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multiple micro tumors on bladder

Pockets
  • By Pockets · Posted 8:49 am
  • Discussion in Recurrence · 0 replies
  • Has anyone heard of having small tumors through out their abdomen. In May I has surgery, BSO, debulking, etc. Had 6 rounds of chemo followed up by a CT a CT Scan. CT scan was clear, except for a few cysts ...

Dr. Oz

abbaschild
  • By abbaschild · Posted 7:24 am
  • Discussion in Good news · 3 replies
  • Did you see the notice on our website that Dr. Oz will be airing a segment about ovarian cancer on this Wednesday, November 11th??!!!!! Don't forget to tune in!! Blessings and hugs ...

"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"

Ciboney1
  • By Ciboney1 · Posted 12:00 am
  • Journal · 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 ...

Probiotics?

jeaniet
  • By jeaniet · Posted yesterday at 11:27 pm
  • Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 3 replies
  • I have seen some of you mention taking probiotics. Is there any particular brand that is better? Is it ok with chemo? thanks jeanie ...

Gemzar

Lynn1947
  • By Lynn1947 · Posted yesterday at 10:52 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment · 3 replies
  • I was diagnosed in November 2006. Since then, I have had three major surgeries. With the exception of the time spent recovering from the surgeries, I have had a very good quality of life. I had assay ...

Inspired and it paid off

uju99
  • By uju99 · Posted yesterday at 4:57 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment · 1 reply
  • Today there was a blood test....prior to officially 2'nd round of chemo which is on coming Monday..... I was so worried about some * (star) values and ca-125 values in blood work My wife had blood test ...

I.P.H.C. & CEDARANIB

Executive
  • By Executive · Posted yesterday at 4:47 pm
  • Discussion in Help desk · 0 replies
  • Hi there - I need to find out if anyone here has had this procedure, or "Shake N Bake" or Sugarbaker. We ive in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed ...

Obama and Ovarian circa '07

CATSMEOW
  • By CATSMEOW · Posted yesterday at 1:56 pm
  • Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 11 replies
  • "To fix health care, we have to fix Washington," he says at the end of the ad. It's an anecdote Obama has been recently field testing on the campaign trail. This is how he told the story of his MOTHERS ...

Libido?

ctaffel
  • By ctaffel · Posted yesterday at 1:14 pm
  • Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 2 replies
  • I don't know about you but I am 43 and I went from a happy, full of life, sexual person to feeling like an it. My poor partner is being so good but I don't have any sexual desire at all. Nothing does ...

Should I or should I participate in PARP study?

ctaffel
  • By ctaffel · Posted yesterday at 12:57 pm
  • Journal · 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 ...

Starting weekly Taxol on Monday

mnjk04
  • By mnjk04 · Posted yesterday at 12:34 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment · 6 replies
  • I'm starting weekly Taxol this Monday and would really like some feedback on any side effects and also how you have responded to this regimen. It will be 3 weeks on and one week off. Thanks ...

Rise in ca 125 after one round of Avastin

LindaDT
  • By LindaDT · Posted yesterday at 12:08 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment · 3 replies
  • I am currently being treated for my second recurrence. I started out taking carbo and gemzar but had a reaction to the carbo and so we switched to avastin and gemzar. My ca 125 before the first round ...

KNOWEDGE NEEDED

Executive
  • By Executive · Posted yesterday at 11:57 am
  • Discussion in Late stage · 4 replies
  • Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...

KNOWLEDGE NEEDED

Executive
  • By Executive · Posted yesterday at 11:56 am
  • Discussion in Recurrence · 0 replies
  • Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...

KNOWLEDGE NEEDED

Executive
  • By Executive · Posted yesterday at 11:56 am
  • Discussion in Clinical trials · 2 replies
  • Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...

KNOWLEDGE NEEDED

Executive
  • By Executive · Posted yesterday at 11:54 am
  • Discussion in Research · 0 replies
  • Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...

KNOWLEDGE NEEDED

Executive
  • By Executive · Posted yesterday at 11:54 am
  • Discussion in Research · 0 replies
  • Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...

NEED SOME KNOWLEDGE

Executive
  • By Executive · Posted yesterday at 11:52 am
  • Discussion in Help desk · 0 replies
  • Hi there - We are in Northampton in England. My dear wife Christine is 58 and has Peritoneal stage 4 - diagnosed in October 08. Had good initial chemo response from carbo/taxol & ca down to 20 from 284 ...

ovarian cancer

waywen
  • By waywen · Posted yesterday at 9:03 am
  • Discussion in Help desk · 4 replies
  • Sorry wasn't sure what topic to start a discussion under! I am really worried and have been in alot of pain for a few months now and desperately need help and advice. The doctors are sending me round ...

Hair Regrowth

Cactacat
  • By Cactacat · Posted yesterday at 8:27 am
  • Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 5 replies
  • I know there's been a lot of discussion here lately about regrowing hair after the end of treatments, but I can't seem to find it right now. So, my question -- how long before you begin noticing any significant ...

OCNA: The Dr. Oz show will be doing a segment on ovarian cancer featuring our very own Dr. Barbara Goff. Show scheduled to air Wed., Nov. 11th.

OCNA: @chargergirlnat Thanks for the retweets!

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