Had sugery for ovca Oct. 8th 2009 stage 3 completed my chemo. cat scan was clear CA125 10on April 8

oska
oska Member Posts: 36
edited March 2014 in Ovarian Cancer #1
I am still getting a lot of abdominal discomfort feel really sore inside,any one else had this problem? On a lighter note this is for Tina, I am from Nottingham. I have been living in the USA 21 years still miss Nottm. Love to all oska

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  • nancy591
    nancy591 Member Posts: 1,027 Member
    #2
    YES!
    and I worried myself sick over it. The chemotherapy is very hard on the digestive system. What chemo were you on and when did you finish? My digestive system is still a mess.

    Congrats on completing your chemo and a great end of treatment ca125!
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #3
    nancy591 said:

    YES!
    and I worried myself sick over it. The chemotherapy is very hard on the digestive system. What chemo were you on and when did you finish? My digestive system is still a mess.

    Congrats on completing your chemo and a great end of treatment ca125!

    pain
    Hi Nancy thanks for replying I had caboplatin and taxol 6 treatments at 3 week intervals, soreness is in my pelvic area, wish I could take a more relaxed attitude about it,I mean so much chemo is bound to affect us a lot. Love Oska
  • nancy591
    nancy591 Member Posts: 1,027 Member
    #4
    oska said:

    pain
    Hi Nancy thanks for replying I had caboplatin and taxol 6 treatments at 3 week intervals, soreness is in my pelvic area, wish I could take a more relaxed attitude about it,I mean so much chemo is bound to affect us a lot. Love Oska

    of course...
    Of course if it gets worse contact your doctor. But I truly worried, and still do, about digestive pain. It's easy for me to tell you to relax but I should follow my own advice!!
  • Tina Brown
    Tina Brown Member Posts: 1,036 Member
    #5
    Hi Oska
    Sorry we had to meet here but welcome. I am sorry that you are still in pain and discomfort after surgery but it is good news about your CA125. Maybe the pain is the scar tissue?

    Where in Nottingham did you live?

    Take care Tina x
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #6
    Tina Brown said:

    Hi Oska
    Sorry we had to meet here but welcome. I am sorry that you are still in pain and discomfort after surgery but it is good news about your CA125. Maybe the pain is the scar tissue?

    Where in Nottingham did you live?

    Take care Tina x

    Nottingham
    Good morning Tina, as a girl I lived in Long Eaton when I got married we lived in Sawley, Our last place was a flat in Mapperley Park. Love Oska .PS would love to go shopping again at the Victoria Center I just love that clock.
  • lindaprocopio
    lindaprocopio Member Posts: 1,980
    #7
    oska said:

    Nottingham
    Good morning Tina, as a girl I lived in Long Eaton when I got married we lived in Sawley, Our last place was a flat in Mapperley Park. Love Oska .PS would love to go shopping again at the Victoria Center I just love that clock.

    Does it feel like you did too many sit-ups yesterday?
    That's the way I always described the pain I felt in my torso; it felt just like I'd been to the gym and did too many abdominal exercises, even though I wasn't exercising at ALL. I ached from just under my ribs down to about my navel all the time. Throughout my chemo I brought it up faithfully to each oncologist, PA, oncology nurse, anyone that would listen. They all reassured me that pain in the torso is the most common complaint of chemo, and nothing to worry about. They said that the chemo is killing fast-growing cells, and unfortunately there are many fast-growing cells in the digestive track. And you know, now that I am 3 months into this 2nd remission and out of chemo, I believe them! The constant torso pain is GONE and it WASN'T the cancer progression I was so afraid it was. So try not to worry. Ask about it when you see your oncologist, but try not to worry. I feel silly now for how much I worred about it! (((hugs)))
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #8
    lindaprocopio said:

    Does it feel like you did too many sit-ups yesterday?
    That's the way I always described the pain I felt in my torso; it felt just like I'd been to the gym and did too many abdominal exercises, even though I wasn't exercising at ALL. I ached from just under my ribs down to about my navel all the time. Throughout my chemo I brought it up faithfully to each oncologist, PA, oncology nurse, anyone that would listen. They all reassured me that pain in the torso is the most common complaint of chemo, and nothing to worry about. They said that the chemo is killing fast-growing cells, and unfortunately there are many fast-growing cells in the digestive track. And you know, now that I am 3 months into this 2nd remission and out of chemo, I believe them! The constant torso pain is GONE and it WASN'T the cancer progression I was so afraid it was. So try not to worry. Ask about it when you see your oncologist, but try not to worry. I feel silly now for how much I worred about it! (((hugs)))

