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Survivor stories
Share your story and be inspired by the stories of others.
Which is the most bizarre comment you have heard?
- By metwo · New reply yesterday at 9:33 am
- 54 replies
- I appreciate the care shown by people who have asked about my health as a reflection of their interest in my well being. At the same time, people do say the weirdest things and last week I, who is never ...
Twelve years and going strong
- By LilySue · New reply July 2, 2009
- 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 ...
Just a little inspiration
- By katelynsmamaw · New reply June 27, 2009
- 8 replies
- This is a poem I received from the dr's office when I was first diagnosed. Most of you have probably received it too, but just wanted to share. The Oak Tree A mighty wind blew night and day. It stole ...
Endometrioid Epithelial Ovca Stage IV
- By gina67 · Posted June 27, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hello Everyone, Well Johanne went for her 3 month check up yesterday and was told things still look good. Today is 1 year since her last chemo. She is very happy and positive. I finally asked the nurse ...
Follow up on almost 9 years
- By spunky66 · New reply June 26, 2009
- 10 replies
- So many have asked me to share what I have done/been through/treatments...etc...with regard to sustaining almost 9 years with no recurrence after being diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer...So I am ...
almost 9 years
- By spunky66 · New reply June 25, 2009
- 39 replies
- It is hard to fathom...I was diagnosed October 2000 and am 6 months shy of being clear of ovarian cancer for almost 9 years....after being diagnosed with stage 3c...and being brca1+...and having a huge ...
NOT MY STORY BUT COULD BE ANY OF OURS / PLEASE READ
- By kibbitzqueen · New reply June 24, 2009
- 15 replies
- PLEASE READ THIS FIRST... THIS IS NOT my story but It COULD be if we just changed the type of cancer to ovarian and plugged in 18 years as my time frame. I found this on Craigslist and it is too true ...
BRCA2 POSITIVE
- By Janice3 · New reply June 22, 2009
- 5 replies
- I recently went through the Colorectal Cancer Risk Assessment Clinic in 2008 at Hopkins and my BRCA2 gene was revealed as UNCERTAIN. Now, they are telling me to treat it as POSITIVE. I am 48 and a 10 ...
ASPARAGUS - CANCER CURE ?
- By Debofil · New reply June 17, 2009
- 16 replies
- Has anyone heard this ? This is an internet story that has been circulating. Not sure how true it is, but it can't hurt to try it. Dear Friends and Family, I am asking you to read this article to the ...
Site of origin in left ovary
- By momanderson920 · New reply June 17, 2009
- 36 replies
- It seems interesting that so many of us had the left ovary as the site of our original cancer. Mine was a tumor on my left ovary with cancer in the left fallopian tube, very little ascites but metastasis ...
hormone replacement??
- By kolson · New reply June 17, 2009
- 12 replies
- I am wondering what you all did after your hysterectomy in terms of hormone's or loss of them. I had mine right after my 40th bday last year and HELLO menopause. The DR said hormones were a bad idea for ...
Survivors Teaching Students
- By zircons · New reply June 15, 2009
- 25 replies
- Hi, I am in the Boston area. Survivors Teaching Students are a group of women who go to medical schools to tell third year medical students their stories so that when they are out in practice, they might ...
the dog lucky
- By lilwitchfromok · New reply June 10, 2009
- 13 replies
- i seen this email and had to share it with all of my freinds on this site because it made me cry it is a must read for every one. Lord put your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth. Anyone ...
Survived 32.5 years...where are you???
- By gina67 · New reply June 10, 2009
- 30 replies
- Hello there, I was reading through the posts and read one from a lady on here who was diagnosed 32.5 years ago. I have tried to find the post again, and now I can't. If you are reading this, and forgive ...
woo hoo!!! 1 year remission
- By katelynsmamaw · New reply June 5, 2009
- 21 replies
- I am so happy to say that my 1 yr. remission is coming at the end of the week. I am very thankful for this year of remission. Just hope it lasts. Here's to another year, and another year, etc. I hope ...
OC moved to bladder and pelvic floor
- By 8yearsandcounting · New reply May 27, 2009
- 6 replies
- I have just recently been told the OVC has taken up residence in the lining, inside and out, of my bladder. Also, it found a home on the floor of my pelvic. My DR said the only way to treat is to do chem ...
How cancer changed me
- By katelynsmamaw · New reply May 22, 2009
- 24 replies
- I don't think there is even one of us who can say that cancer didn't change them. It changed how I think. It changed how I live. It changed how I love. If anything good can come out of cancer it is that ...
Medicinal Marijuanna for nausea, pain, or dehydration?
- By shoppingkharma · New reply May 20, 2009
- 19 replies
- I noticed that I didn't see that anyone uses this medication for any of your side effects; quite possibly because of wealthy polititions trying to pad their pockets with payouts from the many drug companies ...
Overwhelming sad feelings
- By katelynsmamaw · New reply May 12, 2009
- 34 replies
- I don't know what came over me this past weekend. It's like all of a sudden I had this horrible feeling of gloom and sadness come over me. I can't really explain it. I just started crying and my husband ...
Surgical complications
- By Nanamom · New reply May 11, 2009
- 9 replies
- I wonder if there is anyone who had complications surrounding their debulking surgery? I had surgery for probable ovarian cancer November 27, 2007. Everything seemed okay (although I have no memory of ...
