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Asians
- By juliach · Posted 10:52 am
- Discussion 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 ...
The end is finally here.
- By tyke2you · Posted yesterday at 11:45 pm
- Journal · 6 replies
- It's been a long 6 weeks of radiation therapy, but the end is finally here. I rested most of today and have the room all packed up and ready to go home in the morning. We've made some wonderful friends ...
MARCE
Trying to understand
- By NannyLoLo · Posted yesterday at 7:27 pm
- Discussion 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
- Discussion 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
- Discussion 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
- Discussion 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?
A Great Time!
- By Favored · Posted yesterday at 9:00 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- Hello to all, I just wanted to let you know, my sister and I went to a luncheon held at Mercy Hospital. It was for cancer survivors and there were so many people. The doctors were there and the American ...
Need Some Advice
New chemo is kicking my butt!
- By Jennali · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion 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 ...
Still some symptoms.
- By hope1960 · Posted November 18, 2009
- Journal · 0 replies
- I haven't been on in awhile... But I'm still a bit worried/concerned because my period has been soo irregular lately, I still have many symptoms so iam trying to figure out what has been going on ...
Today has been much better
- By tyke2you · Posted November 18, 2009
- Journal · 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 ...
Paciltaxel : Albumin bound : Abraxane
Beating Ovarian Cancer
- By Debofil · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion 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
- Discussion 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
- Discussion 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 ...
