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A bit worried - and is this menopause?
Tomorrow I go to Dartmouth. The oncologist they they'd found something they wanted to look at. Also - Is this menopause - periods of feeling sooo sad, then angry, then irritable (for no reason), depression and anxiety, headaches? I hope everyone has a good day today. Keeping positive is work sometimes, isn't it?
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125cacounts gone to 1000, Can the counts ever come down?
My best friend was diagnosed with stage 4 uterine cancer in June of 2011. She had a total hysterectomy, removal of some lymph nodes. They cut out a little spot on her rectum and also a little spot somewhere behind the uterus. She said they also laid out her intestines on the table and examined everything. I believe this is…
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Wish
Wish we all had a buzzer in our bodies that was hard-wired to our brain, so that every time we had an ache, pain, fever, cough,ect. the darn buzzer would go off that tells our brains" No, Dummy, it's NOT cancer you just stumped your little toe on the bed post! Damn cancer debrajo
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UPSC - misdiagnosed peri menopause after bleeding more than a year
Hello Guys, Have just been diagnosed with this quirky cancer after trying to get some attention from the medical profession for over a year. I stopped bleeding about 2 years ago and then started again after about 6 months with bad pain in my pelvis and down my legs. I was told by doctor after doctor not to worry I would be…
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Metformin
I just read that Metformin has been seen to slow down the progress of certain cancers, including endometrial cancer. Has anyone had any experience with this. Metformin is a drug that has been used to control insulin with diabetics..
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wondering...
If any one has heard from Mosie and Tiggers Do Bounce. Just wanted to know if you two and pakb are ok. Best debrajo
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reviving an old mantra
During the 1980s I used to work in New York during the AIDS epidemic. There was a sort of Mantra: "Stay Alive for the Cure" which meant, if you have HIV, try to have a healthy lifestyle, get any infections treated, try to still be alive in a couple of years, because by then there will be a cure. Well you know what? Against…
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Fatigue
Hi everyone, I just responded to Golda who is dealing with fatigue like I am and thought I'd start this thread. I've had treatment in past but not this fatigue problem. I'm on doxil chemo now. A week after first treatment I returned to my walking regime (2 miles) last week but ended up on the couch the rest of the day.…
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Doxil and Avastin
Has anyone out there had Doxil and Avastin for USPC? This was recommended to me by a Gyn/Onc from NYU I'm the one who flunked initial chemo of Taxol/Carbo Feel fine except for post-chemo fatigue Beila
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Now officially three months into remission :)
Dear Sisters, A week ago I had another CT scan (chest, abdomen, pelvis), CA-125 test, and pelvic exam. Everything is clear again/still, and my CA-125 is lower than ever (6.8). Whoo-hoo! This seems real, now, as if my NED report from last time could have been a fluke. My oncologist is delighted, and though she wants me to…
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MRI - input requested
The ultrasound showed the mass that was seen in January is still there. The good news is only 1 is there - in January there were 2. More good news - it hasn't grown. My family Dr is finally listening and sending me for an MRI. I have never had one before. I am very overweight and worried I won't fit in the machine. Does…
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UPSC surviving so far
Hello, I am new and not very versed in this kind of communication. However, I would like to have hear what other ladies with UPSC are doing about this nasty little invader. I was diagnosed in July 2010 with UPSC Stage IIIC. Total HYS in fall 2010. Second lymph node surgery in Jan 2012. So far two chemos and 2 radiation…
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UPSC diagnosed July 2010 - 2 surgeries, 2 chemos 2 radiations
Hello, Anyone out there with UPSC spread to liver? My latest CT scan shows this has happened. onc/gyn nurse says I can have no more radiation and no more Carbo/Taxol. Maxed out on those. I am healthy otherwise except for the cumulative side effects of the 2 surgeries, 2 chemos, and 2 radiations. All this in the past two…
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my new treatment
I have a PET/CT scheduled Wednesday Sept. 26th and lymph node sampling on October 10th in Dallas. Then at least I will have a stage and treatment if needed. Helen
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Avastin?
