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Terrified They Seem Reluctant To Do Surgery
I'm terrified that my doctor seems reluctant to do surgery unless my large tumor shrinks enough for lapriscopic surgery, will get imaging after chemo 4. I'm 42 and 242 in weight and in decent health as I've fully recovered from the Septis as far as I can tell. Granted my ca-125 has really responded to the chemo and I'm at…
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HOW TO MAKE TUMERIC/CURCUMIN MORE EFFECTIVE
June 4, 2011 - 1:51pm A lot of you are asking how to use turmeric or what curcumin to take. I'd like to share what I've learned about that subject from several books and online research. According to Schreiber (in his book Anti-Cancer), turmeric isn't absorbed in our bodies unless we cook it in a bit of olive oil (organic…
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1st Brachy session today and having light bleeding
I'm 11 weeks out from my hysterectomy. I did not have any bleeding after 7 weeks until today when I had my first brachy session. My first session included the fitting along with the radiation. Did anyone experience bleeding when they had Brachy? If yes, how long did it last? Thanks so much .
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Mixed Response Taxol & Avastin
I have been on Taxol and Avastin for the last three months. To refresh people's memories I am Stage IVB garden variety endometrial cancer. I have had three different chemo treatments, a hysterectomy, and two clinical trials, the last one was an immunotherapy trial. I won't be able to particpate in another immunotherapy…
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UPSC Stage 1 Treatment
Hello All, Sorry for this 1st time, lengthy post. I've gathered so much helpful information from reading and rereading many of your posts these last several weeks. I wanted to share a bit of information that might help others. I hope I am reading it correctly. Please chime in if I'm missing something! By ways of…
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Normal to feel so weak after lap robotic hysterectomy?
I had a robotic laparascopic hysterectomy with laparascopic inspection for visible metastases about ten days ago. No mets found (and CT of chest, abdomen, and pelvis before surgery also showed no mets). The tumor is mixed serous/clear cell, and was graded 1a. One sentinal node had isolated tumor cells only, the other was…
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Reoccurance Rates
While I am still going to chemo to even make it to surgery to even get past my first discovery of the cancer, I am wondering what kind of chances of reoccurance people were given by thier doctor for various stages of Endrometral cancer? I wonder how much this study vs what doctors told people. I also wonder if Uterine vs…
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Up at night to urinate
I had my hysterectomy 10 weeks ago. I was put in surgical menopause. My symptoms such as night sweets came on gradually. For the past 4 weeks I'm getting them every night . This week, I'm now waking up in the middle of the night to urinate. Did anyone have this issue when newly in menopause? Being awaken at night to…
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Someone knows how we feel
Just watched A Million Little Things. Two of the characters have breast cancer - one is a male. Both are having to deal with the uncertainity cancer brings into our lives. Those 3 month checks... I am facing one on Tuesday and while I am doing water aerobics the thought flies through my mind - why am I working so hard to…
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Treatment Update - Radiation
After 4 cycles of carbo/taxol, now my mother has been prescribed 25 doses of external radiation (5 each week, for 5 weeks) and 3 doses of internal radiation (one each week). So total 8 weeks. She has been asked - 1) Eat Bland Food 2) No milk/dairy products except curd/yogurt 3) 3 litres of water/fluid daily I have read…
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dilator and Eliqus
Any of you on Eliquis and also using dilator - also had Bracky radiation? Doctor has just told me to use - and I am getting bleeding. Not sure I want to do this if always worrying about excess bleeding. Have messages in for my hematologist and rads doc as well as Gyn. But really would like to hear from any of you in same…
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Update Janae
I dont come post about me too often any more but wanted to today. I had a follow up appointment today. Its been almost two years since i finished treatment. Every thing looks good according to the physician assistant ho did my appointment. I have no new symtoms. About a year and a few months ago i had a cat scan that was…
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Nausea from radiation
My Mom started radiation yesterday. A couple of hours after radiation, she suddenly felt very weak and feeling a bit of nausea even 24 hrs after. She had the second radiation today but could'nt meet the doctor as the doctor was busy elsewhere and Mom did want want to wait around too long. Anyone experience nausea due to…
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Scanxiety article from Cure Magazine
Just noted this new article in Cure magazine. As we all know it is so common that we experience this due to fear of reoccurrence or new type of cancer. https://www.curetoday.com/community/doris-cardwell/2018/10/scanxiety-fear-of-recurrence-whatever-you-call-it-its-real I hope the link works! Lori
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Waiting on biopsy results
Hi, everyone. I'm 53 and hadn't had a period in 2.5 years. Started bleeding last Monday--thought I had a UTI; bleeding got much heavier on Wednesday, so I went to the ER thinking it was a kidney stone. They did a no contrast CT which showed no masses anywhere, then determined I was bleeding vaginalky. Saw my gun on Friday.…
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Brachytherapy (radiation)
Helloe everyone. I am noe wto the group and was diagnosed with uterine cancer about 8 weeks ago. I had surgery, with a total hysterectomy, about a month ago. I was stage 1c, Grade 2. The cancer went 60% into the lining, but fortunately all lymph node biopsies came back negative. I need to have 3 treatments of brachytherapy…
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Should I be concerned?
