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Obama and Ovarian circa '07
- By CATSMEOW · New reply 1:23 pm
- Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 16 replies
- "To fix health care, we have to fix Washington," he says at the end of the ad. It's an anecdote Obama has been recently field testing on the campaign trail. This is how he told the story of his MOTHERS ...
red road to recovery
not always bright
- By tonye · Posted 1:19 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- yesterday was a trial of anxity and learning how to rise above it, remain my own advocate and not let hospital policy bring me down....and you know with the help of some caring nurses, friends and family ...
Rise in ca 125 after one round of Avastin
Hair Regrowth
- By Cactacat · New reply 1:06 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 6 replies
- I know there's been a lot of discussion here lately about regrowing hair after the end of treatments, but I can't seem to find it right now. So, my question -- how long before you begin noticing any significant ...
Starting weekly Taxol on Monday
My color is Teal
- By LynleeA · New reply 1:01 pm
- Journal · 11 replies
- I am so afraid! I have the ascites that I had when I was first diagnosed in May 2007. I went through the total hyster, then chemo of carbo/taxol. After completing chemo in April 2008 I went into "remission ...
OCNA Encouraged by Release of OvaSure test for Ovarian Cancer
- By CaraPolicy · New reply 12:58 pm
- Journal · 11 replies
- June 24, 2008 Today, The Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) announced that OvaSure, a test to detect ovarian cancer, would be available through its laboratories immediately. The Ovarian Cancer ...
Inspired and it paid off
SEX
- By loveoneanother · New reply 12:56 pm
- Discussion in Recurrence · 39 replies
- Hey ladies i just wantto bring this subject to the table for a little feed back. have any of you given up on sex . I've been married for 25 years and to a loving careing man. He still finds for desireable ...
peripheral neuropathy
- By lovemnms · New reply 12:35 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 26 replies
- Hello! I had surgery for stage 3 ovarian c. in May of 2008. In July 2008 I started treatments and went through 8 rounds of Carboplatin/Taxotere chemo. My last treatment was Dec. 2008. I seem to be doing ...
ovarian cancer
KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
- By Executive · New reply 12:16 pm
- Discussion in Clinical trials · 3 replies
- Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...
"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"
- By Ciboney1 · New reply 12:13 pm
- Journal · 18 replies
- I have been missing from here for a while with not much to say; because of some issues here on the forum and because I have had some news I didn't want to hear ( as I know many of you have had the same ...
KNOWEDGE NEEDED
- By Executive · New reply 11:13 am
- Discussion in Late stage · 5 replies
- Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...
Doxil
- By Mullens · New reply 11:09 am
- Journal · 13 replies
- I first learned about the side effects of Doxil from this website. I have completed 5 cycles and I am glad to say that my side effects have been minimal and my CA-125 has gone from 164 to 18! The only ...
Stage 1-c but no grade
- By KELLSMOM · New reply 10:51 am
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 21 replies
- My daughter, age 40 , was diagnosed with Stage1-c Ovarian cancer 10 days ago. It was confined to one ovary , measured 5 inches across and had not been palpable on vaginal exam as the ovary had shifted ...
Has anyone else experienced cramps after hysterectomy
- By CountryGirl46 · New reply 10:03 am
- Discussion in Recurrence · 24 replies
- I had my hysterectomy three years ago and I still feel like I am having period cramps. They use to come on just once or so a month but now it is daily. I talked to my OBGYN and asked him about this and ...
Probiotics?
- By jeaniet · New reply 9:52 am
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 3 replies
- I have seen some of you mention taking probiotics. Is there any particular brand that is better? Is it ok with chemo? thanks jeanie ...
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