GREAT news today

Ro10
Ro10 Member Posts: 1,561 Member
in Uterine/Endometrial Cancer #1

Went to the doctor today and got my lab results.  It was 8 weeks since my last marker was drawn.  It went from 718.2 to 721.  That is the least amount of increase I have ever had in 8 weeks.  Who else do you know that would e celebrating a CA-125 of 721!!!!!!!!

All other labs are good.  

It is just a number, as my Florida doctor keeps telling me.   I am feeling good and have no symptoms.  except that I have been having foot and leg cramps especially at night.   Sometimes as many as 3-4 a night.  That does not help sleep at all.  I tried taking TUMS, but I see my calcium is already high, I added potassium, but my potassium is normal.  The doctor recommended doing exercise before bedtime and drinking Powerade.   So  will try that.  Anyone have any other suggestions.  :) I even tried to bar of soap at the end of the bed!!!!  I am desperate to get a good night's sleep.

We are getting ready to leave for Florida for the winter.  We will leave October 11 to go to Florida.  Then on October 15 we leave for our trip to Australia and New Zealand.  I am really looking forward to the trip.  So I will be off the discussion board for a while.  I don't want my "sisters" worrying about me while I am gone.  I hope everyone does well while I am gone.  You all remain in my prayers.  In peace and caring.

 

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  • Alexandra
    Alexandra Member Posts: 1,308
    #2
    Stable is good. Congratulations Ro

    There is a home remedy for leg cramps: unwrap a dry bar of soap and leave it under the bed sheets next to your feet. However silly it sounds, apparently it releases magnesium and helps lots of people. Definitely won't hurt you.

    Have fun in Florida and a wonderful trip down under!

  • ConnieSW
    ConnieSW Member Posts: 1,688 Member
    #3
    Alexandra said:

    Stable is good. Congratulations Ro

    There is a home remedy for leg cramps: unwrap a dry bar of soap and leave it under the bed sheets next to your feet. However silly it sounds, apparently it releases magnesium and helps lots of people. Definitely won't hurt you.

    Have fun in Florida and a wonderful trip down under!

    WOW

    Wonderful news, Ro.  What a great send off!  Bon voyage and have a most wonderful time.  How long will you begone?  Will miss you.

  • Ro10
    Ro10 Member Posts: 1,561 Member
    #4
    Alexandra said:

    Stable is good. Congratulations Ro

    There is a home remedy for leg cramps: unwrap a dry bar of soap and leave it under the bed sheets next to your feet. However silly it sounds, apparently it releases magnesium and helps lots of people. Definitely won't hurt you.

    Have fun in Florida and a wonderful trip down under!

    Alexandra

    I tried the bar of soap, but no relief.  As I said, I am desperate for a good night sleep.  I did my exercise and drank my Poerade, so we will see what tonight brings!  The doctor said the exercise would release the electrolytes and increase the circulation.  Thanks for you suggestion.

  • Ro10
    Ro10 Member Posts: 1,561 Member
    #5
    ConnieSW said:

    WOW

    Wonderful news, Ro.  What a great send off!  Bon voyage and have a most wonderful time.  How long will you begone?  Will miss you.

    Connie

    The trip is for 25 days.  Not looking forward to the 13 hour flight from SanFrancisco to Auckland New Zealand, then a 2 hour flight to Cairns Australia.  But once we get there it will be wonderful..   

  • nempark
    nempark Member Posts: 681
    #6
    You go girl!!!

    Have fun Ro, you deserve it!!!!!

  • tattooedtxgirl
    tattooedtxgirl Member Posts: 61
    #7
    Have a wonderful, relaxing trip

    CONGRATS, GREAT NEWS!!!

    Glad all is looking good..and you are feeling good.

    Have a wonderful trip.

     

    Crystal

  • Kaleena
    Kaleena Member Posts: 2,088 Member
    #8
    Great, Ro!

    Dear Ro:

    So glad you got good news today.   I hope you can calm those leg cramps!     Looking forward to hearing about your trip to Austrailia and Nee Zealand.   May you have a fantastic time!   I have never been there so you have to fill me in!

    Thinking of you!

    Kathy

  • Kathy G.
    Kathy G. Member Posts: 245 Member
    #9
    Kaleena said:

    Great, Ro!

    Dear Ro:

    So glad you got good news today.   I hope you can calm those leg cramps!     Looking forward to hearing about your trip to Austrailia and Nee Zealand.   May you have a fantastic time!   I have never been there so you have to fill me in!

    Thinking of you!

    Kathy

    So happy to hear the good

    So happy to hear the good news, Ro! And happy that you are happy and excited about your trip. Have lots of great adventures and let us know how it went when you get back!

    I was always told to eat bananas for leg cramps, but that ties into the potassium issue which doesn't seem to be your problem...

     

    Kathy

  • Double Whammy
    Double Whammy Member Posts: 2,832 Member
    #10
    Kathy G. said:

    So happy to hear the good

    So happy to hear the good news, Ro! And happy that you are happy and excited about your trip. Have lots of great adventures and let us know how it went when you get back!

    I was always told to eat bananas for leg cramps, but that ties into the potassium issue which doesn't seem to be your problem...

     

    Kathy

    I love seeing a subject line like this

    Such good news, Ro.  Yes, it seems odd celebrating a CA125 in the 700's but for you it  works.      Keep it up. 

    Have a wonderful trip!

    Suzanne

    Oh, about the leg cramps, have you tried quinine (tonic water)?  I've heard it's helpful.  Put a little gin or vodka in it . . . . 

     

  • txtrisha55
    txtrisha55 Member Posts: 693 Member
    #11
    So Happy for you and so Jealous of your trip.

