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6 months post chemo and a recurrence

Twoscoops
  • By Twoscoops · New reply yesterday at 1:13 pm
  • Journal · 20 replies
  • Hello. I was 44 years old when I was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer on May 14, 2012. On May 31, 2012 I had a radical debulking and started chemotherapy 3 weeks later. Chemo finished in October ...

Boarderline (LMP) & hysterectomy.... Decisions decisions....

Birdstheword
  • By Birdstheword · New reply yesterday at 12:00 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment · 12 replies
  • Hi all... It's been 4 1/2 years since my DX... I had a 13mm tumor removed from my right ovary by my gyno and lab came back with micro capillary boarder line. He only removed very little of my ovary. I ...

Depression

bustergirl
  • By bustergirl · New reply yesterday at 5:42 am
  • Discussion in Treatment · 22 replies
  • Hi Everyone, I've been dealing with borderline Ovarian Cancer that has spread to numerous places but is slow growing. I know it's going to get me eventually but in the meantime I don't want to live my ...

Footprints in the Sand Poem

1TuffCookie
  • By 1TuffCookie · New reply yesterday at 5:01 am
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • Footprints in the Sand One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there ...

Need advice

R9KARA
  • By R9KARA · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Discussion in Help desk · 3 replies
  • Dear All, My mom was diagnoses by overian cancer stage 4 in december 2012. After 3 rounds of chemo and surgery doctor advice her to meet after 3 mths. Her ca125 is 19 after surgery. I heard after surgery ...

No insurance

tegan
  • By tegan · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Discussion in Financial and insurance issues · 15 replies
  • I am 55 years old and live in Florida. I have just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer after going to the emergency room and having 7 liters of ascites drained from my abdomen on May 4. This all comes ...

Gradalis’ FANG Phase II Peek: Strong Data in Ovarian Cancer

Sunny123
  • By Sunny123 · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Discussion in Clinical trials · 3 replies
  • Gradalis’ FANG Phase II Peek: Strong Data in Ovarian Cancer Gradalis Inc.’s interim Phase II data with its personalized cancer vaccine for advanced ovarian cancer showed the approach more than doubled ...

Five million

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 205 replies
  • Dear members, Yesterday, Inspire reached a milestone: five million posts written by members! Each of these posts, and the 700 million words they contain, are a simple measure of how much we all do to ...

Recurrence #1 - Doxil Regimen

shalsey11
  • By shalsey11 · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Day 1 - Doxil infusion - and the fun begins once again. Was just getting to liking my hair-do after it grew in from the last chemo that ended in November. Oh well. Bought Biotene Mouthwash and Bag Balm ...

Katrhi Eulogy

BluEyedTygr
  • By BluEyedTygr · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • I am blessed that I was able to spend the last moments of my Mom's life with her. I was given the opportunity to cuddle with her, hold her hand, smell her skin, kiss her face, and let her know how much ...

Hipec

CHERADAY
  • By CHERADAY · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • I wanted to get started on my journal about Hipec to hopefully in courage others, if this is for you. Of course my appointment with my surgeon Dr. Boutros (Chief surgeon at Baltimore /Washington Hospital ...

Celebrated 10 Years on May 5, 2013

1TuffCookie
  • By 1TuffCookie · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 17 replies
  • I still remember that day like yesterday, anyone who has been told they have the "BIG C" usually does. This experience has been a blessing, because I feel cancer made me a better person. Life is a precious ...

Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer

Tazzywazzy
  • By Tazzywazzy · New reply May 18, 2013
  • Journal · 14 replies
  • I'm 43 years old and a single mother of one. In November of 2012 I had umbilical hernia surgery. I had been bloated prior to that surgery, assuming the bloating had to do with the hernia. By December ...

CA125 6, and CT shows active disease, how can HAPPEN this????????

Dianne45
  • By Dianne45 · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Journal · 12 replies
  • Did anyone of you teal sisters had the same experience?????? When my Doctor told me that, I almost fell from my chair. I knew, the CA125 it wasn't a reliable reading for me, but today going for my 50th ...

NED

kpanta
  • By kpanta · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Good news · 4 replies
  • Hello All .. just wanted to let you know that there was NED from my TAH BOO .. so I am staged at 1A, Grade 1 .. so no chemo or radiation required .. go back to oncol in 4 months and will continue for ...

New Immunotherapy medicine MPDL3280A

yongmu
  • By yongmu · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Clinical trials · 2 replies
  • Hi, Anyone familiar with MPDL3280A from Genentech (a subsidiary company of Roche)? Or anyone already in its clinical trial? See the article below for more details about it. If that's real, it's promising ...

My mother had first chemo Monday

Sam1212
  • By Sam1212 · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 13 replies
  • Hello Everyone, My mother was diagnosed with Ovarian (?) cancer 3C at the end of February. Her 52 year old sister died from the same thing 25 years ago. My mother is also a breast cancer survivor. They ...

Illeostomy very low maynesuim

Vicola
  • By Vicola · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 6 replies
  • Hi I have just had a illeostomy 8 weeks ago, unfortunetely I have a very low magnesium level and have to go on a drip once a week over a 4 hours. I also take magnesium tablets but it still doesn't seem ...

PUBLICITY ON OVCA!!!!!

3978bee
  • By 3978bee · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Advocacy · 3 replies
  • This morning watching the morning news (7-9) I saw THREE spots on ovarian cancer. Hallelujah! Thank you to Ms. Jolie, Ms. Walters, all the others who have spoken out to advance information about ovca ...

Avastin

Victorious
  • By Victorious · New reply May 17, 2013
  • Discussion in Treatment · 16 replies
  • I have read some online here about avastin. However I have not found the answer to why a doctor only has one take it for one year. I see others who have been on it longer. What is the rational for stopping ...

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