    Pain
    Thankyou for your encouraging email my promlem is more like pelvic and bladder discomfort,Iguess the chemo is not picky which areas it zaps in on to. Thankyou I will try not to worry, do you think we will ever get out into the real world again? Love Oska
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #9
    lindaprocopio said:

    Does it feel like you did too many sit-ups yesterday?
    That's the way I always described the pain I felt in my torso; it felt just like I'd been to the gym and did too many abdominal exercises, even though I wasn't exercising at ALL. I ached from just under my ribs down to about my navel all the time. Throughout my chemo I brought it up faithfully to each oncologist, PA, oncology nurse, anyone that would listen. They all reassured me that pain in the torso is the most common complaint of chemo, and nothing to worry about. They said that the chemo is killing fast-growing cells, and unfortunately there are many fast-growing cells in the digestive track. And you know, now that I am 3 months into this 2nd remission and out of chemo, I believe them! The constant torso pain is GONE and it WASN'T the cancer progression I was so afraid it was. So try not to worry. Ask about it when you see your oncologist, but try not to worry. I feel silly now for how much I worred about it! (((hugs)))

    Pain
    Thankyou for your encouraging email my promlem is more like pelvic and bladder discomfort,Iguess the chemo is not picky which areas it zaps in on to. Thankyou I will try not to worry, do you think we will ever get out into the real world again? Love Oska
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #10
    lindaprocopio said:

    Does it feel like you did too many sit-ups yesterday?
    That's the way I always described the pain I felt in my torso; it felt just like I'd been to the gym and did too many abdominal exercises, even though I wasn't exercising at ALL. I ached from just under my ribs down to about my navel all the time. Throughout my chemo I brought it up faithfully to each oncologist, PA, oncology nurse, anyone that would listen. They all reassured me that pain in the torso is the most common complaint of chemo, and nothing to worry about. They said that the chemo is killing fast-growing cells, and unfortunately there are many fast-growing cells in the digestive track. And you know, now that I am 3 months into this 2nd remission and out of chemo, I believe them! The constant torso pain is GONE and it WASN'T the cancer progression I was so afraid it was. So try not to worry. Ask about it when you see your oncologist, but try not to worry. I feel silly now for how much I worred about it! (((hugs)))

    Pain
    Thankyou for your encouraging email my promlem is more like pelvic and bladder discomfort,Iguess the chemo is not picky which areas it zaps in on to. Thankyou I will try not to worry, do you think we will ever get out into the real world again? Love Oska
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #11
    lindaprocopio said:

    Does it feel like you did too many sit-ups yesterday?
    That's the way I always described the pain I felt in my torso; it felt just like I'd been to the gym and did too many abdominal exercises, even though I wasn't exercising at ALL. I ached from just under my ribs down to about my navel all the time. Throughout my chemo I brought it up faithfully to each oncologist, PA, oncology nurse, anyone that would listen. They all reassured me that pain in the torso is the most common complaint of chemo, and nothing to worry about. They said that the chemo is killing fast-growing cells, and unfortunately there are many fast-growing cells in the digestive track. And you know, now that I am 3 months into this 2nd remission and out of chemo, I believe them! The constant torso pain is GONE and it WASN'T the cancer progression I was so afraid it was. So try not to worry. Ask about it when you see your oncologist, but try not to worry. I feel silly now for how much I worred about it! (((hugs)))

    Pain
    Thankyou for your encouraging email my promlem is more like pelvic and bladder discomfort,Iguess the chemo is not picky which areas it zaps in on to. Thankyou I will try not to worry, do you think we will ever get out into the real world again? Love Oska
  • oska
    oska Member Posts: 36
    #12
    oska said:

    Pain
    Thankyou for your encouraging email my promlem is more like pelvic and bladder discomfort,Iguess the chemo is not picky which areas it zaps in on to. Thankyou I will try not to worry, do you think we will ever get out into the real world again? Love Oska

    sorry
    oops!!! my computer seemed stuck.Love Oska

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