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  • kimberly sue 63
    kimberly sue 63 Member Posts: 421 Member
    #22
    lllc --Involvement of both
    lllc --Involvement of both ovaries, one fallopian tube, omentum lesions, no lymph node involvement or any other organ involvement.

    I find it interesting how everyone describes their staging. Here is what I have learned about staging.

    Stage I: Cancer cells are found in one or both ovaries. Cancer cells may be found on the surface of the ovaries or in fluid collected from the abdomen.


    Stage II: Cancer cells have spread from one or both ovaries to other tissues in the pelvis. Cancer cells are found on the fallopian tubes, the uterus, or other tissues in the pelvis. Cancer cells may be found in fluid collected from the abdomen.


    Stage III: Cancer cells have spread to tissues outside the pelvis or to the regional lymph nodes. Cancer cells may be found on the outside of the liver.


    Stage IV: Cancer cells have spread to tissues outside the abdomen and pelvis. Cancer cells may be found inside the liver, in the lungs, or in other organs.
  • Marnel
    Marnel Member Posts: 42
    #23
    1C Clear Cell
    dx in March 2012, started chemo in April and finished the end of July! Waiting for my eyebrows to return (I've missed them the most)!
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #24
    Marnel said:

    1C Clear Cell
    dx in March 2012, started chemo in April and finished the end of July! Waiting for my eyebrows to return (I've missed them the most)!

    Mamael - you and I were
    Mamael - you and I were right behind each other. I started the end of February 12 and ended the end of June. What did you have? Mine was Cisplaltin/Taxol and I did Taxol twice in a cycle. After a month everything started growing. Eyebrows were the first thing I noticed. Now they re in full and I touch them up a little with color because they are light. Eyelashes are great. Looking good after about two weeks of them sprouting I could wear mascara again. They are thicker and better now than they were before cancer. Everyone said they can come in thicker and longer. Always wanted long lashes... My hair on my head is coming in quickly. My hairdresser suggested taking a folic acid vitamin to make it grow faster and doc approved the start when chemo ended so I have been taking that. Of course legs and arm pits too. lol.

    2Tim - At least you have some pepper. I look like a dang Q-tip. LMAO.
  • 2timothy1 7
    2timothy1 7 Member Posts: 345
    #25
    Glad to be done said:

    Mamael - you and I were
    Mamael - you and I were right behind each other. I started the end of February 12 and ended the end of June. What did you have? Mine was Cisplaltin/Taxol and I did Taxol twice in a cycle. After a month everything started growing. Eyebrows were the first thing I noticed. Now they re in full and I touch them up a little with color because they are light. Eyelashes are great. Looking good after about two weeks of them sprouting I could wear mascara again. They are thicker and better now than they were before cancer. Everyone said they can come in thicker and longer. Always wanted long lashes... My hair on my head is coming in quickly. My hairdresser suggested taking a folic acid vitamin to make it grow faster and doc approved the start when chemo ended so I have been taking that. Of course legs and arm pits too. lol.

    2Tim - At least you have some pepper. I look like a dang Q-tip. LMAO.

    Q-tip
    I like that analogy. What does LMAO. Since you teach & are around children a lot you probably are up on all those abbreviations. I used to think LOL meant "lots of love". Found out the hard way it does not. Responded to an email from lady who had lost a loved one with "LOL Shawnna" as I was signing off.
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #26
    2timothy1 7 said:

    Q-tip
    I like that analogy. What does LMAO. Since you teach & are around children a lot you probably are up on all those abbreviations. I used to think LOL meant "lots of love". Found out the hard way it does not. Responded to an email from lady who had lost a loved one with "LOL Shawnna" as I was signing off.

    Shawna yeah that probably
    Shawna yeah that probably did not make that person happy but it did make me laugh. LMAO is short for Laugh my **** off.... which I am doing thinking about the look on that poor persons face when she read your email.

