Reoccurrence of stage3 grade2 ovarian cancer

[MyDogKalie]

Had debunking surgery in 2019 and six months of chem. Have been in remission till a month ago. Had a pet scan and they found a 2.7 nodule where he had removed the tumor the first time. Unable to go back on the original chemo, so I’m doing Gemzar/ Carbo and Avastin the first day. Eight days later i get just the Gemzar. The hope is to go back into remission again. Has anyone used this combination of chemo before

[Katmal-UK]

Hi, yes I did for first recurrence (tho not the Avastin as I trialled that after diagnosis) and it got me back into remission. I wish you well xx Kathy xx

[MyDogKalie in reply to Katmal-UK]

Thank you for your feed back

[Lind58]

Wishing you the best. 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[delia2]

I hope it works with few side effects!

[Purple_hat]

A few days ago I finished six sessions of the same treatment as you are getting for my first recurrence. However I did not in the end have the second dose of Gemzar after 8 days as I gather I was getting enough response from just the one dose. It seemed tolerable compared to my first chemo ie less nausea and no hair loss. The plan is I will stay on Avastin as a maintenance treatment.

[Leniko in reply to Purple_hat]

Avastin kept me in remission for years! Good luck! ❤️🙏

[Leniko]

I’m on it now. Just had Carbo/Gem and next week Gem only. Nausea and fatigue hit me hard after the first infusion. I anticipate a few rough months but hope it’s shrinks my tumors like it did in 2019! Good Luck! 🙏❤️