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Done with treatment
Hello everyone, I wanted to share with all of you my news about treatment, it is done since 4 weeks ago and also my ct scan from last week came back CLEAR, I'm so thankful with God and all the people that pray for me every day, also my CA125 was -5.5. It took 9 months but the light of the end of the tunnel is there. If you…
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HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
To continue MWEE's previous post. . . Happy Valentine's Day to all of you. HUGS & HEARTS TO ALL MY TEAL SISTERS! Monika
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Had some good news, I think and hope
Hi, went to see my oncologist today, started my 2 week chemo break from Hexalen. He said that my abdominal area felt softer than it has in the past, so I'm taking that as good news. Maybe my CA 125 wasn't that off when my pcp took it in Jan. It had gone from 26 to 15 which I thought was odd, but maybe, this particular…
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Thyroid and now Ovarian
I had thyroid cancer ten years ago and last summer had zero tumor markers. Hooray! But now I found out my ca 125 is 76. After reading so much about ovca and this board I feel silly to be worried! Had ultrasounds yesterday and tomorrow get MRIs. Pelvic exam on Friday. Any one else had this low of ca 125? What was your…
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My only sister - reoccurring ovarian cancer
Some of you may remember me; I lost my husband to lung cancer in October. Now, my sister's ovarian cancer has returned and spread to her pelvic area and she has spots on the outside of her liver. She is my only sister and I am not ready to loose her after loosing my husband. I want to be positive for her because she is…
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Valentines and chemo
Happy Valentine's Day to all! I'm wishing this a day early for tomorrow is chemo day for me. Have I mentioned that my husband has just retired? It's wonderful for him, but it's super wonderful for me too. I can now wave my magic wand when the dog needs to go out :) ! Seriously, it's so much easier for me on those yucky…
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Resolving Insulin Resistance and Reducing Cancer Risk
Insulin resistance is a precursor to type II diabetes. It is a result of a diet high in sugars and carbohydrates. Essentially, the cells become resistant to the insulin that carries glucose into them. The cells are protecting themselves from too much glucose. In response to the elevated glucose in the blood - since the…
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Low Dose Aspirin Therapy
Does anyone take low dose aspirin to prevent recurrence? I've read that it's being used to prevent recurrence of breast cancer, some newer studies show some success for ov/ca as well. I'm currently on Lovenox for a blood clot, my gyn/onc. said some studies have shown that since Lovenox is a blood thinner, it may help…
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fistula
my small intestine formed a fistula out an old incision. Was transpoted from N.H down to Boston for a specalist to take over care. Saw him friday and he decribed the surgery to me and said it was a very serious operation and it could kill me. So needlous to say I hav been a basket case and my family too. All I have done is…
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AMG386...anyone ever heard of this?
my friend in california has a good friend who is a research scientist....all he does is sit in the lab and look for a cure for cancer.....he claims amg386 holds the most promise for recurrence. i had my first recurrence in november after a 10 month remission. topotecan did nothing for me and so i was just switched to…
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OVC-Q & A
I am going to Danish language classes. I had to write and present a one minute intro in Danish. When it came time to present it...the Danish language was really hard and almost beyond me. The gist was my name. That I'd had cancer, which is why my hair looked strange. Also, that if I lived in Denmark long enough, I would…
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update on my update
Hi All... when I posted last week, I had a ear/sinus infection and a week long fever. I was due for chemo tomorrow, but it was postponed till next week. Can't even pretend to be sorry about that... :) . I went to my Super Bowl party last night and had a ball. As always, thanks for all the love and support........…
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Even when it isn't OVCA it still hurts when a friend is dying from cancer.
Hi Ladies. I have a friend who the end of January 2011 was believed to have ovarian cancer. Once they began her surgery last January, they realized they were not dealing with ovarian cancer, but rather a very rare type of I believe stomach cancer. It's extremely rare in the U.S., yet one of the top cancers seen in Japan.…
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Bad day
I am sorry sisters but I did not have a good day today. It has nothing to do with me. A friend of my son's died today. He had Ewing's cancer. This young man was only 20 years old. He was diagnosed in November of 2007. When I got the news, I couldn't stop crying. He had his whole life ahead of him. He was such a strong…
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CA-125 still on the rise
After asking several times I finally got the results of my last CA-125 and it is still on the rise. For those who don't know what the CA-125 is that the tumor markers that tell you if you have cancer. Mine started off before surgery or treatment at 2000 but after surgery and chemo it dropped to 6. It has remained at 6 for…
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Can CT meds increase CA 125?
