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Need a name for my team for the National Race to End Women's Cancer
So my son, his girlfriend and I are ready to sign up for the walk but we just need a catchy name for our team. I know you all are a bunch of very creative ladies! Any suggestions?
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New diagnosis UPSC - Please help
Dear all, I am writing on behalf of my mother Belinda. She was recently diagnosed with Level 3C UPSC. She is in her early 50's, presented NO symptoms and was diagnosed just a month ago with this terrible decease. We are from the Dominican Republic, and we've been in Miami for this whole procedure. She is just one week…
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Daylady from the fire zone...
Hi Ladies! I have not been checking in too much lately but it is a little crazy here! I live in Sonoma County so for the last week it has felt a little like living through Armagedon. We have been safe, but my daughter's inlaws were evacuated and are living with her and her husband right now. We all feel like last night…
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WooHoo 1 year today!
Today 1 year ago I ran the bell!!! Each 3 month check has resulted in, "everything looks good". I continue to visit my Naturopath and do all kinds of self care. I had a small setback when I had my heart procedure in June but I am slowly recovering from that as well. I don't have the kind of energy and stamina that many of…
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Update on 9/8/17 PET-CT Scan
Good news! I was able to see the radiology report of my PET-CT scan from Friday, 9/8/17 and it shows that the mass in my chest remains stable so all indications are still pointing to it being a benign thymic-rebound. My appointment with the gyn-onc is in a week so I'll learn if my port can be removed at that time. I'll…
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New to board and need support
Hi everyone out there, I am new to the board and have been so scared and stressed- I have my first scan on Friday to see if my chemo treatments are working. On July 3 I found out I have cancer. From then on it's beem a whirlwind. I have uterine cancer with mets in my lungs, While looking at my first scan, there were over…
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Two years ago today I had my hysterectomy
It's two years ago today that I had my hysterectomy. My oncologists/gynecologist thought he got it all so I consider myself to have No Evidence of Disease from that day forward. He did not remove any lymph nodes since he did not see any that looked suspicious. I had chemo as a preventative since I had UPSC but he did not…
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Need guidance on adjuvant therapy
Hello everyone, I am 44 years old. Always had very regular periods. One natural childbirth. Always knew that I had two fibroids but thought they would resolve themselves once I am in menopause. In May, when I visited my gynecologist due to abnormal bleeding, I had a hysteroscopy where some polyps were found and removed.…
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Possible bladder cancer now?
I was successfully treated August 14 for Stage 1, Grade 1 uterine cancer. I had felt pretty great after the surgery and was ready to move on with life. The only thing that slightly bothered me was that no lymph nodes were taken because I am quite obese, and the doctor couldn't visualize the nodes. Before my surgery I was…
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There is always hope
Today I saw my Medical oncologist to discuss and make plans. The only tumor that is growing is the one in my chest, so,that can be treated with radiation, and since Keytruda is keeping the other two stable, we can go back to using that again when radiation is finished. My oncologist was able to get me in to,see the…
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If I have a recurrence within first year - will it continue to recur?
I appear to finally have an answer to the vaginal bleeding I have been experiencing for the past 7 or 8 months. Just 6 months after a TAH/BSO I started to spot/bleed and the oncologist has been unable to find what is causing the bleeding. Finally they have identified 2 masses at the vaginal cuff - believed to be a…
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2 month update on my mom
Hello - It has been a while since my last update about...about 2 months ago. In this time, my mom's new oncologist performed many tests to determine the right course of treatment for her. About a month ago, she began doxorubicin and has been tolerating the chemo pretty well. She is now 2 cycles in, and she will have a scan…
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From IVb UPSC to NED (Hey, that rhymes!)
I had very good news today. I've gone from stage IVb UPSC to NED again (my second time over the course of 7 years). Nothing was found wrong with me in my PET scan from last Friday. I haven't gotten my CA-125 results yet because the labs were drawn just before my appointment and they take a little longer than my other labs.…
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Paranoia Question
I'm halfway through my radiation. Today they did the scan they always do before the radiation and I waited at least 15 minutes before they went ahead with the radiation. Afterwards the tech told me there was a bubble they had to check out, that I was fine. A tech wouldn't tell me I wasn't fine. The dr. would do that after…
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Recent diag carcinosarcoma (mmmt).