I had an ultrasound a year ago, and a more recent one due to ongoing 'constant' mild period type pains, and intermittent sharp pains both lower left/right pelvic, abdominal bloating and nausea. After researching I am a little worried that my doctor doesn't think there is anything that requires additional tests, am I right…
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Afraid to hope
I am early in this process. I have my second opinion appointment at Hopkins on Monday. After that, the hysterectomy will be scheduled. The first Gyn oncologist I met with earlier this week seemed confident that I would only need surgery (praying this is the case). The logical side of my brain says I should just focus on…
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Newly diagnosed stage 4 uterine serous upsc
Hi all Just after some advice as this is all new to me. Three weeks ago my mother who is 62 was having bad stomach pains. We went to emergency room at the hospital and they found ascites and drained 4 litres. It was malignant. She had an endoscopy and colonoscopy which were clear. She had a ct which they said didn't show…
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Three years ago today
Three years ago today I had my hysterectomy. I went into it thinking it was an early stage, low-grade cancer. After the complete biopsy, I was Stage II, Grade 3 UPSC. My oncologist/gynecologist thought he got it all but he didn't take any lymph node, so who knows? I consider that day, my first day of NED. I only made it…
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Is it possible to see an individual's profile, I thought i read that you press their photo! Unfortun
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Anyone going to the race this year?
Hey ladies! Is anyone going to the National Race to End Women's Cancer this year? It is in DC on Sunday, November 4 (which is daylight savings time BTW) I couldn't go last year but have already bought my airline ticket and hotel room. Here is the link: https://endwomenscancer.org/
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Hormone Replacement Therapy
I have to have a full hysterectomy in the next week or two. I’m 37 and not close to menopause. My doctor has told me that I’ll to begin hormone replacement therapy, both to ease symptoms and to replace what I will no longer produce. Does anyone have any experience with this? thank you!
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WBC Count as marker
My mother had a RadicalHysterectomy recently. For some years before this, her WBC count was shooting up and the doctors could never really figure out what that pointed to. In the last 3-4 years it went from around 6000-7000 to about 14000 a couple of months back. After the surgery, within a month I got her to do the tests…
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Got my final path report mmmt
Hi ladies got mu final path report today st 2 Grade 3 mmmt cervix involved nodes and omentum all neg.I have Focal ANGIOLYMPHATIC invasion Have any. Of you encountered this.? I still plan to start my chemo the week of 2/19. had hysr 1/19. does this mean it has already spread? Pleas help I need your expertise. Thanks so much
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Immunotherapy Side Effects
I don't know how many of us are on immunotherapy now that Lou Ann is gone, so I thought I'd post an update on my side effects in case anyone finds it useful. Reactions to immunotherapy are unpredictable; the FDA just approved it for us last year, so there's not much to compare it with whereas the [regrettable] effects of…
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MRI Results
I got my MRI results this week and am pleased to report that I'm no longer Stage IV uterine, or apparently any stage uterine at all. The retroperitoneal lymph node mets were killed off by the CyberKnife treatments I had in January and nothing new has come up, so I'm guardedly optimistic on that count. In other news, the…
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New research on birth control pills and ovarian cancer
Interesting recent article about ovarian cancer prevention by using birth control pills. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323199.phpy
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Question on neo adjuvant treatment on stage iv uspc
Hi all I posted last month on my mum's diagnosis of stage 4 uspc. She has done 2 chemos. Her ascities has dried up which is good. The plan was 3 chemos, then surgery for hysterectomy then last 3 chemo. Our medical oncologist (he is not a gynaecological oncologist) has actually said to do 6 chemos and then do surgery then…
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Just diagnosed.
I just received word that I have Grade 1 endometrioid carcinoma. My head is spinning. I’m terrified.