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Tough weekend and then a small glimmer of hope at the end of a long tunnel
Ended up in the ER Saturday after having a night of sharp pain in my upper left chest. Started out like heartburn so I wasn't to concerned.But it kept getting worse with pain spreading from the front to my back into my shoulder and neck. That scaredme enough to decide to get it checked out. Why do these things always…
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Thinking about quitting chemo
After three chemo treatments, I'm thinking about quitting and taking my chances the surgery got the cancer. I'm Stage II UPSC and I know it's an aggressive cancer but I had two CT scans after surgery and they couldn't find any tumors. My doctor told me I had a 50/50 chance after surgery that he had gotten it. With chemo…
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Research news
(Reuters) - Drug developer Advaxis Inc said on Wednesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had lifted a clinical hold on three of its experimental cancer therapies, sending the company's shares up as much as 38 percent. The U.S. health regulator had in October put on hold mid-stage trials of the company's lead therapy,…
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Metastasis into lung area
I have a friend that also has uterine carcinoma we both live in the same town and it was just by chance my husband mentioned to her husband (they belong to the same club) what I had found out about my cancer and what treatment I was going to have to go through. So I called her and we talked about the two different drug…
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Anybody heard of this?
http://www.lifeextension.com/protocols/cancer/uterine-cancer/page-07 I don't think I've ever had a CTC blood test. My cancer hasn't metastized, as far as they know, but it looks like a positive update. Love, Eldri
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Surgery in the morning
going in for surgery tomorrow (Monday). Don't know what to expect. i will have an urologist and my gyne/onc there. It will be done robotically. I am first having my left ureter reimplantEd into my bladder to eliminate the stent. The urologist said I am too young to have the stent changed 4 times a year for the rest of my…
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"The Death of Cancer" by Vincent DeVita
Good day ladies. I came across this book review today and thought you all might be as interested as I was. I have read Siddhartha Mukherjee's "The Emperor of All Maladies" and might have to go and get this book. In any event it reinforced the fact, for me, to be your own advocate. I hope you enjoy this as well. The New…
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MRI with contrast
Hola, I was wondering if anyone is familiar with the side effects of contrast in the body. I am trying to avoid to have mamograms, bcause of the radiation, but now my doctor ordered an MRI with contrast. Any advice?
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Chemo #6 Done and Done!
Had the 6th and final round today. Yay! I have to say that I was almost as anxious about this round as the first. I was hoping I had kept my numbers up so there wouldn't be a delay, and I knew that many women don't make it through frontline without a delay. And I was anxious about having a reaction to the Taxol/Carbo as I…
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Chemo day #27
I believe this was #27. I am starting to loose count. My lab and Dr's appointments were later than usually and they just put in a new computer system that went online yesterday, SO we got home after dark . Good news was that my platelets were high enough to go ahead with chemo today, Hemoglobin was up from 8.4 to 9.3.…
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PET and CT Scans have been ordered
So, I went for my weekly blood test today. All is well. Counts are down as expected but I'm one of the lucky ones where I build back up nicely before the next chemo. I was told they have ordered my follow up scans. I'm not sure when it will be scheduled yet but most likely in the next week or so. I am now experiencing that…
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Receiving chemo now,
I'm in the infusion room at my hospital receiving my first chemo and I am having no problems, nothing, zilch. And I am so stress free that I'm eating a ham & cheese sandwich! I received a perk bag with a hand made blanket, and lots more in the bottom of the bag, so it really made my "opening debut more pleasant. And BEST…
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Just had biopsy yesterday - long family history...
Last year I had multiple CT scans for some upper abdominal pain/overactive gallbladder - all showed a Ovarian cyst measuring 1.9cm Transvaginal and Abdominal Ultrasound in Feb 2015 showed the following: Uterus measures 9.4 cm x 6 cm x 7.2 cm. Neutral position. Endometrial stripe is a little thickened at 1.6 cm. Probable…
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Half way done with chemo!!
I was just thinking tonight - I'm halfway done with chemo!!! Whoopie!! No Neulasta shot either so hopefully this will be a better week-after-chemo than last time. Love, Eldri
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My port is still infected - DRAT!!!
