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Hello ladies Does anyone get to the point where they become so overwhelmed on this journey that they need to escape people, hospitals & everything before they...

Has anyone had problems with adhesions following debulking surgery? I had my surgery two years ago and I am getting problems now.

Hi ladies I'm struggling. I had my op almost exactly a year ago and chemo finished in June. Scan showed NED, but was soooo tired (and bloated, with pelvic...

I had my debulking surgery about a week and a half ago. My doctor said the surgery allowed her to take all visible cancer. The frozen section came back with...

Hello, Just feeling down in the dumps after seeing my oncologist. He has never been positive about my outlook but I was feeling quite positive after...

Hi, If anyone has any knowledge/experience on this I would really appreciate it. My Mum has primary peritoneal cancer, diagnosed April 2022. It has recurred...

Did anyone have their appendix removed during debulking? If so, why? And what was the final diagnosis after your surgery?

Hi beautiful ladies, I’ll be starting carbo/caelyx on Monday 1st recurrence , any tips. I’m a bit nervous even though I’ve been on carbo/taxol and niraparib ....

Backstory HGSOC Stage 3b Debulked. 6 x carbo taxol. 2 years Olaparib. Almost 4 years NED. Sluggishly slow CA125 rise over a year....

Good morning all, Just looking for some insight from people who have lived this...back story...endometriosis since my 20s. Surgery in 2012. Stage 4...

Hello ladies, I am mid 1st line chemo treatment for hgsoc 3b, have completed 3 rounds of carbo and started nab-paclitaxel 2 weeks ago after bad reactions to 3...

Hi everyone. Hoping I can get some insight. I have had abdo and lower back pain for a while now with changes in bowel habits. Had bloods done and CA125 came...

Hi I was just wondering if anyone else has taken early retirement ? I was diagnosed with Ovarian cancer 3 years ago. I went through a hysterectomy and 6 rounds...

Hi all, Was hoping for some advice for my mother, who as I previously posted, is in the middle of her chemotherapy (3 rounds of paclitaxel/carboplatin) and...

I’m new to the group. OC Stage 4. Had 6 rounds of Carboplatin/Paclitaxel from April to August 24 and started Naraparib at the beginning of Sept 24. Looking...

Hello everyone, I am hoping for some advice. I am booked to have my ileostomy reversed next week, it will be 11 months since my debulking op. There doesn't...

Has anyone got any experience of managing fatigue during palliative care? My mum is struggling so much with fatigue and we are getting conflicting advice....

Hello Overcome friends, My mother recently had an attempted debulking surgery after her 3rd chemo session. Unfortunately, the surgeon said the dispersal and...

Has anyone done either a port or pic line ?if so how does it feel to have one on is it bothersome? . Can you jog, swim etc with it . How long do u have it on....

Very anxious. My surgery is tomorrow. Endometriosis and adhesions + a 12cm solid tumor abutting my sigmoid. No idea what to expect! It is a laparotomy. Any...

I started niraparib 7 days ago and I’m having weekly blood tests for 6 weeks, and then monthly (I think!). I'm just wondering how often ca 125 is tested,...

Lovely ladies, I am suffering already for 3 weeks with bloated belly since I had been throwing up a lot after my 3rd caelyx/carbo infusion. My doctor gave me...

Hi lovely ladies! Does anyone have any experience of fatigue on Avastin and Olaparib? Following a 4b diagnosis last year, 6 rounds of Carbo/Taxol and...

Diagnosis HG3C Ovarian cancer October 2020. Usual combo 3 chemo before debulking 3 after. Some other chemo after that. Then put on Tamoxifen. All well for a...

Hi I’ve got OC high grade serous stage 3b and have had chemo and debulking op. I’ve been on niraparib for two months. The first month was fine apart from...

We found out yesterday mums OC has metastasised to the brain. We don’t have a treatment plan yet although radiotherapy has been mentioned. Does anyone have any...

hi all :) my mums just finished frontline treatment and is doing well - apart from some neuropathy that seems to be getting worse in the cold. I wondered if...

Hi, everyone. Looking for any information regarding liver metastasis from ovarian cancer. I believe I have a 4cm tumor in my liver. What is the treatment plan...

Just recently I have been suffering from cramp in back of my legs I am now on carbonation/gem .I have been on various treatments over the years experienced...

After my problems with bowels that persist but are more under control now with new diet & medicine, we concluded that Caelyx/Carbo doesn’t work for me. The...