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Newly diagnosed
Start here for help! Discuss what to expect, worries, questions and where to go for help.
mom just finished her first round of chemo
- By karen79 · New reply August 6, 2009
- 2 replies
- My mom just finished her first round of chemo..so far so good no side effects felt at this time..asking for continued prayers for her recovery..thank you ...
A little water retention "legs"
- By Mia0719 · New reply August 1, 2009
- 5 replies
- Hi all, I was DX with borderline ovca IIIb last year Aug. I had a complete hysterectomy and 35 lymph nodes removed. Last treatment was January 26 (Carbo/taxol). Lately, I've been notecing that my legs ...
lab results and chemo next week
- By karen79 · New reply July 30, 2009
- 3 replies
- hi!My mom just got her lab results yesterday her CA 125 went down from 335 to 8.5 all others were normal except for her hemoglobin and rbc which were about .8 lower than normal..she is scheduled for her ...
CA 125 Levels for Stage IV Ovarian Cancer
- By mags330 · New reply July 28, 2009
- 19 replies
- I'm new to this board as my wife was recently diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer. She is 32 years old and had de-bulking surgery (complete hysterectomy and re-sectioned colon) 6 weeks ago. She had ...
Is it good or bad if CA 125 is not elevated with OVCA?
- By kimsmom · New reply July 27, 2009
- 9 replies
- My daughter, who had her debulking and complete hysterectomy on June 5th, has a CA 125 of 11. The doctor told her she will not have elevated CA 125 with any recurrence and they cannot use that as a marker ...
Mom with newly diagnosed stge IIIc
- By agg22 · New reply July 27, 2009
- 24 replies
- Hi, I'm so glad that I found this site. My mom was diagnosed with stage IIIc ovarian cancer (high grade (4), serous carcinoma). She is 60 years old and was found to have the cancer during a routine abdominal ...
stage 1c
- By karen79 · New reply July 25, 2009
- 7 replies
- my mom who is 59 years old has been recently diagnosed with stage 1c ovarian cancer..currently she is scheduled to see an an oncologist for follow up and to discuss further treatment..any thoughts regarding ...
chemo
- By karen79 · New reply July 19, 2009
- 6 replies
- my mom is newly diagnosed with stage 1c ovarian cancer and is to undergo chemotherapy soon..is there anything that she should avoid like food or any substance prior to chemo?i`d really appreciate any ...
Best Way to Regrow Hair
- By peanut32 · New reply July 17, 2009
- 16 replies
- Hi All. I have been reading these posts during my treatment and found them so helpful. Thank you all for sharing your stories. I was diagnosed last February with stage IIIc and my last taxotere/carbo ...
Needs Advise
- By farahs_mom · New reply July 15, 2009
- 27 replies
- My daughter Farah has an Ovarian Cyst (age 20) that is about 10 to 13 cm in size, I am very worried that it may be cancerous. She had an ultrasound and a transvaginal ultrasound - at first they said it ...
Oophorectomy Vs. Hysterectomy
- By mfgibby · New reply July 14, 2009
- 11 replies
- I have not been DX w/ ovca, however I tested positive for the BRCA2 gene mutation. My mom died at 29 of ovca, so my question is what now? I am considering a ooph, due to less recovery time and less invasive ...
just starting to learn and deal with this disease
- By gracee · New reply July 9, 2009
- 14 replies
- my mom was recently diagnosed with stage lll ovc. She lives in Cullman, AL.I live in Hartselle, AL. Does anyone know of any support groups in or near these areas? She also started her first round of chemo ...
Alternatives to Taxol, etc
- By JohnnyL · New reply July 7, 2009
- 7 replies
- My sister just underwent surgery for ovarian cancer. Started treatment of Taxol, and suffered severe reaction, seizures, etc. Information is sketchy, but apparently the alternative chemo treatment needs ...
protocel and out smart your cancer
- By karen2006 · New reply July 6, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hi all, I am not newly diagnosed, i got ovarian cancer in may of 2006, did all the surgery, did the 6 months of chemo, now i have had a recurrance, and have decided to go alternative,went with a drug ...
just starting to learn and deal with this disease
- By gracee · New reply July 5, 2009
- 1 reply
- my mom was recently diagnosed with stage lll ovc. She lives in Cullman, AL.I live in Hartselle, AL. Does anyone know of any support groups in or near these areas? She also started her first round of chemo ...
What can I expect?
- By goldi111 · New reply July 3, 2009
- 33 replies
- I am a 43 yr. old married woman with two children and I've just been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. They thought I had kidney stones two weeks ago because of intense pain in my lower abdomen and after ...
Uterine cancer has spread to my liver
- By JanM · New reply July 1, 2009
- 14 replies
- I am starting Chemo tommorrow with Doxil. My doctor has given me 2 choices Taxol weekly or Doxil monthly. After 6 treatments of Taxol with Carboplatin my tumor marker @ the end of my initial chemo was ...
BRCA-1
- By cubsmom · New reply June 30, 2009
- 21 replies
- Hi. I was just informed that I am BRCA-1 positive, a year after having my complete hysterectomy for Ovarian Cancer. Now they are suggesting a bi-lateral mastectomy to avoid my increased risk of breast ...
Newly diagnosed, scared and questions about chemo
- By eamom · New reply June 27, 2009
- 33 replies
- Hi. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 4 weeks ago after an ovarian torsion. Stage 1c, grade 2, endometroid. I am scheduled to start chemo this Thursday and I am pretty much terrified. I'm supposed to ...
peripheral t cell lymphoma
- By SMILIN · Posted June 13, 2009
- 0 replies
- my mother has recently been diagnosed with peripheral t cell lymphoma does anyone know anyone that has had it ,survived it or anything about it. please give some insight.thanks ...
