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Blessed
God has blessed me once again even as I carry on my sinful affair with NED! All joking aside, this was my 3 1/2 year check up for UPSC. All is good, some new issues, some old ones, but I am enjoying the after- glow right now and will take care of the other issues as I feel like it! Basicly, everything else can go to H@#44…
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Wonderful Cancer Retreat Center in North Carolina, and other resource suggestions
Gyn sisters, I want to share 2 resources: There is a wonderful Cancer Retreat Center in North Carolina - Wind River. www.windriverservices.org It is a small, peaceful, special place - home of 2 amazing folks, Shannon and Dave. They share their home to facilitate residential retreats in the Spring and Fall for cancer…
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Is there a good Cancer Clinic in LA?
Is there a good cancer clinic in LA for uterine cancer?
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Depression long after diagnosis...
Ladies, I was wondering if any of you have gone through a period after your diagnosis and recovery where you become depressed and/or frustrated? I don't know if it is my age, my mental health, the hormonal result of my hysterectomy or certain aspects of my life in general, but I am very frustrated with not being in the…
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Two Year Anniversary for UPSC - Still NED
Hello Everyone: Just wanted to let everyone know that I just celebrated my 2 year anniversary today of Ending Chemo. Yeah! I had my last Cat Scan in late June of 2013 and am still with NO evidence of disease so I am Very Happy and Very Grateful. Also, my CA 125 as of June 2013 was No. 7. I go back and see my oncologist in…
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Mood swings
Good evening ladies, Hope you are all doing well!! Ok, here goes... I've become Sibil since my surgery. lol, but really I'm having the WORST mood swings. Angry as hell one minute, laughing and or crying the next. I really don't feel like the old Crystal anymore. I'm having trouble staying asleep, body aches, and at times a…
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what to expect during 25 chemo treatments
Starting series of 25 radation tx to pelvis on monday. This is My 1st reoccurence after dx one year ago. Will i be a le to drive myself 30 minutes to facility and have tx the drive myself home every day for the next five weeks? What can i expect to feel as time goes on? Will this be it or can i get this Again? Should i try…
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My mom is NED!
Hi - Just thought I would share the wonderful news my mom got yesterday afternoon. She finished up with her 6th chemo treatment early October. She had a scan and a blood test earlier this week and the scan showed no evidence of cancer and her CA-125 was well within the normal range. We are so happy! All my best, Lisa
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Xoft isotope free treatment by iCAD
Hello fellow lovlies, Has anyone heard of or have data/ RCT research on this means of treatment for endometrial cancer? It is indicated for intraoperative gyn cancers, skin, breast and gyn cancers and spares surrounding tissues. According to the i CAD Xioft info sheet, it is approved by the FDA, but I have not seen the…
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Got bad news and need help!
Hi. Eighteen months ago I had uterine and cervical cancer. I was treated at Sloan but never had any follow-up scans, even though I went to all my follow-up appointments. In the last week of August, I was having some diarrhea and a doctor in Jersey ordered an abdominal scan. The results showed that there was a 2 mm nodule…
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Jan here...I'm back.....
Hey there warriors! Well I definitely need to apologize for not getting on these boards for quite a while. I'm the first to blast someone in my situation to realize everyone worries and come back and let the warriors know what's happending. Don't quite remember where I left off from my post a while back, but yes it's…
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Newly Diagnosed
Hi everyone. On August 1st, I was diagnosed with endometrial adenocarcenoma stage 1. This came as quite a shock to me. For as long as I can remember my periods only occured about once or twice a year. About two and a half years ago, I started getting them on a monthly basis and thought my body was finally getting itself…
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What are your thoughts
Warriors, I work with a woman who has an aggressive, stage three cancer. She was very fortunate to find a clinical trial to participate in locally and I am thrilled for her. Here is the thing. She came in to tell me the doctor told her: "I am going to cure you." Ladies, I was a little taken aback. I had stage 1a UPSC and…
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Apples
Friends and Fellow Survivors, Happy week-end to all. I just read that apples help ward off 7 or 8 types of cancer. Love and Healing to all!
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Collagen
Does anyone take collagen supplements? If so, which one? I am trying to find collagen to help me with my skin deterioration due to lack of estrogen.