Has anyone experienced CA 125 number increase after berium (sp) and iodine contrast used in CTs? This was the first time I had CA125 immediately following having a CT. My numbers more than doubled. The CT came back clear. I experienced tremendous bowel problems after drinking the "goop". It was as if I drank "go-litely"…
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Experience with carbo/gemzar?
Yesterday, my oncologist explained the results of my PET/CT scan. There are several (6 in all) nodes in my pelvic region and abdomen that are just beginning to glow. I was so thankful that there was no huge tumor necessitating more surgery - you know what the mind can do when you have six days before your appointment to…
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Hepatic steatosis?
Hello my dear teal sisters! Final result of my CT scan from February,3 have this - "Hepatic steatosis". I did read on line about it and it is not so good news, another "silent killer". Any info about this deasis? Thanks, Zina.
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Ovarian Cancer that has spread to lung??
My mom (53yrs) was recently diagnosed with Stage IV Adenocarcinoma Lung Cancer last week. She has cancer cells in the fluid around her lung, lymph nodes around lung and up around collar bone. Her brain MRI and bone scan came back clear however, the CT scan of her lower abdomen came back with a mass on her right ovary (same…
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Difficult times...need your support
Well my sisters I didn't get a good report on my last visit. Not only has my cancer reappeared, I learned that I have developed 3 significant brain tumors. Please forgive my typos etc, I am having trouble seeing and typing. I will have radiation on two of the tumors on 2/9. One is in an unoperable location and the other is…
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Result of PET/CT scan
I had another scan because my CA-125 went from 14 to 85 in two months. The NP called yesterday with the news that yes, my cancer has recurred, but I have to wait till Wednesday to see the doctor and go over the results. I was glad to hear something, rather than waiting the whole weekend, even if the news is not so great. I…
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so hard to complain
It is so hard to complain after reading Shirely's post and yet I do lol. I some times wonder how much a soul can take. She already is fighting Ovarian cancer and now it is in her brain. Last April I had to put my dog down (not the one in the picture) due to him having bone cancer, June I found out that I had ovarian…
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In a funk about CA-125
This is my first actual post, even though I log on here often. I am familiar with many of your stories. Here's mine in a nutshell: I was diagnosed with lllC after a hysterectomy and debulking surgery on Feb. 1, 2011. I had 6 treatments of carbo/taxol 3 weeks apart. I tolerated the chemo fairly well, with the usual…
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PLEASE BE PROACTIVE
Ladies, as you can see from my prior post I'm not in a good condition now...but I have soomething I feel is important and maybe applies to you. I was dx, operated, etc. in 2009. Stayed NED 13 months, had a reoccurrence, another course of carbo/tax back into remission until Dec/Jan. It's back. But then my onc has never…
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happy dance good catscan
this is a update to another post about my ca125 going from 6-52 in just six weeks. so got the results of the catscan came back showing no cancer I am still in remission. My ONC/GYN did tell me that he finish a paper that is about to come out that show a study he did. The study showed that there is a 10-20 percent of women…
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This is so hard to ask
Only because this is something I would ask my mom but she has never had cancer let alone ovarian. Ok here it goes last night I was rubbing my stomach and my mom asked "are you in pain?" I told her yes not to bad but I am in pain. My Surgery was back in June last year so it's not from that, she asked "what kind of pain is…
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BRCA1, Grapefruit, and Strontium
As always, I gained a couple of new tidbits of information from my naturopath at my appointment today. Sorry, I cannot quote the sources, as she said these were just small mentions in larger, unrelated papers. BRCA1 positive wormen should NEVER eat grapefruit as it interferes wtih the p450 pathway. And BRCA1 women should…
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People say the damnest things
Well how my day went I got up for my appointment to have the blood drawn to see if the cancer is back. Ok right off the bat I am not in a good mood. I notice that Today I was moving better than I have in the past few weeks. Mom then stated ya because you are getting close to your next treatment, crap she's right I start to…
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I'm lost
So Johns Hopkens medical onc has nothing for my wife either. Talked to our onc here and he see's nothing out there that would be a fit for her right now. It's an udder felling of despair at this point. I'm not showing this to my wife but every door that closes scares the crap out of me. She seems fine but slowly she is…
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playing catch-up ... again
Hi All... I feel so out of touch and I'm trying to catch up with all the posts that I have missed. Last week was supposed to be my "good week" after my January chemo rounds, but I developed a high fever and have been sick all week. I'm on an antibiotic for they think is an ear/sinus infection and have had three blood draws…