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My Ovacome

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Bevacizumab

Anybody self funding a Bevacizumab in the uk? I’m thinking it might be a option I have to take. Would like to know what the cost is now. I had it on a trail...

Anybody self funding a Bevacizumab in the uk? I’m thinking it might be a option ...

•5 years ago

Stage 4b Ovarian CA125 Life expentancy.

I was diagnosed with stage 4b Ovarian cancer in November 2018. I have received chemotherapy and de bulking surgery. I am now having Avastin every 3 weeks. My...

I was diagnosed with stage 4b Ovarian cancer in November 2018. I have received ...

•5 years ago

Sponsored walk 💗

Hello ladies... me and my hairdressing team raising money by walking to another village along the coastal path here in north wales! It stayed dry and we had...

Hello ladies... me and my hairdressing team raising money by walking to another ...

claireRoberts76

•5 years ago

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Is this normal.

Finished my sixth and last chemo four weeks ago , still feeling drained,emotional and get exhausted doing small jobs around the house, eg washing up and...

Finished my sixth and last chemo four weeks ago , still feeling drained,emotiona...

•5 years ago

Funnier than any joke I know!

Went to a large supermarket to get a ready cooked chicken. Me: hello do you have any ready cooked roast chickens. Assistant: They will be another 5 mins Me:...

Went to a large supermarket to get a ready cooked chicken. Me: hello do you hav...

•5 years ago

Not coping well with carbo/taxol & family life

Hi I’ve been diagnosed with low grade oc 5 months ago. Had surgery to remove all. Was just getting stronger & feeling better when they dropped the bombshell I...

Hi I’ve been diagnosed with low grade oc 5 months ago. Had surgery to remove al...

•5 years ago

Saying goodbye to my Alien

Hi girls,well tomorrow is the day I will be admitted to hospital as the date of departure for the Alien is Tuesday the 23rd.The Alien became quickly attached...

Hi girls,well tomorrow is the day I will be admitted to hospital as the date of ...

•5 years ago

Just for a little laugh!

A naughty little joke for Sunday to give us all a much required little laugh. So Jim goes off to the docs and says, "doc I have trouble down below" he...

A naughty little joke for Sunday to give us all a much required little laugh. S...

•5 years ago

Back to chemo....

Off Zejula after a year and begin second go round of chemo next Friday......first recurrence. Small tumor in abdominal wall, a little fluid, feeling...

Off Zejula after a year and begin second go round of chemo next Friday......firs...

•5 years ago

Leg Cramps and Niraparib???

Hi again, I am checking in with the other ladies on Zejula aka Niraparib. I have been getting several annoying cramps in my feet and calves every evening, and...

Hi again, I am checking in with the other ladies on Zejula aka Niraparib. I have...

•5 years ago

Update: Bye bye, Avastin. It's been a dubious pleasure.

Hello my dear ladies. Hope you are hanging in there and getting some joy out of the summer days. Just an update from my side... Background reading: Diagnosed...

Hello my dear ladies. Hope you are hanging in there and getting some joy out of ...

•5 years ago

Caelyx success rate.

Good morning ladies, I am apparently considered Platinum resistant and it has been suggested that I try caelyx on its own for my 1st recurrence. Has anyone had...

Good morning ladies, I am apparently considered Platinum resistant and it has be...

•5 years ago

Old member checking in!

Hello friends - it's been a while since I last posted. Partly because I can't seem to get the HealthUnlocked App to work properly on my phone but also I have...

Hello friends - it's been a while since I last posted. Partly because I can't se...

•5 years ago

Not sure this is the right place but hoping someone can help...

I am scheduled to have a uterine biopsy in two weeks and I am scared to death , can’t sleep or eat as I have read so many horror stories about this procedure (...

I am scheduled to have a uterine biopsy in two weeks and I am scared to death , ...

•5 years ago

Disappointment - 3 Months Niraparib Report

Dear all, Once again we have had a very sad week, which brings home to all of us the terrible gravity of this awful cancer. For me, although it is still early...

