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Gemzar??
Hello Ladies, Well my mom's number was down to 110 and not moving after carbo/toxil. Her onc let her rest and it started climbing again. They tried etoposide and then topotecan with avastin. It seemed like it slowed it down but just last week we nearly had a heart attack when the number went up to 5400.... He is switching…
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One month being cancer free!!! =]
today on christmas eve is exactly one month of being cancer free!!!! =] im so extremely excited. I hope all of you will be saying the same. My heart goes out to all of you woman that are still struggling with this thing called cancer. im always here for advice and cheering up! =D Merry christmas and if you dont celebrate…
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A WOnderful Christmas Wish For All of You
Hello Ladies. I have been lurking around the board reading all you posts. You are some of the most hopeful women I know.I cannot believe that it is now one year since Mom passed. This has been a year of many changes. I know almost all of you have experienced life coming at you way too fast. But all of you enjoy so much the…
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ct scan report not good
I just got my ct scan report back last night. I have been off treatment for 3 months and my tumors have grown. A lymphnode has doubled in size (grown about a half inch) another lymphnode and the tumor in my chest has increased but not as much. I am very discouraged about this as I kept asking to get back on something…
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I hope you all have a happy, and merry christmas!!!
Hey Everyone! I would like to start off by saying thankyou for all of your help and support!! I really appreciate it! Secondly Im wishing everyone a happy merry chrimstas. I hope everyone can put aside there worries for a little bit and enjoy being with your loved ones!!! Your all always in my thoughts and prayers *<3…
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Dorian
You have been given all the advice I wish I'd had when I was diagnosed, 6 and 1/2 yeaars ago. The part I really heard, was take it one step at a time. Do something about what you can control, one teeny little accomplishment at a time will keep you moving forward. I have a time facing large problems, but if I break it into…
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Ovarin cancer spreading to stomach?
I'm re-posting this for "Dorion" since the original thread was getting very long and probably no longer being read, and therefore not receiving the expected responses. -------------------------------- dorion 12-13-2007 06:13 PM EST Re: I am so scared [reply] Thank you Marianna, Glenda, charlotte, Joanne and if I missed any…
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Natural remedies?
Hi, I was just reading about this natural compound called Gravizon (Graviola with other substances added to it), and wondering if anyone has heard anything about it, or used it? Apparently it was/is(?) expected to become a natural cancer treatment (instead of chemo), but the data I've seen is a few years old. Probably…
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Needing some support
Hello everyone. This is my first time posting something regarding my cancer. I was diagnosed in June '07 with Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer and just finished my last cycle of chemo on Nov. 21st! Yipee...thank God I don't have to go back anymore. I don't know what to feel right now. I'm still in shock about the whole thing. It all…
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I am so scared
Hi to everyone, well this is my first rodeo. I've just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer Wednesday and I'm a basket case. All I hear is "silent killer" "5 years". I go to see the cancer doc tomorrow which scares me even more, I'm not sure if I want to know or not want to know. I don't know what to expect how to feel. My…
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Dr. appt.
I saw the surgeon (gyn/onc) today and after the exam he said that everything felt "perfect". My CA-125 was down another point to 5. He wants me to try to go for 12 months of this maintenance dose of taxol. If my neuropathy gets worse or does not go away during the day (like it is now) we may have to stop. I will give it a…
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good news to share
Hello everyone! I finished my 10 cycles of Topotecan on the 6th, and I'm finally feeling about half human again. I got the CA125 results on the 5th, and my number was 2.7. I was so thrilled, I just had to share. I read where Joanne might be in line for this drug, and I hope this is some help. Side effects wise, I had low…
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Chemo again
Well ladies after 2 months of testing,it looks like I'll be starting chemo on the 20th. The Dr. is just waiting for the patholgy report on the ascites. He has gotten the preliminary report which confirmed cancer cells. I'm having quite a bit of pain lately, so yesterday he gave me some pain pills, and alot of labs. His…
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VERY WORRIED
My Mom has been having pain in her stomach, a bit of little loss of appetite, gas, etc.. all the bad symptoms. She thinks its gastritis because of a family problem but that is what she thought last time and it was a recurrence. When she admitted to having pain I just lost I'm already thinking it's another recurrence and…
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Pap Smear results
Hello everyone. My doctor just called me with results of my pap smear. He said he was surprised to see that the report showed "cancerous cells in my vagina." He referred me to my onc/gyn/surgeon that he assisted 3 1/2 yrs ago. It is very upsetting news to me, as I have just finished my third chemo yesterday and was feeling…
