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Green 50 (Sandy)
Has anyone heard from Sandy (Green50). I would like to know how she is doing. She hasn't posted in a long time. Hugs and Prayers, Terry
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Pleas help I am in need of answers.
Good Morning: Well I have had a harrowing week. I had a CTScan done last week and my CA125 rose from 15 to 38. My scan also showed that there was a small to moderate amount of fluid (acites). I am going to have a biopsy this week on that. My question to those of you that have gone through this is how do thy test this and…
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Mom's surgery postponed ..she didn't pass her stress test..
Has that ever happened to anyone else? They didn't tell her what that means, just that her heart looked like there might be a blockage, and thye want her to see a cardiologist. That's really bad news isn't it? If she can't have surgery she's in big trouble isn't she? God, this disease is so nasty. Just when you think…
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Job Interview Questions
Hi Ladies. I have a question that I don't think I have seen here before. If any of you have had to switch jobs or careers, did they do background checks on you and if they did, did it include a credit report check? I am asking because quite honestly my credit is terrible. The last three years have not been kind to me.…
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SPAMMED AGAIN!
As many of you, I'd been trying to post the last couple of weeks and met up with lots of problems. So, to everyone out there, just want you to know I'm reading it all and tried to respond but it didn't work. I know the CSN team was busy working on it and posting is better - obviously, because we're getting tons of SPAM…
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New member-terrified
Had a hysterectomy for a cyst that per the Ultrasound and MRI did not appear cancerous and CA125 was within normal range, I think 15 so lymph nodes were not removed. Was positive for serous adenocarcenoma staged at 1C. Biopsies done had spread to a lymph node now classified stage 3c yesterday. Go in next week to have port…
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Bluerose
Hi Bluerose, I haven't seen you post here for a while and i was wondering how you're doing? Jane
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Update from Carlene........reply feature not working?
I posted a reply ( a LONG one) to Michelle's post days ago, but now I notice it's not there! I will try and recap more briefly, as I am just about done in for the day. I spent 16 days in the hospital and was released on Oct 12th. I was scheduled for surgery on Sept 29th but had to be admitted on the 26th thru the ER, due…
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can't taste anything except occasional sweet items
how long does this last. I am halfway through my projected chemo treatments....stage 4 peritoneal ovarian cancer. I am on Taxol and another one I can never remember the name of.. taking Phenergran for nausea, tried everything else and at least it works. But I am losing and losing weight. I prefer the Ensure over the Boost,…
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how many treatments and types
Hi. Just browsing at some of your notes and got to wondering. So how long have some of you been being treated, and how many different types of chemo have you been on? Here I am all concerned because struck out the first time after all was good but then came back in 5 months, then struck out with the second type that was…
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immune system around day 10 of chemo
Hi Ladies, I've been snooping in on your posts since i was diagnosed 2 months ago & thought id finally start asking some questions! I'm on taxol/carbo, 4 sessions every 3 weeks & just had my first one exactly a week ago. happy to report hardly any negative side effects (& im praying it stays that way) just a little tired &…
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Magic Mouthwash for Mouth Sores
Since the replies aren't posting I thought I would write a new thread about the mouth sores. Magic mouthwash is amazing for mouth sores. All doctors and pharmacist know what it is so if you call your doctor's office and ask for a prescription they will know what you are talking about. It is a concoction that they will mix…
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Mouth Sores
Have any of you suffered from mouth sores after chemo? What helped?
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click post not preview and it works
Hi The subject line tells it all, this morning as long I didn't hit preview and just clicked on post it works to reply. But the first one I clicked on preview and it vanished. Just an FYI.... Hope this is fixed soon. Hugs Bonnie
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not so good CT report
Well I thought I was doing good with the clinical trial and Doxil. Sides weren't too bad, feeling good, food tastes good, could be almost normal. Went on our long awaited/postponed family vacation last month and was great. Then had my 6 week CA 125 and CT scan last Mon. Finaly got the reports back today-the CA was up and…
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welcome wendy
Funny I replied to Saundra but lost my post to wendy. So at least want to say welcome to the board, sorry you have to go through this. You well find much support from all the women here. So ask questions, rant, cry, share as we all know the emotional rollercoaster cancer can bring. And about not afraid to die, me neither…
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Replies are not posting
The discussion board replies are not posting so I am starting a new thread with hopes this will get the word out to newcomers. We are not ignoring you, they just are not posting at this time. Keep checking back, as I am sure it will be fixed before long. Saundra
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To Betsyboo
I did reply to you, but something is wrong with the discussion board. It is not posting replies. E-mail me at vintagehouse@comcast.net. Hey Kathryn!!!!!!!! You go Tennnesse Girl!!!!!!!!!
