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Why I think like this

I love support other women here and I ever think the worst can happen when I read others stories ( even if they are "hopeless" etc. ) I love to tell positive...

I love support other women here and I ever think the worst can happen when I rea...

Daniellafriman

•8 years ago

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No more avastin?

Hi ladies. I met with my surgeon for post op meeting and he said I may not be given any more avastin. I've had 2 out of 18. I asked why and he said my...

Hi ladies. I met with my surgeon for post op meeting and he said I may not be g...

Suzanne333

•8 years ago

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Post Chemo and Pre CT Scan Anxiety

Hello Ladies- Just wanted to post and vent and hopefully feel better. I( have my first scan Friday post 6 cycles of chemo. I am nervous and anxious even...

Hello Ladies- Just wanted to post and vent and hopefully feel better. I( have m...

caf132

•8 years ago

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Thank you 😊

I just wanted to say a warm thank you to all the ladies who have shared their own stories and provided so much information. I haven't started mine yet but I...

I just wanted to say a warm thank you to all the ladies who have shared their ow...

Coxsar

•8 years ago

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Post op scan.

I've just received a letter for an appointment for a scan on Sunday. Had surgery on 20th October It says the department is emergency radiology/ct scanning....

I've just received a letter for an appointment for a scan on Sunday. Had surgery...

Suzanne333

•8 years ago

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Decision - your views please

Caelyx isn't working for me and has been stopped after 4 infusions. The tumours have grown in several places and this has included one that is pressing on my...

Caelyx isn't working for me and has been stopped after 4 infusions. The tumours ...

LesleyGreengran

•8 years ago

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Still feeling sick 😖

Hi everyone I am a month out of last chemo and I had to rush to loo last night being sick again... wondering if this is normal .... I also still have chemo...

Hi everyone I am a month out of last chemo and I had to rush to loo last night ...

Shellygirl

•8 years ago

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Update surgery

Hi ladies! Had meeting with surgeon today who informed me that my 3 sessions of chemotherapy had worked in reducing my cancer enough to go ahead with debulking...

Hi ladies! Had meeting with surgeon today who informed me that my 3 sessions of ...

Shire62

•8 years ago

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Nagging pains - over reacting?

Hello lovely ladies Some of you may already remember that I had 2 ops over the summer, the first to remove a suspicious 'cyst' (which turned out to be a 16cm...

Hello lovely ladies Some of you may already remember that I had 2 ops over the s...

Mrs_Atko

•8 years ago

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Stage 1c high grade ??

I've spoken to my CNS nurse this morning and she has said that from the first surgery 4 weeks ago that I have grade 1c high grade cells .. but until I've had...

I've spoken to my CNS nurse this morning and she has said that from the first su...

Coxsar

•8 years ago

9 Replies

Meeting with onc

Had surgery for first recurrence 7 weeks ago- removed a 4 cm tumour from ureter and reimplanted ureter into bladder. Seeing onc today to discuss next steps,...

Had surgery for first recurrence 7 weeks ago- removed a 4 cm tumour from ureter ...

Jintyp

•8 years ago

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Steroids

Hi can anyone give me any advice in regards to steroids and the side effects. I have read lots of information regarding side effects i.e. Not sleeping has...

Hi can anyone give me any advice in regards to steroids and the side effects. I ...

Coxsar

•8 years ago

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vent.. im sorry

i know this is not the place to post this to, but this is where I'm very comfortable.. I was diagnosed with stage 3b clear cell ovarian cancer august 22. had a...

i know this is not the place to post this to, but this is where I'm very comfort...

hgeroka16

•8 years ago

21 Replies

First bit of good news in since July 😀

Hi Ladies Had Oncology appointment yesterday and was told that as I was Stage 1c Grade 1 I will only need to have Carboplatin now. Was originally told at...

Hi Ladies Had Oncology appointment yesterday and was told that as I was Stage 1c...

Lynne65

•8 years ago

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Advice on how to manage narrowing of the bowel?

Looking for advice and tips on how to manage narrowing of the bowel during chemo before surgery; in terms of laxatives, diet and general care? My Mum has been...

Looking for advice and tips on how to manage narrowing of the bowel during chemo...

JoanaPhy

•8 years ago

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Avastin

Has anyone had any issues with Avastin? I have been very unstable on my feet and wondered if it was Avastin (I've had 3 sessions) or something else! (i'ts not...

Has anyone had any issues with Avastin? I have been very unstable on my feet an...

Hidden

•8 years ago

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Post op results. Feeling so low.

