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Angel wings for Coach Kay Yow
Hello to everyone! As a North Carolinian, I feel a duty to say thanks to a very publicly courageous cancer fighter, NC State Women's Basketball coach, Kay Yow. Kay Yow "got her angel wings" - I like that too, Karen - Saturday morning (yesterday). Granted, she had breast cancer, not ovarian, but she brought a tremendous…
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joint pains, new thread....
Hello Beatiful Lady's Yes back to these dang joint pains.....now it's in both my shoulders and boy it's so difficult lifting a bottle of soda....not sure if I mentioned that I had a follow up with oncologist last week them asking me "how's the arthritis pain?". I was kind of angry with her and my response was "so that's…
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Thanks to all
Hello Everyone, Thanks so very much for the welcoming posts. I live in Salem, Oregon and that picture was taken 2 days before Christmas 2008.....My sister had just given me the hat for Christmas. My last Chemo was on Oct.6th 2008 and my hair is not growing very fast but I have been going out without a scarf or hat since…
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Gemzar cancelled
Hi everyone, no chemo yesterday as my platelets were only 46. I guess its from the nexavar?? I am still taking nexavar twice a day so not sure how they'll come back up, but we are hopeful next tuesday I can do the chemo. The nexavar is causing some hand/foot pain, and (of all things) acne. I have a raised red area on my…
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hexalen
Hi all, It has been awhile since I have been on, I talked my doctor into a break after my last surgery.It was great to be clear of mind during the holidays with family and friends. I have now started on hexalen 10 pills a day. Bonnie I was so sorry to read your post you have always been an inspiration to me, I may not be…
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ct scan tomorrow
I am having my ct scan tomorrow. the first one since end of oct.I am on the avastin clinical trial so I still go in for an infusion every three weeks. but don't know if it is avastin or placebo. not even the doc knows. they left a 5 cm mass in me during surgery becasuse it was wrapped up in my main arterie to the liver.…
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surgery and heated interperitoneal chemotherapy
Hi all - I was wondering if anyone has undergone surgery to remove tumors and then had, while still in surgery, a heated chemotherapy bath in their abdomen to kill off any remaining tumors? The surgery is followed by 5 days of interperitoneal chemotherapy. I've actually got colon cancer with mets to pericolic fat so Dr.…
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Doctor's Report
My CA-125 last week was 51 as compared to the 48 of last month. My oncologist said that a difference of 3 points was within the margin of statistical error and not to worry. For the first time he acknowledged the chemo causes the joint pain and wrote a prescription for naproxin sodium (aleve) for 500 mg taken two times a…
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Lynch Syndrome
Are any of you familiar with Lynch syndrome? If so, please share your experience.
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Femara working!!!!
I had my appointment with the gyn/onc this morning and got the results of the CA-125 from Monday which had dropped from 83 to 46 in the last month. So I got an early Christmas Present in getting to continue the estrogen blocker pill instead of starting chemo again for now. Whoopee!!!! PTL!!! Still not physical signs and I…
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New to CSN
Hi Everyone, Lauracec told me about CSN when I met her in the DR.'s office waiting room. I was diagnosed with Stage 3c Ovarian cancer on April 3, 2008.....I was in shock! I am 65 yrs old and had never even heard of Ovarian Cancer. I have had a rough time with treatment as I am sure we all have had......but finished Chemo…
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Update
Hello ladies, Again I want to thank you all for all your love,sopport and prayers. They all mean so much to me. I had my 1st Taxotere yesterday. Other than being tired (from the benadryl and ativan)I woke up this AM feeling great!!! Last night wasn't easy,but a bowel movement was needed!!! YUCKY!!! I have had the new drain…
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Varicose veins after chemo
Hi, I am a 5+ year survivor of stage 3c ovca and am wondering if anyone has had problems with enlarged veins in the feet, hands and legs as a result of their chemo. In the past year I have developed very large prominent veins in my feet, lower legs, and on the backs of my hands. It is as though they were fine one day and…
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Need Prayers
Hi guys I have come up to another bad news day. First off I just got out of the hospital. I had unrelenting pain new years eve,so I went to the hosp. new years day. Since the pain was the same type of pain I exp back in Sept I figured it was ascites again and it was. They removed 3000cc this time (3650cc back in Sept) I…
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Nexavar and Gemzar a go
I got a call last night from the clinic, I will take the nexavar(2 tablets) twice a day and get gemzar once a week for 3 weeks with 1 week off. A little nervous about the gemzar, I was so short of breath last time and ran such high fevers, plus my cancer grew grew grew. Hopefully with the combination it will be different…
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joint pains?
