IF you don't mind me asking... How old is everyone

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  • Alexandra
    Alexandra Member Posts: 1,308
    #22
    I am 44
    I was diagnosed with metastatic OC two months ago. It also turned out that I am BRACA1 positive, which explains cancer at relatively early age.
    Best of luck to all of you ladies.
  • wlkdnose
    wlkdnose Member Posts: 45
    #23
    Alexandra said:

    I am 44
    I was diagnosed with metastatic OC two months ago. It also turned out that I am BRACA1 positive, which explains cancer at relatively early age.
    Best of luck to all of you ladies.

    29
    My sister was dx last year at 29 with OVCA
  • Sara2011
    Sara2011 Member Posts: 78 Member
    #24
    55 at Diagnosis
    I actually turned 56 a couple of days after my cancer surgery while still in the hospital. I can't believe it's getting close to a year since my surgery in August, 2011.
  • LoveButterflies
    LoveButterflies Member Posts: 74
    #25
    AnneBehymer said:

    same age
    Carmen we are the same age when is your birthday.

    Anne

    I'll be 48 on January 6th.
    I'll be 48 on January 6th. How about you?
  • dgalaxy
    dgalaxy Member Posts: 11
    #26
    wooh_girl said:

    I was 27 when I was
    I was 27 when I was diagnosed and will be 30 next month.

    dgalaxy, can I ask how you were followed all these years? My tumor was borderline to low grade at diagnosis, but it had micro-papillary features on the metastatic sites that put me at a higher risk for recurrence later on. Were you treated with chemo initially or just surgery? I'm so scared that I'm going to be blindsided with a recurrence someday.

    I just had a radical
    I just had a radical hysterectomy and my ca125 was checked yearly for 2 years. I changed doctors and didn't really realize this could come back. The doctor I had at time of surgery never told me it was cancer - he said it was pre-cancerous and could become cancerous. Surgery was all they did back then for borderline anyway. What I had a problem with wasthat I had wanted to have a family, and I no longer could. At the time I think I needed a more understanding doctor. THe doctor I went to was a great surgeon, but was not a very sympathetic person. He felt the surgery went well, and I should be happy to go on with my life. I, on the other hand, was a basket case. I was thrown into menapause, and was morning for the family I would never have. I couldn't even stand to be around babies for many years. On top of that, within six months of my surgery my thyroid became overactive, which also effects many functions in your body. I got the thyroid under control with medication. And over time, I accepted my situation and got on with life.

    I found a doctor who perscribed premarin, and took it for many years, not knowing it could contribute to a reoccurrance. All I knew was it helped me overcome the emotional roller coaster and stopped the hot flashes.

    I had one scan done about 10 years later when I was having pelvic pain, but nothing showed. My reoccurance is only in the lymph nodes and the lymph node at my superclavicle area is the one I felt that lead to the discovery of a reoccurance. You have to live your life and not let this bring you down. Just try living healthy, eat well, exercise, Follow up with your doctor's recommendation and listen to your body. It tells you when something is wrong. It's your job to make sure your doctors listen to you. Enjoy the years you have, and remember, none of us, healthy or ill, know how long we have on this earth. This may never return so don't let it get to you. If it does, deal with it then.
  • garden gal
    garden gal Member Posts: 212 Member
    #27
    Sara2011 said:

    55 at Diagnosis
    I actually turned 56 a couple of days after my cancer surgery while still in the hospital. I can't believe it's getting close to a year since my surgery in August, 2011.

    I'm 65 now
    I was told I have cancer one week after my 62 birthday. Kathy
  • kimberly sue 63
    kimberly sue 63 Member Posts: 421 Member
    #28
    48, it is young to be
    48, it is young to be diagnosed in your forties.
  • Susan53
    Susan53 Member Posts: 178
    #29
    56 when diagnosed
    I am 58 now and I am NED of ovarian, uterine and appendix cancers.
  • AnneBehymer
    AnneBehymer Member Posts: 738 Member
    #30
    LoveButterflies said:

    I'll be 48 on January 6th.
    I'll be 48 on January 6th. How about you?

    we are a year apart I will
    we are a year apart I will be 47 on October 28th
  • AnneBehymer
    AnneBehymer Member Posts: 738 Member
    #31
    Glad to be done said:

    Anne we are a year apart...
    Anne we are a year apart... My birthday is on October 20th

    which way am I younger or
    which way am I younger or older
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #32
    AnneBehymer said:

    we are a year apart I will
    we are a year apart I will be 47 on October 28th

    I will be 46 on october 20

    I will be 46 on october 20
  • childofthestars
    childofthestars Member Posts: 251 Member
    #33
    I was diagnosed with stage
    I was diagnosed with stage 11C aged 45, i'm also BRCA 1. I was diagnosed with breast CA @ 35!
  • khsherwood
    khsherwood Member Posts: 33 Member
    #34
    How old?
    I was 55 when I was diagnosed and I am 58 now. Very typical I guess. I am sorry for all of us who have had to deal with this disease, but most of all I am sorry for and shocked by those women who have had cancer at a very young age. Inside this middle aged body I am really only about 25 ( at least that's what I would like to be). Kelly
  • VictoriaSF
    VictoriaSF Member Posts: 165
    #35
    khsherwood said:

    How old?
    I was 55 when I was diagnosed and I am 58 now. Very typical I guess. I am sorry for all of us who have had to deal with this disease, but most of all I am sorry for and shocked by those women who have had cancer at a very young age. Inside this middle aged body I am really only about 25 ( at least that's what I would like to be). Kelly

    i was 44
    i was 44 at the time of diagnozes - ovca,stage 3c,
    i am also brca positive
    46 now - not inremission ,but cancer under control - not growing, no new spots

    Best
    Victoria
  • Kaleena
    Kaleena Member Posts: 2,088 Member
    #36
    45 years old
    I was 45 years old when I was diagnosed, although I had been seeking advice for problems since I was 44 years old. I wasn't diagnosed until after I had a hysterectomy then had to go back for staging surgery. Diagnosed as Grade 2, Stage iii/a endometrial adenocarcinoma. They found it both in the uterus and left ovary. However, they treated me as ovarian due to the fact that they couldn't determine origination.

    I am now 52 years old.

    Kathy
  • Ruffy7
    Ruffy7 Member Posts: 126
    #37
    Kaleena said:

    45 years old
    I was 45 years old when I was diagnosed, although I had been seeking advice for problems since I was 44 years old. I wasn't diagnosed until after I had a hysterectomy then had to go back for staging surgery. Diagnosed as Grade 2, Stage iii/a endometrial adenocarcinoma. They found it both in the uterus and left ovary. However, they treated me as ovarian due to the fact that they couldn't determine origination.

    I am now 52 years old.

    Kathy

    51 @ dx

    51 @ dx
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    #39
    Felicia_205 said:

    Im 22 was diagnosed at 19
    Im 22 was diagnosed at 19 but my symptoms started when I was 17

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  • Marnel
    Marnel Member Posts: 42
    #40
    unknown said:

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    51 at diagnosis
    clear cell 1c
  • AnneBehymer
    AnneBehymer Member Posts: 738 Member
    #41
    Glad to be done said:

    I will be 46 on october 20

    I will be 46 on october 20

    we are almost one year apart

    we are almost one year apart

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