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Late stage

Discuss issues related to late stage ovarian cancer.

My friend is at the end of her battle, ...

Guessgirlshell
  • By Guessgirlshell · New reply November 18, 2009
  • 10 replies
  • My friend is at the end of her battle * Newest messages * Delete * Mark as unread Guessgirlshell * By Guessgirlshell * November 7, 2009 at 12:32 pm If anyone here has lost someone to this awful cancer ...

Urgent Request

Amethystmd2559
  • By Amethystmd2559 · New reply November 13, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • I received this from my Mary Kay director, and it also checks out as true on snopes.com. (if you don't know what snopes is it is a website that checks out stories and urban legends you hear about all ...

Cleveland Clinic

Shar123
  • By Shar123 · New reply November 11, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hi Ladies, Has anyon went to the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland Ohio for chemo treatment. Dr Rose initially done my surgery in March Stage 4 Grade 3. Tried a doctor in Columbus Ohio and deceided to go ...

Hypothyrodism and CA-125 levels

Shar123
  • By Shar123 · New reply November 10, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Hi Ladies, Has any had their CA-125 go up due to Hypothyrodism. I was diagnoised this week with Hypothyrodism, my doctor said is was like I had no Thyroid. He put me on Synthroid. I have read on the internet ...

KNOWEDGE NEEDED

Executive
  • By Executive · New reply November 7, 2009
  • 6 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 ...

Stage 4 /Grade 3

Shar123
  • By Shar123 · New reply November 5, 2009
  • 16 replies
  • Hi Ladies, I was diagnoised in March 2009 with Stage 4/Grade 3 Ovarian Cancer. I would like to have hear some Success Stories, with the Stage and Grade. How long you have had it?. What Chemo's you have ...

Amyloxine

notdone
  • By notdone · New reply November 3, 2009
  • 28 replies
  • I am helping care for my precious 40 year old cousin who has been diagnosed with Stage IV ovarian cancer. She has completed 3 rounds of chemo, but found out today that it is not operable because the cancer ...

High CA-125

Shar123
  • By Shar123 · New reply November 2, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Hi Ladies, My CA-125 went from 6070 to 13,500 in 2 weeks. Dr put me on Doxil and Advastin . Done 6 rounds of Carbo/Taxol numbers started out at 8500 but only got them down to 1800. Took 7 weeks off, and ...

Rapid CA125 Rise

Executive
  • By Executive · New reply October 27, 2009
  • 55 replies
  • Hi there everyone. I am feeling a little annoyed at the moment and hopefully some nice kind soul on here can set me right ! Today we went to the hospital for Christines three month review since finishing ...

the worst news

MarieBatt
  • By MarieBatt · New reply October 23, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • Today my Aunt died from ovarain cancer. She was diagnosed two days ago and the doctors were preparing her for surgery on Friday. One doctor even came down to her hospital room to talk to her after she ...

Remission

Shar123
  • By Shar123 · New reply October 18, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Had anyone went into remission on second line treatment Doxil/Advastin, when they did'nt reach their goal on 1st line 6 rounds of Carbo/Taxol. The lowest they could get my CA-125 was 1840, which started ...

Curious

Shar123
  • By Shar123 · New reply October 17, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • Has anyone done more than 6 rounds of Carbo/Taxol. My doctor said no more than 6 rounds, but I have heard of people that has went up to 12 rounds, and are in remission. Thank you and God Bless, Shari ...

Remission

Shar123
  • By Shar123 · New reply October 16, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Has any heard of getting into remission on Doxil/Advastin 2nd line, after it wasn't acheived with 1st line Taxol/Carbo Stage 4 Grade 3. Shari ...

Dr. says just stop chemo?

KathysKid
  • By KathysKid · New reply September 8, 2009
  • 18 replies
  • My mother was diagnosed with stage 3c in late February of this year. The Dr. did not perform a debulk due to too much cancer (ovary, on her omentum, surrounding her liver and in her colon). Decided to ...

NG tube suction pump

lane600
  • By lane600 · New reply August 11, 2009
  • 4 replies
  • Has any one been or is any one at home with an NG tube and a suction pump to drain ...

Ovarian Cancer... Bowl Obstruction

Mymomsson
  • By Mymomsson · New reply July 24, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • Hello, My mom has ovarian cancer and I am here hoping that I might be able to obtain advice or insight. To make a long story short, she is an 80 woman with an afib heart condition which complicates things ...

incredible nausea

bjh
  • By bjh · New reply July 24, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • My mother is 87. Although there is no tissue diagnosis, doctors believe she has ovarian cancer. Her CA 125 jumped; plus she has lots of the typical symptoms of ovarian cancer including functional bowel ...

Another sister taken by The Beast

Jennali
  • By Jennali · New reply July 9, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • A woman who was doing chemo at the same time as me for an ovarian cancer recurrence died on Monday. She had been heavy on my mind this week, so tonight I Googled her name and found the sad news. Her husband ...

What should you eat or take to build good cells?

kimsmom
  • By kimsmom · New reply July 9, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • My daughter has had but one chemo..carbo/taxol combo, and it was done IV. She is still leaking ascites fluid and they cannot do the IP catheter until that stops. She is worried about neuropathy and anemia ...

Sad News

Carmeta
  • By Carmeta · New reply June 28, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • Many of us have corresponded through this web site with a woman we knew only as "Viki." I just received word from her daughter that Viki has died. I believe we need to recognize primarily her accomplishments ...

OCNA: @JanetJackson ABC Special with Janet Jackson tonight at 10:00pm EST http://www.ovariancancer.org/2009/11/18/abc-special-with-janet-jackson/

OCNA: You are invited to our Virtual Holiday Dinner Party! http://www.ovariancancer.org/party/

OCNA: We want to serve our community better. Please help us by taking a quick moment to fill out this survey. Thanks! http://tinyurl.com/yg634a4

OCNA: Kathy Bates opens up about her struggle with ovarian cancer (The Commercial Appeal) ... http://tinyurl.com/yj72xa5

OCNA: Nov.16 ice-skating show! Look for us at our booth as we continue to raise awareness of ovarian cancer Get tixs http://tinyurl.com/yf72hkm

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