    Eileen
  • Seraph98
    Seraph98 Member Posts: 5
    #27
    New Here...
    I had my surgery May 7. Originally they called it 1B but after tests I was upgraded to a 2C. Prior to surgery my CA 125 was 47, after surgery it bounced up to 485, it's been coming down by half after each round. I am about to start round 5. Round 4 was a nightmare with me being hospitalized with a random fever for 3 days. I'm hoping for another lower CA 125 and a better time with Round 5.
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #28
    Seraph98 said:

    New Here...
    I had my surgery May 7. Originally they called it 1B but after tests I was upgraded to a 2C. Prior to surgery my CA 125 was 47, after surgery it bounced up to 485, it's been coming down by half after each round. I am about to start round 5. Round 4 was a nightmare with me being hospitalized with a random fever for 3 days. I'm hoping for another lower CA 125 and a better time with Round 5.

    Welcome Seraph. My doctor
    Welcome Seraph. My doctor told me after my surgery it probably would have gone up to. She said anytime the abdomen is bothered by something (even a uti) it could affect the number. I expected mine to be up too when I started chemo. Surprisingly it wasn't. It went fro high 200's down to 19 and now at 10 after chemo.... Good luck with round 5 and I hope the number keeps dropping.
  • Susan53
    Susan53 Member Posts: 178
    #29
    Wow mine is complicated
    My first path. report after D&C and Laproscopic read right ovary bagged and removed, incased in tumor uterus was biopsied and right ovary and uterus were both Endometriod adenocarcinoma. Did not list grades but would have been a 3 if one had spread to the other. After my MOAS the path. report read Uterine stage 1 grade 2 Endometriod adenocarcinoma. I was a stage 1 grade 3 for the ovarian cancer and it was called Endometriod adenocarcinoma. I was also diagnosed with appendix cancers adenocarcinoma stage 1 grade 3 and goblet cell type (carcinoid) stage 1 grade 3 very aggressive type. My symptoms were mild and I was blessed that all 4 types of cancer were stage 1 with different grades. My CA125 was a 7 and had not raised at all with 4 different cancers. I can't use the CA 125 blood test as a marker. I can only go by how I feel and ct scans or a pet scan. I was diagnosed 8-9-10 and was considered NED late Feb. 2011 so I have enjoyed about 1-1/2 years with NED. I can sport my teal ribbon and my peach ribbon and the appendix has no color that I can find so I go with purple for all cancers. Sharon Hugs
  • driccia
    driccia Member Posts: 3
    #30
    1C -I was diagnosed in
    1C -I was diagnosed in November of 2003 at age 44 CA125 was 875 before surgery. Was in remission for four years. It came back in 2007 had 4 recurrences since. Just had a CT Scan and CA125 is again on the rise. Boy oh boy how I hate the OC.
  • dgalaxy
    dgalaxy Member Posts: 11
    #31
    AnneBehymer said:

    stage 4
    Anne

    stage 4

    Anne

    Stage 4 - Anne your not alone on stage
    I'm stage 4 as well. I have a reoccurance in the lymph nodes of my chest and neck. Mine is a grade 1 (low grade). I believe you have a more aggressive grade though.
  • Susan53
    Susan53 Member Posts: 178
    #32
    driccia said:

    1C -I was diagnosed in
    1C -I was diagnosed in November of 2003 at age 44 CA125 was 875 before surgery. Was in remission for four years. It came back in 2007 had 4 recurrences since. Just had a CT Scan and CA125 is again on the rise. Boy oh boy how I hate the OC.

    Driccia
    What type of cancer was your ovarian cancer. mine was adenocarcinoma. Did you have chemo after your first surgery? I do understand how you hate the OC. I am with you on that one.
  • Kimmyanne
    Kimmyanne Member Posts: 21
    #33
    Stage 3c
    Kim

    Stage 3c
    Kim
  • AnneBehymer
    AnneBehymer Member Posts: 738 Member
    #34
    dgalaxy said:

    Stage 4 - Anne your not alone on stage
    I'm stage 4 as well. I have a reoccurance in the lymph nodes of my chest and neck. Mine is a grade 1 (low grade). I believe you have a more aggressive grade though.

