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Trying to preserve fertility
- By amandajd · Posted yesterday at 7:16 pm
- 1 reply
- So its been a little more than two weeks since I was diagnosed, and since then I feel like I have been flooded with information! I found out I have stage IIC, and my doctor is going to have me doing the ...
Chemo brain subsided :)
- By Gabriele · Posted yesterday at 11:49 am
- 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 ...
Rising CA125
- By dooder0420 · Posted November 20, 2009
- 1 reply
- Today I got the results from my latest bloodwork. It has risen, once again, from 15 to 19.6. Had the CT done yesterday, what a day that was, machine broke and had to go(in the dreaded blue gown and all ...
The end is finally here.
- By tyke2you · Posted November 19, 2009
- 10 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 ...
A Great Time!
- By Favored · Posted November 19, 2009
- 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 ...
Still some symptoms.
- By hope1960 · Posted November 18, 2009
- 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
- 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 · Posted November 17, 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 ...
CAT scan results
- By RhodaLois · Posted November 17, 2009
- 6 replies
- Phew. Nothing is worse than waiting for the results of a CAT. Finished my chemo for second recurrence of OVCA on Oct. 15, then had to wait three weeks for CAT then week and a half to get to see the doc ...
Wonderful
- By luvmymom18 · Posted November 16, 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 ...
From the land of plastic
- By tonye · Posted November 16, 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 ...
NO RECURRENCE OF CANCER!
- By Angel1955 · Posted November 15, 2009
- 0 replies
- I had my CT scan on November 11th, after complaining to my cancer doctor about ongoing symptoms of pain on my lower left and upper right abdomen along with bowel issues. Thankfully, there was no evidence ...
I guess I'm doing this
- By amandajd · Posted November 15, 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 ...
GOOD MORINING EVERYONE....
- By sonia40 · Posted November 14, 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 ...
Prayer needed
- By sarahbeth · Posted November 14, 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 ...
JUST CAME BACK FROM THE HOSPITAL....
- By sonia40 · Posted November 14, 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 ...
Teal Ribbon Golf Tournament
- By Laurel-J · Posted November 13, 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 ...
CT scan shows asites...
- By nnavarro · Posted November 13, 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 ...
Today's treatment went well
- By tyke2you · Posted November 12, 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 ...
Remission, NED, Stable
- By kennebec · Posted November 12, 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 ...
