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Dermoid removal 7cm

Hi there, kinda new to this. Got my op through its on Tuesday. To remove an ovarian dermoid cyst. I have a 5yo and a 17mth old my partner works 7 days a wee...

Hi there, kinda new to this. Got my op through its on Tuesday. To remove an ovar...

Differpie

•9 years ago

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Severe Nausea

Hi all, just wondered if anyone had Carboplatin & Gemcitabine & had almost continual nausea. I have had two lots off Gem now and wasn't too bad when I had the...

Hi all, just wondered if anyone had Carboplatin & Gemcitabine & had almost conti...

positive

•9 years ago

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Happy day

Well twelve months ago I was diagnosed with cancer the worst day of my life today was one of the happiest when my seventh grandchild was born little girl freya...

Well twelve months ago I was diagnosed with cancer the worst day of my life toda...

babsclunn

•9 years ago

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weekend is here again

Hi Ladies and Gents, just saw no one posted non medical blog today so therefore I shall try and start the ball rolling. Maybe everyone is busy doing their...

Hi Ladies and Gents, just saw no one posted non medical blog today so therefore ...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Am going Mad

Hi everyone, I don't post on here v often as am trying my hardest to get on with life despite this bloody thing. If anyone else tells me to think positively I...

Hi everyone, I don't post on here v often as am trying my hardest to get on wit...

Hectoria

•9 years ago

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Advastin

Hi,to all,i am on Advastin only every three weeks.When i finished chemo my hair started to grow in,also my eyebrows and eyelashes, really thick i was so...

Hi,to all,i am on Advastin only every three weeks.When i finished chemo my ha...

annielawrie

•9 years ago

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No Cancer in my Body, but Cancer on my Mind

Morning Everybody! Our Oncology nurse told me about this forum earlier this week. A great comfort and very interesting. Well I am here to support the partners....

Morning Everybody! Our Oncology nurse told me about this forum earlier this week...

Super_Hubby

•9 years ago

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IN CASE THIS IS OF INTEREST TO ANYONE.

May 01, 2014 | Cancer Management By Colleen M. Feltmate, MD, Paul Sabbatini, MD, and Akila N. Viswanathan, MD, MPH . I SAW THIS IN THE CANCER...

May 01, 2014 | Cancer Management By Colleen M. Feltmate, MD, Paul Sabbatini, MD...

thehusband

•9 years ago

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Tamoxifen Experience?

Hello, It has been suggested my mother take tamoxifen now she has finished her chemo and had an op. I can see the logic in it as she has oestrogen receptive...

Hello, It has been suggested my mother take tamoxifen now she has finished her ...

Em123

•9 years ago

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cancer treatments restricted

A restriction in the medication funded by the cancer drug fund is being reported on in today's new. May be time to get writing to your MPs. You can find yours...

A restriction in the medication funded by the cancer drug fund is being reporte...

LesleyGreengran

•9 years ago

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Lots of burping!!

Lots of burping going on here should I be worried? Not on any treatment and in remission since February. CAc125 last tested 2 weeks ago registered 6 not due to...

Lots of burping going on here should I be worried? Not on any treatment and in r...

Mopsie

•9 years ago

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Do you know the medication interactions?

Quintiles have developed an excellent app which you can download from Apple or Android store called MediGuard. MediGuard is a free medication monitoring which...

Quintiles have developed an excellent app which you can download from Apple or A...

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•9 years ago

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chemo sick-timing?

I'm curious as to the timing of the effects of carboplatin/taxol. My mom just had her first infusion and I always thought the nausea came right away, then...

I'm curious as to the timing of the effects of carboplatin/taxol. My mom just ha...

vyokeefe

•9 years ago

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BRACA testing

Hello all, Please can anyone tell me whether this is a blood test or do they take tissue from your body? Lovis x

Hello all, Please can anyone tell me whether this is a blood test or do they tak...

Lovis

•9 years ago

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Yummy breakfast weekend special

Hairy Bikers - toasted crumpet topped with warmed berries sprinkled with a little mixed spice. Top with Greek yoghurt and a drizzle of honey very comforting on...

Hairy Bikers - toasted crumpet topped with warmed berries sprinkled with a littl...

Mopsie

•9 years ago

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Hair loss/scalp pain

Hi does anyone have any insight on this for me, I had my 2nd cycle on the 24th October, and am using a cold cap but it doesn't cover all of my hair the part...

Hi does anyone have any insight on this for me, I had my 2nd cycle on the 24th ...

Allyb76

•9 years ago

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Op date!!

Hello again ladies. Don't know what happened to rest of my last post, not quite got the hang of this...got the date 9th December . Keep telling myself 4 weeks...

Hello again ladies. Don't know what happened to rest of my last post, not quite ...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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-A Tribute to Jill (leftleg)-

--------A Tribute to Jill (leftleg)-------- ....................05-10-2014.................... How sad we are to say goodbye, To another friend, we question...

--------A Tribute to Jill (leftleg)-------- ....................05-10-2014........

Gwyn_1

•9 years ago

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Sex-drive and oophorectomy

Looking for experiences relating to sex-drive after removal of ovaries. I am terrified of losing mine!

Looking for experiences relating to sex-drive after removal of ovaries. I am ter...

love25032607

•9 years ago

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Mini celebration!

Used a hair dryer for the first time in about 9 months! Ok so didn't really need to, but just because I could! Happy weekend everyone! Dawn

Used a hair dryer for the first time in about 9 months! Ok so didn't really nee...

baxbird

•9 years ago

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Exhaustion after chemo

Hi,I am end of week two on my three weekly Carboplatin cycle and am still exhausted after having spent 7days mostly in bed.every excercise is an effort and...

Hi,I am end of week two on my three weekly Carboplatin cycle and am still exhaus...

Jackie0

•9 years ago

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-A Tribute to Shabila (trolleydollyuk)-

--A Tribute to Shabila (trolleydollyuk)-- .................... 09-10-2014......................... It is with sadness and dismay, We say goodbye to...

--A Tribute to Shabila (trolleydollyuk)-- .................... 09-10-2014..........

Gwyn_1

•9 years ago

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Members Day: please save the date

Hello all, Please save the date Date: Saturday 16th May 2015 Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm Cost: Free for members of Ovacome and £5 for non- members. Venue: CAN...

Hello all, Please save the date Date: Saturday 16th May 2015 Time: 10.00am -...

TheOvacomeTeam

Partner•9 years ago

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Shabila (trolleydollyuk) - in loving memory

Hello, It is with regret I am informing you that my beloved sister, Shabila (trolleydollyuk) passed away peacefully in the early hours of Thursday 9th October,...

Hello, It is with regret I am informing you that my beloved sister, Shabila (tro...

shazia01

•9 years ago

37 Replies

IBS

Hello ladies, my story so far, stage 3a borderline disease November 2012, full debulking with no further treatment and up until a year ago I was fine. Since...

Hello ladies, my story so far, stage 3a borderline disease November 2012, full d...

doodoolatrice

•9 years ago

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Flu jab

Can anybody tell me if they have had the flu jab. I was diagnosed with stage 4 oc in March 2014. I had 6 sessions of chemo and six weeks ago had the debulking...

Can anybody tell me if they have had the flu jab. I was diagnosed with stage 4 o...

Woody64

•9 years ago

19 Replies

Scan results tomorrow

Hi all, First time on this site. