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Painful Feet
I finished chemo #8 as my last treatment in February. In previous treatments I had some numbness in my feet, but in the following 2 weeks after treatment, it went away. However, with the last two treatments, that numbness hung on. Now, I still have a little bit of numbness in my feet, and they hurt like crazy to walk on. I…
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hair loss
Well, I am into my weekly chemo for 3 treatments and in the last few days my head is sore and the hair is falling out. Honestly, of everything we have to go through this is my biggest mountain to get over. But, it is here and I just have to endure it. So my question is....how long does it take for the eyebrows and lashes…
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hi
hi everybody new to this forum..my mother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer about 6 months ago. she underwent 6 rounds of chemo therapy and a surgery to remove the tumor. things were looking good till a month or so back, when her ca 125 levels were slightly elevated. after a CT scan they found some nodules in the lung, and…
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Ca 125 test coming up
I am going in next week for my first ca125 test since my two surgeries. I am so nervous. My follow up appointment is a week later to discuss those results and future plan of action. Wow.......didn't think I would be this scared. All I think about is what if it is back? Sorry, just venting to my teal sisters....... -p-
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2 Years NED, but wait for results was awful!
First, let me say a celebration is planned! I just had my 2 year check up yesterday, with blood work in the morning before the exam. No CT this time, as I had one in Jan. I've been having terrible gas and a few other GI symptoms, none specific to OVCA, but making me crazy anyway. The doctor and NP seemed to think things…
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(BHRT) Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy
Starting to do some research on Bioidentical Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy. Anyone have any information or use them? SO TIRED of the symptoms of being thrown into menopause at age 46. Argh... It's been almost 3 1/2yrs since dx & 2yrs since my last chemo and life is a blessing !!! BLESSINGS & GOOD HEALTH :-)
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Calling all prayer warriors!
Tomorrow is my 6th treatment! I am praying that if any cancer cells remain, they will be killed by this final onslaught. Of course, I dread the next two weeks as I get the usual...bone pain, steroid stuff, restless nights, sweating, chemo brain, problems with hands/feet....etc. I am sort of surprised after reading some of…
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OMG I just posted Happy Mother's Day
on the prostate cancer board by mistake....it was meant for you. You must think I am crazy!!. If any man reads my post he will probably report me. Just had my Gemzar so I mut be loopy. Better get of computer before I do something really bad .like online dating sites ..love val
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weak muscles in the back of legs
During my first week I had sharp muscles pain in my knees. THat has gone away but now have very weak shaky muscles in the backs of my legs from knees down. Any suggestions. I was hoping it would go away but it hasn't during this second week. I appreciate all the help.
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Mom has Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer
I'm new to this and its very hard to tell my story without crying. My mom, who is 67 and my best friend, got diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer in March last year on my birthday. She went through a thorancentesis to get the fluid off her lungs and also in July a debulking surgery to try to get most of the cancer out.…
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Going through initial process
Good morning ladies, I am debating on what to do as I just received word from planned parenthood that my pap and uterine biposy were all clear. My reasons for going to PP were as follows: Bleeding heavily every two weeks or so after being regular all my life (large clots) Bleeding very heavily after sex Spotting with…
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Happy Mothers day to you all
To all you teal warriors and care givers here... have a great Mothers Day. Thinking of you all today. Your friend Dave
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Mother's Day
Happy Mother's day....may you all be cherished, treasured and remembered.
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Does the dread of getting test results every get easier?
I had a CT Tuesday, petscan Thursday. I should get my results next Tuesday. It's been almost a year since my surgery. In December the dr. said I was in complete remission. Now for whatever reason, (I feel great, no apparent symptoms of recurrence), I'm really scared to get the results. Does this get easier with time? I…
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vaginal discharge
sorry, but I need input. I am doing chemo taxol and that other one that goes with it. I had treatment three last week. About two days ago I have notice a discharge. I will report to Dr but has anyone else had this? I have had total hysterectomy, I am in a marriage for 13 years that I have no doubts about. Currently no…
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After surgery pain and soreness questions.
Wondering if anyone has had a DaVinci roboto hysterectomy along with ovary removal, tubes removed and abdominal lining removal for biopsy? I have some pain now that I did not have before in the week following the surgery (lower pelvic area). It also still hurts really bad to go to the bathroom. Wondering if anyone else has…
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Warm foot bath
Here's some research on the benefits of a warm foot bath before bedtime: The effects of warm-water footbath on relieving fatigue and insomnia of the gynecologic cancer patients on chemotherapy. AuthorsYang HL, et al. Show all Journal Cancer Nurs. 2010 Nov-Dec;33(6):454-60. Affiliation Taipei Veteran General Hospital,…
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Molecular profiling reveals differences between primary and recurrent ovarian cancers
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-molecular-profiling-reveals-differences-primary.html
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stomach pains
Hello every one, just wanted your opinion, started having pains in my stomach late friday, nausea and multible bowel movements. Saturday they eased up a little, some nausea not too bad, Sunday only a couple of times I felt it. Now I was thinking maybe a 24 or 48 hour bug or something like that, lots of people around me…
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Itchy
Today I was walking around the mall and the bottoms of my feet started itching like crazy. The severity of it was so bad that I had to leave. They stopped itching so intensely when I got home, but it still happens on and off a little bit. It seems to help to get off my feet and elevate them a bit. Does anyone know why this…
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Looks like the beast may be back. So upset!!
My CT from last week was clean. However, 4 lymph nodes lit up on the petscan. 3 in the chest area, and one near the thyroid. The NP said that they are too small to biopsy which is the only way to be 100% sure of cancer. She said she felt like the dr. would order a CT on chest area, as petscans show everything. She said…
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can ovc spread to the breast
something else to worry about. Just got a letter in the mail that a mammagram I had done last week, they want me to come back and have a ultra sound done. Have to have it done when the radiologist is there so he can read it. Now I'm scared and quite upset, does ovc spread to the breast. Kathy
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Tina's Dr appt today
Ok so she is in the rare blood donor program and has to carry a card now. The Dr said of all the antigens she had to end up with this one although it's not the rarest it is extremely rare. Go figure right!! She had a recital bleed the other night and we were thinking a hemorrhoid burst (sorry so explicit) but he said no…
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Post IP Chemo
My wife is 28, and diagnosed with 2C Ovarian Cancer, possible stage 3. We never found out because the cancer diagnosis came post-hysterectomy (she's had low malignant serous tumor 3x so the 3rd time, we opted to just take everything out). She's been through 6 rounds of cisplatin and 5 rounds of taxol. During the chemo…
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it has been almost over two months I thinkq
since I have last really posted and I am sorry I don't want you to think that I don't care things got bad here for a little bit, and really I have so much trouble with this site not staying concectted but I do love all of you ladies. I told you there has beeen some problems here well there has been, I have not felt well…
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Plans for feeling better after chemo today
after my last chemo last month,was pretty bad. Today I dicussed this with my gyn/onc. I will have visiting nurses come to my house for the next few days to give me IV fluids and then on third day I will get more anti-nausea meds and then the next day they will take my blood,,saves me a trip to the lab.My BUN was…
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recurrence symptoms
I know many of you have had recurrences. I read in a pamphlet today that I need to be aware of the symptoms of recurrence. Can someone tell me what those are? The same creepy symptoms I had before diagnosis? It also said I should be aware of the debulking surgery, if it was optimal or suboptimal. Should that be in my…
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genetic testing
I am wondering if anyone out there has had the genetic testing done. It's the BRCA1 test. If so, did you also get the BART test done? Is it really necessary? I had the BRCA1 test done, and was told that if it's a negative result it is a good idea to have the BART test done as well. Problem is that test is not covered under…
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taxol/carbolatin chemo treatment + is this the worst/hardest/badest/
Its killing me. One more in two days and very scared about this one.
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that stupid number
Is there like a rule of thumb for the CA-125? My first one before treatment one was 236, before second treatment 119, a drop of 117 points. I was encouraged, at least it was out of the two hundreds, and quite a big drop. Today it is 92, which is only a drop of 27 points. Is this discouraging? Or does the rate at which it…