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Ovarian Cancer and my Wife's Brain Mets
New here.... My wife, who is 59, was diagnosed September of 2014 with Stage IIIc ovarian cancer (BRCA 2 positive). Treated with the standard frontline chemo and was NED after the debulking surgery from 1/2015 through 7/2016. She started having balance issues and trouble writing July 2016. Her oncologists thought maybe a…
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Endometrioid Cancer - question about chemo treatment for Grade 1-2
Hi, I'm so glad to have this forum here. Last week I had surgery for an ovarian mass. The final pathology report says that I have grade 1-2 endometrioid cancer of the ovaries. The entire mass was removed without spillage, and a lymph node dissection was negative for metastases. Grade 1 lesions are not treated with chemo,…
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Borderline OC: Fertility, Cryo freeze
My story starts out similar to the other Borderline OC survivors whom share their stories here... I'm 33. I went in to the GYN in April for pain, hormonal fluctuations and infertility. They found a large cyst 14cm And 4 smaller cysts on one ovary.They told me I had endometriosis.( I was told specifically not to worry…
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UPDATE - Did you know that SEPTEMBER is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - TEAL is our color!
Dear Friends, I've tried to post to this site all day. It will not accept my posts. I had listed several web links that are so helpful for research on Ovarian Cancer. So guess it will get cleared up sometime. I've complained to Security, but haven't heard back. This is aggravating. I'm "not out here FOR my health!" I'm…
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SEPTEMBER is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - TEAL is our color!
Good afternoon OC friends, Hope you have some beautiful “TEAL” pieces of clothing in your closet. Did you know that September is NATIONAL OVARIAN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH? Wish there would be a few football teams wearing “TEAL” once in a while. There are other colors in our crayon box besides “pink”. Today, I have a…
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ASCO and SGO Issue New guidelines for treament of Stage IIIC and IV Epithelial Ovarian Cancers
Hello everyone For all of us that have been diagnosed with some stage of Ovarian Cancer, we naturally hope and pray that some new “breakthrough” will come along that will help us. But for the time being, although immunotherapy treatments have been shown to be successful for some other types of cancer, there has yet to be…
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Recent Pet scan what does it mean?
Hi. I was diagnosed with a mixed germ cell cancer. I finished my chemo in March and currently had a 2nd follow up Petscan. I went to the hospital to get a copy of the results. My dr. is currently on vacation so I can't discuss results for over a week from today. I have my own idea of what the results mean but want to be…
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Hernia and CA125 level
I have a hernia on the side of my stoma. Apparently it's not unusual, but it is quite big. The hernia happened in June and so did my rise of CA level to 27 July 38 August 43 Is it likely the two are connected or am I looking at a recurrence? I finished chemo in March for stage 1C, first recurrence. LA
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Time for wig soon.Any advise please
will be starting Chemo Tuesday.I got a wig from Acs. And it don't fit or look good.nice wig just not on me.cant exchange it.where is a good place to buy a wig?would like to try it on.Thank you.God bless.
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Caregiver Support
Any input? This is my first visit on this site. Tks.
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi all, I just learned that I have stage 3 oc, low-grade, serous carcinoma. Was told the grade was 3c after surgery, but new oncologist says it's 1c. I've had a full hysterectomy with ovaries removed (had cervical cancer, too, but it's gone now), and they unexpectedly found oc when they went in. They scraped my intestines…
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Lost My Fiancée on June 2 to ovarian, stage 4.
Hi, My name is Chris. Just lost my Love on June 2nd. Hoping to find some people who understand what I'm going through... Thanks...
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granulosa cell tumor
A friend has this type of tumor which is aggressive. Looking for others with the same and type of treatments you have had or will have....
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Cyst size & results
Hi All, I'm just curious about ovarian cyst size & dx's. Does cyst size mean cancer?
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I couldn't agree more
http://www.fixoncology.com/ Cancer Treatment in the U.S: We Can Do Better DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER? HERE ARE SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW. 4/19/2016 16 Comments You live in the United States, and you’ve been diagnosed with cancer. Your options are severely limited. Why? Because you live in the United States. I don’t know how…
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Chemo how long to loss hair
My Chemo drugs are Carboplatin and Taxane.Dr. Said hair wouldn't come out as fast as when I did chemo before.I have had 3 treatments.Hair comes out in comb.Roots feel dry.Hoping to hear from some that has ideal when I will loss my hair.The normal amount of time.I know we are all different.Thank you.agod bless.
