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Tina's in the hospital
So Tina has not been feeling so well over the past few weeks due to stomach spasms coming and going. This weekend seemed to be more so than weeks before but they started feeling better by Sunday. Monday still feeling good I made supper she ate well drank her delicious contrast for her CT scheduled for this morning.…
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Toxins in Beauty Products
I know many of us are trying to reduce the risk factors in our lives to help our bodies fight cancer or to keep ourselves in remission. One area, that I think does not get the attention it deserves is beauty products and hair coloring. I received this information in an e-mail today regarding risks for breast cancer, but I…
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Neulasta
I was not able to get my chemo last week due to low platlet and WBC counts. We are rechecking the labwork on Monday and if all is well I will get it on Tuesday. I am feeling better with the extra week of "no chemo" but I know I really need it so I hope I get it this week. The doctor said he will lower my dose and give me…
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Linda 1120
Hi Linda - I saw your response in my neuropathy post. You were diagnosed III C in 1998 and have been cqncer free for 14 years since. That is wonderful. I was diagnosed 111C in January and NED since the end of June. I am curious - did you do anything special to remain cancer free for so long? Any advice for us doing it…
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Neuropathy Relief
My onc doc suggested i go to my regular doc to get something to relieve the neuropathy pain I have in my feet. I am going friday morning. Does anybody have any recommendations of what relief works for you. Quite a few have recommended lyrica and now cymbalta. Has anyone used either of these for relief? Tonight it is bad.…
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Hair growth
I have had 6 months of chemo dense (chemo every week) therapy. The first 9 weeks I missed 1-3 sessions due to blood counts. However the last nine weeks I have at least 6 sessions missed due to low blood or platelet counts. I have missed recently two weeks of chemo due to needing blood and low counts. I have noticed hair…
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Third hosptial stay in three weeks with a total of five stays in a month and a half
There has been too many stays with each one leaving me worst off than when I went in. this last visit my left leg has swelled up so bad I can hardly walk on it. I came home yesterday and today they delivered my wheel chair it was bitter sweet, I don't like the ideal of being in a wheel chair for when me when I use to walk…
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Alexandra....
I see you are home from the hospital. You can't jst sneak in and respond to posts and not let us know how your surgery went...LOL.. I have been thinking about you and wondering how you are feeling. When you feel up to it update us on how the surgery went and how you are doing.... Hope all is well and you are not having too…
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confused
Hi everyone just new for around 13 weeks i have suffered stomach pain ,back pain in 8 months gained 20 kgs have a stomach the size of a 5 month pregnant woman pee all the time .fatigue constipation the pain is so bad that at times I have been given Morphine .i am post menopause and had a hysterectomy 6 years ago although…
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In restrospect
In retrospect how long do you think you had symptoms before your diagnosis?
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I Pass The Purple Hat Onto All Of You
I got this in an email yesterday from one of my best buddies. It tells you at the end to send it on to 5 people so I copy and pasted and I am PASSING THE PURPLE HAT ONTO ALL OF YOU. It had a couple pictures in it but they would not paste. Passing the Purple Hat to You IN honour of women's history month and in memory of…
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Mom's Birthday
Today my Mom would have turned 69, so happy birthday mom wherever you are. I hope you know I think about you each and everyday. I hope you are proud of me. I love you oodles and miss you tons. Kelly
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Anyone know anything about garden gal
Kathy? I haven't seen a post from her in a while. She was having a hard time the last time she posted. I wish her well. Karen
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Saw the doc
Ok so here's what happened. He said he isn't convinced it's coc but of course cannot be 100% sure unless they take it out and biopsy it. He didn't seem to be very confident in the HE 4 results and said that test is still very new (CA 125 was within normal). He said the problem with me is that because I have already had…
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Okay, This is just not right. Hair loss
Of course, I've lost my hair again. However, I'm still dealing with some facial hair and hair on my legs. I lost my hair on my head nearly a month ago! Oh well....Just seems unfair, doesn't it? Hope you're all having a great day. Carla
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Back Cramps