Dear all, Once again we have had a very sad week, which brings home to all of us...

•5 years ago

Walk

Hi Everyone I walked 6 miles for my local hospice on sat I couldn’t have got through my treatment without them , I made some wonderful friends and even met...

Hi Everyone I walked 6 miles for my local hospice on sat I couldn’t have got thr...

•5 years ago

Hello ladeez.

A close friend of mine has started her third line of chemo. After only two sessions her oncologist is saying that she is not strong enough for this regime...

A close friend of mine has started her third line of chemo. After only two ses...

•5 years ago

Your top 3 tips please!

Hello fellow OC ladies! I'm booked in for major surgery (in August) and am asking for any and all tips you have on dealing with this absolute arse of a...

Hello fellow OC ladies! I'm booked in for major surgery (in August) and am askin...

JanTheHesitator

•5 years ago

Update

Hi My fellow warriors, I'm sorry I have not posted for a long time, I've been very busy, and continue to live life to its fullest. I'm still on niraparib after...

Hi My fellow warriors, I'm sorry I have not posted for a long time, I've been ve...

•5 years ago

Treatment done x

Hello ladies...just want to let you know mum is in remission.. she’s finished chemo and looking and feeling great with lashes, brows and hair growing fast!...

Hello ladies...just want to let you know mum is in remission.. she’s finished ch...

claireRoberts76

•5 years ago

Good news.

Yippee , after six cycles of chemo my scan showed my tumour has reduced significantly and I'm going to be considered for surgery , I wasn't offered surgery...

Yippee , after six cycles of chemo my scan showed my tumour has reduced signifi...

•5 years ago

Update.........!!

Hello ladies thank you all for your replies on my previous post regarding my anxiety. I have today got my CTscan results and it shows "indeterminate hepatic...

Hello ladies thank you all for your replies on my previous post regarding my anx...

•5 years ago

Ovarian cancer: New drug may prevent recurrence

Hi all, just wanted to share an article I read on medical news today. Some major advancements being made in ovarian cancer research. Lots of different...

Hi all, just wanted to share an article I read on medical news today. Some major...

•5 years ago

Real pain in the bottom

Hello fellow troopers. Ever since my diagnosis of advanced OC last year, I've had the nastiest severe strong ache in my left cheek of my bottom (ischial...

Hello fellow troopers. Ever since my diagnosis of advanced OC last year, I've ha...

•5 years ago

Left side pain

I’ve got a real nagging pain under my left ribs, it’s constantly there and painful to stand or lay flat in bed, I’ve been sleeping on the sofa for about 6...

I’ve got a real nagging pain under my left ribs, it’s constantly there and painf...

•5 years ago

Special person update, not good news

Hi lovelies, I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news with my special person, I saw Mark today (after hunting him down) and have had a proper conversation with...

Hi lovelies, I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news with my special person, I sa...

•5 years ago

Up date on Yoshbosh

Dear Teal Ladies, I have been sitting on the side lines reading your incredibly supportive posts and felt that now was the time to say something about......

Dear Teal Ladies, I have been sitting on the side lines reading your incredibly...

•5 years ago

Yoshbosh

Hi lovelies, Does anyone know how our lovely Yoshbosh (Vicki) is doing? Xxx

Hi lovelies, Does anyone know how our lovely Yoshbosh (Vicki) is doing? Xxx

•5 years ago

You all give me hope!

CA 125 climbing since December. Jan and April scans clear but not true Monday. Such a disappointment. Will know more next week but probably back to chemo....

CA 125 climbing since December. Jan and April scans clear but not true Monday. ...

•5 years ago

Niraparib

Anyone else in here suffering from side effects not mentioned? Facial flushing and extreme sweating face and neck during day is driving me mad!! Also stomach...

Anyone else in here suffering from side effects not mentioned? Facial flushing ...

•5 years ago