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having a tough time
First off i would like to say to everyone who is suffering, and scared your all in my thoughts and prayers. Why is it that this is supposed to be the happiest part of my life after getting through cancer and im so down. I can barely look in the mirror. it makes me cry. (please look at my webpage and give honest opinions) I…
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Doubts and fear
Hi all, Frankly my Mom says she feels well and sometimes thinks all she has passed has been a very bad nightmare. She says nothing hurts and here colon is working by itself. She is in remission since the end of October 07,..but I always worry because she said she felt fine a little before she had a 1st recurrence so…
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I'm just lost today
It's been a week or more since i've been on the board.I get so depressed sometimes it's hard to concentrate on anything.I feel my happy has been taken away from me. I finished three rounds of chemo and it has totally destroyed my insides. I have constant pain everyday. I can't even stand up straight to walk around the…
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5th treatment done & more complications
Hi everyone. I've had a horrible week both physically and mentally and just need some positive feedback from you if you have time. 3 weeks ago my abdominal port came out of my skin so instead of having treatment that day I had surgery to repair the site. My doctor salvaged the port and put it down lower in the rib area…
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Newly Diagnosed
I was diagnosed with Stage IIIA ovarian cancer October 28th, and my surgery was on Nov 8th. I have my first meeting with the onc on Wed, Dec 5th. I've heard so many "different stories"! It's worse than the horror stories you get when you're about to deliver! My question is, how many of you lost your hair, and when did it…
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maintence chemo
I've been on this site off and on for a year now. My mom (50yrs old) was diganosed with ovarian cancer 3C in May 06. She went through the surgery and 6 treatments of chemo (carbo/taxol). In June07 her ca125 went up to 680, so they did the CT and PET and she went through another 6 rounds of carbo/taxol, except after the…
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The next test
Hello ladies, today I'm again asking for some of your prayers,I know we have some very strong prayer warriors on here. Today I'm having a ultrasound guided paracentisis to get a sample of the fluid in my belly, then I have to wait another 5 days for the results. My Onc did acknowledge the hot spot found by the Pet scan, so…
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From 500 down to 12
Writing to comment that my wife Linda received notice Friday during chemo that her CA-125 number has now dropped to 12. Before we started treatment with surgery October 1st her counts were over 500 with pronounced ascites. Fortunately the chemo stopped the abdominal swelling immediately. And now the CA-125 numbers have…
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CT scan
Ok, I'm going to try for the thrid time to post a message. Has anyone had anything else besides barium with this test. When in baltimore they let me use gastrogastin but here in SC they only want to use the barium. I can't understand this since the barium is so horrible.
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Pet scan report
I have just obtained my PET report,before my Onc calls me. I'm not sure if I understand ,maybe you ladies can help. it said I have a focal area of abnormal hypermetabolic uptake along the posterior side of the liver. It sates this uptake has a value of 3.6 and is suspicious for metatastic disease. Thsi was the only area…
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Merry Christmas
God's morning to all! I just wanted to say we are feeling so blessed to be here another Christmas. My ca125 is holding at 10 and my ct scans show that everything is staying the same. Stable disease and a low ca125 is the a great present to us. :-) I am still on desensitized carbo, which still makes me very sick, but it is…
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I just finished my treatments and am done!!!
Hi everyone. Im new to this site but im so glad i joined. I just finished my last treament on saturday november 24th, im extremely excited. but im also feeling so many emotions i didnt feel before being so caught up in just beating this. My self esteem is at an ultimate low seeming as i lost my hair (its growing back now)…
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Update
Well I made it through my PET scan and it was easy just like you guys said. I was told I'll get the results Monday(because of holiday). I think I'll get the results today because the day the scan(Thanksgiving Day) I developed a hard golf ball size lump right under my bellybutton. So my sis called the Dr. and he said if I…
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Recurrence Ovarian 3C :-(
Hi, everyone... I've had a 'recurrence' of cancer. My diagnosis was May 06, surgery June 1,2006, Stage 3C. I then had 6 rounds of taxo-carbo from Aug-Dec. In March I was told I was "in remission". In August '07 my CA125 started climbing after leveling out at around 4.5 . My CA was done monthly, and steadily climbed, but in…
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Side effects of chemo
Hello. I am a new member of this board. In July I was scheduled to have a hysterectomy for large fibroids. During surgery they found cancer in one of my ovaries. I saw a specialist who recommended 6 rounds of chemo. So in September I started my treatments. I go every 3 weeks and so far have completed three rounds. i am…