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high grade cancer, but does not show well on CT
Hi everyone, I have not been on for a while. I scanned the posts and there are so many new names. I am on my 3rd recurrence. I have found that my cancer even though I am having symptoms and unstable CT it is not appering on my CT scan. I think this has always been the truth because I have had two surgeries and both times…
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Checking in Hello everyone
I have had 3 of my 18 Chemo treatments.I had a brake this week.I have been very tired and fought with the fatigue All week.nothing seamed to help.Not the medicine not the anacide meds. I wouldn't think I would feel bad the week I had a brake.Still have my hair.eye lashes fell out.the tiredness is the worse.The shot you get…
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Protein facts & reply to BigJohnAZ
Hello to all my Ovarian cancer friends: BigJohnAZ had given us an update on his wife, Michele, and her chemo treatments. He didn't get a quick response and wondered if many women were on here. So I gave him different reasons why everyone who reads these letters, actually may not answer on line. He was asking about…
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Clinical trials
Anyone with experience in a clinical trial? I know this is a huge topic,but I didn't know where to start. My mom has stage 4 ovarian cancer with reoccurrence. Currently, they reccomended hospice only, but if she has good kidney function she could qualify for a clinical trial. That's the hard part. Her kidneys are damaged,…
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Going for a 2nd opinion - a little help please.
Hi everybody. My sister has stage 3b Ovarian epithelial cancer. In early June she had a substantial surgery at a small regional hospital. They removed her ovaries, some colon, some this, some that. Surgeon said he got everyting he could see, but wasn't set up for IP while she was on the table. Water under the bridge. She…
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Chemo starts in few days
chemo should start Tues. I have known for awhile now this would happen.But hearing the exact day has brought back fear again.I feel like I could cry a river.This is my second time with Cancer and Chemo.I have been stronger then I thought for second time.But right now I feel a lot of things.Fear,dread,not wanting to,.Its a…
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Two treatments chemo I am tired
2 treatments down and 16 to go.I am so worn out.I need energy to get through the rest.Any advice is appriatted.Thank you
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Port
what is a port like?does it hurt.is it very big?thanks
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Started Chemo and now another scare
I had my first treatment Tuesday.I had a full body scan last week.It showed something in scar where I had lumpectomy 7 yrs. ago.Been since Jan. All the surgery and dr. Appointments.Just got a chemo plan.And now this.they will do a deeper mamo and ultra sound tomorrow.By now I am just numb.getting through the emotions.
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Parent of Child in Remission
My daughter is in her third year of remission for Dysgerminoma(Germ Cell Cancer). Prior to her period this month she begin to experience nausea. The last 2 periods were very light, but this one is more normal. She is a teen - is this normal or is this recurrance .. how can you tell??? The fear of recurrance is something…
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GOOD NEWS for PPC warriors: Low-Grade Serous PPC Original Research Article, Mar. 2011
Low-Grade Serous Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma Original Research Article Gynecol Oncol. 2011 Mar 11;[Epub Ahead of Print], KM Schmeler, CC Sun, A Malpica, MT Deavers, DC Bodurka, DM Gershenson This retrospective study showed that women with low-grade serous primary peritoneal cancer have long overall survival despite…
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Delirium/Confusion/Hallucinatons
Hello Everybody! My Mom, AGE 74, was diagnosed with Malignant StageIV in January 2015. She Completed 6 cycles of Carbo & Plat By July 2015. Mom responded remarkably well to the chemo with just the common side effects (neuropathy, fatigue, hair loss) Nothing major and she surprisingly looked as though she never had a…
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Are we not all Gamblers playing in the Cancer Casino hoping 2 win Life's Lottery~but what if
This is not a “marriage counseling session”, but in all good marriages, there must be some “give and take”. That doesn’t mean one is always doing the “giving” and the other one just has to “take it”. I know of some marriages that are like that, and they’re not “happy”. Well, if that were money, I would like to be on the…
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Using Avastin and cannabis oil together?
I'm wondering if the treatment drug Avastin can be used at the same time as cannabis oil? My friend is about to start treatment with avastin and I would like her to start using cannabis oil as well because of all the positive results I have read about using cannabis oil. I just want to be sure that it is safe to use both…