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Post good news here. From good check-ups, cancer-versaries, to celebrations such as remission.

red road to recovery

tonye
  • By tonye · New reply 12:20 pm
  • 4 replies
  • Anybody out there familar with the good red road? Its a spiritual path that I am walking along with my treatments...those interested contact me i would love to share stories of inspiration from creator ...

GOOD NEWS FROM MY LAST CA125

Rose2
  • By Rose2 · New reply 10:05 am
  • 3 replies
  • mY ONCOOLGIST'S OFFICE CALLED YESTERDAY. WITH THE REPORT THAT MY LAST CA125 SHOWED A DECREASE IN MY NUMBERS! YAH!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! WE ARE COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS!!! WE HAVE MANY ...

Last cycle of treatment (hopefully!)

amsterling
  • By amsterling · New reply yesterday at 11:20 am
  • 13 replies
  • Hi everyone! I am now in my last cycle of treatment!!! (: While this is cause for GREAT joy, it's hard for me to get really excited because who knows if it will ever be my *last*, you know? I was diagnosed ...

Had to share this!

dandiandi
  • By dandiandi · New reply yesterday at 6:16 am
  • 7 replies
  • Today I was at my ONC's office for my routine visit. Out walked a woman...about my age. So we did the awakward nod to each other...out wait lasted longer than we both had expected...and we started chatting ...

I had my baby!

darlingclem
  • By darlingclem · New reply November 24, 2009
  • 45 replies
  • As some of you may remember, I'm an 11 year survivor of ovarian cancer and recently (well, 9 months ago) found out I was pregnant. My little remaining ovary pulled it off and after only 4 months of trying ...

Free housecleaning for cancer patients

abbaschild
  • By abbaschild · New reply November 24, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Legendswolf just gave us some great info today! If you are a cancer patient receiving treatment, go to this website, sign up, get your doctor to fax a note confirming you are in treatment for cancer ...

Small miracle Miss Lindsey

SouthernBelle
  • By SouthernBelle · New reply November 21, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Last year in August, my husband was on a business trip 100 miles away from home. I was just four months post-op and was struggling not to fall into depression. My husband was traveling and pulled off ...

I think it's Good News...

dandiandi
  • By dandiandi · New reply November 18, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • Yesterday while at my 3rd treatment the nurses came out to tell me that my CA125 had gone down 300 points since my initial CA125 count of 394. I realize I am still not WAY down...but 300 points in only ...

Dr. Oz Show!

Ovacom06
  • By Ovacom06 · New reply November 15, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Ladies, Ladies, Ladies Dr. Oz will be doing a show on ovarian cancer on tomorrow 11/11/2009 so tune in or set your TIVO. Check your local listings for exact times and channels. Also, please tell your ...

a remedy

ohelin
  • By ohelin · New reply November 14, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • i recently got this remedy from someone whose wife was diagnosed with advanced ovarial cancer in 2003, the doctor said she could only survive for 6months at most. And she used this remedy, and up till ...

Three Websites from Long Term Survivors

youngmom
  • By youngmom · New reply November 11, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • I have listed information about some survivors who have websites in various threads to inject some hope and also to discuss the effectiveness of alternative healing. Being that several of you have sent ...

Budwig Diet/Protocol seemed to work for a few people I know.

jaimedavis
  • By jaimedavis · New reply November 9, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • So far I have 2 people using this diet.. Both of them do not have cancer anymore. I'm not "allowed" to say it was because of the diet. Just mentioning that. 1 person had bone cancer, the 2nd had stomach ...

Wonderful News

esther3kids
  • By esther3kids · New reply November 3, 2009
  • 20 replies
  • I recently got the news that I have been waiting for. I was supposed to have a biopsy done, but they couldn't do it. The doctor that does the biopsies said that there is nothing there to biopsy. So she ...

DONE.....

kmeha
  • By kmeha · New reply November 3, 2009
  • 17 replies
  • Well just came from doctor and she said all was clear! I dont have to see her for another three months and we will go from there. I was 1c when i was diagnosed and so i hope that this will not reoccur ...

So Far - So Good

gotgod
  • By gotgod · New reply October 31, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Hi Ya'll, You may remember a post from me about a month ago entitled "Treatment or Not?" My Gyne had sent me to an gyne-onca because of suspicion of ovca. I had gotten some wonderful and appreciated advice ...

Glenda Mitchell

g_mitch
  • By g_mitch · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • There is life after chemo. My last chemo was June, 08. It took about six months for me to get rid of the residual chemo effects. But now I'm feeling great. The best news is my CA-125 came back today at ...

CT-125 Number - where the heck do I stand?

SUZ909
  • By SUZ909 · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 18 replies
  • I believe this is good news...but we will see. I am 55, in very good health, slim, eat right, exercise, don't smoke, but like the rest of us was targeted by OVC. From all I read, it's hard to figure out ...

ca 125 drop from 1000 to 367

snowy123
  • By snowy123 · New reply October 24, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • I have only just found this site so am new here but here's my story. My mum was diagnosed with Peritoneal cancer is August 2009. The docs told us she has no tumors and no bulking of cells just cancer ...

I will be away.

Shamrock2009
  • By Shamrock2009 · New reply October 19, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • I will be off line from the afternoon of 10/19 till 10/28. Just wanted to let you all know so you do not think I am off because I am ill or angry with anyone on here. My husband and I are traveling to ...

Alternative Journey part 5

karen2006
  • By karen2006 · New reply October 18, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • Hello all, I just wanted to continue to post my progress from my alternative treatment i am recieving in Chicago at contermpary medicine. My ca125 had topped out at 1870 in July and after 5 weeks at one ...

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