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My Ovacome

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TAXOL WORKING BUT THE STEROID!!!!!!

Hello to all you lovely fighters, x Started my weekly taxol 3 weeks ago. 3rd lot of chemo in 2 years. Marker went up by 20 after first week of taxol which...

Hello to all you lovely fighters, x Started my weekly taxol 3 weeks ago. 3rd lo...

Coco

•12 years ago

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Going forward ......

Had my scan on Tuesday ...so now we wait ... Hope it will not be too long before we know if alls well . Last week I discoverd the first signs of my hair...

Had my scan on Tuesday ...so now we wait ... Hope it will not be too long befor...

Jan76

•12 years ago

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Metformin for ovarian cancer - anyone know anything about this?

Hi Everybody Came acros this this morning: http://www.supanet.com/cheap-diabetes-drug-could-shrink-tumours-and-possibly-treat-prostate-cancer-a7942.html...

Hi Everybody Came acros this this morning: http://www.supanet.com/cheap-di...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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Fed up - always bad news

Trying to pick myself up again after finding out today that scan results show my once asleep nodules ( well just for a few months) are back with a vengeance,...

Trying to pick myself up again after finding out today that scan results show my...

Bettyann

•12 years ago

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Look Good Feel Better,

Hi Ladies, Well I had a lovely couple of hours yesterday, when I attended a Look Good Feel Better make up session at Maidstone hospital. Just wondered if...

Hi Ladies, Well I had a lovely couple of hours yesterday, when I attended a Lo...

doreenharwood

•12 years ago

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Hi, Anyone on Letrozole and ca 125 still rising, i,ve been on it 3months now feeling good, plenty of energy etc waiting to see oc aug

buddy707

•12 years ago

1 Reply

thank you

Hello... I would just like to thank each and everyone of you for all you kind words and support especially as you all have so much going on in your own...

Hello... I would just like to thank each and everyone of you for all you kind w...

suzannehadenough

•12 years ago

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How do I know if the ovca I have is platinum resistant?

newlife

•12 years ago

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Sweating

I'm having trouble with sweating at the moment which is unusual for me. It happens at night in particular but I'm having trouble during the day too. I feel so...

I'm having trouble with sweating at the moment which is unusual for me. It happe...

Hidden

•12 years ago

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update

Havent blogged for a while, or commented on questions, to be honest havent felt like it since Lizzies passing,I know lots of us felt the same, but she would...

Havent blogged for a while, or commented on questions, to be honest havent felt ...

bosue

•12 years ago

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On the way up again....

What a horrid few weeks again, but not as bad as some... Started back on a new treatment, and had a stomach full of fuid that had to be drained, (7 litres)...

What a horrid few weeks again, but not as bad as some... Started back on a new ...

Hidden

•12 years ago

17 Replies

Charity

Why is it that they push charities involving Brest cancer, but Ovarian cancer is never mentioned. Also they tell women how to check their breasts but until I...

Why is it that they push charities involving Brest cancer, but Ovarian cancer is...

doreenharwood

•12 years ago

23 Replies

Op advice

Hi everyone I am having the 'big op' on Monday. Had 3 rounds of Carbo/Taxil chemo which is thankfully working, so as Les Dawson might say...."I'm having it...

Hi everyone I am having the 'big op' on Monday. Had 3 rounds of Carbo/Taxil ...

cerise

•12 years ago

18 Replies

Does anyone have a tight band beneath rib cage, it feels like it is pushing up under your rib cage/lungs.

leolady

•12 years ago

20 Replies

Snowy white

Well I have just finished 8 rounds of carbo/taxol and Avastin. Results show ct scan clear some small low grade activity on PET which I am assured i shouldn't...

Well I have just finished 8 rounds of carbo/taxol and Avastin. Results show ct s...

michelle2

•12 years ago

11 Replies

drug trials

hi ladies i recently joined this group. i think u are all a wonderful bunch of girls who give each other inspiration and hope. i have a braca gene .. so...

hi ladies i recently joined this group. i think u are all a wonderful bunch of ...

shen

•12 years ago

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To Ally re- Post op Pelvic pain 3rd July

Hi I was reading your query but then somhow lost the thread ;( Anyway further to the answers (being a bit of a veteran, Nurse Therapist & Patient) Yu must...

Hi I was reading your query but then somhow lost the thread ;( Anyway further ...

Phix1

•12 years ago

1 Reply

update

Hello everyone.. so most of you know about me going to see my consultant to discuss some mistakes that i thought had happened.. well basically there has...

