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Treatment
Share information on current and emerging treatment options, including quality of life issues.
Excited about seeing a new doctor
- By Jennali · New reply 7:38 pm
- 9 replies
- On Monday I am consulting with an integrative medicine doctor. He will add to my team, not replace anyone. He is the only integrative medicine doctor in GA who trained for two years under Dr. Andrew Weil ...
Anyone treated at Block Medical Center in Evanston??
- By Jennifer88 · New reply 6:19 pm
- 1 reply
- Hello! I am looking for anyone treated at the Block Medical Center in Evanston, Illinois. I have been researching online about different treatment centers across the US and came upon Dr. Block and his ...
Rise in ca 125 after one round of Avastin
- By LindaDT · New reply 3:38 pm
- 6 replies
- I am currently being treated for my second recurrence. I started out taking carbo and gemzar but had a reaction to the carbo and so we switched to avastin and gemzar. My ca 125 before the first round ...
Gemzar
- By Lynn1947 · New reply 9:26 am
- 9 replies
- I was diagnosed in November 2006. Since then, I have had three major surgeries. With the exception of the time spent recovering from the surgeries, I have had a very good quality of life. I had assay ...
Shake and Bake update
- By Kristardh · New reply yesterday at 8:29 pm
- 4 replies
- Hi All, I just wanted to update you about my surgery that went so well on August 31st. I was home in 5 days due to the fact I didn't need a colostomy. I already went to work for 4 hours on Monday. I'm ...
Starting weekly Taxol on Monday
- By mnjk04 · New reply yesterday at 6:41 pm
- 9 replies
- I'm starting weekly Taxol this Monday and would really like some feedback on any side effects and also how you have responded to this regimen. It will be 3 weeks on and one week off. Thanks ...
Inspired and it paid off
- By uju99 · New reply yesterday at 12:57 pm
- 4 replies
- Today there was a blood test....prior to officially 2'nd round of chemo which is on coming Monday..... I was so worried about some * (star) values and ca-125 values in blood work My wife had blood test ...
BRCA1 monitoring
- By verlinda · New reply November 6, 2009
- 12 replies
- Sorry, ladies, I didn't really know what topic to use. I started seeing a new oncologist in September due to insurance changes. She referred me to her hospital's breast care center. I went for my imaging ...
Same song, 5th verse
- By Jennali · New reply November 6, 2009
- 8 replies
- Quick update here. I started my 5th round of chemo yesterday. So far, so good. I am on Gemzar/ Carboplatin this time. I am a bit worried about the bone marrow suppression, but don't think there is a whole ...
Ascites after first chemo
- By uju99 · New reply November 6, 2009
- 1 reply
- My wife's ascites fluid is almost gone after first dose of chemo....... almost 70 % does this mean - the drug was affective ? However, her CA-125 rose drastically........ We have not yet measured CA-125 ...
Kanchanara
- By uju99 · New reply November 5, 2009
- 1 reply
- Anybody using it ...
OC Alternative therapies
- By ZZ · New reply November 4, 2009
- 23 replies
- Has anybody had any experiences with alternative treatments after the surgey/ during chemo? ZZ ...
My body is not liking Carbo/Gemzar/Avastin
- By jeaniet · New reply November 2, 2009
- 20 replies
- I sailed through Carbo/Taxol in 2008, and thought that this combo of drugs for my recurrence was not going to be too bad. Wrong. My body is not liking this at all. I feel like crap. I had chemo on the ...
Rats...CA125 is continuing to climb
- By Jennali · New reply November 1, 2009
- 14 replies
- I had treatment #9 yesterday of low-dose Taxol. Along with my weekly CBC, I had a CA125 test. After completion of 8 Taxol cycles, it is now at 4450, up only 30 points, but still up and at a new high ...
Radiation for OC?
- By Lemona · New reply November 1, 2009
- 10 replies
- I'm wondering if anyone has had radiation for ovarian cancer and if so what were the circumstances. The reason I'm asking is because my latest CT scan shows a small recurrence in the lower left groin ...
Fired my Onc
- By crazeelal · New reply October 31, 2009
- 45 replies
- I was dx last week of June 2009 with ovarian cancer. After 4 rounds of chemo,(1 bad reaction to Taxol) 1 catscan (June), 1Petscan (July), 20 shots of neupogen and lots of prescriptions I am fed up. I ...
Avastin
- By Cancergrrl · New reply October 31, 2009
- 24 replies
- I'm interested in hearing from anyone who's being or has been treated with Avastin for recurrent ovarian cancer. What sort of side effects have you experienced? How long have you been on Avastin? Is it ...
doxil - was the treatment successful?
- By pshan · New reply October 30, 2009
- 29 replies
- Hi Ladies, Well, I've read about Doxil side effects...and I am having Doxil side effects. What I want to know is this: If you were on Doxil, are you in remission now? How long have you been in remission ...
Cheers?!
- By Sue_Shustar · New reply October 29, 2009
- 12 replies
- I am curious as to whether any of you have been given any guidance about having a drink or two or a glass of wine? I have been reading that sugar can feed the cancer and I know that alcohol turns to sugar ...
What is the best way to drink prep for ct scan?
- By kmeha · New reply October 29, 2009
- 46 replies
- I have to go monday and get my ct scan done. And i was wondering how to drink the prep for that, I attempted to last time and made me sick. Just thought i would see what others do or if i am stuck trying ...
