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HELP WITH ADHESIONS & SCAR TISSUE
- By Angel1955 · Posted 8:51 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 0 replies
- I think I may have adhesions or scar tissue from two previous abdominal surgeries, including my ovca debulking. I just went back to my doctor and he took another CA-125 test and did an examination, saying ...
Being a survivor
- By annebert · Posted 10:50 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- I have been meaning to post his here for a while. I stumbled on this poem one day and it encapsulates for me the fact that being alive RIGHT NOW is the best revenge. If you are not familiar with ee cummings ...
a remedy
cant get motivated
- By kurri · Posted 6:02 am
- Journal · 3 replies
- since finishing chemo in july I just cant seem to get myself motivated. I know I should be eating all the right foods and exercising regularly. I dont feel like cooking and exercise is the last thing ...
I thought Wed. 11/4 was the end of my life...
- By Dodie1 · Posted yesterday at 8:45 pm
- Discussion in What, me worry? · 21 replies
- After having 14 chemo treatments with the same drug (Carbo), Wednesday my body decided that it wanted to have a severe allergic reaction. I was trying to be brave and tough and not say anything about ...
red road to recovery
not always bright
- By tonye · Posted yesterday at 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 ...
multiple micro tumors on bladder
- By Pockets · Posted yesterday at 8:49 am
- Discussion in Recurrence · 6 replies
- Has anyone heard of having small tumors through out their abdomen. In May I has surgery, BSO, debulking, etc. Had 6 rounds of chemo followed up by a CT a CT Scan. CT scan was clear, except for a few cysts ...
Dr. Oz
- By abbaschild · Posted yesterday at 7:24 am
- Discussion in Good news · 7 replies
- Did you see the notice on our website that Dr. Oz will be airing a segment about ovarian cancer on this Wednesday, November 11th??!!!!! Don't forget to tune in!! Blessings and hugs ...
"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"
- By Ciboney1 · Posted yesterday at 12:00 am
- Journal · 30 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 ...
Probiotics?
- By jeaniet · Posted November 6, 2009
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 5 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 ...
Gemzar
Inspired and it paid off
I.P.H.C. & CEDARANIB
Obama and Ovarian circa '07
- By CATSMEOW · Posted November 6, 2009
- Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 20 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 ...
Libido?
- By ctaffel · Posted November 6, 2009
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 19 replies
- I don't know about you but I am 43 and I went from a happy, full of life, sexual person to feeling like an it. My poor partner is being so good but I don't have any sexual desire at all. Nothing does ...
Should I or should I participate in PARP study?
- By ctaffel · Posted November 6, 2009
- Journal · 20 replies
- Hi all. I am new today on this website and hope to find other people like me. I am having a recurrence after 5 years and 2 weeks of OvCa. Originally it was Stage IC back in 2004. It is now all over my ...
Starting weekly Taxol on Monday
Rise in ca 125 after one round of Avastin
KNOWEDGE NEEDED
- By Executive · Posted November 6, 2009
- Discussion in Late stage · 6 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 ...
