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Ovarian Cancer

If I have ever made any good decisions in this life... joining this website is one of them!
I just can't thank you all enough for the emotional support that you've all given me over the past couple of months. I really don't think I would have made it through without you! I am happy to report that Mom is feeling alot better right now! I am feeling quite blessed! If I can offer any advice in return to all of you...…
Update-warning:This post is grim and please use your discretion before reading...
HI all. There has been so much going on with Mom lately that I haven't had a chance to post... Just a little background again.. Mom was taken into ER on jan 11 for shortness of breath. They told me that she had a blood clot in her leg that had traveled to both of her lungs. She was put on heparin and I was told they were…
New research: it may be OK to get Nuelasta on chemo day instead of the day after
I get bulletins from CancerSTAT and an especially interesting article was in today's. It's such a pain to come back to a clinic to get your Nuelasta shot the day after chemo. This article suggests that it makes no difference if you gi ahead and get your Nuelasta shot on chemo infusion day to save yourself the extra trip.…
surgery followed by cisplatin and gemzar
Hello everyone, I am fairly new to this site and have felt the connection and compassion that all of you offer. Any help and advice you can offer will be so appreciated. Today I was told my cancer is back, 3rd time in 3 years and yes it was discouraging but I am determined to fight and prevail. That said, my dr is…
New member
Hi everyone, I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Jane and I was just diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 3C. I had a bilateral hysterectomy two weeks ago. It was a nightmare. I was so sick by the time I went to the ER that they couldn't do the surgery for a week. Even then they didn't know if I would make it. I was…
Day 1
Hello all! My mother was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in January 2010 and from what we've been told and researched, she is staged about IIIC. Today was her first day of Chemo and though her spirits were up and we were able to laugh and joke with each for the 6hr period.... I'm TERRIFIED!! But I could never show it in…
Liver Tumors/ question for Saundra
Hi Saundra I also have three tumors on my Liver, My question you mentioned a RFA treatment and I was wondering what this was. Thank You Dinora
Dorian And LeesaG
Please post. We are thinking about you and worrying. Thank-You, Paula
Fell louzy today
So weak, it has been almost 2 weeks since my last chemo my legs hurt and actually feel heavy the spasms in my stomach and back hurt real bad today i am still having trouble with digesting foods the bladder infection also came back with blood in urine anyone else having this problems
Fatigue during maintenance chemo
Hello Ladies, I have resumed maintenance chemo(taxol every 21 days for a year) after my bowel resection. They keep telling me it's no big deal, BUT I am totally exhausted. I did get a call last week after my labs, saying my iron count was 11. This resulted in a $600.00 bag of iron infusion! LOL I have read that sometimes…
I guess I have my appetite back
Tonight I ate TEN hot wings. TEN! And some carrot sticks and celery, too. My husband told me if I keep this up, I won't be able to get into "those cute little pants". I told him I did not care. This time last year, maybe. But not now. On Monday I have another CA125 drawn and I get the results of my CT scan. Those are the…
Silly but...Mohawk for a Minute Question
Ok, so to help my husband through this transition from the redhead he fell in love with to the chromedome he'll love even more, I promised to have a "mohawk for a minute." (Don't ask, it involves a shaver and elmer's glue and hair spray paint). So my question is this, my chemo starts on Thursday. How long do we have to…
Just Me Dorion
Hi Ladies Well today I had enough of laying here, so in increments I did laundry, forturnately the laundry mat is right next door so I would put a load in come home and nap, get up take another laod, put wash in dryer and so forth, this went on all day long. LOL....she accummulated a lot of laundry, but I got it all…
Surgeon Visit
I wanted to let you know what the surgeon said. The appt with colorectal doc was very eye opening. She said my colon is closing, and sounded a bit concerned that it will remain open until surgery. I am now looking at each case of diarhea as a God send, and have already said many prayers of thanks for the direct…
chemo, how long and remission?!
