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Should I or should I participate in PARP study?
- By ctaffel · New reply 2:13 pm
- Journal · 18 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 ...
I thought Wed. 11/4 was the end of my life...
- By Dodie1 · New reply 2:06 pm
- Discussion in What, me worry? · 15 replies
- After having 14 chemo treatments with the same drug (Carbo), Wednesday my body decided that it wanted to have a severe allergic reaction. I was trying to be brave and tough and not say anything about ...
KNOWLEDGE NEEDED
My color is Teal
- By LynleeA · New reply 1:39 pm
- Journal · 12 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 ...
a remedy
Hair Regrowth
- By Cactacat · New reply 1:17 pm
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 8 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 ...
Dr. Oz
- By abbaschild · New reply 1:13 pm
- Discussion in Good news · 7 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 ...
Obama and Ovarian circa '07
- By CATSMEOW · New reply 12:49 pm
- Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 20 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 ...
Social Security Disability Rules Changed
- By Ovacom06 · New reply 11:58 am
- Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 17 replies
- Good News! This article was taken from the November 2009 Ovarian Cancer National Alliance newsletter. The Ovarian Cancer National Alliance has been working on your behalf to make it easier for women with ...
multiple micro tumors on bladder
- By Pockets · New reply 11:58 am
- Discussion in Recurrence · 6 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 ...
Libido?
- By ctaffel · New reply 11:17 am
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 15 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 ...
peripheral neuropathy
- By lovemnms · New reply 10:55 am
- Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 29 replies
- Hello! I had surgery for stage 3 ovarian c. in May of 2008. In July 2008 I started treatments and went through 8 rounds of Carboplatin/Taxotere chemo. My last treatment was Dec. 2008. I seem to be doing ...
Being a survivor
- By annebert · Posted 10:50 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- I have been meaning to post his here for a while. I stumbled on this poem one day and it encapsulates for me the fact that being alive RIGHT NOW is the best revenge. If you are not familiar with ee cummings ...
cant get motivated
- By kurri · New reply 10:29 am
- Journal · 1 reply
- since finishing chemo in july I just cant seem to get myself motivated. I know I should be eating all the right foods and exercising regularly. I dont feel like cooking and exercise is the last thing ...
Rise in ca 125 after one round of Avastin
Gemzar
"Life Changes and We Change To Adjust To It"
- By Ciboney1 · New reply 4:28 am
- Journal · 30 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 ...
Port Removal
- By Legendswolf · New reply 12:40 am
- Journal · 16 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 ...
I.P.H.C. & CEDARANIB
Has anyone heard from Dodie?
- By Jennali · New reply yesterday at 8:39 pm
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 8 replies
- I worry when regulars don't post for a while. Is anyone in touch with Dodie? There are some others missing in action, too. Please post if you know anything about one of our members ...
