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Insomnia
Hi everybody, I'm just wondering if anyone has any advice for me to be able to fall asleep! Night after night I lay there for literally HOURS trying to get to sleep. I've tried many sleep aids prescribed by my Dr., including Ambien, Ambien CR, Lunesta, Sonata, and Desyrel. I've tried the over-the-counter types; like…
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weird side effects
Hi Everyone! I have a question about a weird side effect of chemo I'm having. Have any of you ever had trouble with your knees swelling up after a chemo treatment? I had my 3rd carbo/taxol last Thursday. I normally get the leg aches a couple of days later, but this time it was really concentrated in my knees. Today they…
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Appetite
Ladies I need some suggestions. I have just begun this new chemo of Navelbine..and it has been very rough on me. I'm unable to eat very much,or keep it down or at least in me. I'm scared a bit as I always breeze through my chemos with no problems but this one is a horse of another color for me!!! one month ago I weighed…
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Hi New Member
Hi, I'm Shelley I had my surgery the end of July. A full hysterectomy including ovaries, fallopian tubes, and omentum. At first we thought it was just a Very large ovarian cyst. I did my regular OBGYN check up in March and this thing grew to the size of a large catalope (15cm) by July. The blood test did NOT show cancer…
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pet scans
I was looking up pet scans on the internet and it looks like it would be more informative than ct scans. like it could show if cancer was still active or not does anyone here have pet scans instead of ct scans or know more about it. Laura
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St. Jude's Hospital
FYI ~ I don't mean to advertise or endorse anything, but I am willing to pass along ways to support great cancer groups. On this-coming Monday, Sept 29th, Chili's Restaurants will be donating ALL PROFITS to ST. JUDE'S HOSPITAL! I think it's a worthwhile cause and a good excuse to go out to eat! Take care everyone, ~Susan…
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Another stress behind me and feeling great!
Well. not only have I made it through chemo, and my first week back at work, but I had my 1st mammogram since the ovarian cancer diagnosis. It was almost as stressful as my first post chemo check-up. I had it last Thursday and got the results today. Normal. WOOHOO!!! I never realized how strong I was until I got this…
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Of course there's hope.
Pleasem I hope that all of you will accept my apologies for my careless words in my last (first) post. All of you are so strong. I can hear it in your voices in your postings. Of course there is always hope. For everyone, at every stage. I'll pray for all of you and for my sister.
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DRUG TRIAL
Hi Everyone I came across another drug trial today as follows We will beat this disease one day. Irene Women with recurrent ovarian cancer can be helped by an experimental therapy using a drug already touted for its ability to fight other cancers, a finding that provides hope for improved treatment of this deadly disease.…
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update
as always hello ladies, today my sis went in for her chemo. i picked her up 9am sharp and went to the hospital to get rd 2. on the way there we laughed about a scene on the radio and she seemed so good. as we were stepping out car she said Ray lets get ready to rumbleeeeeee and we laughed some more.It was such a special…
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L'oreal supports ovarian cancer research
Here is a web site for Loreal Color of Hope, You can go to www.lorealcolorofhope.com they are trying to get at least 22,000 hits by the end of the month and I was like 11,457 ir I remember the number right. Just thought you might like to add to the number, also heard that the View was also supporting Ovarian Awareness the…
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Well she agreed to Chemo
hey Ladies, first how are you all doing? My sister begain Chemo Yesterday yes I said it right she put a fight and said she hope she is not doing this for nothing... but at least she tried. she is on paclitaxel/carbonplatin. or something like that for 1 time week every Wednesday for 3 weeks off 1 week for a total of 6…
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Medicare Question
Hi Everyone, I found many of the things that were in my Docs barrel are not FDA approved for Ovarian cancer. Has anyone had luck appealing Medicare, I know it is different in each state but just curious. If you have what did you do and how long did it take? I am scheduled to start back on the carboplatin in two weeks, if…
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7.2 lb baby and 6 lb tumor
Hello, My story is one of strength, determination and love. I had given birth to a beautiful heathly 7 lb 2 oz baby boy on April 22, 2007. The doctors delivered Matthew by c-section (vertically). The week following my delivery, my vital signs were deteriorating and the doctors could not figure out what was wrong. They…
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Back to the job today
Hello everybody! Well, I did it. I went to work today......WOOHOO! I worked 4 hours. I am sure I could have made it a whole day but my coworkers weren't going for it. It felt so good to be back there. I think it may have even felt better to have someplace to go. My brother jokes that he has a "magic" house because when he…
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just stopping by checking on my favorite ladies and to update
hey ladies, i must say ive been in theslumps for a few days for some strange reason it feels like im facing this disease. Anyway my sister is still the same no news is good news her CAT 125 is pretty high so she is in the hospital been there for 3 days now her numbers is 1067 and remind u just had a hysterecomy and…
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and the saga continues
I got to la friday had an ØК time it wasn't the same without my otherhalf. I'm currently at airport to return to nyc. Only to have to go to hospital to see sister its like her new home. Since her 1st chemo didn't go so well they are gonna give it to her in hosp and on wed she is free to go home. My brother told me that my…
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Going to work on Monday!
