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mom diagnosed with UPSC foregoing treatment and surgery
Hello all you brave women. thank you for sharing your stories. i am at a loss and hoping for some feedback. my lovely mother (age 63) was diagnosed with UPSC in august and after being told that she would need a radical hysterectomy etc for staging, she opted not to have the surgery. She started having symptoms last year in…
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Newly diagnosed
Hi everyone! My name is Shelly and I am new to the boards. I was newly diagnosed with uterine cancer this past Tuesday. I had a partial hysterectomy on 12/2/10 and my pathology reports came back with a diagnosis of adenocarcinoma. As my gynecologist did not know I had uterine cancer, he didn't do any staging. I have now…
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Five weeks since my last chemo------counts still a rollercoaster ride
Friends, Hi there. Well, today I went for my weekly bloodtest. This is my 5th wweek since my 6th final chemo, and my counts are still struggling to return. Good news, platelets went up from 34,000 to 84,000. So that was a good jump in a week. However, on the downside hemoglobin dropped and white and neutrophils dropped as…
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Got my CT/PET results. Mets to the liver. :(
They're small (only one slightly larger than a cm & 3 other tiny ones noted on the report that my gyne-onc couldn't even FIND on my scan images) but apparently my uterine cancer has now metasticized to my liver. That can't be good. The CA125 I had last Monday just prior to my CT/PET was 290, significantly up from the 181…
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TO SHIRLEY 1941
Hi Shirley: I did read your last post but did not get a chance to respond to you. How you are still doing well. I have just completed my one year and I am having some pains in my abdomen. Doc says let's wait and see, he does not want to do a scan. So this is where I am right now. Sometimes I still get a little depressed…
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HAS ANYONE HEARD OF THE GERSON THERAPY?
I just saw a video on netflix regarding natural healing process called the Gerson Therapy. Does anyone know anything about this? Please let me know. Thanks. Hope everyone is enjoying each day. Love to all June.
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Cancer DR VISIT
well i had my check up with the cancer doctor i go every 3 months for a check up, they did the pap and the pevlic the doctor told me that every thing looked just fine how ever we will not know how the pap test comes back until 7 to 14 days the waiting to me is always the hardest part of it She told me my next visit will be…
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Good news today as well!
Well I've been on Gemzar since early April '10 after trying Doxil out for a couple of months for a recurrence. Ca125 hit high of 658 in April, normal by end of June (30), better by end of July (15) along with clean CT scan, so I opted to take August off for vacation. Gyn-onc a little concerned with my decision and ordered…
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Question for Susafina--how did your follow up appt go?
Susafina, I am thinking about you. How did your follow up appointment go? I hope well. Hugs, Cindy
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When to expect to be at full strength post hysterectomy
I had a total hysterectomy on Nov. 15th. I tried returning to work last Wednesday, but it proved to be too much for me. Simple tasks such as a trip to the grocery store still makes me very tired. When can I expect to be back to feeling 100%?
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My dearest Mom
To June and others who supported me: I wanted to inform everyone that I lost my mom on Sept 26. Grief of losing a mother and at a relatively young age is the most terrible thing. She was a real fighter. Even if the doctor had recommended chemo when she was in the last and worst stage, she would have happily gone for it.…
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Maggie
Maggie, Good luck with the new CA125 test, and the scans. Just remember, my doc said sometimes scans too can be misleading after all of the surgery we have had. And you were sick, so perhaps that was a factor in your CA125 spike. I am sending positive and healing thoughts your way. Cindy
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Update on Mom
Thanks to this site I have been able to gain a whole lot of knowledge to help Mom over the last few weeks. She got extremely weak and blood counts dropped so was unable to have chemo and had to have a blood transfusion and now on iron and this between visits to ER. Been a roller coaster for her and our family. Her port…
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How many people have gone back to work after the intial protocol treatment?
Friends, I am almost 4-1/2 weeks out from my 6th chemo. Still struggling with low blood counts, so I have not yet been approved by my medical team to return to work. It is my understanding that my employer would like me to return, even though I have been out for 8 months now. I am just curious, how many who have completed…
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Is Mary Ann okay?