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Life with Mom..Some chuckles
I am in NY with her and so far have managed the meds. wrong, cooked the chicken the wrong way, broken the washer (the load was unbalanced) and parked the car head first vs. backed it in. I eat poorly, and sleep too much :) Clearly, Mom is thrilled that I am here. LOL. Actually, we are getting along very well, and I am…
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Mom has a clear cell cancer??? My Ca-125 is 43. Holy Moly..what is going on
OK. It has been a long month. First, after 3 chemos, Mom's cancer has shrunk but not enough to operate without putting her at great risk. That sucks. #2. Her oncologist told me today that they found clear cells in her fluid that they removed from her abdomen. All she said was that can be a highly resistant form of cancer…
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treating cyst with birth control
I haven't posted in a while...to catch everyone up, I finished my 4th and last round of chemo about a month ago. I am still waiting for my hair to grow back - - - haven't seen any stubble yet. I do so miss my hair. Here is my question... before I found my way to my current doctor, I saw the gynecologic oncologist who…
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Neumega
Any of you lovely ladies ever have to receive Neumega shots for low platelets? If so,I have a few questions. How often, side effects, etc. I gave myself a shot today in doctor's office and brought rest of neumega home with me to give wed, thur and fri. Hope to have chemo Monday. This is 3rd time of moving treatment back a…
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stinging feet from doxil
Hi ladies, I have a question for those doxil vets. I finished my second cycle of doxil last week. Nothing severe happening and I feel good overall. I have been taking all the advice about nothing hot, tight, and creaming a lot. Sometimes my feet and hands get red and even hot, but cool down after icing. Yesterday, however…
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Surgery next week
Hi ladies, On Tuesday I'll be having surgery to repair two umbilical hernias. They're along the line of my original surgery incision, but on either side of the navel. I've been reducing them several times a day, to prevent those horrible attacks. The last one landed me in the ER, I think I posted about that. The surgeon…
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Help, high CA 125, small cyst on ovary. A need to worry?
Thank you for taking the time to look at this. I realize there are many of you that are much further in to this and my heart goes out to all of you. I am 35 years old and a mother of two young children. I was recently told my CA 125 test came in at 44, which my doctor found to be high, he then suggested I get a private CT…
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I was gone a while.... and how to gain weight??
Hello everyone, I had to be hospitalized due to dehydration. My abdomen filled w/fluid which put pressure on my organs, and I couldn't keep any food down. Once in the hospital they did a parasenthesis (drained 4 litres of fluid out). I went home, and a week later went back with the same thing. This time they got 3 litres,…
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Mini Meals
I have a lot of questions ;) My mom was told by Cancer Care Alliance to make mini meals. I don't have many ideas... I have tried to look online for some but I'm having trouble. My mom needs to eat small meals so that she gets protein and nutrients to keep her strength. She has thrown up twice today from the chemo she got…
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Update on Mom's Surgery-6 hours
Ok, she made it through. They decided to do it despite the stress test and will be watching her closely. Apparently, she had to have her rectum removed, but he was able to use the intestine to create enough of a new one so that she does not have to have a bag. Also, there was a great deal of disease on her omentum (?) I…
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abnormal mass
Hello all. The other day as I was bending over to tie my shoe, I got a sharp pain in my lower right abdomen, this has happened 3 more times since then. I laid on my bed and felt around and found a lump in my abdomen on the right side. I am 51 years old and had a hystorectomy 20 years ago, the dr left my tubes and ovaries.…
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Nausea from Taxol and CARBO
Hi I'm new here. I am just 2 weeks post op with a dx of ovarian cancer. It was caught early so my outlook is very good but I will soon be starting a round of chemo with Taxol followed by an injection of CARBO the following day. I was wondering if anyone has had this combination and what the possibility of nausea and…