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Getting ready for Abdominal Surgery number 6
- By shoppingkharma · Posted July 25, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 6 recommendations
- I will try to make this as brief as possible. Just a little history 1st: I was first diagnosed with Advanced Ovarian Cancer on Nov. 15, 2002 and since then have been on 8 treatments of Taxol and Carboplatinum ...
Jealous and angry
- By bohan54 · Posted July 14, 2009
- Discussion in Recurrence · 6 recommendations
- Not attractive to admit to these emotions and right up front I apologize. I am new to this community, introduced by a friend from MedHelp. Hope she doesn't disown me for this post! Seems everybody here ...
Which is the most bizarre comment you have heard?
- By metwo · Posted May 31, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 6 recommendations
- I appreciate the care shown by people who have asked about my health as a reflection of their interest in my well being. At the same time, people do say the weirdest things and last week I, who is never ...
Neuropathy in Feet
- By bdecka · Posted December 16, 2008
- Journal · 6 recommendations
- Would you please let me know of any suggestions or help that you have received with regard to feet hurting at night which I assume is Neuropathy from the chemo that my sister received after ovarian cancer ...
Tweety
- By Jonesnest · Posted November 23, 2008
- Journal · 6 recommendations
- Tweety passed away 12:30pm CST Sunday, November 23, 2008. I thank God that she is no longer in pain and for the time we got to have her in our lives. We miss her already but we also take great comfort ...
It irks me
- By laughingnikki · Posted September 30, 2008
- Journal · 6 recommendations
- I wrote a whole long entry earlier and something happened and it didn't save nor did it post. So, here is the jist. I'm irked that Oprah is having a huge show on breast cancer! I mean REALLY IRKED....she ...
Moms, you rock!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 1, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- Looking for a unique and extraordinary way to say "thank you" to your mom? In honor of Mother's Day, good friend of Inspire Dr. Gwenn (of http://www.PediatricsNow.com and http://www.DrGwennIsIn.com) will ...
almost 9 years
- By spunky66 · Posted April 22, 2009
- Discussion in Survivor stories · 5 recommendations
- It is hard to fathom...I was diagnosed October 2000 and am 6 months shy of being clear of ovarian cancer for almost 9 years....after being diagnosed with stage 3c...and being brca1+...and having a huge ...
Pink vs. Teal
- By CarolAnn1 · Posted February 27, 2009
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- The pink ladies have such a sisterhood. I really envy them. They seem to be everywhere, with their pink "Bosom Buddy" tee-shirts and pink ribbons, and causes, and walks, and product endorsements. I went ...
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Learning to Cope with Cancer
- By mamafrog33 · Posted April 9, 2008
- Journal · 5 recommendations
- As a cancer patient or a caregiver, you will learn so much about a devastating disease that rarely leaves survivors. Everyone is hoping and praying for a cure to be found quickly, but more research is ...
Neurontin for pain management/neuropathy
- By gpawelski · Posted November 12, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- I've written before that anecdotally, drugs like Neurontin are used off-label. Most drugs are prescribed off-label. One must be cautious that off-label remedies are fully discussed with patients and must ...
Depression...what can we do?
- By abbaschild · Posted October 27, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- It starts when we are thinking too much about this disease...then waiting for our next CA-125 results to come back...and if the numbers start to climb, we then start worrying more...then the "what if's ...
Patience
- By Ovacom06 · Posted October 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- While going through my cancer battle I came to the realization that there are three types of people who battle cancer: 1. The person who throws up his or her hands and gives up. 2. The person who digs ...
When you get the news you don't want to hear...
- By shoppingkharma · Posted September 20, 2009
- Discussion in Recurrence · 4 recommendations
- This is actually excerpt from my blog which I wrote the day before yesterday but it is what I just went through and I hope and pray many more of you will never get the news that I got just the day before ...
Guestbooks are now live!
- By TeamInspire · Posted May 26, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- Hello everyone, Last week we mentioned that we'd be adding guestbooks to Inspire in the near future, and they are now live! We're very excited about this feature and hope you enjoy it. To check out your ...
"What can I do for you?"
- By Luke747 · Posted March 20, 2009
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- After my mastectomy, everyone asked the above question. I decided that to say "nothing" was not only a wrong answer but also deprived people of being blessed by helping to take care of me. So I decided ...
Ovarian cancer not just one disease, study finds
- By donkey799 · Posted December 2, 2008
- Discussion in Clinical trials · 4 recommendations
- Ovarian cancer not just one disease, study finds Treatment for often-fatal illness may change as a result The Vancouver Sun Tue 02 Dec 2008 Page: A5 Section: Westcoast News By: Pamela Fayerman Ovarian ...
Chasing Mets (metastasis)
- By gpawelski · Posted August 1, 2008
- Journal · 4 recommendations
- On most cancer message/discussion boards, one of the most common themes is that of "chasing mets" (metatasis). Cancer patients are chasing mets because of the wrong type of chemotherapeutic regimens for ...
Test Detects Ovarian Cancer With 99 Percent Accuracy
- By gpawelski · Posted June 9, 2008
- Discussion in Newly diagnosed · 4 recommendations
- Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have developed a blood test with enough sensitivity and specificity to detect early stage ovarian cancer with 99 percent accuracy. Results of this new study are ...
