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Let's talk about wigs

Hi folks As it seems that the treatment I am going to have to have will include hair loss, I have been looking into wigs. I know that many of you have found...

Hi folks As it seems that the treatment I am going to have to have will include ...

Petrolhead

•7 years ago

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menopausal symptoms again without ovaries or complete hysterectomy

i am postmenopausal with an ovarian cyst which grew slightly. i am going to see a gynoncologist. i have lots of adhesions from other surgeries and i am a...

i am postmenopausal with an ovarian cyst which grew slightly. i am going to see ...

afib1

•7 years ago

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Periods ,lack off please help .paniking myself .

I'm in my early 30s and haven't had a proper period for many years possibly 8 or more ..in the summer I just woke up one day and started to get brown discharge...

I'm in my early 30s and haven't had a proper period for many years possibly 8 or...

HateThisFeeling32

•7 years ago

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TAH BSO

I know this may sound daft , especially as I've apparently had this procedure, but what exactly does TAH BSO mean ?? 😳 Many thanks ladies Much love ❤️ Jackie...

I know this may sound daft , especially as I've apparently had this procedure, b...

Shire62

•7 years ago

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Swollen feet and and ankles

Hi everyone, as anyone had swollen feet and ankles while on weekly taxol also my finger nails have gone a funny colour. I saw my oncologist on Friday before...

Hi everyone, as anyone had swollen feet and ankles while on weekly taxol also m...

Juliette35

•7 years ago

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Surgical menopause

Hi ladies any tips on managing symptoms of surgical menopause ? I'm really suffering with hot flushes . Night sweats are getting worse waking drenched in sweat...

Hi ladies any tips on managing symptoms of surgical menopause ? I'm really suffe...

Coxsar

•7 years ago

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CamA 125 score climbing

Hey ladies. Quick question. Mom has been taking taxol but it seems like her CA 125 gets higher every week. 3 week period it went from 26 to 29 to 34. Is this a...

Hey ladies. Quick question. Mom has been taking taxol but it seems like her CA 1...

Venessabr

•7 years ago

6 Replies

NED

What does NED stand for? I have noticed many say it.

49877894

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Worried

Hi my daughter is 24 and had a scan and two cysts showed up on one ovary one 8cm and one 6cm they did bloods on her they came back normal but the ca125 came...

Hi my daughter is 24 and had a scan and two cysts showed up on one ovary one 8cm...

Sarah2

•7 years ago

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Vitimins

Been told not to take vitimins during chemo does anybody else out there take them during chemo oncologists said no don't know how they react to chemo xx

Been told not to take vitimins during chemo does anybody else out there take the...

Friscok12

•7 years ago

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2nd line chemo here I come!

Thank you so much to everyone for your kind words of encouragement after my miserable last post. So the good news is that nothing has spread to any of my...

Thank you so much to everyone for your kind words of encouragement after my mise...

Beckyjh

•7 years ago

10 Replies

Introducing myself - new Support Service Manager

Hello All My name is Anna and I would like to introduce myself as the new Support Service Manager for Ovacome. You may have seen a piece about me in the last...

Hello All My name is Anna and I would like to introduce myself as the new Suppor...

OvacomeSupport

Partner•7 years ago

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Avastin and clinical trial

I have had significant painful neuropathy in my feet since I finished the chemo portion of my clinical trial (icon8b) and have been on the avastin alone. I...

I have had significant painful neuropathy in my feet since I finished the chemo ...

SusanAM

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Sore nostril

Today had to phone doctor as I was expericing a sore nasel it was very uncomfortable and and crusty and blead at every I touch it they have given me an...

Today had to phone doctor as I was expericing a sore nasel it was very uncomfort...

Bobbyo1

•7 years ago

6 Replies

Strange itching

Hi everyone just wondered if any of you have experienced itchy scalp and underarms. I don't appear to have a rash and only use 0% aluminium deodorant and also...

Hi everyone just wondered if any of you have experienced itchy scalp and underar...

SuSue

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Chemo Hubby Help

My wife started chemo yesterday (the BEP variety if that means anything!) She's doing three lots, where she's in for three days at a time. Pretty "toxic"...

My wife started chemo yesterday (the BEP variety if that means anything!) She's ...

lesrouge

•7 years ago

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Successful surgery

Surgery went well. I'm in a lot of pain but they said they got everything out!! I'm NED!! Still have to go through chemo after I recover. They had to take...

Surgery went well. I'm in a lot of pain but they said they got everything out!!...

Ange09062016

•7 years ago

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Borderline tumour?

