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A quote to help get through the day
On my birthday, My moms friend steve took me to his friends house, They were having a get together for the super boul, I wasn't paying much attention, because football really isn't my thing, so i took out my note book. As i drew some pretty pictures, my mom started talking to a lady with purple bangs. So my mom told her…
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Etoposide
Hi everyone, I'm anxious to hear from any of you that has been on oral Etoposide. Any success? I guess that is the next drug I will be on. I've read that it is very hard on both the red and white blood counts.....Rats! Fatigue, we all love so much! Take good care everyone! Luv and hugs, MM
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How-to-not-cheer-up a cancer patient
Happy Friday everyone (well not quite yet for some you!) I had my chemo yesterday (doxil/carbo) and not feeling as draggy as I thought I would be. And now I am off to the urologist. I am so happy to report the bladder and kidney are working and no infections for a few weeks, and no bleeding for one week. It has been a bit…
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Dry skin
My skin is awful--so dry that I break out. I look like a 13 year old going thru puberty. ha. So I was wondering if you all know of a good skin cream. I use aquaphor at nite but I can't use it during the day-- I don't want to walk around with it on my face. I need a good face cream. I was an oil of olay user but it just…
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Nothing to complain about
Hi Ladies Well this is a switch isn't it, with nothing to complain about. Just wanted to let you know that I continue to feel great, appitite is fantastic, eating pretty much what I want with a bit of caution though. I'm sitting at the oncologists office now, I just got through with seeing him and he didn't have anything…
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I have fuzz!!!!!
Even though I am getting Taxol monthly for maintenance, I can feel fuzz growing on my head! And my eyebrows! If I don't have to go back on a stronger cocktail, maybe I will have real hair in a few months! Too early to tell what the texture might be, but I can already see that it's gray on top and dark in back. I can fix…
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Appointment trip gone awry
Yesterday I had an appointment with my gyn/onc for a follow-up. I hadn't seen him since he did the surgery last Sept. My husband went with me, and we planned to make a little shopping expedition (Trader Joe's & IKEA) while we were in the big city that's two hours away from home. Things started badly-doctor was running an…
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Need Help Making a Decision
Good Morning, I know this is stupid, but I need advice. I want to go on a cruise in April. It cost $3000.00. I was ready to give the Carnival Cruise people my credit card number yesterday, but I chickened out. Why? Because in April I could have a re-occurance. I have been NED for almost 9 monthes. My CA-125 is 6 and I had…
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Fuzzy Hair In Public
I did it! I went out in public with my fuzzy head. My hair is about 1/2 inch long and it is too hot to wear wigs or scarves. So I went to Tractor Supply, Target, Panera Bread today without headgear. I free so brave and free! Mary
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Thank God for great Doctos!!
Wow!!!! It is been so long since last time I wrote something!!!! Last time i needed help for my adhesions problem...This time i just want to say Thank God for the Doctors that are helping me...No trace of the cancer after 2 1/2 years!!! No trace of the adhesions after 2 years!!!! This is amazing...I had to go out of the…
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CT Results
Hello Everyone, Well, I got my CT results back from today. Clear and clean scan. The pressure on the rectum is from area's of the colon bulging above the area of the rectum. This is from old age and surgery and various other non-related cancer issues. Yesterday, I was sure I was going to be in trouble. I think I made…
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Saundra: Saturday morning
Hi, husband Joe here. Saundra rested well last night (Friday). Her white count is elevated, so she's on two antibiotics and will remain in the hospital at least two more days. This morning she had her catheter removed (hooray!). She's to remain on a soft diet until bowels completely return to normal. Your posts are a great…
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message from dorion and Meghan
Hey everyone! It's Meghan, Just wanted to say Hello and thank you for the support for my Mom, She talks about this site, and the people, and how totally awesome you all are...All the time. Bye bye! Hello my Darling Ladies, I missed all of you so much. Meghan really wanted to say hello to you Ladies, she is awesome. She has…
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BONNIE'S TUESDAY CARING BRIDGE UPDATE
Thought everyone would like to know. . . "Another quick update on Mom. She is doing well but still in the hospital. They think she may go home tomorrow. She has gotten 2 blood transfusions and they did an enema through her stoma to remove the blockage. She is feeling much better but is still tired. She will get food today…
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Meghan
Good Morning Meghan, Can you help my 13 year old son become as mature as you? All he cares about is girls and video games. He is a straight "A" student and won the "Young Writer's" award for Jefferson County and the "Young Artist" award for Jefferson County and he is in the "Young Scholars Academy", but he lacks your…
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Not good news
Hello All, Well, true to my guess, the Alimta didn't work. Plus, the doctor said the tumor on my neck (size of an egg) could be Lymphoma. Very depressing news. I've known that one can get another type of cancer from all of the chemo and cat scans, but have never really read that this has happened to anyone on the board.…
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Saundra: Monday afternoon
Hi ladies. Saundra's husband Joe here: she is still recuperating at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, from surgery on April 5 for removal of a large tumor on/in the colon and around the blood supply to her left leg. Although she had a colostomy, the outlook is hopeful that the sole remaining portion of tumor can be…
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re-shave after hair grows back??
