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What, me worry?
How are you coping with the different emotional issues relating to your treatment and diagnosis?
Stomach problems
- By christinem1968 · New reply September 26, 2009
- 6 replies
- I was diagnosed with Shingles about 1 yr a go. Surprise to me too. My Ong/Gyn asked me if i wanted the vaccination but I'm so sick of needles I told her no. I was in alot of pain when it first broke out ...
fluid removal ? Cancer ?
- By uju99 · New reply September 23, 2009
- 23 replies
- I'm 32 yrs old mom and just within 3,4 days I got my stomach filled with fluid. It was never happened to me before in my life time..... Doctor did cat scan and said I might have overrian cancer. I'm worried ...
Another form of Jealousy
- By kibbitzqueen · New reply September 16, 2009
- 21 replies
- I've had cancer for 18 years now. It's been a tough battle but I'm still here, alive and kicking. I just attended my 30 year class reunion this weekend! BUT...my older sister is so extremely jealous that ...
No Longer Paranoid
- By 10yrsurvivor · New reply September 16, 2009
- 10 replies
- I wanted to let all of you fabulous ladies know that my doctor reviewed my catscan from when I had my obstruction, as well as my upper GI study and there are no signs of any return of cancer. She is concerned ...
A New Way Of Packing!
- By Stoogemom · New reply September 15, 2009
- 14 replies
- Today I was packing my suitcase for a much needed weekend trip out of town. I got the giggles when I looked at the collection of things I was packing. Stool softeners, hemmorhoid cream, tylenol,maalox ...
RESULTS ON FRIDAY...
- By sonia40 · New reply September 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- Hello wonderful ladies (and gentlemen)....well i must say some very strange events have happend this weekend...as you all know my twin sister was induced on saturday morning...i was with her the whole ...
AM I BEING PARANOID?
- By 10yrsurvivor · New reply September 12, 2009
- 13 replies
- I have been clear for almost eleven years and never had a recurrence since my first diagnosis. My ca-125 is 9, but I have been having horrible heartburn which was my first sign of ovca. I have been dealing ...
bowel obstruction
- By kimilu · New reply September 11, 2009
- 12 replies
- I am in the hospital with a bowel obstruction. been here for two days, had excruciating stmach pains and vomiting. I have a partial bowel obstruction, due to? oncologist thinks might be an indicator of ...
NERVOUS BOUT MY RESULTS TODAY...
- By sonia40 · New reply September 10, 2009
- 19 replies
- Hello ladies hope everyone is as well as can be.... Well ive had one hell of a weekend....feeling so nervous as today ill be getting my results (CA125 etc)....i feel so bad ive been taking it out on my ...
C-125 cutoff 21 or 35
- By pegart · New reply September 9, 2009
- 15 replies
- I am really confused. I know that the C125 is s not that reliable but most say the usual cutoff is 35. Now I am told it is 21. So whats everyones take on this ...
dunno wht to do
- By ariis · New reply September 6, 2009
- 6 replies
- ... i had a huge doubt. when i was 15 i starting gettin this weird pain on the right side of my stomach, next to my bellybuttom, it was a little swallen. so many times i got ultrasounds and everything ...
went to emergency pathetic doctors..
- By sonia40 · New reply September 5, 2009
- 21 replies
- Hello ladies well ive had one hell of a day yesterday...around 12 pm i went and had a nap cause as usuall im always tired...then woke up at 2pm and went to the toilet and my wee (sorri if its gross) was ...
CA-125
- By Eileenken · New reply September 5, 2009
- 7 replies
- Ok so my CA-125 was a 15...What does this mean ...
Laid off from my job
- By Lemona · New reply September 4, 2009
- 16 replies
- As if having stage IV OC isn't enough, I was recently laid off from my job! What an insult. The company laid off others but I can't help wonder if the fact that I have cancer entered into their decision ...
My best friend
- By ksep · New reply September 4, 2009
- 18 replies
- Hi, I posted on the Women's site but think I should have come here. My very best friend in the whole world was diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer. She had a full hysterectomy the beginning of August and had ...
Cortisol levels in 24 hr urine test
- By Eileenken · Posted September 4, 2009
- 0 replies
- So still no diagnosis....However my Urine test showed the cortisol levels were WNL....I hear that the 24 Hr Urine test has 3 out of 4 false negative results.... The Dr. would have sworn that I had Cushing's ...
Would like some clarity
- By gold323 · New reply September 2, 2009
- 13 replies
- Hello there, I'm a 27 year old who began experiencing right pelvic pain which radiated to my back and thigh. I went to the gynecologist who did not find anything during my physical exam, but had me get ...
scared it might be ovca
- By sonia40 · New reply September 1, 2009
- 10 replies
- Hello all you wonderful ladies.. i have posted on this site before but just wanted to say what has been bothering me lateley...at the beginning of the year i was diagnosed with hpv/cin1..had a colposcopy ...
CA125
- By DianaS · New reply August 31, 2009
- 15 replies
- I'm new at this and wasn't sure what topic to choose. I was diagnosed in May 2008 with ovarian cancer and had surgery in August. My CA125 # was down at the time of surgery but since the surgery each time ...
Mesothelioma Breaking News in Australia 08/09
- By mmtraynor · New reply August 30, 2009
- 2 replies
- I was born and raised in Australia, but have been living in the US for many years now. I was in Australia in 2004 to help get my Mom's house ready to sell. One of the first jobs that my husband and I ...
