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Thanks for the post. Your story gives me hope. I was dx July stage 3C an I am receiving Carboplatin IP and Taxol IV. My treatment plan is a bit different than others I've read in that I receive Taxol every week for 18 weeks and Carboplatin every 3 weeks. I am wondering if your treatment plan is the same? I am hoping/praying in several months I can copy your post and call it mine! I am so glad that you have fared well; it is what all of us OVCA warriors pray for every day. Sending you and all fellow OVCA fighters positive thoughts and a big thank you to all the ladies before me who entered clinic trials to pave the way for new/improved treatments.
Life Is Good, Never Give Up!
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Affitude is so powerful.....MK_4Dani said:Thanks For The Post
Thanks for the post. Your story gives me hope. I was dx July stage 3C an I am receiving Carboplatin IP and Taxol IV. My treatment plan is a bit different than others I've read in that I receive Taxol every week for 18 weeks and Carboplatin every 3 weeks. I am wondering if your treatment plan is the same? I am hoping/praying in several months I can copy your post and call it mine! I am so glad that you have fared well; it is what all of us OVCA warriors pray for every day. Sending you and all fellow OVCA fighters positive thoughts and a big thank you to all the ladies before me who entered clinic trials to pave the way for new/improved treatments.
Life Is Good, Never Give Up!
MK
MK...thanks for your kind words. I have found- for me- that the attitude I hold is every bit important as the treatments I get. Some days are a struggle, but I have to believe all will be good...whatever happens. I had the Carboplatin in my first treatment-IV. Then every 21 days I have the Taxol IV one day, Cisplatin IP the next day & 8 days after those Taxol IP. I had a complete hysterectomy on June 12 & started chemo om July 8th. It is very aggressive I'm told, but I had a mass in the peritoneal cavity & acites. When first dx (because of the extreme bloating) they took out almost 7 liters of fluid...I truly looked like I was 7 mo. pregnant! I do not know how long I had had the ovarian cancer, as the bloating started becoming evident about mid- to late April. I had been living under unbelievable stress from 2003-till almost the present & I have no doubt that stress played a big part in my health problems, coupled with genetics. My husband had been diabetic for 20+ yrs & subsequently died in 2007 from many complications. We had just moved from NY to Florida 8 mo. before he passed. I was his caregiver from '03-'07 & no doubt about it...I did not take care of myself. since he has passed I have lost 2 jobs due to the economy- 1 before I was DX & the other one 3 weeks after my surgery(great timing- I know!). Life definitely has not been kind, but as I said....I have to believe. I do know that when I do have a down day, I definitely do not feel well that day. When I first came onto this site, I found that many of the women here have endured so much more than I had, but they have all been helpful, insightful & kind. I pray you will rise above this villian also!! They have come so far & hopefully someday soon my daughter & her daughters will not have to fight this fight. Please check in from time to time & let me know how u are doing... I believe we can beat this round!! (I just pray my PET/CT is good in a few weeks!)...and you are right...Giving up is not an alternative!! Be as well as u can...Beth0
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