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Caelyx strikes again

I had my 3rd Caelyx/carboplatin on the 19th. Felt awful as expected for a few days and then started to feel a bit better. On the evening of day 8 I had stomach...

I had my 3rd Caelyx/carboplatin on the 19th. Felt awful as expected for a few da...

Janine57

•7 years ago

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It's been a bad six months

Well ....where to begin ? So many of you have asked after me , and it is true to say that I have been keeping a low profile . Life has dealt us a rotten hand...

Well ....where to begin ? So many of you have asked after me , and it is true to...

angeladale

•7 years ago

53 Replies

To Scan or not to scan

Hi everyone..I went for a second opinion on whether to have scans and blood test/CA125 done every three months.My surgeon/oncologist does not want me to have...

Hi everyone..I went for a second opinion on whether to have scans and blood test...

Lynn_B

•7 years ago

18 Replies

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Unsure what to do next

Hi everyone, hope you all have a good long weekend and that you are feeling positive. I'm wondering what would be best for me for fifth line treatment. Being...

Hi everyone, hope you all have a good long weekend and that you are feeling posi...

cah48

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Tumour invading blood vessels

Hi all.Just wondering if any of you have heard of the cancer invading the blood vessels in the liver and causing risk of obstruction or massive heart attack if...

Hi all.Just wondering if any of you have heard of the cancer invading the blood ...

marn

•7 years ago

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Borderline cyst

Hello ladies, I had surgery in january and a borderline cyst was removed as well as uterus, ovaries and omenctum. They didn't find any cells on what they...

Hello ladies, I had surgery in january and a borderline cyst was removed as well...

Fantasia

•7 years ago

15 Replies

Update on my special person

So we've begun the chemo train 🚂 again (I told her not to buy the tickets) 😊 Anyway so far so good but she's only 2/3 days into the next stage of her teal...

So we've begun the chemo train 🚂 again (I told her not to buy the tickets) 😊 A...

CallmeMum

•7 years ago

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Inflamed lymph nodes in pelvis I dont no what to do

Hi has anyone ever had inflamed lymph nodes in your pelvis as I said a fee weeks ago my ca125 was going up slowly now my scan as said this I dont no what to do...

Hi has anyone ever had inflamed lymph nodes in your pelvis as I said a fee weeks...

Rosanne123

•7 years ago

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High Blood Pressure

Good morning all. I went for my Avastin treatment yesterday, but my blood pressure was extremely high and although we took it several times over the next hour,...

Good morning all. I went for my Avastin treatment yesterday, but my blood pressu...

27-359

•7 years ago

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On 3rd biopsy attempt - is this common?

Mum diagnosed with S3 ovarian a month ago based on scan, CA125 score & exam. Biopsy booked within days to confirm but first 2 attemps at hosp inconclusive due...

Mum diagnosed with S3 ovarian a month ago based on scan, CA125 score & exam. Bio...

Jaffacake5

•7 years ago

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There is light at the end of the tunnel

Hello everyone I have not posted before but have read posts and occasionally replied. Originally I was diagnosed with Grade 4 PPC in February 2015. I had a...

Hello everyone I have not posted before but have read posts and occasionally re...

AnneSB

•7 years ago

29 Replies

Info

In my sonography report everything is normal but he said that your left ovary is bulky in size 12.1 ml what it means.plz inform me.

In my sonography report everything is normal but he said that your left ovary is...

Shehzadbeg10

•7 years ago

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Concerned about my cancer spreading to lungs - intestines

stage 3C OV cancer in remission. I was diagnosed with stage 3C Ovarian Cancer in July of 2015. After complete hysterectomy, 6 rounds of taxol/carbo as of...

stage 3C OV cancer in remission. I was diagnosed with stage 3C Ovarian Cancer i...

KrazyKat68

•7 years ago

32 Replies

Getting Mum through the "blips"

It's been a while since I originally posted and my mum had been diagnosed. She had her 3rd Chemo today and has her MRI booked for in a week to see how...

It's been a while since I originally posted and my mum had been diagnosed. She h...

nandeb21

•7 years ago

4 Replies

How lucky am I?

Gushy lady in the library today- 'Ooh, your hair's come back curly, aren't you lucky! I wish I had hair like that!' Am I unreasonable in feeling irritated, or...

Gushy lady in the library today- 'Ooh, your hair's come back curly, aren't you l...

Rachael47

•7 years ago

21 Replies

Chemo delay

The disappointment when you gear up for chemo and find your bloods are not behaving 😞

The disappointment when you gear up for chemo and find your bloods are not behav...

786Asma_believer_

•7 years ago

14 Replies

ultrasound shows enlarged uterus and fibroid cysts laserscopic procedure shows nothing

Had three ultrasounds over last 3 months because of extreme bleeding for 3 days of my period! Ultrasounds showed my uterus with thick lining and enlarged as if...

