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My Ovacome

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Any one had Shingles while on Chemo ??

Would be doing well apart from the shingles that has set in over the last weekend ... 2nd chemo was on the 24th of Feb and apart from aching loads was feeling...

Would be doing well apart from the shingles that has set in over the last weeken...

•12 years ago

Taxol

Hi everyone I finished my second line chemo (carboplatin/taxol) on 16 February and go today to see my oncologist about the results. I know my CA125 was still...

Hi everyone I finished my second line chemo (carboplatin/taxol) on 16 February ...

•12 years ago

Length (time) between first and second line?

Just posing a little q... following on from the thread about Avastin, apparently the studies have shown that it can result in an average on 5 months more time...

Just posing a little q... following on from the thread about Avastin, apparently...

•12 years ago

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Girls, can you help me to feel more positive about living with ovarian cancer?

Dec 1999. I was diagnosed at age 29 with stage 3c OC. I had hysterectomy then 6 cycles taxol/carbo. April 2005 - 1st Recurrence. Tumor removed around...

Dec 1999. I was diagnosed at age 29 with stage 3c OC. I had hysterectomy then ...

•12 years ago

THE REASON WHY I HAVE BEEN REFUSED AVASTIN - but it aint over yet folks

Apparently I'm unusual in that although my OC has recurred three times, each time I have had chemo I have responded well. Trials of Avastin have so far been...

Apparently I'm unusual in that although my OC has recurred three times, each tim...

•12 years ago

Recovery Time

Had operation last Wednesday and had both ovaries removed & tubes samples taken from womb and omentum. Have 4 small cuts and a lot of bruising and do not know...

Had operation last Wednesday and had both ovaries removed & tubes samples taken ...

•12 years ago

please help me I'm so sad

Hi everyone, I am on my second line of treatment I had to start the second line treatment too soon [6 months] I feel that I'm am stuggling to cope, my mind...

Hi everyone, I am on my second line of treatment I had to start the second line...

•12 years ago

Hi my friends

Hope you are all ok!. Just want some info if any one can help. At what stage in the treatment of o/c can you be considered cured? At stage 3b do i have a good...

Hope you are all ok!. Just want some info if any one can help. At what stage in ...

•12 years ago

Just be told have got to have 2ndchemo again

I was wondering if anyone else has had carboplatin and gemcitabine ? I had taxol and carboplatin last year which was told had worked well but the oc has...

I was wondering if anyone else has had carboplatin and gemcitabine ? I had taxo...

•12 years ago

Moving Forward - Getting Ready to Look for Work and Have Started to Study again

Hello there I was made redundant last year in June while I was recovering from pulmonary emboli and the surgery for the removal of stage 1a granulosa cell...

Hello there I was made redundant last year in June while I was recovering fro...

•12 years ago

due for surgery

Hi Guys thanks for your support so far... just an update on the meeting with the liver bods- it seems I am going in for a re section on 12 march, apparantly...

Hi Guys thanks for your support so far... just an update on the meeting with t...

•12 years ago

Anyone with any experience of tamoxifen?

Anyone have any experiences of tamoxifen? My mum had her first regular check up today after finishing chemotherapy (carbo/taxol) in October for stage 4 oc....

Anyone have any experiences of tamoxifen? My mum had her first regular check...

•12 years ago

Counselling

Dear All, I am a Counsellor of 28 years post qualification experience. Since ov. ca., I have had a small private practice to 'keep my hand in' - but my real...

Dear All, I am a Counsellor of 28 years post qualification experience. Since o...

•12 years ago

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