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New to this site
Hello. In reading all the posts on this forum for quite a while now, I have found that everyone's personal stories, theirs or family members courage and willingness to overcome this disease to be so uplifting and reassuring, I thought I would post my own questions regarding my mom who was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian CA…
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Floating
My wife Linda got a little jolt a month back when her numbers rose ever so slightly from 5-8 CA-125 to 21. The last (current) blood test was 25, which her G/O assured her was still normal. So, like many of you, we are floating...On a small sea of general relief but also anticipation. Because we all know this disease and…
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Remember my relief over finally getting a Gyno/Onc? FORGET IT
Bummed doesn't begin to discribe how I feel. I feel like I am in some bad nightmare that just keeps replaying back to the start. I called today to see what date they had for me to see the Gyno/Onc I fought so hard to get an appointment with and was stunned to find out that they got it and looked at it and sent it to…
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Keeping it "real"
I just want to thank everyone on here. You have been a huge source of support and inspiration while I await my surgery and diagnosis. You girls keep it "real". You tell the truth (even when it's ugly) and honestly share your experiences. If the biopsy comes back as cancer, I feel so much more equipped to deal with it after…
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My Mother's Cancer is Everywhere...I think I am heart broken
We met my mother's surgeon today, and although I liked him personally, I hated his news. Apparently they like to "debulk" first and then do chemo. The reason they are doing chemo on my mother first is that the cancer is everywhere in her abdomen and around the small intestine; and he doesn't think he could get it all at…
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Whew, finally got my Gyno/Onc. referral and other tests being requisitioned
Update on my quest for getting this cyst and node biopsied. My doc came back from holidays today and she agreed to get me a referral to a Gyno/Onc instead of just a Gyno - apparently it was quicker to get me to a Gyno than the Gyno/Onc she felt here, sigh. We will see. I also requested another pelvic ultrasound for…
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Doxil
I will start Doxil on Thursday. Looks like every four weeks. No cisplatin with it. I asked about that and my oncologist says it causes so much nausea that he wants to try Doxil alone to start with. May add it later. My colon is involved and I have to really work to keep it working so I will have a double time of keeping…
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Why Doxil
I have ovarian cancer for two years and am now taking Doxil. My cancer has spread to my rectum and intestines. My question is why am I taking Doxil when my cancer is not in my ovaries, since all my female organs are gone? I was also given maybe two years to live and am very depressed about that and cannot stop crying.
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Double button
Eeek! The button must have stuck. I can't delete this, only edit. Oh well. Now I can send double (((hugs))) and wishes! Colleen
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Doxil plus Carboplatin
Well, after canceling my chemo yesterday to have another CT scan and get a check by the surgeon, I finally got my chemo today. The fever I had Wed. was not from an inflamed colon or diverticulitis again so I got into the clinic for the chemo today after being cleared by the surgeon. Feel really sleepy and tired after the…
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Incontinence and 1st Chemo- with Mom
Yeah, major milestone. Mom made it through her first chemo. I am sure this is not a big deal for many vets of chemo, but this was a huge stepping stone for us. The pills (steroids) she took last night apparently made her a chatty cathy, and then the ativan they gave her made her loopy, but she did her 6 hours and is on the…
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Back into the hospital...
Today, my mom called me after I was finishing dinner with my boyfriend and his family. She went back into the ER because of stomach pain. It wasn't just backed up gas. It is a bowel obstruction of the small intestine. I am scared. So I went to visit her at the hospital. We talked and laughed for about 2 1/2 hours. This is…
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New Here
Hello Everyone, I am 48 yr.s old and was diagnosed with stage 2 ovarian cancer in May. I had a complete hysterectomy and part of my colon removed. I did end up back in the hospital with an infection, that has cleared up now. I had my first chemo treatment last Fri.. I seem to be feeling better than I expected. I have a…
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Mom's CA125 and a question
My mom is on coumadin, a blood thinner for her blood clots. She called me while I was at work, because she has been having bad gas. She called the Cancer Care Alliance and they said she has a lot of gas. While she was in the hospital at the end of July, the nurse there said she has a lot of backed up gas from the partial…
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Really Scared
I'm sorry I have to be here, as I'm sure we all are. I was diagnosed with Stage 3 -O cancer back in May, and after a lot of crap, was able to have surgery. I am appalled at the healthcare in this country-truly. As some of the other ppl here, when I first found out, I had no ins, no $...and no one one wants to know you.…
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Results of my CT Scan....