Hello ladies, good to be back again. For those of you who know me, I've been doing pretty good. My last chemo was in July, although the cancer is still there, it's not doing anything, as he puts it "they're just winking at us". I go back Feb. 5th for my third ct check up. Weight gain, oh boy! I don't really recognise…
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sugery confirms early stage ovarian cancer
Stage 1a ovarian cancer. Surgery removed all cancer through complete hysterectomy. I am now at home trying to recover and it is so painful to move. I seem to have some chest congestion now and that is making coughing completely unbearable. I begin taking vivelle dot (estrogen patch) on friday. Hopefully it will help my…
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Question
I know this is not an ovarian question, but how do you get the little person icon with a plus sign on the head by your name?? I am probably not using this forum to it fullest. Which is not unusual for me!! Thanks, Libby
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Happy New Year
Just wanted to make sure I wish all you Teal Warriors and the soldiers that help them in the trenches a Very Happy New Year! I pray each of you find the time to stop and take in the gifts just waiting for you this year, for the days and weeks to come are God's gift; they carry God's blessing to us all. I am so thankful to…
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Surgery date confirmed
Hi ladies, my doctor in the US was able to read all the PET/CT etc. Recurrence is confirmed in the liver, kidney and spleen. None of these seem to be SOL (space occupying lesion?) and only on the surface. He will do a laparodomy and debulking surgery and remove these, (he uses his argon laser tool for ablation I believe)…
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what should I be watching for if there is a reocurrance?
I am 15+ months cancer-free and very proud! But I can't help feeling concerned about it coming back. I was stage 3. I'm not bloated and there's no pain. I did have a bowel obstruction in Dec. 2007 but nothing showed up in the tests and it went away while I was hospitalized. I have regular 3 month checkups and have one at…
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HE4
I did get my blood work done this morning. CBC, CA125 and HE4 and had my port flushed (keep forgetting to flush once a month - duh). I was wondering have any of you had the HE4 test done yet? Thanks, Libby
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My Moms CA125 is down to 89 from 1575, but I still have questions.
Hello everyone, My Mom was diagnosed with stg4 ovarian cancer around 6-8 months ago, I loose track of time. In the beginning she had to have fluid pulled off her lungs (plura) about 4 times before it got under control. She had a partial hysto in 1970, but they left her ovaries. She has had around 8 chemo's and her CA125…
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Back to normal!?
Hi everyone, I went back to work yesterday! I was pretty tired by the end of my shift (nursing assistant in a nursing home), but I made it. I have two more days to go, then I get a couple off. Hopefully I can make all three days of this set. It's nice to get back to normal, and in two months I get insurance through my…
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Update on therapy for extending remission period
I finished my chemo today!! CA-125 from last week was 6 and a CT scan is scheduled for January. Got a statin prescription from my internist after I gave him some info from my research on their anti-cancer properties. I loved the price - $10 for a hundred tablets. My oncologist and I discussed using anti-estrogen therapy…
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Wishes
Hello to All my Friends here on the board.....Well, I had my surgery last Tuesday at UPMC Mercy in Pittsburgh. That hospital is one of the best I have ever been in. Everyone takes the time to answer questions. And the views at night are awesome. I met many other cancer patients, heard many stories. I have an incision from…
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More Cancer and No Chemo
We were home early from my Dr visit at the U and chemo was cancelled because of the allergic reaction I had last time. They said it would only get worse and my air passages would swell shut on me. Plus my ca125 went up again and the ct-scan showed that not only did the previous areas grow but there was new tumor growth. My…
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Any further treatments during remission period?
Hi all, I wanted to ask everyone how their oncologist handles their period of remission. I am nearing (hopefully) the end of my first 6 cycles of chemo and I am wondering if I should ask my oncologist about a couple of medications I have researched on the net. I am wondering if I should take these medications to extend my…
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New Here
Hi all, I have already received so much encouragement from reading your posts. You are such heroic women! I am 48 years old. I was diagnosed on November 7th with Stage 2 OvCa. I was going in for what was supposed to be a 1 hour laproscopic to remove my ovaries and fallopian tubes, which turned out to be a 5.5 hour total…
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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!
I want to wish all of you the Merriest of Christmases, and the most Hopeful, Joyous and Healthy New Year yet! My thoughts are bittersweet, as I know many of you are going through a great deal right now, and that this year has been trying, tiring and challenging. To you I say, may you find peace and hope regardless of your…