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Medicare & PET Scans

CaraPolicy
  • By CaraPolicy · Posted 9:21 am
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • OCNA presented at this advisory meeting yesterday: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080820/us_n m/medicare_petscan_dc_2 Imaging industry seeks more coverage for cancer scans By Susan Heavey Wed Aug 20, 12:40 ...

May I Ask If Anyone Tried Vit C IV or Cranberry Juice?

camo
  • By camo · Posted yesterday at 9:52 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment · 21 replies
  • Hi! My daughter is starting her chemo treatments in 2 days. I'm searching info on vitamins, minerals and herbs that won't interfere with the chemo but may help her immune system or other negative effects ...

Avastin causing high blood pressure

Nancy2627
  • By Nancy2627 · Posted yesterday at 8:55 am
  • Journal · 5 replies
  • Hi, I didn't get chemo #14 yesterday because my b/p was too high. I am so tired of getting chemo. I get real scared right before my treatment. I get real anxious and even 2 Xanax don't help. I have to ...

OC Journey

HeidiBennett
  • By HeidiBennett · Posted August 19, 2008
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Just recently fuond out and still trying to wrap my head around this. We just told our son tonight and he is ok with it. He asked a few questions which I hope we answered ok and he will be ok through ...

OVCA after a hysterectomy

nlachance
  • By nlachance · Posted August 19, 2008
  • Journal · 9 replies
  • Ladies of Teal I need your help. I have a sister who is a twin, not my twin, who is now showing signs of OVCA. She has been going back and forth to doctors getting the gastro runaround, ibs, celiac, collitis ...

New topics

Liz_Bauer_with_OCNA
  • By Liz_Bauer_with_OCNA · Posted August 19, 2008
  • Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 0 replies
  • Our site has gone through some changes, which we hope will benefit everyone. We have added two new discussion topics, Survivor Stories and Good News. We hope that these will be useful to everyone. If ...

What is going on with me?

Kellyr1
  • By Kellyr1 · Posted August 18, 2008
  • Journal · 10 replies
  • I thought all this sadness was behind me. It has been about 6 weeks since my last treatment, about 3 weeks since my port surgery and this morning all I seem to do is cry. We had a followup appt with the ...

I'm the one who did YEDA/OvaSure in March and June

xericjean
  • By xericjean · Posted August 17, 2008
  • Discussion in Recurrence · 9 replies
  • I'm the one who was quoted as posting on the other forum about my experience with YEDA/OvaSure. I took it in March, one of the last to do so through the Yale program. Then, when it came out on June 24 ...

I am going to make a change for once in my life.

Nancy2627
  • By Nancy2627 · Posted August 17, 2008
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Because I have been depressed on and off for the past few months as I have been getting chemo every 3 weeks for over a year now. I have decided to attend a support group. I don't know which one I will ...

Weight gain after chemo is over

LifeIsGood
  • By LifeIsGood · Posted August 17, 2008
  • Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 15 replies
  • I am thilled that my chemo is over. I had stage 1c OC that was removed during surgery and had 6 taxol/carbo treatments. I was able to maintain my weight during treatments because I would lose weight during ...

Basting

evcorless
  • By evcorless · Posted August 16, 2008
  • Discussion in Treatment · 10 replies
  • Wierd...my mother calls it basting. Is anyone else being treated by IP w/taxol then turning on your side for 15 minutes....other side 15 minutes...on your head 15 minutes...head up in the air 15 minutes ...

Teal or Turquoise?

joseph2
  • By joseph2 · Posted August 16, 2008
  • Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 8 replies
  • So many families are dealing with really significant issues, this issue about associating color with ovarian cancer may seem trivial. But because of some of my own observations around the country, I think ...

Hoping to benefit from your wisdom!

katieg
  • By katieg · Posted August 15, 2008
  • Discussion in Caregivers and family members · 8 replies
  • My beloved mother is 81 years old and recently had a CT scan and pelvic ultrasound and has a mass 12-14 cm. They think it is on her ovary. CA 125 is 125. She will be meeting with the Gyn Onc FINALLY (4 ...

HALLIE BERRY FIGHTS FOR OVARIAN CANCER

sbender3
  • By sbender3 · Posted August 15, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • DURING MY CHEMO WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK, WHILE MY HUSBAND WAITED FOR ME, HE WAS READING HIS GOLF MAGAZINE. HE TORE OUT A FULL PAGE ADD, WITH HALLIE BERRY AND A CALLOWAY DRIVE-TEAL BLUE ON THE CLUD HEAD. CHECK ...

God is still in control !

tweetymarie
  • By tweetymarie · Posted August 15, 2008
  • Journal · 27 replies
  • Greetings to all.....I had another cat scan done n lab work. My ca125 went from 1,079 to 4,569. My ct scan showed more growth n new masses all in my abdominal n pelvic region, mostly around my liver ...

Staying Active with Cancer

CaraPolicy
  • By CaraPolicy · Posted August 14, 2008
  • Journal · 0 replies
  • Today's article from the NYT focuses on special exercise classes for patients in active treatment: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/health /nutrition/14fitness.html?_r=1&oref=slog in Personal Fitness ...

chemo and dialysis

linda_w

cisplatin/taxol

sport
  • By sport · Posted August 13, 2008
  • Discussion in Treatment · 12 replies
  • My daughter-in-law started her first chemo today....IV and IP....cisplatin and taxol....both today, then taxol next week, then two weeks off before starting the cycle again. Is anyone familiar with this ...

Just needed to talk to somebody

songbird78
  • By songbird78 · Posted August 13, 2008
  • Discussion in What, me worry? · 6 replies
  • I have really been in a fog the last few days. I really feel the need to talk and even though I got people around me who will listen to me, I just wanted to talk to people whove been there like me. I ...

low dose naltrexone

sport
  • By sport · Posted August 13, 2008
  • Discussion in Research · 3 replies
  • Has anyone used low dose naltrexone ...

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