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thymus gland
Well, this morning I spent my morning in the ER. I had been having pains in my left side and had not been able to sleep. Figured it was from going to the batting cage and playing softball two weeks ago. But wanted to make sure. The short of it is, I have muscle relaxers for the muscle pain. Ruled out heart, lungs, blood…
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Head in the sand
Hi Everyone, It's been a while since I've been logged in. My sister went into remission in December so I've been praying/pretending that she is just fine, fine, fine from here on out. However...her CA-125 had been at 21 (after the all-time high of nearly 10,000 at diagnosis last April 18th). Her most recent CA-125 is at…
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Ports
Hello everyone, Congratulations to all of you that are having successes with fighting this horrific disease. You give the rest of us so much hope and encouragement. Tomorrow I will be finally getting a port (after almost 5 yrs), and am feeling very nervous for some reason. I would really appreciate hearing your stories,…
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Lab Report
The pathology reports says it's the cancer, and I have an appt. on Monday afternoon to discuss treatment options. Psalms 31:24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord. Saundra
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Anyone have an Incisional Hernia?
I had an appt with my oncologist yesterday and she sent me to a specialist right away due to a large incisional hernia. Apparently my stomach port incision did not hold and now the hernia has gotten quite large. I am going for surgery within the next two weeks or so. Or course, after having ovarian cancer all the red flags…
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Still not pregnant
Hi; I am a 40yr. who has never gotten pregnant. I had a childhood accident by falling on monkey bars private area hit first.( I was 6) an remembering asking the doctor and my mom, if I was ever going to have kids.No answer, time moves on and I had cancer of the cervex at 16, doctor froze it, scraped it out. Then in my 30's…
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Question About CA-125
Hi, I just finished my last of 8 rounds of carbo/taxol for stage 111c OVC. My CA-125 after my 7th chemo was 56. It is slowly comming down. I was told I will probably not see the normal range. My CT Scans have all been normal. Has anyone had their CA-125 stay above 35 and never reach normal and are cancer free.If so how…
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ovarian cancer undifferentiated
this is what I have. the doctor said it might be harder to treat. I am going for my third carbo/taxol treatment monday. just wondering if anyone else had this or knew about it. Laura
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Take Care, My Lady Friends
Friends, Just letting you know that I will be thinking of you all (not all the time, but some of the time) and praying for you in general as we leave for Galveston, Texas for the week. Take care and hope to read all your good reports when we get back. Love you all, Libby ☺ ♥
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just getting started...very scared
Hi! I'm 39 years old. Two years ago I had my right ovary removed (borderline ovarian tumor). We have closely monitored my left ovary. I do not have any children and have been trying since the right ovary was removed. Sadly, I had surgery two weeks ago to remove the left ovary. While I was in the hospital, my doctor said…
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Surgery thank you
Hi Ladies - I wanted to post with an update about surgery last week. First of all they DID NOT see any signs of cancer on my abdominal wall! YIPEE!!! There was no hernia - just a bunch of scar tissue AND they were able to do the surgery laparoscopic and all went well. I am planning to go to work tomorrow and hopefully make…
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A question about treatments
Just wondering if any of you 'veterans' have any input about subsequent treatments. I am going for my 2nd one next week..( Taxol/Cisplatin), and I have thus far been fortunate. With that I mean, I had no nausea, appetite is good, and my CBC have right on the money. My Oncology nurse said so far I have been 'textbook'. I…
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my fight with ovca
Hi everyone, this is a great board and I have learned a lot by reading for a few months. Thank you for sharing your stories, thoughts and feelings. Even though I have not participated until now, I have been moved, helped and encouraged. I decided to introduce myself and tell you my story briefly (not sure if that is…
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LUNG NODULE
Well, I have a couple more questions regarding that lung nodule that was reported on my CT scan in June. As I mentioned, it's 3mm (quite small according to my doctor). It is in the left lower lobe. My doctor just wants to recheck in 6 months. I asked, 'well should I be watching for symptoms'? He said, 'we're always…
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doxil is scareing me
everything I am reading on here is just scary about the doxil and sounds very painful and it seems like everyone I read about it didn't work. is that true ? any good stories about it? Laura
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Clinical trial/Phase 1 and problems
Hi- I'm participating in a Phase 1 clinical trial at University of Chicago. My cancer returned May/09. The combination of the two drugs has left me with horrible neuropathy and spasms and restless leg syyndrome. I am walking approx. 3-4 hours at night because my legs will not stop moving. I had this after my first surgery…
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Itchy, Itchy skin-any sugestions
I am 3 months out of IV and Peritoneal chemo and have some neuropathy in my feet. The past couple of days I have had alot of itching on my legs. Especially my left leg and hip. There is no rash or bumps or redness. I have tried a few lotions, and Aveeno moisturing body wash. It is a very deep itch and nothing seems to…
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New with ?