My infected port is STILL infected! The culture report done today came back as “LIGHT GROWTH PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; MODERATE GROWTH STAPHYLOCOCCUS, COAGULASE NEGATIVE.” I saw my PA and she went and got my gyno/oncologist to look at it. They both poked in there and you can actually see the port BUT there is less gunk…
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Sick and tired of being sick and tired!
I have been trying, for a WEEK, to get my Christmas decorations up. My husband and son have both been trying to help but they don't know where things go so, I have to, at least, be on hand to direct them. I work for 15-30 minutes and I'm beat!! I know I need the rest because of this dang port infection and chemo but I feel…
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Dietary Approaches to Fighting Cancer
GINGER I thought it might be helpful to have one thread for all of the research that has been completed looking at the impact of various foods and herbs on cancer cells. I am going to start with the article below and then take my time going through all the posts and move the food-related ones here. By clearly marking this…
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cancer treatmetnt controversy: alternative medicine vs. chemo
Ladies, are your following the controversy sparked by Suzanne Somers? She has been on Larry King and other shows recently plugging alternative treatments to cancer and disparaging chemo and the medical community in the US. I think we should look at alternative treatments and integrate these with standard treatments. Let's…
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Change in diagnosis and question
Had surgery 3 weeks ago. I learned from my pathology report that instead of UPSC, my cancer is carcinosarcoma. Report says: "CARCINOSARCOMA (5.5 cm) consisting of serous carcinoma and a spindle cell mesenchymal component in a polypoid mass." From what I've learned online this is definitely not a better diagnosis than UPSC.…
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Teeth issues
I don't know if any of you have had any issues, but let me know what you think. I NEVER had issues with my teeth. A cavity was rare and no problems. Starting in Aug I had a cracked tooth with a cavity. Filled the cavity, still had pain and the dentist said you might need a root canal. Endodontist said yes you need a root…
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To eat or not to eat before chemo. 1st chemo coming up
I have my chemo instructions, what to take when. Instructions said to take oral steroid pills with evening meal and then again with breakfast. Obviously, I'm not real keen on eating before chemo, probably not even during chemo. Do oral steroids and claritin upset your stomach if you don't eat? Although you can't tell that…
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Another with USPC
I was diagnosed with IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma) in May 2015. I had a masectomy of the left breast with immediate tissue expander and Alloderm placement. After many, many, many infections and other trials the tissue expander was removed in late August. I began hormonal treatment with Tamoxifin in late July. I saw my…
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Infected port
I noticed last night I had some leaking from my port site. When I woke up from my nap this afternoon the front of my blouse was wet there too. Tonight when we got back to our Green Bay house I looked at it and when I just gently touched it, puss poured out of it! It's not red and my temp is 99. I called my doctor and she…
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When are you a year NED?
Is it after the surgery, or after the treatment is finished or some other date entirely? I don't think I have ever heard any information on this topic. Thanks for any help you can offer. Michaelynn
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Clinical trial update
So we met with the team to review my scans today. The tumors are considered stable, no new growth, no shrinkage nor new tissue. The surprise was that the scan revealed lesion in my abdominal muscle by my spleen. They are hoping that this is either a pocket of blood or possibly other fluid related to surgeries. It appears…
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Happy Birthday Abbycat!!!
Wish you health,health, health!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The best of luck, happyness and great celebration!
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Good news
NY state has added women's below the belt cancers to the charitable donations you can check off on our income tax forms. We are getting there!
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Sending comforting vibes And wishes for showers of blessings to Lilly-Anne.
Lilly-Anne , my sister I hope all went as you wished with surgery. I understand the silence but it is still deafening. Rapid healing for your pained body, renewed courage and plenty NED blessings is my wish for you this day. I wish to hear that you have weathered the storm soon. You are in my thoughts and in the thoughts…
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To keep ovaries or not - new endo cancer, grade 1
Hello. I'm a newly diagnosed uterine cancer (endo adenocarcinoma, squamous differentiation). I've gone to two gyn oncologists and both offer slightly different options. Both encouraged me to test for Lynch because I got this way too young (40) and I don't "fit" the typical case. But one felt he could possibly use the…
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A little more good news, and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Ladies, thought I would check in and let you know that I had my most recent infusion of Avastin on Friday and my CA125 had dropped again to 14 (it was at 53 before I started the Avastin). I am feeling so grateful going into Thanksgiving and wanted to share that with all of you. My daughter recently pointed out that it is…