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Port question
What is the longest period of time you have gone between port flushes, and your pot continued to work? I don't need to go back for three months, but think probably that is too long between flushes. I have gone eight weeks before. Just curios. I am on the daily blood thinner shots, too.
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The Challenge of Changing your Diet
Hi Ladies! I was hoping for some input on how you made changes to your diet after your diagnosis. I was diagnosed stage 1a/grade 1 and had my hysterectomy almost 7 weeks ago. During my time off for medical leave I have been reading 'The Anti-Cancer' book as well as others about how your diet can impact your tendancy to…
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stage IV uterine cancer
My mother was diagnosed with Stave IV uterine cancer in Oct of 2012. She is 63 years old. The tumor have been spread to my mother's Liver; Gallbladder and bladder; enlarged lymph nodes. She did 6 times of chem. and did not help at all. Her uterus enlarged size as 4 months pregnant. Currently She has bleeding and pain and…
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stage IV uterine cancer
My mother was diagnosed with Stave IV uterine cancer in Oct of 2012. She is 63 years old. So I totally understood and touch what did your family go through during those difficult time. The tumor have been spread to my mother's Liver; Gallbladder and bladder; enlarged lymph nodes. She did 6 times of chem. and did not help…
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Mary Ann and Beila
I hope your treatments are going well and the side effects aren't too onerous . I think about you both several times a day.
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shaving head
Okay, had the first infusion last Friday. Not too bad. nothing that I couldn't handle. Had the shot for white blood counts and that appears to be uneventful. So I am approaching the next step. Shaving my head so I can get this over with and start moving on I was wondering if anyone has any advise as to how close. I went to…
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D & C..Biopsy Results
Hello All! After bleeding for almost 2 months I went to the ER. Turns out my uterine lining was 20 mm thick. On Friday I had a D & C. My GYN said I should have the results by Wednesday. Does this sound about right? Doing research I see where people have to wait way longer than that. As you can all imagine, I am concerned…
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Roll Call
They are doing a roll call over on the Ovarian board....maybe we could do the same? Take a look at their board and see what you think. Best, Debrajo
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antidepressant
starting my 2nd weekly Taxol tomorrow physically feel OK but too depressed about everything, including my husband in Colombia and my father just died CAN ANYONE RECOMMEND AN ANTIDEPRESSANT THAT HAS WORKED FOR THEM AND TAKES CARE OF THE ANXIETY AS WELL? thanks, Beila ps I became depressed BEFORE my dad passed away...this is…
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NORMA 2
NORMA!!! Where in the world are you? PLEASE post if nothing else but "LEAVE ME THE HECK ALONE" We are getting worried! Best Debrajo
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night time cancer/money thoughts!
Bills pile up. This doctor, that surgeon,this anesthesiologist......health insurance deductible goes up due to new government health care plan that is suppose to help you not hurt you. Yikes, with spring allergies keeping me awake and money on my mind I wish and pray we all can achieve better health for MANY reasons. it's…
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Cancer Centers of America
Has anyone had any experience with Cancer Centers of America?
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endimeatrial cancer
im 46 years old i had cancer and had a full hysterectamy and am now doin 6 rounds of radiation and have 5 left to do now and i have a lot of pressure down there is this normal oh yea im doing the enternal radiation can someone help me please
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life changing event with a little added cancer!
I’m coming here in desperation, cancer being one factor of many. During my last semester of college my mother was diagnosed with a rare form of uterine cancer USPC Uterine Serous Papillary Carcinoma, at the time of diagnoses it was 3C. After the pathology report it, morphology showed it was actually stage 4B. She did a…
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Please Help: Mom is Now Stage IV - what next?
Hi all, My family got very bad news today and I'm so incredibly frustrated by the doctors, I'm hoping that you all can help direct me with some possible next steps. My mom was diagnosed with Stage IIIC (Grade 3) uterine cancer one year ago. We knew this was bad but she is relatively young (a very fit 67), in great shape…
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I'm soooo friggin' PO'd!