Hello everyone.. so most of you know about me going to see my consultant to dis...

suzannehadenough

•12 years ago

37 Replies

More waiting and further tests

I got a call from my CNS this morning following yesterdays meeting. They are unable to tell from the CT scan if I have a cyst or I am showing signs of...

I got a call from my CNS this morning following yesterdays meeting. They are una...

ScardyCat40

•12 years ago

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Hi Ladies, Did anyone feel sad and low after chemo had ended.

I couldn't wait for my last chemo session and thought another couple of months off work and I would be back to my old jolly self.Unfortunately my onc wont let...

I couldn't wait for my last chemo session and thought another couple of months o...

angelina

•12 years ago

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Alcohol ???

Have you been told you can have alcohol while having chemo ? I was told I could have a glass of wine after a week of having chemo, but some sites I have looked...

Have you been told you can have alcohol while having chemo ? I was told I could ...

doreenharwood

•12 years ago

9 Replies

2 down ???? to go

Well home now after my second chemo. It all went well just hope I feel as good this time as I did after number 1. But as I keep reading the more you have the...

Well home now after my second chemo. It all went well just hope I feel as good t...

doreenharwood

•12 years ago

14 Replies

appointment about mistakes..

Hell some of you may be wondering how i got on yesterday.. well ive had a real shock and im still chewing it all over in my head.. when i feel i can i will...

Hell some of you may be wondering how i got on yesterday.. well ive had a real s...

suzannehadenough

•12 years ago

9 Replies

I am still around !!!!!!

Hi Ladies, You will have missed me on the site. I have been very poorly, not cancer related we now find out thankfully. But I can now explain just why I...

Hi Ladies, You will have missed me on the site. I have been very poorly, not...

spanishanna

•12 years ago

21 Replies

CA125 question

Hi everyone, I had a CA125 done in February this year after my mother was diagnosed with ovca. The result was 28 - so within the normal range. Having seen a...

Hi everyone, I had a CA125 done in February this year after my mother was diagno...

MarionL

•12 years ago

20 Replies

Glamourpuss

Well I finally got my hair cut

ScardyCat40

•12 years ago

17 Replies

Glue or tape ????

Hi just wanted to ask does anyone use a special tape or glue to fix their wig in place. I started wearing my wig yesterday. At the moment I still have a thin...

Hi just wanted to ask does anyone use a special tape or glue to fix their wig in...

doreenharwood

•12 years ago

14 Replies

When can I be a blonde again????

Probably a much asked question but do any ladies out there know when it's ok to tint hair again after chemo? My chemo finished in Nov last year - hair started...

Probably a much asked question but do any ladies out there know when it's ok to ...

fannyanny

•12 years ago

11 Replies

HRT thoughts and options post hysterectomy 1c clear cell and partial molar

Hi It is now 10 months since full hysterectomy, 3.5 months since my chemo finished and thankfully I am currently 'clear'. At the time of discovering my...

Hi It is now 10 months since full hysterectomy, 3.5 months since my chemo fin...

bells

•12 years ago

9 Replies

Almost gone !!!

Well today I am going to work in my wig for the 1st time. Must admit I feel a bit nervous. I have changed my profile picture so you can see me in my wig, which...

Well today I am going to work in my wig for the 1st time. Must admit I feel a bi...

doreenharwood

•12 years ago

30 Replies

Posts - My Ovacome | HealthUnlocked

My Ovacome

All posts for July 2012

TAXOL WORKING BUT THE STEROID!!!!!!

Going forward ......

Metformin for ovarian cancer - anyone know anything about this?

Fed up - always bad news

Look Good Feel Better,

Hi, Anyone on Letrozole and ca 125 still rising, i,ve been on it 3months now feeling good, plenty of energy etc waiting to see oc aug

thank you

How do I know if the ovca I have is platinum resistant?

Sweating

update

On the way up again....

Charity

Op advice

Does anyone have a tight band beneath rib cage, it feels like it is pushing up under your rib cage/lungs.

Snowy white

drug trials

To Ally re- Post op Pelvic pain 3rd July

update

More waiting and further tests

Hi Ladies, Did anyone feel sad and low after chemo had ended.

Alcohol ???

2 down ???? to go

appointment about mistakes..

I am still around !!!!!!

CA125 question

Glamourpuss

Glue or tape ????

When can I be a blonde again????

HRT thoughts and options post hysterectomy 1c clear cell and partial molar

Almost gone !!!

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