I have uterine cancer. 2007 total hysterectomy and 28 radiations. Jan 2012 mets to lungs and abdomen, started once a month chemo with carboplatin and taxol, May mets to rib bone and spreading, affecting nerve bundle in back shoulder, 19 radiations, July 2 mets in brain, gamma knife and good results, newest CT shows new…
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Stage 1B recurrence (not me)
With so much discussion about treatment options going on, I want to tell you about my Thursday. I've stated more than a few times that I wonder just how "rare" UPSC is, since in my little world, in the past 2 1/2 years, I have personally known 3 women with it. My cancer was the garden variety, endometrial adenocarcinoma. I…
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New here, 4 1/2 years from diagnosis
Hi all! I'm new to discussion about this. I am 4 1/2 years from diagnosis, and am so angry at this cancer! I'm having long-term effects of treatment (neuropathy in my feet, intestinal problems, tendon weakening, anemia, kidney issues, and let's not even get into my sex life), and yes I'm glad I'm here but...DANG! (Or a…
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Toothache and sever pain
I need some advice and help. I have an infected tooth (upper left 1st molar) that I need to go to the dentist and have them take care of it. First I need to stop the pain that is driving me crazy and clear up the infection. It is the root that is infected as it is in my upper jaw line and it is tender to touch and swollen.…
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Radiotherapy or not?
Hi I was diagnosed with USPC 1a in January this year and had a hysterectomy in March, following a PET scan they also discovered I had lung cancer, the tumour was very small so that was removed by surgery in May this year. Thankfully no further treatment is needed. I am having chemo carboplatin & paclitaxel at the moment,…
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Just started chemo, CA-125 rising?
Hello everybody, I've been reading all the new posts and cheering for the good news and hoping and praying for the best for those who are having tougher times. Quick question about CA-125? I now have 1 chemo session under my belt, and 1 week until session 2. Actually feeling much better, ascites has not come back, so…
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Ascites? (from Nancy who asked about metastic endometrial stats)
Hi ladies, Well, I had my first chemo round and so far am doing okay - except that I've developed ascites (excess fluid in the peritoneum) to the point where my legs and feet are quite swollen. The dr. was going to just wait for chemo to kick in, but when he saw me last Wed before 1st chemo he changed his mind and ordered…
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Update with great news!
I have unbelievable news. 6 weeks ago, I had a scan done that showed a mass on my lung and a lymph node that lit up. My Onc/Gyn said the cancer was back and I needed to go to a thoracic surgeon to get a biopsy. The Thoracic Dr took a look and said wait 3 weeks and rescan... there was a chance this might be an infection. I…
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Body scan
A friend who had ovarian cancer had a complete body scan to rule out cancer elsewhere. Can we have this done?
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pakb56
Have I missed her post? Haven't heard how she is doing. Anyone heard from pakb56?
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Lymph Node Question - Ultrasound today
Hi All I had an ultrasound today - 9 months after the one that found 2 "masses". As background - I had stage 1 grade 2 uterine cancer in Oct 2010. Had a complete hysterectomy and have had spotting for the past year off and on. The cancer clinic did an ultrasound and found nothing so I went to my family DR and had him order…
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Mixed clear cell and endometriod endometrial cancer -28 years old
Hi all, I joined here last year but only posted once. I am looking for support. I am 28, married, and live in NJ. I have no children....sadly I have mixed Clear cell and endometrioid endometrial cancer. I have recently been staged as 3c with only 1 positive node of 27. Last September I was diagnosed with endometrial…
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Delayed reaction
I am waking up at night crying, finally feeling the fact that it is cancer, and especially, just now, experiencing the awful pain and fear and weakness post-surgery. Somehow, I didn't then, as if I were half-conscious (maybe it was all the drugs?) Just wondering if this is a typical thing. I am now in shock over what I…
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I am back
I don't want anyone to think I am just coming and going. I have again not been able to log in. An administrator has tried again to fix it - today I can post. If I disappear again, it's because I just can't log in. Thinking of you all and thanking you again for support, Turtle
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Discrimination against uterine cancer
I have UPSC that acts like ovarian and is hard to treat. I have experienced denials from insurance companies for PET scans and chemo based on my uterine cancer diagnosis. These same tests and drugs would be covered if I had ovarian. What's with that discrimination??? Seems like we are second class citizens. Why is ovarian…
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Small lung nodules
I had a PET Scan in June, and everything went well. They found a couple of nodules in my left lung, so the Dr. recommended a CT 3 months later. Well, last week it was 3 months later. I had the CT Scan, and now instead of 2 I have 12 small nodules. The 2 old ones did not change in size. The radiologist suggested that the…