On 8/17/17 I was diagnosed with uterine cancer after a visit to the emergency room. I am since 2 weeks post op for a full hysterectomy (56 yo) and am scheduled to begin chemo treatments 9/28. This has all happened so quickly that I have barely had a chance to comprehend any of it! I now understand that the pathology…
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The waiting game never gets easier
The last two weeks have not been the easiest. Two weeks Tuesday I ended up in the ER with severe chest pain on my left side. After many tests for a heart problem, they sent me for a CT scan to rule out a blood clot. That came back with the news that a tumor that I have had beneath my breastbone for quite awhile and that…
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New here-Need some guidance
Hi :) I am 30 years old and for a while now I have been having a lot of gynological issues. For starters, My periods have ALWAYS been abnormal and I suffer from PCOS. Im also overweight which doesn't help anything at all. For the past 6 months or so I have had abnormal bleeing such as having a period only to have it stop…
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Home after robotic surgery at MSK- NOW THE DREADED WAIT
I went in for my surgery this past friday. The surgery was done robotically at MSK in NYC. The hospital & all it's workers are AMAZING! I went home Saturday feeling very sore. Sunday I felt a bit better- my husband and I went for a walk around the block & went out for brunch. Well, here it is Monday morning - hubby at work…
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Final chemo today
Yay for me. Chemo #6 of 6 was completed this morning. Radiation will begin in 4 or 5 weeks.
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lst Chemo
Tomorrow I go for my lst chemo. So many emotions, just want to get it over with. Thank you for ALL your support and feedback. All of you have given me the needed courage. Sandra
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Results of Oncologist Appointment Today
I discussed a number of things with my oncologist today. I asked him if there is a limit to the number of times I would be able to have chemo in the future should my cancer return. He said there isn't. He said he's had patients who haven't been able to handle a second regimen, yet others who have had chemo 8-10 times. It…
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Chemo completed yesterday
I had my last round of chemo yesterday for the recurrence I had of my UPSC this year. I originally had stage IVb and was treated for that in 2010 with surgery and 6 rounds of Carboplatin and Taxol. This year's recurrence found the cancer had wrapped itself around the ascending colon and it was in the paracolic gutter and…
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Me outside cancer
Every loss of every dear sister makes me hunger for what their lives were before cancer. The loss of our dear Becca has amplified this. I realize this forum is public so we are somewhat guarded in our true identity but I'm challenging those of us that want to share a little bit of ourselves outside of cancer in this new…
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How do you care for a bald head?
I started losing my hair 15 days after my first treatment of taxol/carbo so had it shaved down to nubs lol . I had my 2nd treatment and 15 days after it most of my hair has come out, except for patches in the back. I have small red bumps and my Dr. prescribed mupirocin, which seems to be helping. I am using Johnson baby…
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beccabtown
I've been in touch with Becca's sister and I have sad news. Becca passed away yesterday morning with her dad and sister at her side. Rachel, her sister, wanted me to share the news here and wanted to make sure that we all know how much Becca valued our kindness and support. Memorial arrangements are pending, but I will…
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Metformin- cancer benefits on one page
Ladies, Since some of you are asking me to post my list on the benefits of metformin. Below is a list of 13 ways that metformin targets cancer. There are other many other processes involved but I'll start with some of the basics. Most people are aware of metformin as the leading diabetes drug in the world. It was first…
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surviving ??
Hi I am new to this site. I was diagnosised with stage 3 uterine cancer on 8/2/16, but no lymph involvment. I had a hysterectomy, chemo and radiation. In Febuary, I had a para aortic lymph node involved which shrank with Taxol but then started growing again. I am now on Doxal. I had a PET on Monday and get results…
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Cancer Across the Pond, Con't
Hey Ladies, I am home again after my 7th trip to Germany in 7 months (one more to go, then break for awhile, probably til the end of the year). While I was there, they completed the 4th chemoembolization of a 4 treatment plan (once a month for four months), and then two days later went in and did laser ablation on the…
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Avastin/Taxol
After what was clearly losing ground all summer, my onc is putting me on this Avastin/Taxol regimen for what he calls a "complete remission". But, I have a very large tumor on my neck and several suspicious spots, including the lung and thyroid. To complicate things, he is switching positions from one hospital to another,…
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My journey began 12 years ago
Well, on September 13, 2005, at age 45, I went in for what I was told a "Routine Hysterectomy", and now here I am (gratefully) twelvie years later after being diagnosed with Stage 3a Grade 2 Edometrial Adenocarcinoma way back then. What a roller coaster! I could rant on about all the issues I have had throughout these…