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Inusrance dropped because of cancer
My mom's insurance has informed her they are dropping her. Has anyone else had this happen and if so what resources did you use to help out. Also, were you able to find any insurance to cover your continuing treatments & meds?
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now what?
I was diagnosed last year w endometrial CA. Had surgery and against the advice of the RN in my family had series of three branch treatments. Was told 95 percent success rate but the RN was right....hurt to urinate for month etc. Almost a year to the day I was notified by PET scan that CA was back needed more invasive surf…
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Serous endometrial intraepithelial Cancer (serous EIC)
Anyone else out there with EIC- it is a non-invasive stage of UPSC- my gyn/onco considers it to be a stage 0. I had negative nodes, tubes, ovaries and omentum, but apparently had a lot of EIC in the uterus. Tumor boards at 2 majorcancer centers were split on my need for chemo, so I elected to do chemo (3 cycles carbo and…
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advice needed
i was rushed to hospital with severe abdominal pain about 3 weeks ago, and was told it was probably constipation. i went to see my family doc who ordered a transvaginal and abdominal US. they found 2 abnormalties higher up in the lining of my uterus and a growth on my liver. im scheduled for another trans US friday morning…
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Here go the nerves again
I knew that my surgery was possibly not the end of this journey. Today the surgeons office called and are pushing me into their busy schedule tomorrow. I have already made my follow up appt for Nov. 4th. The suregeon told me that I would not see him sooner than my follow up unless he felt further treatment was needed..…
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Newly diagnosed, many questions
My mom just got her biopsy results in, and it is endometrial cancer. We are going to talk to a gyn/onc tomorrow to find out more and plan out treatment. Now, ever since the suspicion came up a couple weeks ago, I have been reasearching and reading about it, which led me here to this wonderful site. I know from reading…
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My treatment plan...
Okay, met with the doctor today. He told me that I was the hot topic at their latest meeting. This is what they've got planned for me. 6 weeks of radiation therapy daily along with weekly chemo with the drug Cisplatin. Then, a 3-4 week break after which we would begin 4 rounds (every three weeks) with Taxol/Carbo (maybe…
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Should I be more assertive
Hi all, I'm not a current cancer patient, but it runs rampant in my family. I need some advice on how pushy to be regarding my current situation. I'm 48 and it's been 21 months since my last period, and menopause was confirmed with FSH test last January. Oct. 2, I had bleeding when I woke up so I called my OB/Gyn. I went…
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If I did this right
....this should be the real me. Time to stop hiding behind my kids! If this turn out to be a picture of a chicken pot pie, please ignore! Debrajo
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one more time
I quit if this doesn't work...I promise!
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GREAT news today
Went to the doctor today and got my lab results. It was 8 weeks since my last marker was drawn. It went from 718.2 to 721. That is the least amount of increase I have ever had in 8 weeks. Who else do you know that would e celebrating a CA-125 of 721!!!!!!!! All other labs are good. It is just a number, as my Florida doctor…
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Surgery update
Good afternoon ladies :) It's nice to be posting results today. Today i'm not feeling the fuzziness of the anesthesia. So, I went in on Wen @ 11:30a. I was hooked up and ready to go into surgery @ 12:30p. My surgeon started early. We were scheduled for 3 hour surgery.. took 4. I don't remember anything after surgery..just…
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Looking for a Second Opinion
Hi, My mother-in-law was diagnosed with stage IV endometrial cancer in November of 2008. The cancer was found in endometrial cells as well as some lymph nodes. Her initial treatment included surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy (Carbo/Taxol). By summer of 2009, her scans came up clear, and there was no trace of the cancer.…
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Looking for answers!
Hi. I happened upon this website by chance. After reading some of the postings I decided to join. I have so many questions that my head is spinning and I do not know where to turn! Please help if you can! (Thank you in advance!) I was diagnosed with uterine cancer on January 23rd, 2012. I had a radical hysterectomy on…
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A wish for each of you
Hello everyone, This is Mary Ann's husband Rudy. I follow your progress through the postings and am inspired by the strength and courage each of you show. I offer each of you this wish:"May the sun bring you new energy by day. May the moon softly restore you by night. May the rain wash away your worries. May the breeze…