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Is anyone familiar with Immunotherapy rather than Chemo??
- By hope4seka · Posted yesterday at 9:13 pm
- Journal · 2 replies
- Someone suggested (not a doctor) innovating treatment -Immunotherapy - for my daughter with ovarian cancer that is spreading to other parts of her body. She is in constant excruciating pain and very tired ...
And the winner of the post chemo joint pain contest is...........ARTHRITIS
- By jeaniet · Posted yesterday at 4:28 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 1 reply
- For those who have been following the discussions about the post chemo pain that some of us have.......the MRI confirmed what the PET indicated. I have osteoarthritis in my shoulders. No Rotator Cuff ...
Help!! CA 125 numbers and lymphodima??
- By nickelle33 · Posted yesterday at 3:03 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- Can Lymphodima cause CA 125 numbers to increase? My mom's leg has swollen over the last two month. She has Ovarian for the third time and is on Chemo monthly for good. She just had a CA 125 done in June ...
Alternatives to Taxol, etc
- By JohnnyL · Posted yesterday at 12:08 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 2 replies
- My sister just underwent surgery for ovarian cancer. Started treatment of Taxol, and suffered severe reaction, seizures, etc. Information is sketchy, but apparently the alternative chemo treatment needs ...
help
- By snowwhite83 · Posted yesterday at 6:19 am
- Discussion in Young survivors · 1 reply
- I only joined this site today but I can see under posts that there are seperate topics, ie. this one i have put under young survivors. Is there a way to go direct to different topic groups. Someone has ...
why not go for avastin for first line chemo?
Another sister taken by The Beast
- By Jennali · Posted July 2, 2009
- Discussion in Late stage · 5 replies
- A woman who was doing chemo at the same time as me for an ovarian cancer recurrence died on Monday. She had been heavy on my mind this week, so tonight I Googled her name and found the sad news. Her husband ...
What is with my appetite?
The Little Things...
- By goldi111 · Posted July 2, 2009
- Journal · 8 replies
- Today I went in to my doc for a mammogram and pre-op kidney and liver blood work. I was feeling very teary today, don't know why..like anything could make me burst into tears. (I was feeling a little ...
Hope4seka: The switching of Hats while Fighting Cancer
- By kibbitzqueen · Posted July 2, 2009
- Discussion in Caregivers and family members · 1 reply
- My mother felt the very same way. The ironic thing is, she had cancer and passed away while I was in what I call 'remission-ish'. She found out about her cancer in February (on my birthday mind you) and ...
It's back continued
- By zircons · Posted July 2, 2009
- Discussion in Recurrence · 7 replies
- Well, I got confirmation yesterday that I do have recurrence. There are two 1 cm nodules on my left pelvic area. My doctor has suggested that I be in a Phase 1B clinical study. It would consist of carboplatin ...
What should you eat or take to build good cells?
- By kimsmom · Posted July 2, 2009
- Discussion in Late stage · 8 replies
- My daughter has had but one chemo..carbo/taxol combo, and it was done IV. She is still leaking ascites fluid and they cannot do the IP catheter until that stops. She is worried about neuropathy and anemia ...
Twelve years and going strong
- By LilySue · Posted July 2, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 6 replies
- July 1997, I was diagnosed with stage IIIC. Had a long remission and then recurrence four years ago with huge metastatic ovarian tumor in my chest. Had surgery, no chemo and am still NED. Life is great ...
Roll call for the Conference
- By hinsopa · Posted July 2, 2009
- Discussion in OCNA Annual Conference · 6 replies
- Let's get a list of who's coming! Maybe just first names so we'll recognize our nametags? I'll start. I'm looking forward to meeting you all. Patsy in NC ...
Any Suggestions
- By vicki40 · Posted July 2, 2009
- Journal · 5 replies
- I've posted before letting everyone know about my cancer, Ovarian, 7 years, over 80 chemos, running out of options, NOW i have bowel cancer. Doc picked up a mass 4.5cm inside the bowel area. Thinks it ...
Parking Rant!
- By kibbitzqueen · Posted July 1, 2009
- Discussion in What, me worry? · 24 replies
- Yet again I was 'confronted' if you will, with a rude comment from some man I didn't know in a Parking lot. It seems he took it upon himself to be judge and jury in a situation he knew nothing about by ...
drinking Hydrogen perioxide, Anyone tried this?
cost of chemotherapy for uninsured patient
- By mathwhiz · Posted June 30, 2009
- Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 16 replies
- hi, my mother doesn't have insurance nor does she qualify for medical/medicare because of immigration status. She is 65. so I am going to be paying for surgery/chemotherapy out of my pocket. Does anyone ...
Update on surgery date
- By goldi111 · Posted June 30, 2009
- Journal · 16 replies
- Saw the gyn/onc surgeon today in the cities and he has scheduled me for a hysterectomy/exploratory surgery on Monday, July 6th. Hubby & I will travel down Sunday the 5th and check into the guest apartments ...
Recurrence / Residual CLEAR CELL ????
