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Journals
"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"
- By Ciboney1 · Posted 12:00 am
- 15 replies
- I have been missing from here for a while with not much to say; because of some issues here on the forum and because I have had some news I didn't want to hear ( as I know many of you have had the same ...
Should I or should I participate in PARP study?
- By ctaffel · Posted yesterday at 12:57 pm
- 3 replies
- Hi all. I am new today on this website and hope to find other people like me. I am having a recurrence after 5 years and 2 weeks of OvCa. Originally it was Stage IC back in 2004. It is now all over my ...
This has been a great week.
- By tyke2you · Posted November 5, 2009
- 1 reply
- This has been a great week. Not too sick and Larry has been here with me. Tomorrow morning is my last treatment until Monday afternoon. Then I will have only 10 treatments to go. I should be done with ...
Port Removal
- By Legendswolf · Posted November 5, 2009
- 15 replies
- Man ths sucks that I have to be in Seattle on my Birthday which is on December 1 and then surgery on the 2nd for my port removal that goes to my stomach...i am looking forward on the removal so I can ...
CT Scan & Xray
- By Kellyr1 · Posted November 4, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hi everyone, just wanted to drop a note and let you know that I have been busy this past summer and now coming up on my yearly CT Scan & Chest Xray since completing treatment last July. Been having check ...
A Great Day.
- By Favored · Posted November 3, 2009
- 14 replies
- Hello all, This is a beautiful day! Last month I had to have my regular three month check up with my oncologist, blood work done and last week I had a yearly CAT Scan. Everything came out normal. I am ...
14 YRS SINCE MY BROTHER PASSED AWAY...
- By sonia40 · Posted November 3, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hello all the wonderful ladies and gents on this wonderful site.... Today is a sad day for me....today is my brothers anniversary....he passed away exactly 14yrs ago of pacreatic cancer..he was only 28yrs ...
Doxil Treatment
- By LynleeA · Posted November 1, 2009
- 3 replies
- Doxil Question ... Has anyone taken Doxil and did you take the preventative steps they are asking me to do... No hot food or drink starting the day before chemo and for six days after Soaking my hands ...
My color is Teal
- By LynleeA · Posted November 1, 2009
- 10 replies
- I am so afraid! I have the ascites that I had when I was first diagnosed in May 2007. I went through the total hyster, then chemo of carbo/taxol. After completing chemo in April 2008 I went into "remission ...
Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Movement Weekend
- By rem · Posted November 1, 2009
- 6 replies
- Greetings Warrior Women, I want to make sure everyone is aware of this upcoming event: http://www.wcn.org/media/announcements/2 0090325.html Maybe even President Obama will be participating given his ...
hello everone
- By kmoogie · Posted October 30, 2009
- 3 replies
- Just an update on my mom, doing a little better she is in for her 3rd round of chemo on 11/3/09.. the 2nd round was quite tough with alot of vomiting. She is on antinausea meds, but those first days or ...
Good report after surgery
- By crazeelal · Posted October 30, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hi all, I had a laparotomy, tumor debulking, hysterectomy with bso, appendectomy,omentectomy,biopsy of intraperitoneal nodules and left groin lymph dissection on the 13th of October. The good news is ...
Clinical trial carbo/gemzar/avastin
- By godshome · Posted October 29, 2009
- 0 replies
- I had my ct on monday--Tuesday got good news --No evidence of a recurrent or metastatic intra-abdominal malignancy is noted--The chemo makes me feel so bad I was just dreading the results of the scan--My ...
Doxil
- By Mullens · Posted October 29, 2009
- 12 replies
- I first learned about the side effects of Doxil from this website. I have completed 5 cycles and I am glad to say that my side effects have been minimal and my CA-125 has gone from 164 to 18! The only ...
Inspire members featured
- By Brian · Posted October 28, 2009
- 29 replies
- Today Massachusetts General Hospital's Proto Magazine published a wonderful profile of nine Inspire members. Each of these stories underscores what we all know to be true -- that Inspire is a special ...
Pain Pain Go Away
- By BRCABabe · Posted October 28, 2009
- 4 replies
- Well, I'm four days past my third round of chemo. Three down, three to go. For the last three days, my bone pain has been harsh. It often sharpens at night when I'm trying to fall asleep. I took a sleep ...
The Four Words Everyone Wants to Hear
- By tyke2you · Posted October 27, 2009
- 0 replies
- I enjoyed resting and spending time with Dad this weekend. We are OLD movie buffs and watched Inherit The Wind (for the 10th time, at least) and are puzzled why Olivia DeHavelin (played Prosecutor Brady's ...
Depression...what can we do?
- By abbaschild · Posted October 27, 2009
- 13 replies
- It starts when we are thinking too much about this disease...then waiting for our next CA-125 results to come back...and if the numbers start to climb, we then start worrying more...then the "what if's ...
RENAL ANGIOLIPOMA ANYONE???....
- By sonia40 · Posted October 26, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello everyone..... as you all know me for those people who are following my posts....i have been told that i have a 5cm Renal angiolipoma on my right kidney....(have not had a biopsy as yet)...i also ...
ladies please hlep. I'm so depressed.
- By mnjk04 · Posted October 26, 2009
- 26 replies
- Hi ladies, I went for my 23rd Avastin treatment today. I've been on that and Cytoxan since Dec '08. All's been going really well. CT scan in July showed 2 small lesions still there but smaller. I was ...
