Lisa1984~Ovarian Cancer~Exhaustive reputable links~ALL U ever need 2 know...
My Dear Lisa~May I say “welcome” to this Ovarian Cancer forum, although honestly I know that both you and I wish we had never met. Moreover, we wish we had never heard the word “cancer”. However,...
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Hello, allI underwent debulking surgery more than a month ago and was dx stage 3 high grade ovarian cancer. Before the chemo, the CT scan shows scattered peritoneal implants and 2 soft tissue nodules...
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Just for information purposes - Among my many medical alerts comes this article that might be of interest to people of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. This seems extremely limited to a very few, but I know...
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My mother recently had a CT scan for abdominal pressure they thought was diverticulitis, and found ovarian masses. I've tried to search some of the medical terms included in the CT analysis to better...
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Hi everyone...I am desperate for answers and cannot seem to find any, so I'm hoping someone here can offer some insight. Someone very dear to me is battling ovarian cancer but from the very beginning...
View ArticleOxaliplatin & xeloda side effects??? Starting next week
I have heard from my onc and read side effects online but I wanted to really hear from people who have experienced this- weight loss/gain?, how bad is the nausea?. I will be starting with 3 rounds of...
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My wife was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer in July 2107. Did three rounds of chemo Paclitaxil + Taxol, complete historectomy surgery followed by three more rounds of chemo Cisplatin + Taxol. IV and IP...
View ArticleEndometrial cancer
In 2016 I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. When I first started treatment of chemo and radiation, my CA125 number was "only" 10.8 and it was Stage 1A, I was told it was barely perceivable on the...
View ArticleStopping Treatment due to low blood counts
Hi all,I was all set to start Cycle 3 of Taxol/Carboplatin and was told we had to stop treatment until by White Counts and my Platlettes come back up to a higher level. Doctor advised this was common...
View ArticleStage 3a ovarian , cervical and uterus cancer
Hello ,Im 33 from australia perth and have recently had a full hysterectomy and 20cm.tumor removed. I have been diagnosed with stage 3a endo cancer and start my first cycle out of 7 of chemo on the...
View ArticleLisa1984~Ovarian Cancer~Exhaustive reputable links~ALL U ever need 2 know...
My Dear Lisa~May I say “welcome” to this Ovarian Cancer forum, although honestly I know that both you and I wish we had never met. Moreover, we wish we had never heard the word “cancer”. However,...
View ArticleCT not clean before chemo
Hello, allI underwent debulking surgery more than a month ago and was dx stage 3 high grade ovarian cancer. Before the chemo, the CT scan shows scattered peritoneal implants and 2 soft tissue nodules...
View ArticleNight sweats
I was already in menopause before my diagnosis (I am 52). I had occasional hot flashes. Now, one month after completing six rounds of chemo, I have horrible night sweats. They start about 3am, last...
View ArticleFeeling doomed...again
Can a CT scan and a MRI miss ovarian cancer?Discussion boards: Ovarian Cancer
View ArticleHALLWANG clinic in Germany
Please I am searching desperately to find anyone who treated in this clinic and have any success. I am a 12 years cancer survivor with 142 rounds of chemo and 6th recurrence. Looking if I can combine...
View ArticleCan Ovarian Cancer spread to throat?
I am in the middle of the fourth out of six sycles of treatment for Stage 2 Ovarian Cancer. I am 43 years old and very thankful this was caught quite early. Surgery included a total hystorectomy and...
View ArticleAdditional Ovarian Resource
My wife Judy has Ovarian cancer, done chemo, surgery and more chemo. So far blood work has been good, CA=10, five months since last chemo infusion. Our daughter is a cancer researcher in La Jolla, CA...
View ArticleFever after chemo
my mom has stage 4 ovarian cancer. She had her first round of chemo on Monday. Today she was running a 100.5 fever. She’s just been admitted into the hospital. My sister says everyone that goes into...
View ArticleI miss my old life
Hi,I'm new to this and I really need to know if anyone has figured out how to be ok with your new/after cancer life. I was diagnosed at 45 with stage 3C ovarian cancer. Surgery, chemo and we thought...
View ArticleAvastin only for maintenance?
Hello, I posted this on the uterine board but only received one reply. I was hoping maybe someone here would be able to help. I'm on Avastin only for maintenance after going through chemo...
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