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head wraps/scarves

rockchicksurvivor
  • By rockchicksurvivor · New reply 11:10 am
  • Discussion in Recurrence · 5 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 ...

Getting a Hospital Bed

bloomer
  • By bloomer · New reply 11:08 am
  • Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 1 reply
  • Hi all, My doctor faxed a prescription for a hospital bed a few days ago. Have any of you gotten one, and if so, how long did it take to get it? And of course was it worth it. I'm sleeping on the couch ...

Advice from OVCA survivors

ChrissyCherie
  • By ChrissyCherie · New reply 11:07 am
  • Discussion in What, me worry? · 17 replies
  • Hi ladies! I'm Chrissy, 27 years old from middle Georgia. Where do I begin? :) Recently I found out that my grandmother had ovarian cancer. She passed when I was a baby & I didn't really know her or her ...

Port and coumadin

strongerthanithought
  • By strongerthanithought · New reply 10:45 am
  • Discussion in Treatment · 21 replies
  • I read entries on here about those of you who have not had your port taken out. I HATED my port at first, it felt like an alien object inside of me. Now, I really don't mind it, and would not be opposed ...

Vitamin D

Milashka
  • By Milashka · New reply 10:40 am
  • Discussion in What, me worry? · 22 replies
  • Just found out that my vitamin D serum levels have increased to 52 ng/ml! I am delighted! Normal range is 32-100 ng/ml. Mine was 27 10 months ago, and after 6 months of supplements it had risen to 33 ...

OVARIAN CANCER SISTER WEEKEND....I AM ALREADY WORKING

TheClassyDame
  • By TheClassyDame · New reply 10:26 am
  • Discussion in Good news · 4 replies
  • On this meet and greet! :o) Hello Ladies.... It has been a few days since I have been on due to the chemo making me sick but, I have been using my time to do the research for the trip to San Francisco ...

Carboplatin side effects

123missy
  • By 123missy · New reply 9:37 am
  • Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 4 replies
  • I have had two carbo/Taxol IV treatments, 3 IV/IP Taxol Cisplatin treatments and just finished off the final treatment of Carbo IV only. Can anyone tell me how long it takes to recover the blood count ...

newspaper frustration

maryand
  • By maryand · New reply 9:02 am
  • Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 4 replies
  • I know I said to not get frustrated and I had really great news from the railcats, but . . . I wrote 3 people with the local newspaper last week abot doing a piece on ovarian cancer during September because ...

HAD MY ULTRASOUND...CONFUSED.....HMMM

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · New reply 9:02 am
  • Journal · 7 replies
  • Hello all not sure where to post this as i have so much health issues goin on all at once...(bladder disease, kidney tumor, pelvic pain etc...)...for those who havent read my posts a 6cm cyst was found ...

Preschool teachers who worked through chemo?

melindamecy
  • By melindamecy · New reply 8:12 am
  • Discussion in Treatment · 7 replies
  • I teach pre-K (4 and 5 year olds). My treatment schedule is Taxol/Cisplatin every 3 weeks. I feel crummy the first week, then pretty good, just tired, the 2nd and 3rd weeks. I'm considering going back ...

A Good Re-Tweet, Forward-to-your-friends Article

Carcinista
  • By Carcinista · New reply 5:27 am
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • ...about Ovarian Cancer symptoms. Happy Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month! (I know we're not supposed to toot our own horns, but the more noise we make about this, the sooner the whispers will be drowned ...

Question about Dilaudid

parisfrance
  • By parisfrance · New reply 3:36 am
  • Discussion in Treatment · 18 replies
  • Ladies, I need help; I recieve my pain meds from my local hospital pain clinic. One week ago, they said they needed urine for a random screen they are required to do, because they are a pain clinic and ...

Don't put it off

lifeisgrand
  • By lifeisgrand · New reply 2:38 am
  • Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 29 replies
  • I keep thinking about doing an awareness walk or getting involved somehow. But the thing is, I don't feel like a survivor and don't want to celebrate the fact that by some sheer luck, or skilled doctor ...

Frenchlux.com

rozetta
  • By rozetta · New reply 2:15 am
  • Discussion in Good news · 5 replies
  • I signed up with frenchlux.com for a free silk scarf and received the nicest communication from Linda Rawlings. First she contacted me and asked me to look at the scarves and tell her what I liked. I ...

Good news...

liss0913
  • By liss0913 · New reply 1:05 am
  • Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 3 replies
  • Well I am supposed to be "turning my town teal" impatiently awaiting my box of stuff! Also- my friend is a hairdresser in danbury and was telling me about dying hair extensions pink for october and donating ...

And still we fight on

StillBattling
  • By StillBattling · New reply 12:45 am
  • Journal · 6 replies
  • Back home from the Cancer Centers of America, man was that a fiasco. I'm back under the care of a local Dr and I'm still fighting away. I start a new chemo regiment on the 27th. Its supposed to be a phase ...

Almost here!!

NeldaRuth
  • By NeldaRuth · New reply 12:38 am
  • Journal · 23 replies
  • Well tomorrow is the day. Surgery at 7:30 am. I am so glad it is almost here but now I am getting really nervous. I know it is going to be what it is going to be and I can't change that, but at least ...

Weird pain in my tummy

SonyaJoA
  • By SonyaJoA · New reply 12:31 am
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Update: Went to the Doc today. They are certain the pain I'm feeling is nerve damage. They don't believe the pain pills are really doing much to control THAT pain, they believe that I'm experiencing intermittent ...

My Brother In Law is Dying

JudyWalters
  • By JudyWalters · New reply 12:28 am
  • Discussion in What, me worry? · 11 replies
  • My 55 year old brother in law was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer less than a year ago. On Friday he was hospitalized and told he had about two weeks to live. As an OVCA survivor I am struggling ...

Update on Jeaniet

foothillsrider
  • By foothillsrider · New reply 12:14 am
  • Discussion in Late stage · 44 replies
  • Hi friends. I spoke with the J girl tonight as she was supposed to try doxil tomorrow and I wanted to give her my support. Jeanie cannot keep down solids and will not move forward with the doxil after ...

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