I know you are considering new treatment, but haven't seen you on board for awhile. Love June
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DIANE...Songflower...are you OK
Dear Diane, Don't think I've seen a posting from you in over a month. I do hope all is well. Wishing you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving. Peace and hope, JJ
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To Always Hopeful re: radiation
Hi - you mentioned in a Nov post that radiation was still kicking your butt. I also had WART - about 18 months ago. Since then my hip bones hurt - I can barely bend - my **** is killing me - the doctor keeps insisting that the pain is NOT due to radiation - I think it is. What pain do you have? What does your doc say about…
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probable recurrence
sisters, just got my ca125 results today after 6 months, and it spiked from 21 to 112.. i had another ca 125 today just to double check, but my doctor thinks it's a true reading. next i'm having a ct/pet before the end of the year, then if the cancer has not spread too much, i'm opting for hormonal therapy. my doctor is…
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1st day of treatment
Hello beautiful cancer surviors, I am new to group so please bear with me. My mother age of 62 yrs was diagnosed in Oct. '10 with cervical cancer. After further testing we find out that is Stage IV Uterine cancer and has met. to lungs and lymph nodes. She started her first treatment of Taxol/Carbo. for eight hrs. every 28…
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Help Whats going on
My Mom Carol was diagnosed with uterine cancer MMMT Sept 2010 she went into surgery on Oct 21 2010 they couldnt remove the tumor,she has been scheduled for chemo treamtents 3 different times. know they have found that the tumor has grown to her bladder and kidneys she is scheduled to go into surgery again tuesday 11/30 for…
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Edometrial Cancer
I was just diagnosed today with Endometrial Cancer. I have an appointment w/ an gyn oncologsit early next week. My fear is this. I do not want a hysterectomy. Is there anyway around it? I have read they can do surgery and remove the area and tissue around it. Of course if it is early. I have so much information to process…
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Aprils Cancer Update
Hello all 1st let me say just how sorry i am that i have not came on to the site for a while,i have been praying for each of you i am sure there is alot of new people who has joined so i will kind of expilan my cancer and then give you all a update on how i been as i have had some new isues come up. for those who dont know…
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Post Hysterectomy - what to expect next?
I just had my post operative appointment with my oncologist. He confirmed the staging oft cancer, Stage 1. With the da Vinci hysterectomy, my uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries and cervix were removed. Additionally, some lymph nodes were removed to help verify the staging. My oncologist says that the cancer was confined to…
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SURPRISE, SURPRISE re Social Security Disability
Hi all, I've been waiting to hear about Social Security Disability which I applied for at the end of September. When I checked two weeks ago, my docs had not received any requests for info. However, after withdrawing money from my bank's ATM tonight, I noticed my balance was quite inflated. I came home, checked my account…
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Seeking advice about my symptoms
I had joined CSN as a caregiver but am looking for advice about my own issues - I have been having a pink discharge between periods and sometimes get cramps that spread down my legs, which are very similar to what I used to get during bad periods (which I rarely have, as I'm on the pill). I had thought this was a…
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Accuracy of transvaginal ultrasound
I'm still trying to reassure myself and my friend that her postmenopausal bleeding is probably nothing. I know that I am posting on a site where, if we had postmenopausal bleeding, it WAS cancer. That's how my cancer presented itself. However, I am quoting here from a cancer society website: Transvaginal ultrasound is a…
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Does too much sugar consumption lead to cancer or cancer growth?
Friends, I know there has been a lot published recently about how bad sugar is for the body, causing inflammation and such. The pet scans use radioactive glucose which lights up the areas that are cancerous-as I read cancer is rapidly dividing and therefore needs a lot of sugar? So, in conclusion does that mean too much…
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Karen--another question for you about platelets
Karen, Hi there and happy holidays! I recall that you mentioned your platelets went as low as 23,000 (I think I am remembering that correctly)after your 5th chemo, and that you stopped after the 5th chemo because of the drop in counts as per your doctor's recommendations. Well, as I have posted, I am dealing with the very…
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Video of Da Vinci Hysterectomy
http://www.orlive.com/broward-health/videos/da-vinci-hysterectomy
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Da Vinci Hysterectomy scheduled for the 15th of this month
I met with my doctor yesterday for all the pre-op preparations for my surgery this coming Monday. He mentioned that during the surgery, he will send tissue samples to the lab for further testing. I had a D&C a few weeks ago and was then diagnosed with Grade 1 Uterine Cancer. My doctor has indicated that the testing of the…