Hi all. I feel really low after my meeting. I wasn't given devastating news, guess just the reality that this disease doesn't go away. My surgeon got my...

Hi all. I feel really low after my meeting. I wasn't given devastating news, gue...

Suzanne333

•8 years ago

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Hair

Had first taxol carbo 2 weeks ago hair coming out but only if I touch it or brush it wig in shop ready just not sure how long to wait going away for the...

Had first taxol carbo 2 weeks ago hair coming out but only if I touch it or brus...

Friscok12

•8 years ago

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Feel rubbish

I started chemo last Friday and haven't slept since early Sunday am. Have experienced all over aches - this has subsided only to be replaced with a terrible...

I started chemo last Friday and haven't slept since early Sunday am. Have experi...

Bearup

•8 years ago

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Post op meeting today.

I wrote on here a few days ago about what the post op entails. I wasn't sure if I wanted to know or would be told the grade of my cancer. I've not been told...

I wrote on here a few days ago about what the post op entails. I wasn't sure if ...

Suzanne333

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Advice please 8 months post treatment?

Hello all. I am 8 months post treatment (2 ops and chemo. Carboplatin and Placlitaxel.) but am finding ongoing exhaustion and bone and joint pain debilitating...

Hello all. I am 8 months post treatment (2 ops and chemo. Carboplatin and Placli...

Nicky100

•8 years ago

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New chemo so help please

Any information from you good ladies would be appreciated .After several lots of chemo and very little remission I now start on a drug called Campto or CPT 11...

Any information from you good ladies would be appreciated .After several lots of...

Connie8

•8 years ago

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I'm not Brave

I wish other people would stop saying "You're so brave" when I'm being cheerful about having cancer. I'm not brave, I'm not "fighting", I'm just taking each...

I wish other people would stop saying "You're so brave" when I'm being cheerful ...

coalole

•8 years ago

15 Replies

Scared!!

Hi everyone, I found this board and have some questions. I am going to the GYN after 2 months of waiting. I don't have a diagnosis of anything as of yet...

Hi everyone, I found this board and have some questions. I am going to the GYN ...

tmarie1990

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Dawns Post

I have just read Dawns very sad news and all the replies that have been sent to her and her family. To be facing having to leave her teenage daughters and...

I have just read Dawns very sad news and all the replies that have been sent t...

Gillian80

•8 years ago

12 Replies

Woman with low grade - never recur ?

Please , I like to hear woman with stage 3-4 , low grade who have never recur. Thanks :)

Please , I like to hear woman with stage 3-4 , low grade who have never recur. ...

Sofiasomaha

•8 years ago

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Steriods

Hi ladies hope your all avin good wkend well 5th cycle of gem/carbo tomoz.. ad 2 reactions 3rd and 4th.. but oncologist says keeping on this chemo as it...

Hi ladies hope your all avin good wkend well 5th cycle of gem/carbo tomoz.. ad 2...

Tracex

•8 years ago

5 Replies

Agony

Hi Everyone. it's not a nice post to write so I'm sorry if I offend anyone But when I stacted just Carboplatin alone 12 days ago I suffered awful sickness...

Hi Everyone. it's not a nice post to write so I'm sorry if I offend anyone But...

ricky23

•8 years ago

19 Replies

Eyelashes

I knew theoretically that my eyelashes would go, but I hadn't realised that it would have practical implications. Anyone got any hints for dealing with sore...

I knew theoretically that my eyelashes would go, but I hadn't realised that it w...

Rachael47

•8 years ago

6 Replies

Difference

What does stage 3 A or 3b or 3c mean is it not all just stage 3 confused said I am satage 3a2

What does stage 3 A or 3b or 3c mean is it not all just stage 3 confused said I ...

Friscok12

•8 years ago

7 Replies

Posts - My Ovacome | HealthUnlocked

My Ovacome

All posts for November 2016

Why I think like this

No more avastin?

Post Chemo and Pre CT Scan Anxiety

Thank you 😊

Post op scan.

Decision - your views please

Still feeling sick 😖

Update surgery

Nagging pains - over reacting?

Stage 1c high grade ??

Meeting with onc

Steroids

vent.. im sorry

First bit of good news in since July 😀

Advice on how to manage narrowing of the bowel?

Avastin

Post op results. Feeling so low.

Hair

Feel rubbish

Post op meeting today.

Advice please 8 months post treatment?

New chemo so help please

I'm not Brave

Scared!!

Dawns Post

Woman with low grade - never recur ?

Steriods

Agony

Eyelashes

Difference

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