I was just wondering what type of chemo meds and how long did treatment last and how many are in remission now or how long did you stay in remission before a reaccurance? I had IV and IP chemo the first time and now Avastin and Pemetrexed(clinical study) this time since December. I have a slight improvement since my last…
My Mom just diagnosed
My mom was just diagnosed Tues with stage 3, maybe stage 4. We go back in on Monday to discuss it with her surgeon. All we really now was her mass was 7x6x6cm. She is really scared, but in good spirits. I am going to try to get her to become a memeber of the board, she does not like computers unless she is shopping!!! Do…
HELLO
HEY ROCKCHICKSURVIVOR I WAS TRYING TO GET YOU ON MY FRIENDS LIST.I THINK I MESSED UP.I'M SORRY I PUT MY NAME ON YOUR FRIENDS LIST.CAN YOU HELP ME TO DO THAT RIGHT????THANK YOU. LYNN
Will this come back????
I have been reading alot about ovarian cancer and it seems alot of info on the topic of the return of this nasty cancer. I finished my chemo in december of 09--6 rounds. I was told after my surgery in July of 09 that I was stage 1a/b and the cancer was all inside the tumor that was removed. They told me to do chemo as a…
The big whine
Hello My Sisters, I had my 3rd infusion of carbo/taxol on Monday. I'm having such a hard time with each round. I've been through this before almost 4 years ago and I seriously don't remember it being quite this tough to endure. I am overwhelmed and I don't understand why after all the surgeries and previous chemo why my…
New tests to undergo
I had my consult with the colon/rectal surgeon yesterday and after the exam and viewing the latest CT scans, he think probably surgery will have to be done. However, I was scheduled for a Hypaque enema x-ray and colonoscopy for April 9th and given more prescriptions for "diverticulitis" attacks just in case since I am…
Starfish4 (wigs)
My Dearest Starfish, you hardly leave any info of yourself do you. I can't send you a personal email. So here we are.....I would love love love to take you up on you offer. hOW generious and kind of you to offer. I will wear them with pride and confidence and stregnth, cos you wore them first. Thanks seems like such a…
Remission from Stage 3C
Hello to all of you wonderful and strong women...your posts have given me encouragement during this trying time. I was DX in March 09 at Stage 3C (I also had Stage 1 uterine cancer). I had a hysterectomy and debulking surgery (removal of spleen, omentum & 9 inches of colon) in April 09 and in September I completed 6 rounds…
PETscan shows no improvement
Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has had a similar experience. I had a PETscan in November and started on Doxil in Jan. for my first reoccurence. After 3 doses of Doxil I had another petscan. The petscan shows no improvement but little change. My surgeon and oncologist are consulting with how to proceed. Since my last pet was…
HELLO
HEY EVERYBODY JUST WANTED TO SEE HOW YOU ALL ARE DOIMG.HADN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM YOU ALL IN A FEW DAYS.JUST CHECKING ON YOU ALL.HOPE YOU ALL HAD A GOOD DAY.GOD BLESS YOU ALL.TAKE CARE.TALK WITH YOU ALL LATER. LOVE YOU ALL LYNN
Post Chemo and Work
Hi, I was wondering if anyone has felt the same about their job or work as I do. My last chemo was in January. I work in a school system as a diagnostician. I did continue to work throughout my chemo and missed about 3-4 days a month and had been given a lighter work load. Being a diagnostician I was also able to work some…
Guess how much the neulasta chot cost
got my bill 7500.00
Chemo Brain???????
Wondering if anyone is having what they call chemo brain? I have finished my chemo in december and have the achy bones which I hear is normal--but also been having this fog in my head. Sometimes I will forget simple things like phone numbers or the way to spell something. Gets very annoying!!! People have said this is…
HAPPY DAY! I am officially on a CHEMO BREAK!
I just left my gynecologic oncologist. He disagrees with my chemo-onc (who wants me to do 6 rounds of carbo-taxol again) and sees no reason why I shouldn't be on a break from chemo!! I have been on weekly taxol for my 1st recurrence for 10 weeks, and my mid-treatment-point CT/PET surprised everyone when it came out CLEAR,…
Question
God's morning to all! Another Carbo treatment and on the mend, actually the last carbo I am doing.. but that is a whole different issue. I am not sure how many deal with this, but several years back I was diagnosed with neuropathy of the colon. It was managable because I also dealt with constipation. This past year I have…
I am new here and I have ovarian cancer
Just wanted to say hi and I was diagnosed in July 08 of ovarian cancer stage IIIC. I had surgery shortly after with debulking etc. and had 6 months of chemo and peritoneal chemo then went into remission for almost 8 months. I am currenlty having a reaccurance and doing chemo again w/2 new drugs(clinical trial). I am BRAC1…

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