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My Ovacome

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Hi there all my friends!

I know this will pose possibly dificult to answwer but any of your suggestions will be appreciated. You,re alll in the same boat as me Im a stage 3b oc and...

I know this will pose possibly dificult to answwer but any of your suggestions w...

Hidden

•12 years ago

25 Replies

Help about travel insurance

Hi Ladies. I know one of you can help me. I know i have terminal oc with a spread to the omentum. But on no treatment and no meds and scans cant find it at mo....

Hi Ladies. I know one of you can help me. I know i have terminal oc with a sprea...

Marianna

•12 years ago

18 Replies

Things you don't want to hear and I don't mean from your Onc.

Hi Ladies Firstly, I have found an exceptional blog. Donna Trussell is a 10 YEAR SURVIVOR of grade 3 OC (yay), plus she is funny and clever!! I have added...

Hi Ladies Firstly, I have found an exceptional blog. Donna Trussell is a 10 Y...

Ruby

•12 years ago

20 Replies

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Stage 3 but low grade

I have been told this by my onc. I have a large tumour in the pelvic area (Ive blogged before but cant find posts) and spread to omentum. She thinks that the...

I have been told this by my onc. I have a large tumour in the pelvic area (Ive ...

sunny1

•12 years ago

11 Replies

Cervical screening

Hello everyone, I recently had cervical screening done and got my results back yesterday saying there were some abnormal changes to the cells. They did a...

Hello everyone, I recently had cervical screening done and got my results bac...

kiransingh

•12 years ago

3 Replies

Has anyone found that they catch cold after cold once treatment has ended?

I have had four long colds since September. Is this a usual after-effect of being on a regime of chemo? Or is it simply the mild winter allowing bugs to...

I have had four long colds since September. Is this a usual after-effect of bein...

SaraL

•12 years ago

6 Replies

C125

Hi Everyone, Does anyone feel if they had done the C125 test without symtoms it would have caught the O.C earlier?, I just wish so much I would have done that...

Hi Everyone, Does anyone feel if they had done the C125 test without symtoms it...

Sarah23

•12 years ago

14 Replies

Hi everyone long time since I have asked a question, but here goes

I have heard on sky news online that the drug avastin has been aproved does anyone know if we will be able to have this on the NHS and in any county, I live in...

I have heard on sky news online that the drug avastin has been aproved does anyo...

nikki9

•12 years ago

17 Replies

BBFC update.

No ranting today as I now have my first chemo appointment for next Wednesday the 25th, preceded by my pre-chemo blood test and general check this Friday and...

No ranting today as I now have my first chemo appointment for next Wednesday the...

PatsyH

•12 years ago

13 Replies

Any opinions most welcome

Hello, I am 45 years old from Glasgow. I may be jumping the gun here but I have some concerns that I am showing signs and symptoms of OC. For the last few...

Hello, I am 45 years old from Glasgow. I may be jumping the gun here but I have ...

Ainz

•12 years ago

9 Replies

CAP Chemo regime....

Chemo regime- CAP = cisplatin/doxorubicin/ cyclophphate Hi there all, wondering if anyone can help.... Dianosed Stage 3 in 2007, had the following chemo:-...

Chemo regime- CAP = cisplatin/doxorubicin/ cyclophphate Hi there all, wonderi...

Aliglen

•12 years ago

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My son won't look at me :-(

I have a 6 and an 8 year old. On Friday I had my remaining hair cut- the children were going to be with their dad for the weekend so it gave me the weekend to...

I have a 6 and an 8 year old. On Friday I had my remaining hair cut- the childre...

sammyH

•12 years ago

24 Replies

Has anyone had their Taxol/Carbo dose reduced due to potential nerve damage?

Hi, I am on the ICON 8 Trial, testing if weekly treatment is better than 3 weekly treatment. I have had 11 weekly Chemo treatments of Taxol/Carbo, (of !8...

Hi, I am on the ICON 8 Trial, testing if weekly treatment is better than 3 week...

Amanda-Jane

•12 years ago

7 Replies

Birthday celebrations

Hi all, well I had my 5th 3 monthly check-up on Wednesday and everything still ok, a big sigh of relief again. Its my 60th birthday this Wednesday so am going...

Hi all, well I had my 5th 3 monthly check-up on Wednesday and everything still o...

sweetpea

•12 years ago

26 Replies

2nd surgery 12 hours from now!

My teratoma regrew after the first surgery, but only to 10cm. Then it shrank and was drained after chemo caused it to be necrotic. It choked off my right...

My teratoma regrew after the first surgery, but only to 10cm. Then it shrank an...

AnnieFighter

•12 years ago

28 Replies

Is it normal to have bad joint pain after chemo treatment has finished?

I had my 7th ( and hopefully last) chemo on 7th December for Stage3 disease with no visible disease seen at surgery in September. I am due for my end of...

I had my 7th ( and hopefully last) chemo on 7th December for Stage3 disease with...

BuntyB

•12 years ago

57 Replies

symptoms

Hello everyone, Did anyone else have a pain in there shoulder and in there ribs? mine is all on my right side, sadly my cancer came back only after 3 months...

