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Ovarian Cancer in the media

We don't get much press to highlight what ovarian cancer is so if you have time on Friday listen to Radio Lancashire. Presenter Sally Naden has a slot on her...

We don't get much press to highlight what ovarian cancer is so if you have time ...

Hetty

•12 years ago

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Kinda fed up !!

Hi there , to anyone who can lend their ears , I mean eyes. I just wanna say that today I'm really fed up, no, understatement , I'm peed off , totally peed...

Hi there , to anyone who can lend their ears , I mean eyes. I just wanna say tha...

suzieque

•12 years ago

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Am I understanding this right? and has anyone had G-CSF before?

Hello, Usual pre chemo visit today but somehow or other we ending up talking about 1st and 2nd line treatment. My consultant said something to me about 2nd...

Hello, Usual pre chemo visit today but somehow or other we ending up talking ab...

sammyH

•12 years ago

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Loss of appetite

Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations as to how to stimulate my appetite. I have completely lost all interest in food and, as someone who enjoys their...

Does anyone have any ideas or recommendations as to how to stimulate my appetite...

Mary

•12 years ago

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Update on Mum 71 after emergency bowel removal last Tuesday

Mum continues to amaze the doctors after her emergency bowel removal on Tuesday evening, She has now had most of the tubes removed, only the feeding tube and...

Mum continues to amaze the doctors after her emergency bowel removal on Tuesday ...

SusanC

•12 years ago

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I WISH YOU ALL HAPPY MOTHER DAY ,

I HAD MY SURGERY ON JUNE 2011 WITH CLEAR CELL OC GRAD 1 T1C, I MADE MY LSST CT SCAN THREE MONTHS AGO AND THE RESULT WAS OK . YESTERDAY I MADE MY...

I HAD MY SURGERY ON JUNE 2011 WITH CLEAR CELL OC GRAD 1 T1C, I MADE MY LSST...

TAROUZA

•12 years ago

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c.t without contrast dye

My first c.t scan was with the contrast dye injection. had a reaction,throat swollen and hard to swallow had an out if hours g.p.Second c.t scan without dye,...

My first c.t scan was with the contrast dye injection. had a reaction,throat swo...

bosue

•12 years ago

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Happy Mothers Day

To all those mums out there "happy Mothers Day". I know that as OC sufferers we all treasure every special moment with our children and I hope that today has...

To all those mums out there "happy Mothers Day". I know that as OC sufferers we...

parvinc

•12 years ago

1 Reply

Living Life to the Full

Last time I blogged it was January and I hoped to return to work very soon afterwards. The process took a lot longer than expected as I was offered a different...

Last time I blogged it was January and I hoped to return to work very soon after...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Ovary removal

I am 66 years old. I have been monitored for fibroids. This week I went for an ultrasound scan and vaginal scan. The fibroids had shrunk but my right ovary...

I am 66 years old. I have been monitored for fibroids. This week I went for an ...

corncrake

•12 years ago

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Mum 71 told the worse then given hope, Help please?

My mum,s caelyx treatment was stopped because of hand and foot syndrome about 4 weeks ago. She was told there was another drug they could use but had to get...

My mum,s caelyx treatment was stopped because of hand and foot syndrome about 4 ...

SusanC

•12 years ago

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Has anyone with clear cell cancer had a recurrence and survived it?

SaraL

•12 years ago

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How do I know whether my abdominal pain is recurrence or hernia?

I am so tired of worrying about whether the cancer will return.

SaraL

•12 years ago

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WEB SITE DEDICATED TO PAIN RELIEF FOR CANCER SUFFERERS

When I was in Gibralter today I bought the April copy of Good Housekeeping. In there I found an article advertising the web site www.pain-speak.com I...

When I was in Gibralter today I bought the April copy of Good Housekeeping. In t...

spanishanna

•12 years ago

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Very bloated and unable to go to the toilet

am going onto 2nd line chemo on tuesday gemcitabine/carboplatin will the bloating go down and bowels return to normal love nikkix

am going onto 2nd line chemo on tuesday gemcitabine/carboplatin will the bloatin...

nikki9

•12 years ago

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HI...UMME HERE JUST WANTED TO ASK AFTER SO MANY CHEMOTHERAPY ABOUT 25 CHEMO FROM LAST ONE N HALF YEAR..NO BREAK AT ALL..

JUST WANTED TO ASK AFTER SO MANY CHEMOTHERAPY ABOUT 25 CHEMO FROM LAST ONE N HALF YEAR NO BREAK AT ALL... STILL MY MOM CA125 KEEPS ON INCREASING YESTERDAY...

JUST WANTED TO ASK AFTER SO MANY CHEMOTHERAPY ABOUT 25 CHEMO FROM LAST ONE N HAL...

umme

•12 years ago

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Hi everyone.I was wondering, has any of you used the Cold Cap? And what do you think of it? Any advice is appreciated.

raza

•12 years ago

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Weekly taxol

Just been to see my onc today and he is suggesting weekly taxol. Has anybody else had this. If so what are the side effects like compared to the normal three...