Had three ultrasounds over last 3 months because of extreme bleeding for 3 days ...

rtmendez

•7 years ago

1 Reply

Returning to "normal"

Hello Everyone, My Mom finished frontline treatment in January, and had surgery in March to reverse her ileostomy so that she no longer has to wear a bag....

Hello Everyone, My Mom finished frontline treatment in January, and had surgery ...

rolycof

•7 years ago

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Surgery tomorrow

Hi all, My mum is going in for her surgery tomorrow and understandably is nervous scared and emotional. She keeps thinking about the what ifs and I hope this...

Hi all, My mum is going in for her surgery tomorrow and understandably is nervou...

Emmalouise071

•7 years ago

8 Replies

CA-125 bouncing ball

Hello- I had 4 cycles of chemo then my surgery and now finally 1/3rd through my "last" cycle of chemo. With another scheduled today - fingers crossed my blood...

Hello- I had 4 cycles of chemo then my surgery and now finally 1/3rd through my ...

Spencer2016

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Keeping on...

I saw the oncologist yesterday. Apparently my CA125 is 2, but it has never been higher than 19 all through, so it is no guide. She is referring me for an...

I saw the oncologist yesterday. Apparently my CA125 is 2, but it has never been ...

Rachael47

•7 years ago

2 Replies

Ovacome strategy - let us know your views!

Dear All At Ovacome we will be reviewing our strategy for the next 3 years and it would be really helpful if you could contribute to the discussion. We want to...

Dear All At Ovacome we will be reviewing our strategy for the next 3 years and i...

OvacomeSupport

Partner•7 years ago

20 Replies

Grumbly tummy

I just wonder if anyone else suffers from a grumbly tummy? Most of the time it's just gas swishing around in there and after I have farted it's okay 😷 Other...

I just wonder if anyone else suffers from a grumbly tummy? Most of the time it's...

786Asma_believer_

•7 years ago

8 Replies

Glomerular Filtration Rate (GRF) test

Hey Everyone, spoke to my consultants secretary today before my first appointment with my oncologist next tuesday. This will hopefully educate me more on what...

Hey Everyone, spoke to my consultants secretary today before my first appointmen...

Hidden

•7 years ago

16 Replies

GOING TO GREECE AFTER CHEMO

Hi Everyone. Well I'm feeling more like me today ...first time since last Tuesday. Had my first shower proper today!! Thank you everyone who replied to me...

Hi Everyone. Well I'm feeling more like me today ...first time since last Tuesda...

ricky23

•7 years ago

18 Replies

LGSC 1c

Hi Everyone, I am a 35 years old Hungarian girl living in Budapest and was diagnosed as Low grade serous carcinoma stage 1C on December 2016. My CA125 level...

Hi Everyone, I am a 35 years old Hungarian girl living in Budapest and was diagn...

Niki09

•7 years ago

12 Replies

Avastin v Trial

Hi Ladies I need some advice please. My mum has been on the icon 8b trial having carbo with weekly taxol ( taxol at a reduced dose) After surgery it was...

Hi Ladies I need some advice please. My mum has been on the icon 8b trial having...

Christina64

•7 years ago

16 Replies

Space travel

I went to see Tim Peake's pod after my blood tests today. I'm heading into round 5 of 6 carbo/taxol and this sign seemed to sum up how I feel right now. I'm...

I went to see Tim Peake's pod after my blood tests today. I'm heading into round...

Andrea63

•7 years ago

11 Replies

Twisted bowel. I'm back!!

Hello lovely ladies. Well after a trip to hell and back with a twisted bowel and five weeks in hospital which I am trying to erase from my memory i am finally...

Hello lovely ladies. Well after a trip to hell and back with a twisted bowel and...

Meatsy

•7 years ago

9 Replies

A somewhat overdue update.

A lot has happened since my last post. I had a total hysterectomy (The whole factory is gone now), omenectomy, and low anterior resection of my bowel near the...

A lot has happened since my last post. I had a total hysterectomy (The whole fac...

mogwaicat

•7 years ago

28 Replies

Posts - My Ovacome | HealthUnlocked

My Ovacome

All posts for April 2017

Caelyx strikes again

It's been a bad six months

To Scan or not to scan

Unsure what to do next

Tumour invading blood vessels

Borderline cyst

Update on my special person

Inflamed lymph nodes in pelvis I dont no what to do

High Blood Pressure

On 3rd biopsy attempt - is this common?

There is light at the end of the tunnel

Info

Concerned about my cancer spreading to lungs - intestines

Getting Mum through the "blips"

How lucky am I?

Chemo delay

ultrasound shows enlarged uterus and fibroid cysts laserscopic procedure shows nothing

Returning to "normal"

Surgery tomorrow

CA-125 bouncing ball

Keeping on...

Ovacome strategy - let us know your views!

Grumbly tummy

Glomerular Filtration Rate (GRF) test

GOING TO GREECE AFTER CHEMO

LGSC 1c

Avastin v Trial

Space travel

Twisted bowel. I'm back!!

A somewhat overdue update.

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