Has anyone doing IP chemo experienced weird back cramps? It has happened before but much worse this time....cumulative effect and all that I'm sure. Just wondering. Thanks, Amanda
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Just My Opinion
I attended the Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance Summit yesterday in Denver. The morning was filled with presentations related to conventional medicine, molecular profiling, clinical trials, screening. They all focused on statistics and collecting data. Most were placing their faith in the future, close or distant, that…
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Small Bowel Blockage
Hi Guys, I just got out of the hospital with dx of partial small bowel blockage from scar tissue from my debulking 2 1/2 years ago. Thought it was a gallbladder attack but turned out to be my "nightmare" of the blockage. I thank God the blockage repaired itself after NG tube and no food for 3 days. My question is has…
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Another mud run
I just found out the Kiss Me Dirty Mud Run that I saw listed on the website when I signed up for the Dirty Girl Mud Run raises money for gynecological cancers. I wish I had known that before I signed up. It is in San Jose on 10/13/2012, two weeks before the Dirty Girl Mud Run. Oh well, maybe next year. I think it is so…
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looking for anyone who had normal ca 125
Hi for maybe 13 weeks not i have had intense pain in my lower stomach and back . have gained 20 kgs in around 8 months have the size if a 5 month pregnant stomach ,chronic fatigue used to spend every day with my darling grand children but sleep most of the time my hair is nearly grey because i dont have any energy not a…
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New member
I found this site accidently & so glad I did. My daughter was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, papillary serous adenocarcinoma, stage 2C on May 27,2012. Everything happened so fast: first abdominal pain, bloating. Went to ER then ultra sound that showed a mass on her left overly. This was followed by surgical debunking,…
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Port Implant Study (Do you feel self-conscious about your port's appearance?)
* Do you have a port implant? * Has it ever made you feel self-conscious? * Have you ever wished you could hide it? We are developing a skin cover that would hide the appearance of and provide protection for subcutaneous port implants. But...we need your help in understanding the real-time experience living with a port —…
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Home from hospital
Hi Ladies Well, the weekend did not go as planned. I had the transfusions on Friday starting at 8am and was home around 7pm. I slept, woke and had some soup then back to sleep till 2pm Saturday! I am just wiped out. Saturday evening I started having some serious chest pain. I didn't know if it was related to the…
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Pretty scared
Hi all. I've read numerous posts on here in the last couple days but haven't been able to find any info/discussions about the blood test HE-4. Some background, I'm 45 yrs old, have Crohn's disease x 30yrs and was dx'd with both squamous cell skin cancer and fibromyalgia both in the same week about 5 months ago. I was…
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Financial assistance for costs insurance does not pay?
Hi Ladies, I have a private insurance policy which I kept (thankfully) after my husband's death in 2010. In order to afford the policy I have a $7,500 deductible, after which it does pay 100%. (had I had a lower deductible, I would have paid a lot more monthly in premium, so it comes out to about the same). Anyway, since I…
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Lets try again
I am out of the hospital again two weeks in is more that I would like to spend. There were so many problems my blood work up now never looks great, my blood pressure kept dropping for no reason the lowest it got was 91/35 but we were able to get it up and stablelized and then my hear beat was doing something I really can't…
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Recurrences
We got talking at work today about recurrence and how they could definetly happen. I was just wondering. For those that have had one, how long after you were NED did you have your first one?
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citalopram
Please could anyone tell me if they have taken this, my mum has been given it and she has not felt to well after just the first one, any info or experiences you could share with us would be most welcome.... Thank you, SueX
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Scans
How often do you all have scans? When I had my check up last Friday with my doc I asked her when my next one would be. She said that I will not be having another one unless there is reason to do it. The CA 125 works for me so we are going with that. Of course if I feel symptoms or something then we will. She said doing…
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In the hospital
Sorry I have not written much I have been in the hosptial since Monday I had my sister bring down my laptop so I could get online and let you ladies know what is going on. Last Sunday my leg swelled up three times bigger than my right leg so on Monday my mom made me go to the hospital and they admited me that day. They…