Hi All, Just a quick question for anyone who's hair is coming back (or has in the past as the case may be)... Mine's just coming in (1/4 inch or so of delightful fuzz) but i've heard that it may be a good idea to shave it again at this stage?? Don't really know the thinking behind it but i assume it's something about the…
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Update Bonnie-Sunday from Caring Bridge
Update: Mom has asked for prayers for her blood count to come up, it is currently at 6.5 and for her bowels to start moving. She is feeling a little better but there has still been no movement so the blockage remains. She will also see the urologist today. I will update as I know more. A quick note from Michelle. Mom came…
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Long Term Survivors
http://www.inspire.com/groups/ovarian-cancer-national-alliance/discussion/18-year-cancerversary/ This discussion thread will bring a smile to your face! HUGS! Leesa
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Stubborn Pleural Effusion
My mother started chemo last Monday, but by Wednesday they admitted her to the hospital to put a port in to drain the Pleural Effusion. At the same time they put another port in to drain the ascites. A couple of days later they did a procedure with talc to seal the lung from abdomen and stop the Pleural Effusion from…
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Avastin dosage?
Hi ladies, I have a weird question and without going into too much detail at this point, I am looking for information on avastin dosages. Those of you that use it, what dose and how often do you have it? Thanks for you help, kathleen:)
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update on my Mom
Hey, haven't been on here in about a week or so. Just thought I would update ya'll on my Mom. She goes back to Houston tomorrow for her 2nd carbo/taxol treatment on Monday. This past week has been tough on her. She started losing her hair. At first she just had my sister cut it off to where it was about an inch all over.…
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For Donna....
Donna.... I did read your first message under "Primary Peritoneal Cancer", but you might want to start a new thread. Most of the members here have OVCA, so not everyone may have read the PPC thread. You should ask your doctor to do an ultrasound or CT scan, if nothing else, just for the peace of mind. Also, a CA 125 test.…
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Boyfriend isn't supporting me
I am going through my 2nd round of chemo.....stage 2 ovarian cancer. I had my first treatment yesterday and my boyfriend was there for me. I feel terrible today; headache, nausea, exhausted. I ask my boyfriend to come home after work and he calls me 'dramatic' and tells me he is going to have beers with friends. What…
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Checking in...
Has anyone heard from AZgrandma? worried about her. Also, Dorion- how are you feeling?
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Odd Girl Out
I just needed to post this, because you all have given such me a feeling of community that I forget how rare this cancer is. I went to a Look Good/Feel Better session at my cancer center, and of course, we began by introducing ourselves. For some reason, almost everyone began with the kind of cancer they had. (which is…
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Yay me! (A blatant bit of plagiarism from Jen Lancaster)
Had my labs yesterday......hemoglobin was down to an 8, so they sent me in bright and early this morning for two yummy pints of packed red blood cells. I'm pretty sure I will be coming back as a vampire in my next life. Got my CA 125 results, though, and it was a little, tiny SIX. I couldn't be happier if I looked at the…
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Saundra: Friday update
Hello, ladies. This is Saundra's husband Joe. Her fifth day in hospital at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas. Today she was able to get up and walk three times (with a walker). The doctors say she is progressing nicely. She has no appetite, just nibbles a little. We have had instruction from the stoma nurse on changing…
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New-Be
Hello all you Wonderful Ladies, I have met with my Gyn-Onc, and to start I really really like him..Very caring and at the same time really knows his stuff. I will be going into the hospital on 20 April for a colonoscopy followed by mass removal/hystorectomy on 21 April. The surgeon is also removing the fat pockets woman…