Just another example of why you need to be your own advocate. Standard treatment protocol for MMMT is usually 3 rounds of chemo, radiation, then 3 more rounds of chemo. I finished the first half of the chemo and all the radiation and was "recovering" for the last few weeks. I met with my oncologist for the first time since…
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Beila , how are you?
We have not heard from you for a long time. I hope you are doing okay. Did you start Gemzar. Thinking of you and hoping you are doing okay. In peace and caring.
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UPSC new to this
I am new to this blog and needing advice and information and anything anyone with this cance is willing to share. I was diagnosed in December. My original cancer was misdiagnosed in 2010 and I was not treated correctly then so my options are limited now since this is bing view as a recurrence and not tthe first time…
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types of chemo for USPC..quick question
Aside from Taxol/Carboplatin, does anyone know what are the effective chemotherapies for USPC??
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Random Thoughts
I know it's only a 3 month check-up and it wasn't a scan, but I got a "perfectly normal" yesterday. I will take those words as many time as I can get them. We have discussed this before, but the PA said you start counting your survival time at the completion of treatment. To me, that makes no sense as my chemo and…
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Cardiac tamponade: back from the brink of death
Shocking but true. My lymph system failed to drain and fluid built up in pericardium & pulmonary cavities. I was told within a week my blood pressure would be zero. They waited another 4 days! Lesson learned: don't get sick on weekend. 3 weeks & 2 days in hospital and still very weak. The doxil failed to work. New plan:…
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Radiation
Hi! I have been diagnosed with Stage 3 uterine cancer. I had a full hysterectomy and just finished chemo. I begin radiation on Valentine's Day. Happy Valentines to me! lol I'm looking for any experiences of what really happens during radiation. One doctor said it won't be that bad because I went thru chemo. Another doctor…
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AMERICA'S BEST HOSPITALS - 2013
Many of us have been asking about what hospitals, etc with best care per area. Link below might shed some light. Jan http://www.healthgrades.com/quality/top-hospitals-2013
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Random Thoughts
I know it's only a 3 month check-up and it wasn't a scan, but I got a "perfectly normal" yesterday. I will take those words as many time as I can get them. We have discussed this before, but the PA said you start counting your survival time at the completion of treatment. To me, that makes no sense as my chemo and…
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Lymph Node Inconclusive
I had a lymph node biospy done on 2/21... I am meeting my Dr tomorrow but called him today asking for the results because I couldn't stand waiting any longer. He said the report came back inconclusive. Has anyone had this? I want to go into my appointment tomorrow with questions i should be asking. Should he surgically…
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Planned CSN outage
Hello everyone, Between 3:00 and 4:00 Eastern Time this morning, CSN will be taken offline for about 2 hours. Exhaustive efforts were made to find a way to restore all private messaages. I'm not qualified to provide technical details but the bottom line is that all private messages that you sent from September 2009 forward…
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Norma 2
Norma Darling! Where the heck ARE you! Please, please, pretty please, let us know how you are doing with the lung x-ray!!! Love, Debrajo
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Where do i go from here?
SO I had my D&C today. Results to come in a couple of days. The waiting for results is the hard part. Have wrapped my head around the Hysterectomy. Just want it over with.
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As with all these things.....
As with all these things, who knows?! A new one to me but others may have more knowledge re possibilities. Amazing frozen lemons All it is.....is a frozen lemon Many professionals in restaurants and eateries are using or consuming the entire lemon and nothing is wasted. How can you use the whole lemon without waste?…
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Dealing with Uncertainty - blog article
I found this to be very helpful for some specific information on how to deal with uncertainty. The full blog article is here: http://tinybuddha.com/blog/7-ways-to-deal-with-uncertainty/ but if you're not up to reading the full article: * Replace expectations with plans * Prepare for different possibilities * Becoming a…