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Journals
MY KIDNEY HURTS SO MUCH....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 16, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello all for any of you wonderful people who have read my posts in the past will know by know bout my kidney tumor (angiolypoma)...as i mentioned before it was only found by accident through an MRI....so ...
Nausea Not Side Effect of Radiation
- By tyke2you · Posted October 15, 2009
- 5 replies
- Another puny day. Could hardly drag myself out of bed at 9:00 to get to radiation at 9:30. I told the techs about the nausea and they said radiation shouldn't make me feel sick. It will make you tired ...
Radiation Side Effects
- By tyke2you · Posted October 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- Welllllllllllllllllllllll, about two hours after treatment I started feeling nauseous. I've been nibbling on sugar-free flax seed cookies and that helped a lot. Good thing because my good friend Krista ...
Hello
- By kmoogie · Posted October 14, 2009
- 24 replies
- Im a 45year old single mom with 2 kids, Kait age 17 and Nick age 14. My mom was just recently diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer and she had no s/s of any kind other than IBS and had ultrasounds last ...
First Radiation Treatment
- By tyke2you · Posted October 14, 2009
- 3 replies
- Dr. W. did my radiation plan right away -- it usually takes 3-5 days, but he did it the same day -- ANOTHER reason I'm so very glad I decided to have all my treatment here in KC. The process was very ...
Radiation To Start Tomorrow
- By tyke2you · Posted October 13, 2009
- 2 replies
- St. Luke's is only a few miles from here -- 12th Street, Rt on Broadway, Rt on 42nd. At least I know the way NOW. For those of you who haven't driven in the city for a while, even those simple directions ...
Confused
- By lavendardream73 · Posted October 13, 2009
- 4 replies
- Well, here I am searching the internet again feeling as though I am either crazy or something is really wrong with me. In previous years I have experienced severe cervical dysplasia and had a cold knife ...
UPDATE ON MY UPCOMING SURGERIES
- By sonia40 · Posted October 13, 2009
- 6 replies
- Hello all well its been a while since ive been on this site...mainly because ive been so busy moving home..finally settled....for those wonderful and caring people who have been reading my posts i just ...
Radiation Therapy Appointment in KC
- By tyke2you · Posted October 13, 2009
- 0 replies
- Radiation Therapy Appointment in KC Today I came to KC for the preliminary workup for radiation. I am so very glad the other radiation clinics didn't work out. The Dr. at St. Luke's is Soooooo much nicer ...
Better!!!
- By Favored · Posted October 12, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hello to everyone. I have been doing better overall. I went to see my oncologist last week and he said things look good. But, I still must take the yearly CT scan. My brother passed on September 22, 2009 ...
Update on ovca
- By trish33 · Posted October 10, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi Everyone, Been a while since I posted, My ca125 is climbing slowly, CT scan next week, and check up later.Since I posted my husband was diagnosed with lung cancer, found out when he went to hospital ...
Vegan
- By kayb · Posted October 9, 2009
- 20 replies
- It's been three months since I turned vegan. I was informed by "gary null's " people that this was the best way to deal with cancer. She said--cancer is like fighting a pitbull. You can't fight a pitbull ...
Series 1 Day 1
- By Amy2012 · Posted October 8, 2009
- 21 replies
- I woke this morning two minutes before the alarm went off. I had this dream again about the old woman sitting in her gardens with me, with a cobbled fence, and the Lake (Ontario), beyond us. I dream about ...
IV VITAMIN C TO PROLONG REMISSION
- By suemac · Posted October 6, 2009
- 7 replies
- Greetings all, I will be starting the U of K protocol by Dr. Jean Driscoll for IV vitamin C and Ovca in about two months. Has anyone else tried this? I believe I will be having the treatments weekly ...
Hair Fell Out Right On Schedule
- By tyke2you · Posted October 4, 2009
- 9 replies
- On October 2nd. I got up and had a brush full of hair. They tell you to expect your hair to fall out about two weeks after chemotherapy. Mine fell out right on schedule. Knowing I would be without hair ...
No bowel movement
- By tesberco · Posted October 4, 2009
- 10 replies
- Just spoke with mom. She has not had a bowel movement...this will be her 5th day. We are scared again because she does still have two partial bowel obstructions that the surgeon said were inoperable ...
New Worries
- By Amethystmd2559 · Posted October 3, 2009
- 6 replies
- For my ovarian cancer, I am through with chemo, for right now at least. The doctor has decided to wait to see if another attempt at debulking will be a good idea after another CT scan at the end of the ...
FRIDAY, OCT 1, 2009
- By kayb · Posted October 3, 2009
- 8 replies
- Yesterday, I was told I should strongly consider surgery once again to go after those nasty little tumors, called granulosa cell tumors! Damn!!! Not again! Why do they return, disrupting my life??? I ...
I Need The Secret To Energy!
- By wright2fight · Posted October 2, 2009
- 10 replies
- Women of the World, I am so hoping that someone can point me in the right direction on regaining their energy after chemo! Yes, I am a newbie at this entire cancer thing! Likewise, I guess that I'm not ...
LATEST CHECKUP - LOWEST CA-125 WOOHOO!
- By Angel1955 · Posted October 2, 2009
- 6 replies
- I had my latest 3-month check-up on September 9th, 2009. I got a clean bill of health and my CA-125 was the lowest ever since my cancer - 10.5! My last check-up was 14. Each day is a blessing. I'm happy ...
