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Late stage
Discuss issues related to late stage ovarian cancer.
KNOWEDGE NEEDED
- By Executive · New reply yesterday at 6:59 pm
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 ...
Hypothyrodism and CA-125 levels
- By Shar123 · New reply November 1, 2009
- 10 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 ...
Rapid CA125 Rise
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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?
- 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
- 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 ...
Different Lab Results
- By Shar123 · New reply June 15, 2009
- 8 replies
- I am currently on Taxol/Carbo/Advastin Clinical Trial. My CA-125 before 1st treatment was 6550. After 1st treatment it was 6350. After 2nd Treatment it jumped to 8697, this has everyone puzzled. My question ...
CA-125 going up during Chemo
- By Shar123 · New reply June 12, 2009
- 10 replies
- I was Diag with Stage 4 in March 2009. Had major debulking surgery. Had Cancer in 3 out of 6 lymp nodes taken. Surgeon got all of tumor, and what was left was millimeters that he said chemo would take ...
Anyone with cancer on their retroperitoneal lining?
- By ReneeK1 · New reply June 4, 2009
- 16 replies
- I am wondering if you have cancer in this location, how are you being treated? Pls tell me about your docs plans now and for the future if you know. I am getting pains in my back and it's really scaring ...
