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Serous borderline tumor stage 3a
- By Invisigoth · New reply 9:11 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 24 replies
- Hello! I'm so glad I found this message board, I've been reading it for two days now and learned a lot. Before I go on I should probably also warn you that English is not my native language (I'm from ...
Ovarian Cancer wins 3rd Place in Stand Up 2 Cancer Video Cancer!
- By runforher · New reply 8:55 pm
- Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 12 replies
- Hi All! I submitted our run for her 5k Run & Friendship Walk Video that featured my Mom who battled ovarian cancer to the Stand up 2 Cancer Video Challenge and I can't believe it but out of all the videos ...
Chemo Round 3 Coming Up
- By Ginger36 · New reply 8:28 pm
- Journal · 2 replies
- I will be receiving my 3rd round of chemo at the end of this week. (1/2 way there. woo hooo!!) My doctor had mentioned many people find the 3rd and 6th to be the hardest. Just curious how your third round ...
Toughest thing for me...
- By ElizabethN · New reply 7:27 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 10 replies
- I have stage 2-c ovarian cancer. When they found it it was on bilateral ovaries, uterus and omentum. I am only 27 with no history of cancer at all in my family so as you can imagine it is the last thing ...
good news...and some other info
- By spunky66 · New reply 6:40 pm
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 11 replies
- October 13 of 2010 will mark my 10 yr anniversary of being diagnosed and I have not had any recurrence despite the stage 3c diagnosis. That is the good news. I do want to say that long term effects of ...
Talked to jeaniet's brother today
- By foothillsrider · New reply 6:10 pm
- Discussion in Late stage · 22 replies
- Hi Ladies. I did speak very briefly with my j girl this morning. She is not very coherent and it is difficult for her to breathe. She has refused a feeding tube and can no longer hold any food down- liquid ...
Constant pain after chemo
- By britori · New reply 5:59 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 6 replies
- Hello everyone, I had stageI bc, had a double ms in march. Finished my last chemo in May, and besides my reconstructive surgeries, I thought that the nightmare was about to end. But my body is still betraying ...
I DONT FEEL VERY SEXY
- By kimmer44 · New reply 5:51 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 32 replies
- AT THE ENCOURAGMENT OF MY DEAR FRIEND SONYA I DECIDED TO POST A BALD PICTURE. HONEY I JUST CANT FEEL SEXY LIKE THIS - I KEEP MY WIGS OFF NOW AT HOME AND WEAR A COTTON BEANIE IF MY HEAD IS COLD, BUT I ...
Getting involved
- By SonyaJoA · New reply 5:47 pm
- Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 18 replies
- Lately I've been really ready to give up on this fight. I've felt so useless and helpless, non-productive, lonely... etc.. you get the picture. My son works as a banker so he's in contact with people ...
HELP! HORRIBLE ABDOMINAL CRAMPS AND DIARRHEA
- By kimmer44 · New reply 5:30 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 30 replies
- HI GIRLS -A LOT OF YA'LL KNOW ME - I AM 9 DAYS POST CHEMO NO. 2 - I TAKE TAXOTERE AND CARBOPLATIN. I HAD MY LABS DONE THURS - USUALLLY THE NURSE WILL CALL ME ON FRI AFTER TO GIVE ME THE RESULTS. LAST ...
Fleece Fabric For Blankets
Doxil
- By moie_59 · Posted 4:33 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 0 replies
- I've had 2 rounds of Doxil and now have a bad yeast infection and could not have my chemo last Friday because of it. The Doctor said it was caused by the heat wave in combination with the Doxil. The yeast ...
What is happening to my Mom? Feels very bad...
- By pattisdaughter · New reply 4:17 pm
- Discussion in Late stage · 26 replies
- Thank you for taking time to read this post. I will try to keep it brief and to the point. Mom was diagnosed Stage 3 ovarian (primary peritoneal cancer) 2 1/2 years ago. All typical protocols followed...surgery ...
head wraps/scarves
- By rockchicksurvivor · New reply 4:16 pm
- Discussion in Recurrence · 17 replies
- Hi everyone, dont know if this is the right place to post this but I was wondering if anyone can tell me where I can get some comfortable head wraps/scarves? My hair is falling out again for the 2nd time ...
So Here is My Practical Hair Question: Help!
- By seadream · New reply 4:11 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 20 replies
- This Tuesday will mark my second week since my first Taxol treatment so I know my hair will/may be in a precarious state. I will be at work in a pretty big meeting that afternoon. Here is what I have ...
New papers about tumor microenvironment pH
- By neilbiswas · New reply 3:51 pm
- Discussion in Research · 6 replies
- Kaimi had sent me some links to papers, all of which aren't accessible to people who dont have journal subscriptions (I have access), so am placing them here http://www.aip.de/~ibiswas/Cancer_Treatm ent/broadcast ...
What is/was your response to the question "How are you feeling?"
- By CissyAtl · New reply 3:42 pm
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 29 replies
- I am a little confused about my feelings lately. On the one hand, I know that my friends/family love me and only want the best for me. On the other hand, I get very annoyed when people ask me "How are ...
a lot to say...and looking for some advice
- By fightgirlandi · New reply 2:44 pm
- Discussion in Recurrence · 7 replies
- ok...so i have been dealing w/so much over the past 2 months that i can feel myself heading for the "depression express" the LAST place that i want to be. i just have so many questions and finally have ...
Fallopian Tube Origin Cancer Questions
plural effusion tap
- By goodday · New reply 1:18 pm
- Discussion in What, me worry? · 8 replies
- I just found out that I have 40% liquid and one lung and 10% on the other. Have any of you had a plural effusion tap done ...
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