Hello everyone, Did anyone else have a pain in there shoulder and in there ribs...

Sarah23

•12 years ago

9 Replies

3 monthly follow ups

I have had three 3 monthly checks now being told all ok see you in 3 months.Not once have I had a blood test done is this normal I was at stage 3 serous o v. I...

I have had three 3 monthly checks now being told all ok see you in 3 months.Not ...

jennybutler

•12 years ago

13 Replies

B B F C otherwise known as Bloody Bollocks to ####### Cancer.

So after 7 years it's got down and dirty. Not content with creeping back twice already (but at least having the decency to give me intervals of three and two...

So after 7 years it's got down and dirty. Not content with creeping back twice a...

PatsyH

•12 years ago

21 Replies

Side effects of taxol/carboplatin?

Hi I am a new member of the community, I was diagnosed with OC stage 1c in June 2011 and have had the op and 6 treatements of taxol/carboplatin which I...

Hi I am a new member of the community, I was diagnosed with OC stage 1c in June ...

Didy

•12 years ago

7 Replies

sugar

Hi everyone, Has anyone heard about sugar is bad for cancer in other words it can actually feed cancer and make it grow, my husbund said when you have the dye...

Hi everyone, Has anyone heard about sugar is bad for cancer in other words it c...

Sarah23

•12 years ago

17 Replies

Does anyone else feel confused by a "Borderline" diagnosis?

Hello everyone. I had a full hysterectomy etc etc recently and spend 2 months believing I would most probably need chemotherapy , however when I got my results...

Hello everyone. I had a full hysterectomy etc etc recently and spend 2 months be...

joolzm

•12 years ago

5 Replies

How long til a stoma settles into a pattern?

I had my colostomy, descending almost end of colon, on December 4th. It does not seem to have settled into a regular pattern of working. I still get the urge...

I had my colostomy, descending almost end of colon, on December 4th. It does not...

MargaretJ

•12 years ago

11 Replies

cancer came back

Hello everyone, Sadly my cancer has come back after only my first 3 month check up I am deeply saddened by this has my C125 came down too 13 from 10.000 and...

Hello everyone, Sadly my cancer has come back after only my first 3 month check...

Sarah23

•12 years ago

19 Replies

SOME REALLY UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS.......

Hi Ladies After finishing 7 months of Caelyx in early December I saw my Professor Onologist yesterday. The Caelyx was 3 line treatment, having previously...

Hi Ladies After finishing 7 months of Caelyx in early December I saw my Profe...

Meryl

•12 years ago

24 Replies

Some help, reassurance and advice please!

Hi, looking for some help and advice! For the past 15 months, I have had a dull pain on my left side along with a persistent backache (usually at night and on...

Hi, looking for some help and advice! For the past 15 months, I have had a dull...

nessie

•12 years ago

11 Replies

New to this site.

Hello, having read some of the blogs, I have decided to try blogging myself. I was diagnosed with stage 3c in October 2011, I had surgery followed by 4 1/2...

Hello, having read some of the blogs, I have decided to try blogging myself. ...

fionai

•12 years ago

15 Replies

Is anyone on maintenance therapy?

I am new to this site. I was diagnosed with Ovarian( PPC) cancer in July 2009.I am BRCA2+ I am now on carboplatin in my 5th of 6 treatments for my 2nd...

I am new to this site. I was diagnosed with Ovarian( PPC) cancer in July 2009.I ...

nandi

•12 years ago

42 Replies

Keep fighting, keep hoping

Dear Jean So sorry to hear your news. Sp frightening for you Nearly 5 years ago I was diagnosed with fallopian tube cancer 2bfollowing hysterectomy and...

Dear Jean So sorry to hear your news. Sp frightening for you Nearly 5 years ag...

Hidden

•12 years ago

2 Replies

Bloating that comes and goes

I seem to get bloated after I have eaten in the evening and then its there for the rest of the night. I try to drink a lot of water, juice greens everyday and...

I seem to get bloated after I have eaten in the evening and then its there for t...

sunny1

•12 years ago

3 Replies

Posts - My Ovacome | HealthUnlocked

My Ovacome

All posts for January 2012

Hi there all my friends!

Help about travel insurance

Things you don't want to hear and I don't mean from your Onc.

Stage 3 but low grade

Cervical screening

Has anyone found that they catch cold after cold once treatment has ended?

C125

Hi everyone long time since I have asked a question, but here goes

BBFC update.

Any opinions most welcome

CAP Chemo regime....

My son won't look at me :-(

Has anyone had their Taxol/Carbo dose reduced due to potential nerve damage?

Birthday celebrations

2nd surgery 12 hours from now!

Is it normal to have bad joint pain after chemo treatment has finished?

symptoms

3 monthly follow ups

B B F C otherwise known as Bloody Bollocks to ####### Cancer.

Side effects of taxol/carboplatin?

sugar

Does anyone else feel confused by a "Borderline" diagnosis?

How long til a stoma settles into a pattern?

cancer came back

SOME REALLY UNEXPECTED GOOD NEWS.......

Some help, reassurance and advice please!

New to this site.

Is anyone on maintenance therapy?

Keep fighting, keep hoping

Bloating that comes and goes

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