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Discussions
Asians
- By juliach · Posted 10:52 am
- In Newly diagnosed · 1 reply
- I am Chinese. Although I have been in this country for quite sometime, our diet still is not americanized. I just wonder if there are any Asian OVCA patients out there so I can get advice on nutrition ...
MARCE
Trying to understand
- By NannyLoLo · Posted yesterday at 7:27 pm
- In Recurrence · 4 replies
- After an elevation in my CA-125 and unusual abdominal pains a CT was done to verify a recurrence ( a mere 4 months in remission). I am a stage IIIC diagnosed in Feb 09. My history was sub-optimal debulking ...
Ultrasound Hyperthermia
- By cielo · Posted yesterday at 2:43 pm
- In Survivor stories · 0 replies
- http://www.clinical trials.gov/ ct2/show/ NCT00911079 Ultrasound Hyperthermia Therapy After Implant Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients Gynecologic Cancer Anyone have any input on this trial ...
gave me hope
- By kurri · Posted yesterday at 2:20 pm
- In Survivor stories · 1 reply
- Hi ladies This is a story I had to share. I was shopping yesterday for clothes and another customer was talking to the shop owner about quiting smoking. I told her I had quit twelve months ago after being ...
METFORMIN - GLUCOPHAGE
WBC rapid fall after CA-125 decline
Pleural Effusion
- By khollett · Posted yesterday at 11:14 am
- In Recurrence · 6 replies
- I was just released from the hospital yesterday after being in there for a week with a large pleural effusion. I didn't realize how quickly the fluid builds back up and now that I home, I am on oxygen ...
LOW GRADE OVARIAN CANCER
second opinion?
Need Some Advice
New chemo is kicking my butt!
- By Jennali · Posted November 18, 2009
- In Side effects of treatment · 10 replies
- I only hope it is also kicking the cancer cells' butts! I went in for labs today, one week after my Gemzar last week. My blood counts are all down pretty drastically. I was mentally prepared for a Neulasta ...
Paciltaxel : Albumin bound : Abraxane
Beating Ovarian Cancer
- By Debofil · Posted November 18, 2009
- In Survivor stories · 6 replies
- Hello Beautiful Ladies: I just read the above book written by Chris Bledy. She had a recurrence of late stage ovarian cancer, but has been in remission for years now because she took action to fight for ...
Right Now
- By Jen457 · Posted November 18, 2009
- In What, me worry? · 5 replies
- I was cleaning out my favorites and came across this link and wanted to share. http://positivepause.com/index.html ...
I had my baby!
- By darlingclem · Posted November 18, 2009
- In Good news · 39 replies
- As some of you may remember, I'm an 11 year survivor of ovarian cancer and recently (well, 9 months ago) found out I was pregnant. My little remaining ovary pulled it off and after only 4 months of trying ...
Chemo effect : hair gone but see small red pimples in scalp
dealing w/ scarz
- By amsterling · Posted November 17, 2009
- In Side effects of treatment · 5 replies
- hello all. dealing with scars from surgery and treatment (and also from a previous car accident!), do any of u women (or men) know whats better... vitamin e or aloe vera??? thank you ...
Small miracle Miss Lindsey
- By SouthernBelle · Posted November 17, 2009
- In Good news · 10 replies
- Last year in August, my husband was on a business trip 100 miles away from home. I was just four months post-op and was struggling not to fall into depression. My husband was traveling and pulled off ...
CAT scan shows bilateral hydronephrosis
- By melaniesgrandma · Posted November 17, 2009
- In Recurrence · 2 replies
- I just had a CAT scan, 2nd one since my recurrence of stage 3 OVCA in 5/09. Diagnosed 11/28/07. 3 major surgeries. Two long hospitals stays. Taxol and carboplatin x 6. remission 5 months. I have had so ...