    I am so glad to see your numbers and that you are healthy enough to go on your trip to New Zealand and Australia, mainly because of New Zealand.  As a kid growing up I loved (and still do) koalas.  Collected everything koalas and wanted to go to Australia. But when Lord of the Rings movies came out and it showed all the landscapes of New Zealand it became my new dream vacation spot.  I am so jealous but happy that you get to have the trip.  Enjoy! trish 

  • frodolass
    frodolass Member Posts: 32
    #12
    That's great!

    I'm happy to hear your news. I'm so envious of your trip! Hope you have a fantastic time.

  • jazzy1
    jazzy1 Member Posts: 1,379
    #13
    frodolass said:

    That's great!

    I'm happy to hear your news. I'm so envious of your trip! Hope you have a fantastic time.

    Ro...You go girl!

    I'm happy to hear about your latest numbers and the moving back to Florida for the winter...and the Australian/New Zealand trip....  You are really living high and enjoying life.  

     

    As you said, IT'S ONLY A NUMBER!!!!!  That's easier said then done, but keep the faith you'll continue on with good health...visualize this, too.

     

    Ro, you're one strong lady, keep the armor on and never give up!!!!  We're all here next to you rooting for you all the way.

     

    Hugs

    Jan

  • NoTimeForCancer
    NoTimeForCancer Member Posts: 3,488 Member
    #14
    The bar of soap

    I remember years ago seeing a little piece on TV where someone was holding in their hand some powder laundry detergent.  The soap got warm and the person was told it was from the phosphorus and it was a little 'burn'.  That is why I decided to shove a bar of soap in each sock I was wearing but I  don't know if there is that much phosphorus in soad anymore. 

    ENJOY the trip!  and CONGRATS!!!  We celebrate this news with you.

  • HellieC
    HellieC Member Posts: 524 Member
    #15
    Ro10 said:

    Connie

    The trip is for 25 days.  Not looking forward to the 13 hour flight from SanFrancisco to Auckland New Zealand, then a 2 hour flight to Cairns Australia.  But once we get there it will be wonderful..   

    Have a wonderful time, Ro

    Have a wonderful time on your trip, Ro.  Stable results are definitely a cause to celebrate - what perfect timing to get such news just before your holiday.  Australia and New Zealand are wonderful places - I visited them both in 2005 and had an amazing time.  We went to Cairns and snorkelled on the Great Barrier Reef.  I swam with dolphins in the wild in New Zealand.  It was a fantastic trip.  I hope it is for you, too.

    We'll be here when you get back, waiting to hear all about it.

    Kindest wishes and safe travels
    Helen

  • Fayard
    Fayard Member Posts: 438 Member
    #16
    Great news...have a great

    Great news...have a great time in your trip!

  • Alexandra
    Alexandra Member Posts: 1,308
    #17
    Ro10 said:

    Alexandra

    I tried the bar of soap, but no relief.  As I said, I am desperate for a good night sleep.  I did my exercise and drank my Poerade, so we will see what tonight brings!  The doctor said the exercise would release the electrolytes and increase the circulation.  Thanks for you suggestion.

    Ro, sorry that soap didn't work, it takes a while

    My mom, who is 68 and has every ailment known to man, swears by Crampex tablets from England. There are some exercise suggestions and cramps prevention ideas on their website too. http://crampex.co.uk/

    I don't know if you can buy Crampex OTC in USA, but they are sold from Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Crampex-Tablets-Muscle-Cramp-Night/dp/B001RYOQBC and reviews are excellent.

     

  • sunflash
    sunflash Member Posts: 197 Member
    #18
    Fayard said:

    Great news...have a great

    Great news...have a great time in your trip!

    Glad to hear you're holding

    Glad to hear you're holding your own.......that IS good news!

    Take care and have a BLAST on your trip!! What an amazing adventure!!

  • Ann55
    Ann55 Member Posts: 48
    #19
    sunflash said:

    Glad to hear you're holding

    Glad to hear you're holding your own.......that IS good news!

    Take care and have a BLAST on your trip!! What an amazing adventure!!

    So happy happy happy for your

    So happy happy happy for your news and hope you have a wonderful trip!

  • RoseyR
    RoseyR Member Posts: 471 Member
    #20
    RO, Try Magnesium

     

    First, congratulations on your "good news" and for feeling so well!  So happy you can go on that trip!

     

    As for the leg cramps, try either of the following:

     

    A bath, an hour before bed, in a cup of Epsom Salts--high in magnesium.   (You may add to the bath 3-4 drops of an essential oil such as Frankincense, for additional aroma and soothing.)

    OR

    Ingest 500 mgs of magnesium citrate with dinner.

     

    I would frankly favor the bath because the magnesium gets into your system quickly through the skin, our largest organ.  

     

    Let me kow if this provides any relief!

     

    Love,

    Rosey

  • Ro10
    Ro10 Member Posts: 1,561 Member
    #21
    RoseyR said:

    RO, Try Magnesium

     

    First, congratulations on your "good news" and for feeling so well!  So happy you can go on that trip!

     

    As for the leg cramps, try either of the following:

     

    A bath, an hour before bed, in a cup of Epsom Salts--high in magnesium.   (You may add to the bath 3-4 drops of an essential oil such as Frankincense, for additional aroma and soothing.)

    OR

    Ingest 500 mgs of magnesium citrate with dinner.

     

    I would frankly favor the bath because the magnesium gets into your system quickly through the skin, our largest organ.  

     

    Let me kow if this provides any relief!

     

    Love,

    Rosey

    Rosey

    Isn't magnesium citrate what you take for a laxative?  I  remember taking it for one of my colon preps before a colonoscopy!  I would think the pills would have a laxative effects, too.  I will try the Epsom salt baths.  

    I hope you continue to do well.  

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