I had a full hysterectomy on May 7th and since the surgery there has been a spot at the top of the incision sight that looks aherniated. It poaks out quite a bit when I stand and gets real hard. The Dr's don't seem worried about it they say they will keep an eye on it even though since then I go up to 4 days with no bowl…
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Colace, Biotene, Extra Strength Tylenol, what am I missing for my Mom's Chemo care package?
She starts her chemo Thursday and is very apprehensive. I filled her car with gas today and brought her the colace, tylenol, and mouthwash. What else will she need in the house? Are there any hints I can pass on? I want her to have everything here so she can just get it. We pick up her prescription meds tomorrow and meet…
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$6,600,000 federal grant for Ovarian Cancer Research
I thought of you all today. Many of you know that I am a grantwriter by trade. In my work I check the Federal Register every day to see what new grant opportunities are available from the federal government. You'll be happy to know that $6,600,000 was announced for ovarian cancer researchers this week from a surprising…
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Beware of a Miss Yak- using cancer site
I received a home email from a Rose Yak who said she found me on the Cancer.org discussion site. I replied a short message - something did not seem right- and then checked online for a membership. There is none. I received a message from her today (she's in Sudan with bad Spelling!) I have blocked it - but wanted to tell…
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After surgery...
I had my surgery wednesday and today is the first day I've been able to sit at my computer. The surgery was twice as long as predicted and the incision much bigger! The cyst had grown since the last ct scan and was about the size of an orange. But the amazing news is that the pathology came back today and it was benign! It…
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Update on Mom
Hi :) I know I haven't been posting much on here, but I do still look around the boards. I just wanted to update everyone on my mom's status. She will be receiving her 6th and final chemo on September 1st. After that, she will be having another CT scan on September 21st that determines if she needs to have surgery again.…
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Finishing Chemo on Thursday!
Hi : I am new to this board. I am so glad that I found it because I have so many questions. In October I had a total hysterectomy because I had a tumor on my left ovary. I was diagnosed then with Stage 1 ovarian cancer. On Thursday I will have my sixth and final Chemotherapy treatment. I am very anxious about it. I am so…
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Raging Doxil Rash
I've had my 3rd treatment of Doxil. I had 8 treatments of Carbo/Taxol.Has anyone had a bad reaction to Doxil. I am sunburned, blistered and sore all under my armpits, on my breast and under my breast. Also on my elbows.I don't dare put a bra on.I take short luke warm showers.I also use ice when I'm getting treatment.I've…
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Low platelet count, so chemo postponed for 2nd time. Anyone else have this?
I don't have ovarian cancer, but none of my UPSC Sisters have experienced the same challenge I've been having with my chemo. I know that some of you have experienced delays in scheduled chemo and could advise me. I am supposed to be getting 6 rounds of paciltaxol/carboplatin every 3 weeks, and have 4 rounds in me to date.…
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Cisplatin/Gemzar
I just returned to Japan from surgery in the US (second debulk) and will be going on cisplatin/gemzar at the end of the week. I have heard so many negative reports about the combo. Just wondering if anyone did not have harsh side effects? I am bracing myself and at the same time trying to relax. How do you do both? I have…
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Hormonal imbalances?
Hi, Brief reminder....I had a full hysterectomy & debulking on the 17th, thankfully I am classified as 'Borderline'. Now that I have had some time to consider all that happened in a matter of days, I am curious if anyone knows whether or not your hormones make you nutty when your body is going through all that it does…
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Avastin/Cytoxan
Hi...I'm new here. My wife is a 5 year Stage 4 Survivor. 2 major operations, 3 Liver RF ablations, 3 rounds of different chemotherapy regimes, 1 round of radiation and now with her 125 number back at 95 she is just started Avastin and oral Cytoxan. I guess I'm starting to get scared. My wife told me she had a dream that…
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Getting agitated, another cancer? (sorry, venting)
*sigh* I'm muddling through the darn chemo, and now dealing with Neulasta injections to save myself another week long hospital stay with Neutropenia. And to add to it all, I have to sit and talk with another oncologist (this time a urologist) tomorrow. Before I even had the darn ovarian cancer, I had a pretty large cyst on…