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- By msbradford83 · New reply yesterday at 7:48 pm
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- I think that I might have ovarian cancer. For the past few months, I have gained weight in my stomach area and I really didn't think anything of it because I thought it was weight gain. About two months ...
- By quiltmaker · New reply yesterday at 7:07 am
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- I am wanting to go to a retreat for ovarian cancer surviors. Does anyone know of any good ones. It doen't matter where they are located, I have access to free airfare, I just don't have alot of money ...
- By lovelexi · New reply November 21, 2008
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- I WAS ABOUT TO GET THIS TEST DONE THIS WEEK AND JUST FOUND OUT LABCORP IS NO LONGER DOING IT. I AM DEVASTED! DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN GET IT DONE DIRECTLY FROM YALE UNIVERSITY OR SOMEWHERE ELSE ...
- By teresam78 · New reply November 15, 2008
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- Hi everyone I was just going to see if anyone on here lives in/close to Seattle, WA or gets treatment at Seattle Cancer Care Aliance? I have been thinking about joining a support group or finding people ...
- By michellelovejoy · New reply November 9, 2008
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- I went to the doctor yesterday for a transvaginal u/s yesterday and my ovary I have left is fine. I had a CEA and CA-125 done. I just got the results of the CEA and it was 4.6 In September it was 3.7 ...
- By MRosebud · New reply October 29, 2008
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- Has anyone here been put on the anti depressant Cymbalta? I ask because so many of us here are on something because we need the help to get through this. ;o) I just started taking it last Wednesday (my ...
- By gg1 · New reply October 15, 2008
- 36 replies
- I was wondering.........How many of you ladies think that Ovarian cancer has a smell? I think it is a sympton ...
- By gunpowderandlead · New reply October 14, 2008
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- Help! I am confused with this sugar thing. Why can't we eat things with sugar? I have been craving candy! I put a tea spoon of sugar in my coffee every day! I ate a whole angle food cake by myself! I ...
- By jeaniet · Posted October 11, 2008
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- Hey Northern CA ladies.....I just moved to Grass Valley area from Denver. Are any of you in the Sacramento area in any kind of OC Support Group? I don't know anyone here. Also, what other OC resources ...
- By michellelovejoy · New reply October 7, 2008
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- I am going to Dana Farber in Boston of Friday for a 2nd opinion. I was diagnosed with a boderline mucinous tumor of low malignant potential. The doctor ruptured some of it and I was wondering if anyone ...
- By annejulia · New reply October 6, 2008
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- We need to all stick together as best we can. While in my Oncologists office I picked up the August 2008 Ladies Home Journal and there was a great article about Ovarian Cancer. Also they had a form to ...
- By kolson · New reply October 5, 2008
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- had my second round of chemo for ovarian cancer last week. I have a lot of pain in my joints and bones. Does anyone else experience this? My Dr. looks at me like am nuts. It is really painful but I wonder ...
- By michellelovejoy · Posted October 3, 2008
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- I am 6 weeks post op from having a borderline tumor of low malignant potential removed by laparotomy along with my right ovary and tube, it ruptured during surgery. For the past week I have been having ...
- By karenelaine · New reply October 1, 2008
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- I need a dictionary of ovarian cancer terms. Yesterday after my chemo treatment I received an appointment slip for my next appointment. It stated that my diagnosis was ovarcianca I can't find out what ...
- By michellelovejoy · New reply September 25, 2008
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- I went to see the gynecological oncologist today after completing all of my tests. I had cat scan, bone scan, mammogram, cea and ca125, colonoscopy, endoscopy and pap. All came back normal, but my OB ...
- By tymyung · Posted September 1, 2008
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- my wife had undergone 7 courses of carboplatin and taxol for her ovarian cancer. we did pet scan and saw some enlarged left para aortic lymph nodes .we believe that it was already there even before her ...
- By HeidiBennett · New reply August 28, 2008
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- Is there a website that would help teach how to make the turbins and hats of bandanas or t-shirts or whatever. I need to learn that cuz my bandana cover that I tried looked a bit dorky ...
- By sport · New reply August 24, 2008
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- www.OncologySTAT.com has a lot of information that ovarian cancer patients may find helpful and interesting ...
- By tealribboncfl · New reply June 20, 2008
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- I think it would be very helpful to have a listing of all the local website that exist out there to promote awareness/support of Ovarian Cancer. I think in addition to conversing online in a discussion ...
- By afdunberger · New reply January 30, 2008
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- 12-Week CancerCare OVCA Telephone Support Group CancerCare, a national non-profit, has started a new telephone support group for women with Ovarian Cancer. The group will speak for one hour on Thursdays ...