Looking for Stage II Ovarian Cancer Survivors

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  • Hissy_Fitz
    Hissy_Fitz Member Posts: 1,834
    #82
    lovesanimals said:

    Stage 2b
    Hello Ladies,
    I'm new to the discussion boards but have been lurking for a while and know that you share good information and provide wonderful support to each other. I was diagnosted almost one year ago, September 16, 2010, with Stage 2b ovarian cancer. I had surgery in October and my gyn/oncology surgeon removed my ovaries, uterus, tubes, cervix, omentum and about a foot of colon because my tumor had attached itself there. I had six rounds of chemo (carbo/taxol) between December 2010 and the end of March 2011. Prior to surgery, my CA 125 was at 2800+. After surgery and before the start of chemo, my CA 125 dropped all the way to 7. During chemo, the number was as low as 5. Since my completion of chemo in March, I've had two follow-up visits with my oncologist and my CA 125 was at 7 with my last blood test in August. I had a six-month follow-up check-up with my surgeon at the end of May with a pelvic exam and everything looked good. I've not had any re-occurances (knock on wood!) and am enjoying and appreciating every day.
    Kelly

    Shaz....this is a really old
    Shaz....this is a really old thread. Not many of the people who initially responded are still on the board. Paula and a couple of the others are still around, but I don't think any of them have clear cell.


    There is a woman in my real life support group who was diagnosed with clear cell OVCA years and years ago. She was stage II and has never had a recurrence.

    Carlene
  • cancer survivor x 4
    cancer survivor x 4 Member Posts: 177
    #83
    Hissy_Fitz said:

    Shaz....this is a really old
    Shaz....this is a really old thread. Not many of the people who initially responded are still on the board. Paula and a couple of the others are still around, but I don't think any of them have clear cell.


    There is a woman in my real life support group who was diagnosed with clear cell OVCA years and years ago. She was stage II and has never had a recurrence.

    Carlene

    Stage 2
    Thanks, Carlene, that is very encouraging, since I will be approaching the 3 year mark soon. Some of these girls did have clear cell, including me. As you know, I am in nursing school, I am making it, but it is killing me. Luv Ya, Paula
  • devina
    devina Member Posts: 1
    #84
    cancer survivor x 4 said:

    Stage 2
    Thanks, Carlene, that is very encouraging, since I will be approaching the 3 year mark soon. Some of these girls did have clear cell, including me. As you know, I am in nursing school, I am making it, but it is killing me. Luv Ya, Paula

    Cryotherapy
    Hi, everyone. I just read about cryotherapy in google. Have you ever know this methode ? What do you think about that ?
    It applies nitrogen or argon gas at extremely cold temperatures to destroy diseased tissue. Cryoablation causes cell structure damage and cell membrane obstruction; it also causes imbalance of electrolysis in and out of the cells and osmosis pressure as well as protein denaturation, in this way Cancerous cells are destroyed.
  • mahiserodt
    mahiserodt Member Posts: 1
    #85
    Stage II survivor

    Paula,

    Hope you are doing well.  I was diagnosed on June 1, 2010 with Stage 2A, grade 3 ovarian cancer, and I carry a BRCA1 gene mutation.  I don't know why it took me so long to find this discussion board, but I'm glad I did.  I haven't had a recurrence, but constantly worry about it.  It's comforting to hear the stories of other stage II survivors.  My doctor told me that it is rare to catch OC at stage II, so not as much data on stage II survivors.  I had preventive bi-lateral mastectomy in Sept. 2012 so that I would have one less cancer to worry about.  Better to focus my energy on staying healthy.  Thanks for your post.  Seeing all the responses from stage II survivors proves that there is hope.

     

    Mary Ann

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