    I believe I have a very
    I believe I have a very aggressive one also it seems to be moving fast I am just asking the Lord to slow it down and find a chemo that works I am fourty six and not ready to go yet

    Love, Hugs, and Prayers
    Anne
  • dgalaxy
    dgalaxy Member Posts: 11
    #35
    AnneBehymer said:

    I believe I have a very
    I believe I have a very aggressive one also it seems to be moving fast I am just asking the Lord to slow it down and find a chemo that works I am fourty six and not ready to go yet

    Love, Hugs, and Prayers
    Anne

    I hope they find a chemo that works for you also.
    I was 49 when I was diagnoised with this re-occurance. The original disease occurred when I was 24. I'm hoping that indicates just how slow growing mine is, although chemo is not going to put me in remission I have other options that may help.
  • zinaida
    zinaida Member Posts: 221
    #36
    Kimmyanne said:

    Stage 3c
    Kim

    Stage 3c
    Kim

    Stage 2C ; d-s 2007. :)

    Stage 2C ; d-s 2007. :)
  • shellyanne
    shellyanne Member Posts: 4
    #37
    2timothy1 7 said:

    Q-tip
    I like that analogy. What does LMAO. Since you teach & are around children a lot you probably are up on all those abbreviations. I used to think LOL meant "lots of love". Found out the hard way it does not. Responded to an email from lady who had lost a loved one with "LOL Shawnna" as I was signing off.

    lmao
    lmao is laugh my **** off .
  • ptharp
    ptharp Member Posts: 190
    #38
    I am a little late on the
    I am a little late on the conversation. I was diagnosed with Stage IIIc. My tumor was encapsulated; however, there was this one lone lymphnode that had cancer in it next to the tumor that pushed me into Stage III.

    I would like to know how everyone is coping. Do people with this actually go a day and not think about it?
  • kimberly sue 63
    kimberly sue 63 Member Posts: 421 Member
    #39
    ptharp said:

    I am a little late on the
    I am a little late on the conversation. I was diagnosed with Stage IIIc. My tumor was encapsulated; however, there was this one lone lymphnode that had cancer in it next to the tumor that pushed me into Stage III.

    I would like to know how everyone is coping. Do people with this actually go a day and not think about it?

    I think of it everyday, but
    I think of it everyday, but what has changed since I was officially diagnosed is I don't fret or worry now every time I think of the cancer. I still have moments that it still overwhelms me, but I am determined to fight it and stay in remission!!Kim
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #40
    kimberly sue 63 said:

    I think of it everyday, but
    I think of it everyday, but what has changed since I was officially diagnosed is I don't fret or worry now every time I think of the cancer. I still have moments that it still overwhelms me, but I am determined to fight it and stay in remission!!Kim

    Ditto what Kim said. I feel
    Ditto what Kim said. I feel the same way. I have cancer cancer does NOT have me... I am great for the most part. I just dont thin about it. When I do I get pains in my abdomen. Then as soon as I start doing something else they go away. Hmmm are they going crazy pains. LOL.

    I have gone back to work amd just this week I ditched my wig... Things seem to be normal again.... It just seems like every time I turn around I am going to a doc. lol
  • Glad to be done
    Glad to be done Member Posts: 569
    #41
    kimberly sue 63 said:

    I think of it everyday, but
    I think of it everyday, but what has changed since I was officially diagnosed is I don't fret or worry now every time I think of the cancer. I still have moments that it still overwhelms me, but I am determined to fight it and stay in remission!!Kim

    Ditto what Kim said. I feel
    Ditto what Kim said. I feel the same way. I have cancer cancer does NOT have me... I am great for the most part. I just dont thin about it. When I do I get pains in my abdomen. Then as soon as I start doing something else they go away. Hmmm are they going crazy pains. LOL.

    I have gone back to work amd just this week I ditched my wig... Things seem to be normal again.... It just seems like every time I turn around I am going to a doc. lol

    I have accepted the fact that my cancer could return but I refuse to count the minutes till it does.....

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