Hello, my name is Sherron. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer Aug 08', had surgery the same month. Besides removing everything, they had to scrape my intestines to remove the little spots where it had burst. I went to chemo every 3 weeks for 6 hours. They decided to put in a stomach port and it got infected. It tunneled…
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Ct scan results
Hi Ladies, My oncologist just called with good news, my CT scan didn't show any sign of my cancer, so I won't have to restart chemo this month. He said with my CA rising steadily, there is definitely something going on, but we'll keep checking it monthly, and we'll need to restart treatments at some point. He said that at…
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Stage 4 survivor here.
How many others here? 13 years for me. So far so good.No recurrence to date. Be well, Jan in So. Calif.
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To Hana7475...I know where your at
Hey Nancy! This is certainly a scary trip...no doubt about that. I found this site a few days after my first treatment & I come every day. They are pretty awesome in here! I was so apprehensive before my first treatment, but it wasn't as bad as I thought.(But then..whom of us envisioned putting toxins in our body anyway??)…
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I think I've got a bowel obstruction ;-( What can I expect?
Hi I've got all the symptoms, and my nurse had me double-up on Milk of Magnesia + use fleet enemas. I can't keep anything down besides yogurt... yet an apple goes through me (can the apple get through if there's a blockage??) Anyway, it looks like I'm going into the hospital tomorrow if something doesn't change soon (I…
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possible oc?
hi a little history about me. I had stage 0 bc in 95', this year had microscopic blood in my urine i pushed for more testing they found a forond had surgery to remove 6/09 ended up being a papilloma (not cancer)but before surgery had a ct scan with out contrast and they said was most likely a cyst based on my age 39 but…
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Probly a stupid question....!
I am just wondering about the hair loss thing. I started my chemo on 7/8 and have had 2 treatments-the first was the Taxol/Carboplatin, then I just had the Taxol IV/Cisplatin IP last week- with the Taxol IP coming up on Tues. I started losing hair pretty good this past week, but in the last day or 2 it has been minimal. Am…
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CA125 dropping
God's morning to you all! Just wanted to post a quick update that my ca125 has dropped on the abraxane. Biggest drop I've ever had. Figured it had to be better as the pressure in my abdomen hasn't been as bad and the incontinence has gotten a little better. Anyway Abraxane #3 was given yesterday and my Dr said we'd stay on…
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Feeling Guilty for Being Optimistic - I think I'm crazy and it' only been a week.
Ok, I think I am crazy. What a week. First, I am terrified my mother is going to die; and now I am feeling totally optimistic. I read someone's post about abraxene (paxitacil) and that's what my mother is going to get. The oncologist said we were going for a cure. So I sit here tonight and think, "no problem". I'm out of…
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CT Scans - Who is reading them?
I have a couple of questions I'd like to throw out and see if anyone knows the answers. How can a person know if a doctor has actually viewed a CT scan? A second question is what could be so special about a scan on disk that they can't be opened? I've been seeing a doctor for more than a year now, hand carrying scans that…
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screening for recurrence
Hello Ladies, Now don't laugh at me, but I found out that my CA125 went from 5 to 6 this month. 'Keep in mind that my Doctor has pegged my baseline at five and feels single digits are my goal. Naturally the nurses said no big deal(have not seen doc yet) Even though it is a small rise and may be a fluke, I am concerned.…
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To the point of tears today .....
after talking to my Gyno's office. I won't go over all my problems as I have outlined them on these boards before but suffice is to say I am still dealing with a long wait to get my cyst biopsied and on top of that am dealing with a very rude Gyno and nurse who makes you feel like you are bothering them when you dare to…
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Help me with my Mom please
I am desperately sad. My mother, who i love dearly was diagnosed on Friday with Ovarian cancer. We don't know how far it has gone but we do know that there are two huge masses. She looked pregnant and has been feeling terrible. It is either stage 3 or 4. She is terrified and I can't blame her. I want to help her so have…
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Just a Thank you to all...
I would just like to Thank all of you wonderful women for your words of encouragement & your straight up comments. It helps me a lot of days to just come in here & read. So much of this is scary, and its the unknown factor that is behind that. But, as my son points out to me ON A DAILY basis....there is no certainty in…
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Update on Mom
Yesterday, my mom and her significant other came to visit me at my work in the mall! Thank goodness the mall customer service has wheelchairs for people :) I am still sick with a cold.. it is almost gone, but I put a mask on my face (thank goodness for working at a Japanese store!! MASKS!!) and washed my hands. I have hand…