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Wonderful
- By luvmymom18 · New reply November 22, 2009
- 4 replies
- It is wonderful to find such a group to discuss everything with that truly understands what you may be going through. Thank you to everyone for your wonderful responses... it is truly appreciated ...
Chemo brain subsided :)
- By Gabriele · Posted November 21, 2009
- 0 replies
- Ladies, I want to trumpet it out to the world that 13 months after my last chemo, the debilitating chemo brain has left. There IS hope. My onco doc had told me it would take about a year to a year and ...
Hello! Scaring Borderline Dx..
- By Rikku · New reply November 20, 2009
- 9 replies
- Hi everyone! I have read some of your posts, and since I could relate to some, I decided to post one myself. I am 24 years old and learned today that I have borderline tumor, without invasion of the capsule ...
Today has been much better
- By tyke2you · Posted November 18, 2009
- 0 replies
- Today has been a much better day. Only 2 more radiation to go. I re-start chemo Dec. 2nd so we'll make another trip up here to KC on Dec 1 so we'll be here early for treatment. The next day I'll have ...
What a miserable three days
- By tyke2you · New reply November 18, 2009
- 1 reply
- What a miserable three days I've had. Sunday morning til Monday morning I lived in the bath room. We drove to KC Monday for treatment at 3:00. I slept in the car on the way up and went right to bed afterwards ...
Neurontin for pain management/neuropathy
- By gpawelski · New reply November 18, 2009
- 23 replies
- I've written before that anecdotally, drugs like Neurontin are used off-label. Most drugs are prescribed off-label. One must be cautious that off-label remedies are fully discussed with patients and must ...
From the land of plastic
- By tonye · New reply November 17, 2009
- 5 replies
- my body has completly changed and now, do i still care about getting a tummy tuck or a face lift? I think not!!! Right now all I care about is getting healthy again and running til the cows come home ...
I guess I'm doing this
- By amandajd · New reply November 17, 2009
- 20 replies
- I just found out this week that I have ovarian cancer. I suppose I'm still in shock since I just stared at that first sentence for way too long. As a bit of background, I'm 22, I was doing fertility treatments ...
CT scan shows asites...
- By nnavarro · New reply November 17, 2009
- 15 replies
- My CT scan shows asites, no tumors. I am so fortunate to have a gynec-oncologist who always returns my calls. I couldn't wait until Monday for the news as I had convinced myself that the pain I felt was ...
GOOD MORINING EVERYONE....
- By sonia40 · New reply November 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello all my wonderful and caring friends...i slept in the lounge last night as i was up practically every half hr to urinate....very painfull burning sensation....i didnt realise how common IC is....and ...
JUST CAME BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL....
- By sonia40 · New reply November 16, 2009
- 12 replies
- Hello all well its been a preety rough weekend...went in on friday morning for a laproscopy, hysteroscopy, cystoscopy and a curette....well the doctor came in to see me in recovery and briefly mentioned ...
Prayer needed
- By sarahbeth · New reply November 16, 2009
- 24 replies
- I just finished my 6 rounds of carbo/taxol and my CT scans came back clear for which I am so thankful but I have a request for all of you who believe in the power of prayer. My childhood best friend was ...
a time to reach out
- By mickimoo · New reply November 16, 2009
- 35 replies
- It's time for me to take my place amongst my sisters and reach for their hands and ask them to hold mine. I know I can be strong but sometimes I feel so lonely and frightened. Just when I think I can ...
Hello
- By kmoogie · New reply November 16, 2009
- 24 replies
- Im a 45year old single mom with 2 kids, Kait age 17 and Nick age 14. My mom was just recently diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer and she had no s/s of any kind other than IBS and had ultrasounds last ...
Teal Ribbon Golf Tournament
- By Laurel-J · New reply November 15, 2009
- 4 replies
- The second annual Teal Ribbon Golf Tournament in AZ was held Nov. 12, 2009. We had beautiful weather with 107 women participating. We donated $2,000 to the Ovarian Cancer Alliance of Arizona, generated ...
HAVING A LARPROSCOPY/CYSTOSCOPY ON FRIDAY...
- By sonia40 · New reply November 15, 2009
- 7 replies
- Hello to all the wonderful people who have been following my posts....as you all know i am awaiting surgery for a partial nephrectomy and a gallbladder removal.....but i have also a few gyno problems ...
recurrence of ovca
- By nnavarro · New reply November 14, 2009
- 10 replies
- I just found out about this site this morning and already I am more encouraged by reading some of the journal entries. I am amazed at the strength you ladies have. I am in my 3rd and continual round of ...
Remission, NED, Stable
- By kennebec · New reply November 14, 2009
- 7 replies
- For some time here at Inspire I've noticed others using the terms "Remission" and "NED" (No Evidence of Disease). My Onc has never used those terms. So yesterday I asked if I am considered to be in Remission ...
Today's treatment went well
- By tyke2you · New reply November 13, 2009
- 2 replies
- Tomorrow is the last day of treatment for this week. Then we'll just have one more week here in KC. Even if they decide to do the high dose radiation, we will only have to stay overnight and come home ...
Should I or should I participate in PARP study?
- By ctaffel · New reply November 13, 2009
- 29 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 ...
