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Ovarian Cancer

High dose vit c infusions
Hello ladies. I have completed 6 rounds of chemo(IP &IV). Find out Tuesday if I can say "remission". Been considering & have appt set to see dr who does the vit c and is iscador infusions. Not sure how effective this is after chemo or if it can be used as a maintenance alternative. I've seen where some women have had the…
Sertoli-Lydig stromol cord Ovarian cancer
Does anybody have or know somebody who has this type of cancer. If so what was your experience and what kind of treatment did you take. I havent met another person who has had this type of cancer because its so rare. Most of the doctors I have seen havent treated a case and I just had my 4th recurrance and I am starting to…
Help please???
I'm 20 years old and a rising senior in college. I just found out my mom has lung cancer and I'm confused to what stage she is in. So couple years ago my mom had ovarian cancer and it was stage 1. The doctors did surgery and removed it but apparently a little bit got away, and the lung cancer my mom has now matches exactly…
Hi Carlene - how are you doing
Just wanted to say hi and see how you were doing...hope you're enjoying the summer. AntCat
Rose Bowl, Hula Bowl...no...Toilet Bowl
It's funny what things become important to us while riding the ovarian cancer wave. I have been fighting constipation for the last couple of months. I have tried so many things and finally have been "normal" for the last week. I am so happy and relieved. Since my CA 125 went up a couple of months ago, I have been more…
Estrogen inhibitors
Hi everyone, I have a questions for all of you veterans out there. I have been on avastin (400ml) and low dose DC (carbo/taxotere) since March. My CA125 dived initially 300 points and I was very excited that after all these years, this might be the bullet to shoot me into another remission. Since then, every month numbers…
Ready for round four
...bring i it on..I had a great road trip to Savannah Georgia and chemo is in am..I am going to ask for the IV hydration again as it really helped get through. I hope you are going somewhere on vacation..it is nice to get away from cancer once in a while.....Val
The waiting game (update)
Hi to all, Today I finished my last bag of Gemzar, signaling the end (I hope) of my first recurrence. My CA-125 is 7. As I wait for my PET/CT scan on June 18, and then wait to hear the results at my doctor's appointment on June 21, I find myself musing about a few things. Is it better to take a chemo break and give my body…
Dear Kikz (Karen)
I know you have another CA 125 coming up tomorrow (?). I'm keeping my fingers crossed and sending you good thoughts and prayers that the number will be lower than the last one. Whatever happens, you can face it and we are here to support you! Hugs, Kelly
pain.nausea and vomiting now
Started with pain in stomach and nausea and now vomiting. All weekend. non stop vomiting.Went to Er and they really didn't do much for me gave me some pain relievers and anti nausea meds. Cat showed a partial blockage on my small bowel, which I had already been told by onco. and that was it. nothing else. Come Monday I…
Anybody taking Aromasin
I finished 8 rounds of Taxol/Carboplatin in mid-February. I have now been put on Aromasin, which is an estrogen inhibitor. I'm having some real trouble with swelling in my feet, ankles, and knees. Have any of the rest of you been put on this drug for maintenance after finishing up chemo. I'm told estrogen feeds ovarian…
Hi ladies
Has been awhile since I posted. First diagnosed 5/11 with 3c ovca. Took nine txs of carbo/taxol to get ca125 down to 22. Took a little break and restarted maintenance of taxotere and avastin in March 12. Ca125 now has shot up to 340. Onc started me on Gemzar and kept avastin yesterday. Just had a ct 5/22 and onc said…
nutrition
I was just wondering does anyone have any ideas on nutrition. Has anyone changed their diet since they found out they had cancer?
Chemo from shrew venom
The clinical trial I've been waiting for: May 29, 2012 07:30 ET Soricimed Biopharma Inc. Receives IND Clearance to Commence Phase I Trial of New Cancer Drug TORONTO, CANADA--(Marketwire - May 29, 2012) - Soricimed Biopharma Inc., a private company developing novel cancer therapeutics and diagnostics, is pleased to announce…
Seeking advice for my friend
My best friend and chemo buddy (I've just finished treatment for colon cancer) has been in remission from her ovarian cancer for almost 5 years. She's recently had a recurrence with the tumor attached to her sigmoid colon. She had 2 treatments of Taxol/Carboplatin and had such a severe reaction that the Taxol had to be…
probably stupid rhetorical question about husbands and such
Why am I supposed to be STRONG and keep my FEARS from upsetting him, but every time he has a FREAKING panic attack...it's MY fault? Hello? I'm the one with Cancer! (Currently in its second remission I might add!) Just Venting. Love you all and I'm raising a glass of red in a toast to our survivors and our angels! Leesa
The impact of obesity on time to recurrence in ovarian cancer: A retrospective study.
