not way up but i was glad they went up. I was taking 5000 ui which i though i would take until my levels were up. I asked her how…
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Consult with ME regarding extreme sensitivity to chemo regimen
hello, to everyone, my best wishes to all for the upcoming holiday season I wanted to update everyone on my consult with mgy medical oncologist today regarding all the many side affects the chemno regimen has given me. I also want to thank everyone for their guidance and opinions which gave me strength and encouragement to…
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Thankful
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you on this special board. I am so very thankful that I have found you. You are all so caring and thoughful and very helpful. Hugs and prayers to all of you. Stay strong. Sue
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I wonder if anybody else is doing this?
This past year I've been going through my "things" and giving them away. This summer, I never even got out my summer clothes. I bought two pair of peddle pushers in a couple of sizes smaller and had about a dozen tops and I just wore them over and over. I cleaned out my christmas decorations last christmas and gave the…
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Happy Thanksgiving and a little blessing to share...
Hello Ladies! First Happy Thanksgiving!! I am currently surrounded by my three married kids and seven grandchildren and it is chaos central, but truly wonderful. Since I last checked in with the dire prognosis from my gyn/onc, my naturopathic oncologist has weighed in ("He is not a psychic! Those are just statistics!! You…
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currently cancer free but Doctors still want traditional Chemo done
Hi Everyone, Happy Thanksgiving and I hate to bother those who are in worse situations than me but I am at a loss. My story is already stated but instead of continuing on the same thread, I am hoping for your patience with me and some advice and I do know the decision is mine. Quick note, Diagnoised with utetine cancer in…
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Pain, abdominal ache, bloating etc. etc.
Hi all, I need to pick your brains. I have been having pain like a period coming on- that's the best I can describe it. My abdomen is tender aching and distended, it feels like I have overies that are aching, low back ache and unexplained weight gain. This is all very alarming since I have nothing in there and that is…
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Happy Thanksgiving-thankful for so many things.
So very much to be thankful for this year. Thankful that I am alive, wonderful fiance, family, friends and all of you ladies who are truly an inspiration. Especially for God who is with me every second of the day and has blessed me more than I ever thought I could be. I wish every one of you a safe and very Happy…
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Lymph Nodes and Chemo?
Hello good friends, I'm having surgery in 6 days and had my pre-op today. As usual, my oncologist failed to develop different scenarios ("we won't know until we get in there"), so I don't know what to expect. I'm having a total hyster (ovaries et al), pelvic & para-aortic lymphadenopathy and possible omentecomy. I have…
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Has anybody heard from brissance (Patty)?
I haven't seen anything from Patty since November 9th here and on Facebook since November 10th. She had been hospitalized but then seemed to be doing better. Patty, if you can see this, just give a thumbs up!! I'm worried about you!! Love, Eldri
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Another recurrence
I was diagnosed with serous uterine carcinoma in 2012 when I had a complete hysterectomy and because the pathology report came back with no involvement anywhere but within my uterus, my oncologist and I opted for a plan where I would get CT scans every 3 months And no chemo. 2 years later it was back as a 1.2 cm. Spot on…
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Introduction from a newbie
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Newbie questions
Hi all, I'm 56 and had an endometrial biopsy on Thursday due to 6mm endometrium, nodular lesion (17mm x 20mm x 9mm) and postmenopausal bleeding (1 week that seemed like a normal period about a month ago after 2.5 years of no bleeding). I believe that my gyncologist used the Pipelle (suction) tool, but was so nervous that I…
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Positive News
This board has been a lifeline for me - which doesn't stop me from flipping out every second. My oncologist has the personality of a rock and I haven't gotten as much infomation out of her, but did have a long talk today with her fellow, which some of you may find useful. She told me that (1) they rarely-to-never see lung…
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Interesting article - targeting tumors
https://www.mdlinx.com/oncology/article/670?utm_source=in-house&utm_medium=message&utm_campaign=lf-onc-nov16
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Another Chemo Treatment Done
Monday I had my 2nd chemo treatment. Actually since I had both carbo/taxol this time my dr considers it my first treatment. The one in October was actually just carbo to get a head start on treating anything floating around. It went very well. I am seeing a radiation oncologist on Dec 5 because she wants to do radiation on…
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Saw my GP yesterday!
I saw my GP yesterday morning and asked her to run a full blood panel on me. I told her about having to sleep 9-10 hours a night and sometimes still taking a nap. Her nurse called me yesterday afternoon and my TSH (thyroid test) was 8.705 (normal is 0.358 - 3.740 uIU/ML). She said the doctor recommended I skip going up one…
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Risk factors uterine cancer
It is with great sadness that Gwen Ifill, noted political correspondent and PBS news anchor has lost her fight against uterine cancer today. Of note she never had been pregnant which is a risk factor for uterine cancer. I loved and admired her as such an amazing woman in her work and courage.
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first day back to work
So i made it through my first day of work. Thank goodness my boss let me sit down a couple of times. I was a little nervous of that. It sounds like the gentleman that highered me told my new boss and she must have told her lead cook about my cancer. Im not sure how i feel about that but I was glad to some extent so they…
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Somewhat off topic
I will be on Medicare as of the 1st of Dec. I have A&B and have a perscription Plan D in place. What I need is a "gap"plan. I have looked so much my head spins! Any suggestions? I'm looking at AARP just because they are familier to me and the plan "F" will cover all of the 20% A & B except 2,800.00. It is supposed to cost…
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Maybe a recurrence
Hi, Has anyone else in this group had a recurrence to the lungs? My CA 125 has been going up for the last 4 months and has now doubled from 49 to 99 and they found 4 nodules in both lungs on my last cat scan the end of Sept. I see the Dr. on Tues but I want to know if it is my lungs do I still keep my wonderful Dr. or do I…
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Found out yesterday I can keep my doctor!
I talked to my insurance agent yesterday and found out, at the last minute, one of the insurance companies in the exchange has added my medical group. Basically, Green Bay is divided into only two groups. When the list of insurance companies came out only one group was covered in ANY of the policies. A LOT of people were…
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Update on Recurrence of UPSC from October 24, 2016
Hi Ladies: I saw my oncologist this morning. I start chemo on Wednesday, November 30th. I will be getting 3 kinds of chemo - carboplatin, taxol and doxil. I have not had Doxil before as I went through the intial cancer treatment in 2011 and just had carboplatin and taxol. Can any of the women let me know about the Doxil…
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Back Ache
Tomorrow will be 5 weeks since surgery and just started back to driving. I pulled a muscle on my right side lower back which sometimes makes my right leg ache after my first driving trip. I have been taking Tylenol which seems to help. It doesn't keep me up at night but just seems to ache during the day. Any one have this…