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Discussions
Happy Thanksgiving
- By SouthernBelle · Posted yesterday at 8:35 pm
- In Caregivers and family members · 0 replies
- Happy Thanksgiving everyone. We all need to be so thankful that we are still here and can enjoy the day with friends, family or just one another. God has blessed us in many ways. I know that cancer has ...
Today is my two year cancerversary
- By Jennali · Posted yesterday at 7:07 pm
- In Survivor stories · 5 replies
- Two years ago on November 26, I went into surgery hoping for a miracle. I woke up to find out I had stage IIIc ovarian cancer. But I have my miracle. I am alive two years later. I am still in treatment ...
GOOD NEWS FROM MY LAST CA125
IBS vs OVCA
- By owenkitty72 · Posted yesterday at 12:56 am
- In Help desk · 8 replies
- Hello, I have been lurking on this site for some time. I wanted to say that your strength and love is so inspiring! I debated about posting my issue because I have not been diagnosed with OVCA, but it ...
Big time cramps
- By loveoneanother · Posted November 25, 2009
- In Recurrence · 1 reply
- Wow what to do, what to do. I am a 3 c victim found out i had cancer in feb.08 went thru the usual 6 months of chemo with taxol and carbo. then after 4 months clear of cancer it came back in the pelvic ...
Ongoing side effects of Doxil
- By ChiMom · Posted November 25, 2009
- In Side effects of treatment · 13 replies
- I had 2 treatments of Doxil and came thru with flying color. Took all the precautions recommended. The third treatment, I was not so lucky. I got sores on my tongue, inflamed underarm rash and painful,itchy ...
I know this might be vain...
- By mwit322 · Posted November 25, 2009
- In Side effects of treatment · 6 replies
- Hi y'all, I know this might be vain but I'm a little worried! Since starting my chemo regimen I've been putting on weight like crazy, and I'm worried for what is going to happen after! I was put on birth ...
Block Center
- By Jennifer88 · Posted November 25, 2009
- In Treatment · 2 replies
- Hello Ladies! Just wanted to share some information with you all. Last week my Mom called the Block Center, which is an integrative cancer center located in Evanston, IL. She was referred to another phone ...
Verdict in Hormone replacement
Why are Dr's afraid of herbs?
- By Mimi2009 · Posted November 25, 2009
- In Clinical trials · 12 replies
- Last week my mom was offered to participate in a clinical study. She has platinum resistant IIIc with active growth mostly on her liver. As surgery was not an option, this trial was. Caleyx was offered ...
Happy to reach 50
- By optimist1125 · Posted November 25, 2009
- In Survivor stories · 11 replies
- Diagnosed at Stage 3C, hysterectomy July 2003 6 cycles of carbo and taxol. 15 month remission then recurrence in May 2005 then 8 cycles of carbo and taxetere then 12 cycles of doxil. short break for bowel ...
Gotta start new chemo Wed. 11/25...
- By Dodie1 · Posted November 24, 2009
- In What, me worry? · 22 replies
- scared to death! Please send as many thoughts & prayers as you can. All are very much appreciated. Take care & God Bless ...
kidney infection
Dryness
- By ldianne · Posted November 24, 2009
- In Side effects of treatment · 9 replies
- I am just wondering how everyone is dealing with the "dryness" all over our bodies, skin, mouth, vaginal areas after the removal of our ovaries and the fact that we are left with no estrogen. I have discovered ...
Going on clinical trial AGS-8M4
- By NannyLoLo · Posted November 24, 2009
- In Clinical trials · 11 replies
- After a 4 month remission I am going into a clinical trial. The trial is at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Md. The drug being used is AGS-8M4 administered every other week by infusion. This is a drug that ...
Life Beyond Cancer at Miraval Spa
Had to share this!
WHAT TREATMENT CTR. HAS THE MOST TO OFFER OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS??
- By NINE-LIVES · Posted November 23, 2009
- In Treatment · 23 replies
- I would appreciate any and all feedback about the best treatment centers, hospitals, cancer centers and so on that specialize in ovarian or peritoneum cancer. It does not matter where they are located ...
After 2 months of A6
- By BarbaraKB · Posted November 22, 2009
- In Clinical trials · 3 replies
- Dx with Stage 111c ovca last Nov. Had debulking and total hyst. in Dec, then 12 treatments of taxol/carboplat. (had avastin at that time, too as part of trial). Treatments ended in April 09. Over late ...
hospital stay