The impact of obesity on time to recurrence in ovarian cancer: A retrospective study. Author(s): Karina E Hew, Arvind Bakhru, Evan Harrison, Mehmet Ozhan Turan, Neil B. Rosenshein; Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, MD; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD Abstract: Background: There…
Help with low wbc
I have cervical cancer but have been treated with carbo/taxol for three, cisplatin for 5, and then single carbo for two. Just finished with the last carbo which was delayed for two weeks on account of low Platlets on week 1 and low WBC on week 2. My WBC was still low but they went ahead with carbo at 20% reduction since it…
Rash on hands
Woke up this morning with a rash on both hands and itching like crazy??Anyone else had this problem and what did you do? Never know what is going to happen next. Three weeks into treatments.
Taste
Just finished my last round of chemo may22. My sense of taste has not returned. Well I can taste things but not very good. Just wondering if this improved for anyone and how long it took? Thanks Shawnnna
pain is worse in stomach
they gave me hydromorphon 2mg but it's not working that good. Don't want something that will knock me out but is there anything else that will help with the pain. Pain is from tumor on small bowel.Also I'm having nausea first thing in the morning. I didn't even have nausea when I was on chemo, whats that all about. chemo…
My mom's chemo stopped working. Any thoughts or experiences with this?
Hello My mother was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian cancer in October 2011. At this point her cancer was inoperable and she was told to start with carbo/taxol. She had 2 rounds of chemo and her ca125 went from over 3000 to in the 100s. At this point, my mom had an unsuccessful debulking surgery. They gave her a complete…
Hopefully Pet Scan is a false positive.
I posted last week about 4 very small spots lighting up on my petscan from two weeks ago. One was near my thyroid, the other 3 in my chest areas. The abdominal area was clean, as was my abdominal/pelvic CT. May 8 CA 125 was 12.6 I see my dr. on the 24th. He may order a chest CT at that time just to be sure, but he isn't…
Hi everyone
Sorry if this reposted, don't know what happened to my other one. I haven't been on group much as not feeling good at all. I have spasm pain in the center of my abdomen, I know I have a tumor there & have been distended since March. I've just completed 3 cycles of carboplatin and had an allergic reaction to cycle 2 & 3 but…
Just checking in
Hi all I am sorry that I have not been on here much since the reocurrance. I find that I am not handling this well at all I was so hoping to be in remission for longer than five months. I have decieded to go on medication to keep me from getting any more depressed than I am now. I hope you all are doing well and I will try…
Medicine for legs
Having trouble with aches in my legs and also feeling very shaky. Any suggestions of medicine that has worked for you. My doctor gave me some oxycodone but it seems too strong makes me have bad dreams and more shaky than usual. What have you been using that helps?? This is my third treatment and seems the worse so far.. I…
What does everyone do to get going in the morning
Hello everyone just wondering does anyone else find it hard to get going in the morning. Just can't get my mojo going like I used too. Of course I know why, all the chemo and the cancer that seems to have kicked our butts. Takes me awhile to wake up and feel good enough to get my day started. I don't want to waste any time…
Ovarian Cancer awareness Poster Board Ideas Please
I am captain of a Relay team and our Relay is June 23rd. A friend of mine, teammate, lost her best friend Sandra on 5/4/12 to Ovarian Cancer, she was 32yr old wife and mother of 3, her youngest being 18 months. She was diagnosed in her 4th month of Pregnancy with her youngest. At our team captain meeting they asked each…
I'm one step closer to my dream of teaching school!! :)
I never thought I'd be nearly 50 yrs. old (well I'll be 50 by the time school starts back) and have to support myself. But after losing my Mom 4 yrs. ago, husband, 2 yrs. ago, OVCA diagnosis 2011, I have passed ALL my necessary Praxis exams!! I'm so relieved and excited!! I completed my M.A. in Early Childhood Education…
gemzar may be working for me....ca125 update
hello all.....i hope i'm not getting excited prematurely. last friday at chemo i asked the nurse what my latest ca125 number was....march 1st it was 1382. she told me the latest number is 750!!! i can hardly believe i could have a drop of over 600 points in a 2 week period. i have a petscan tomorrow and am hoping the…

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