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Hi all you lovely ladies, I just want to give some encouragement to you all. It's now been 11 years since I was diagnosed with Stage 3C ovarian cancer. As you...

I’ve not posted before but have read a lot of your messages over the last two and a half years . I think you are all stronger , braver and more positive than I...

I was diagnosed with PPC stage III C in April of 2023. After consulting with onocologist and gynecologist/oncologist it was decided to do 3 rounds of...

I have a complex cyst probably 7.2-7.4cm and have been told that I will need eventual laparascopy. I am back 23rd of July again for another tvultrasound to...

Hi all, Tomorrow I will have Port implanted because I have my hands inflamed. I am so scared, did someone have a port? If it’s painful? How you feeling with...

Hi ladies,I haven't posted on here for a while, but I've just found out that my cancer has come back. I was initially diagnosed in October 2021 with stage 4...

hi all, Mum had her debulking surgery on Thursday evening and it was very successful. Full removal of ovaries, uterus, omentun, appendix etc. However she is...

Hi ladies, Just a quick question. This has been added to my diagnosis on my letter but I didn't notice. I was told I didn't have BRCA gene. Is this what that...

I (post-menopausal 52 y/o) went in to urgent care about a month ago with stomach pains. Doctor thought it was a ruptured appendix, but sent me for a CT scan to...

Hello Everyone, I’m on 5th line chemo , so well experienced at this game. It’ll be 9 years this year. I think I know the answer and I’m going to seek advice...

Hi All! I was diagnosed in Nov of 2022 with stage 4b lung cancer and later, in May of 2023 with ovarian cancer. Not a metastisis but a second primary cancer....

Hello ladies I am on the above drug combination for stage 4 clear cell cancer, & have been getting eye floaters whilst on treatment. Atm, I have just 1 huge...

Hi ladies Do you get copies of your blood test results and if so how are they given to you and from/ at what stage in your treatment? I am mid front line...

Hello! I'm going to be attending the members day on Saturday on behalf of my mum and just wondered who else was planning to be there? There's at least a few...

Hi everyone Anyone else been on this? Caylex not working for me What else did you try after Caylex? And - side effects of Topotecan? What should I look...

So this is what I had wrote a few days ago: I (post-menopausal 52 y/o) went in to urgent care about a month ago with stomach pains. Doctor thought it...

I have just finished six rounds of monthly Caelyx only. This is my fourth line of chemo ie. Third recurrence.While my CA125 didn't go down to normal level it...

After 4+ years of successful treatment with Carboplatin for metastatic ovarian cancer the carbo has stopped working. This week I will start a brand new drug...

I know with over OVCA (or any cancer), everyone hopes for “one and done”, but life sometimes doesn’t work out that way. I have had a number of reoccurrences...

Sznurkowski JJ. To Bev or Not to Bev during Ovarian Cancer Maintenance Therapy? Cancers (Basel). 2023 May 30;15(11):2980. doi: 10.3390/cancers15112980. PMID:...

Greeting all. I had debulking in October. Now on avastin maintenance every 3 weeks. In late February I developed incisional hernia. By march it was huge....

Hi ladies, today 8th May is "World Ovarian cancer day "so I am thinking of you all today . We all show remarkable courage & strength as we deal with this...

Hello lovely ladies, I have a scan on Wednesday, 7 months since last chemo session. I'm feeling good only worry is lymph node under my arm is swollen & I look...

Hi All I've been on Olaparib for the past 2 years following frontline chemo (NED) for ovarian cancer (stage 3) and I'm due to finish in May. In one way I'm...

Hello lovely ladies I had 3 rounds of chemo along with Avastin & although I had many side effects, I was fortunate that sickness/nausea wasn't one of them. 5...

hi I’ve been diagnosed with stage 1 c ovarian luscious cancer and had a full hysterectomy but my consultant has informed me that chemotherapy is not a option...

Morning all I don’t post much but do keep an eye and contribute where I can; however I did want to share a milestone with you. Yesterday marked five years...

I've had chemo/debulking surgery/ chemo, and have just come to the end of the post surgery chemo. I've been told all along that I will continue with...

Hi lovely ladies 💟 My mums off for debulking surgery tomorrow, and I'd love to know if anyone has any tips on anything that made the recovery easier or...

Stage 3 primary peritoneal diagnosed October 2021. Previously: Carbo/taxol/avastin, carbo/caelyx, Niraparib. I have just had treatment 2 of cycle 1 of...