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Journals

CT Scan & Xray

Kellyr1
  • 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.

Favored
  • 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...

sonia40
  • 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

LynleeA
  • By LynleeA · Posted November 1, 2009
  • 9 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

LynleeA
  • By LynleeA · Posted November 1, 2009
  • 13 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

rem
  • 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

kmoogie
  • 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

crazeelal
  • 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

godshome
  • 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

Mullens
  • By Mullens · Posted October 29, 2009
  • 14 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

Brian
  • 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

BRCABabe
  • 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

tyke2you
  • 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?

abbaschild
  • 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???....

sonia40
  • By sonia40 · Posted October 26, 2009
  • 12 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.

mnjk04
  • By mnjk04 · Posted October 26, 2009
  • 25 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 ...

Patience

Ovacom06
  • By Ovacom06 · Posted October 26, 2009
  • 14 replies
  • While going through my cancer battle I came to the realization that there are three types of people who battle cancer: 1. The person who throws up his or her hands and gives up. 2. The person who digs ...

If I have Chemotherapy I can expect to live 2 years.

MsDi
  • By MsDi · Posted October 25, 2009
  • 22 replies
  • At 59 years of age, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer and ovarian cancer - this diagnosis came after I was involved in an automobile accident that left several bruises above ...

2 months Drinking "Jason Winter's Tea"

MsDi
  • By MsDi · Posted October 25, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • At 59 years of age, I was diagnosed with breast cancer, liver cancer, lung cancer and ovarian cancer - this diagnosis came after I was involved in an automobile accident that left several bruises on my ...

I just had to share this with someone

kimfromaugusta
  • By kimfromaugusta · Posted October 25, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • ok.. so like always we were rushing around getting ready for something we were already late for.. i was in the bathroom finishing up.. (one thing you should know, i am completely bald).. i yelled out ...

OCNA: @InStyleMagazine @JanetJackson InStyle magazine's December issue features the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance http://tinyurl.com/ykjhdx6

OCNA: Two Broken Broads fight ovarian cancer ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCxv9p1dvzs&feature=player_embedded

OCNA: @JanetJackson ABC Special with Janet Jackson tonight at 10:00pm EST http://www.ovariancancer.org/2009/11/18/abc-special-with-janet-jackson/

OCNA: You are invited to our Virtual Holiday Dinner Party! http://www.ovariancancer.org/party/

OCNA: We want to serve our community better. Please help us by taking a quick moment to fill out this survey. Thanks! http://tinyurl.com/yg634a4

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