Just been to see my onc today and he is suggesting weekly taxol. Has anybody els...

SuD73

•12 years ago

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Yay! First dose of parp inhibitor taken

I took my first dose of BMN673 parp inhibitor drug yesterday. Just 6 pills and so far no side effects at all. Feeling good!

I took my first dose of BMN673 parp inhibitor drug yesterday. Just 6 pills and ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Maybe you can help me on this one too !!

Hi my friends hope you are all ok ! This may sound like a stupid question but i will wait and see what your response is before i decide that ! Do you...

Hi my friends hope you are all ok ! This may sound like a stupid question but i ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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urine test ?????

I was wondering if any of you ladies have ever had their urine tested , routinely or other? Before I was diagnosed I suffered from numerous water infections ,...

I was wondering if any of you ladies have ever had their urine tested , routine...

suzieque

•12 years ago

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Living with Olivia Crawford

Just thought I would blog a bit of an update. I saw the consultant's registrar last week and the good news is that my CA125 has fallen from 134 to 94 which...

Just thought I would blog a bit of an update. I saw the consultant's registrar l...

ScardyCat40

•12 years ago

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The hardest part so far....

It was awful hearing from my surgeon, that dreaded word Ovarian Cancer, it was scary two weeks ago going for my first session of chemo but the hardest part so...

It was awful hearing from my surgeon, that dreaded word Ovarian Cancer, it was s...

sandy08

•12 years ago

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My recurrence, would welcome your experiences and suggestions.

Hi everyone I am stage 4 diagnosed in 2007, just over 5 years ago via a collapsed lung and pleural effusion due to lung mets. Had 4 carbo/taxol, debulking...

Hi everyone I am stage 4 diagnosed in 2007, just over 5 years ago via a collaps...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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INSURANCE

Hi everyone Wonder if you can advise me on insurance. Since my diagnosis and treatment we have been on several holidays to Europe and have been insured...

Hi everyone Wonder if you can advise me on insurance. Since my diagnosis and...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Stoma reversal

Hi I was just wondering if anyone with OC and a stoma have been lucky enough to have a reversal done my ONC said i would be able to after two years?

Hi I was just wondering if anyone with OC and a stoma have been lucky enough to ...

sandy08

•12 years ago

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Can anyone else smell the cancer?

Since I had chemo my sense of smell is very acute and when the cancer is active my sweat smells sweet and sickly, especially in my armpits. My sister, who has...

Since I had chemo my sense of smell is very acute and when the cancer is active ...

MargaretJ

•12 years ago

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Hi Ladies.Has any of you with Low Grade 3C ocvca recurred? and how were you treated ?Thanks.Raza

raza

•12 years ago

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Hi has anyone else had this?

I hope you,re all ok . Ive got a nagging pain in my right side wondered if anyone else has experienced this type of pain. My op(TAH) was just over 6 mths ago....

I hope you,re all ok . Ive got a nagging pain in my right side wondered if anyon...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Leg pain Taxol

Has anyone experienced severe pain in their legs and feet after chemo. I've had 2 rounds of taxol/carbo and my shins and feet kill. The first time lasted...

Has anyone experienced severe pain in their legs and feet after chemo. I've had...

michelle2

•12 years ago

7 Replies

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My Ovacome

All posts for March 2012

Ovarian Cancer in the media

Kinda fed up !!

Am I understanding this right? and has anyone had G-CSF before?

Loss of appetite

Update on Mum 71 after emergency bowel removal last Tuesday

I WISH YOU ALL HAPPY MOTHER DAY ,

c.t without contrast dye

Happy Mothers Day

Living Life to the Full

Ovary removal

Mum 71 told the worse then given hope, Help please?

Has anyone with clear cell cancer had a recurrence and survived it?

How do I know whether my abdominal pain is recurrence or hernia?

WEB SITE DEDICATED TO PAIN RELIEF FOR CANCER SUFFERERS

Very bloated and unable to go to the toilet

HI...UMME HERE JUST WANTED TO ASK AFTER SO MANY CHEMOTHERAPY ABOUT 25 CHEMO FROM LAST ONE N HALF YEAR..NO BREAK AT ALL..

Hi everyone.I was wondering, has any of you used the Cold Cap? And what do you think of it? Any advice is appreciated.

Weekly taxol

Yay! First dose of parp inhibitor taken

Maybe you can help me on this one too !!

urine test ?????

Living with Olivia Crawford

The hardest part so far....

My recurrence, would welcome your experiences and suggestions.

INSURANCE

Stoma reversal

Can anyone else smell the cancer?

Hi Ladies.Has any of you with Low Grade 3C ocvca recurred? and how were you treated ?Thanks.Raza

Hi has anyone else had this?

Leg pain Taxol

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