I am sooooo excited. I have my release to return to work on Monday. I will be going back on an as needed basis. The hospital I work at has been so helpful in the 7 months I have been off. My Doctor released me with no restrictions, but my co-workers have said they are not letting me work myself silly. I will be doing 1/2…
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update
Well friends I have gotten the news that I am indeed having another recurrence. I'm so disappointed because I just finished Topo on June 2nd. I will be having this fluid drained tomorrow and sent to see if I'm ER positive. Then I will start Navelbine next Thurs. 2 weeks on 1 week. Since 6 cycles doesn't seem to last me too…
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Floridajo and Paula2
Hi there, I was reading your posts on recurrences and since you both have taken Tamoxifen I wanted to know how it works and when it´s administrated. Do you take it during chemo or after chemo so have a better chance of a recurrence? My Mom had Cisplatin and Gemzar after 1st chemo(8 months), Oral Femara, 3cycles of Avastin…
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My Family
My mom has been fighting her cancer for 3 years now.She was in remission for 2 and we have learned that the treatment is not working so we had to stop.Since then her cancer is at a standstill and she has some pain.Before she wanted to continue to work and do regular things when she was told not to for a while and now she…
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Low Back Pain
Okay, I haven't come across this yet and have a question. Have any of you that had ovarian cysts had low back pain that went into your hips and down your thighs? I am finding that now I have this new thing and if I didn't know better I would think my spinal tumor was back. It has got so that standing is tough as well as…
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I just want to help, but I don't know how...
My grandmother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year, (07). She just started her second round of chemo last wed. During her "resting period", after the first treatment, her numbers went from low 100's into the 1000's. She is now in her 70's, weighing , maybe , 95 pounds, and is stage 4. The whole family, including my…
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ER Visit
hello everyone, all of a sudden things turned pretty bad.. my sister ROBIN and i came from beauty parlor went shopping brought her some nice clothes to wear and ate food and headed to her house we laughed we talked and suddenly things just went terrible wrong.. I notice my sister was pretty quiet so i relaxed on couch and…
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Six Years
My cancer survivorship has passed its sixth anniversary, and I'm glad to report that my CA-125 has dropped even more - this past Thursday it was down to 140, from a high of 284 earlier this year. The only drug I'm taking for it is tamoxifen, and the only side effects I've noticed are hot flashes and brittle fingernails (if…
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recurring ovarian cancer
my name is tina and i was first diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1992. I have had 3 reocurrences and am currently starting a new round of chemo. I was wondering if any one has had problems with reactions with chemotherapy drugs.
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Anniversary
Greetings. August 27 was the anniversary of our joining this board. A year ago my wife had just found out about the recurrence of ovarian cancer. No need for reviewing all that. But I wanted to say thanks to everyone who pitched in and helped us through. Of course we're just 6 months out of treatment. Fortunately no signs…
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Traditional Chemo and Abdominal Chemo
Hi Everyone My husbands cousin has recently been diagnosed with stage IIIc ovca. Her treatment is Taxol/Carbo split into 2 treatments. Half of the dose on Monday and the remainder on Wednesday every 3 weeks. Her doctor treats everyone like this and says that most people handle it better. After 6 treatments he will then…
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Home
Hi Everyone, I am home, we came home yesterday and Toby will be home today. We had some hard news on Thursday, the cancer has grown. I see my gyn/onc on Sept 11th and have labs the next couple weeks at Fairview Northland in Princeton, only 25 miles from me. Hopefully my body will start producing new blood cells and I won't…
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Insomnia for chemo night
Does anyone else have trouble with insomnia the night you get chemo? I try unsuccessfully to doze a little there, and am tired until about 10 pm, then I wake up. It's now 3:30 am and I still can't sleep. I know they warned me that one of the side effects of one of my anti-reaction drugs (Dexamethasone) was not being able…