Whats difference between borderline and low grade tumour? My friend from hospital told that scale goes low grade- borderline - high grade. But one of my old...

Whats difference between borderline and low grade tumour? My friend from hospita...

Daniellafriman

•7 years ago

5 Replies

Can't shake this mood.

So I know I've posted a couple of times in the last 2 weeks but I can't seem to be positive at all at the moment. In the space of 2 weeks I've gone from being...

So I know I've posted a couple of times in the last 2 weeks but I can't seem to ...

Beckyjh

•7 years ago

28 Replies

ANY IDEAS

HI. I wondered if anyone could give me any ideas for a very special Christmas Present for my lovely hubby.... We both feel this is highly likely to be my last...

HI. I wondered if anyone could give me any ideas for a very special Christmas Pr...

ricky23

•7 years ago

25 Replies

Flu jab.

Yesterday I had my fourth cycle of chemo and avastin. I was advised by the chemo nurse to get a flu jab. I phoned my doctors surgery this morning and they...

Yesterday I had my fourth cycle of chemo and avastin. I was advised by the chemo...

Suzanne333

•7 years ago

29 Replies

Recurrence

I have been cancer free for 2 years. 6 weeks ago I found a small lump in my neck and now have itchy scalp and under arms and have lost a couple of pounds. Had...

I have been cancer free for 2 years. 6 weeks ago I found a small lump in my neck...

michelle38

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Pain since low CA125

Hello Lovely Ladies, I'm after some advice for my special person.... Shes been in pain since being told no more chemo for now as her cancer is classed as...

Hello Lovely Ladies, I'm after some advice for my special person.... Shes been...

CallmeMum

•7 years ago

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No chemo today - blood transfusion instead - any anaemia tips?

Real downer yesterday (I had it in my head that my last chemo would be in 2016 and 2017 would be all about recovery) to be told no chemo today (no. 5 of 6) as...

Real downer yesterday (I had it in my head that my last chemo would be in 2016 a...

Alibee2

•7 years ago

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Borderline serous tumour...confused

So I had a complex cyst found by accident during sterilisation so I guess you could say I'm lucky. Follow up scan showed 10cm complex cyst, frightened to say...

So I had a complex cyst found by accident during sterilisation so I guess you co...

Nally

•7 years ago

7 Replies

Getting tired of explaining myself

I was diagnosed 2 years ago and consider myself to have done pretty well at staying calm about cancer and having to deal with things related to my cancer. But...

I was diagnosed 2 years ago and consider myself to have done pretty well at stay...

koffeekat99

•7 years ago

29 Replies

The Ovarian Cancer Patient Survey 2016

THIS SURVEY IS TO BE COMPLETED BY OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD TREATMENT IN THE UK ONLY. Dear MyOvacome Member, In 2006 we conducted the largest...

THIS SURVEY IS TO BE COMPLETED BY OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD TREATMENT...

TheOvacomeTeam

Partner•7 years ago

1 Reply

Worried about symptoms. Feel alone

Hi there. Over the paat 3/4weeks i have had symptoms which i have learnt that could be ovarian cancer. I feel bloated, urge to pee more, stomach/pelvis pains,...

Hi there. Over the paat 3/4weeks i have had symptoms which i have learnt that c...

jessica-amy-wade

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Knowledge is power

Has anyone had throat cancer?

Annmatthews

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Abdominal wall endometrioma - clear cell carcinoma

Hi all - nearly 5 weeks ago, I had surgery to remove a mass from my abdominal wall. Two weeks post op, we discovered that the tumour had some clear carcinoma...

Hi all - nearly 5 weeks ago, I had surgery to remove a mass from my abdominal wa...

StrongMama

•7 years ago

9 Replies

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My Ovacome

All posts for December 2016

Let's talk about wigs

menopausal symptoms again without ovaries or complete hysterectomy

Periods ,lack off please help .paniking myself .

TAH BSO

Swollen feet and and ankles

Surgical menopause

CamA 125 score climbing

NED

Worried

Vitimins

2nd line chemo here I come!

Introducing myself - new Support Service Manager

Avastin and clinical trial

Sore nostril

Strange itching

Chemo Hubby Help

Successful surgery

Borderline tumour?

Can't shake this mood.

ANY IDEAS

Flu jab.

Recurrence

Pain since low CA125

No chemo today - blood transfusion instead - any anaemia tips?

Borderline serous tumour...confused

Getting tired of explaining myself

The Ovarian Cancer Patient Survey 2016

Worried about symptoms. Feel alone

Knowledge is power

Abdominal wall endometrioma - clear cell carcinoma

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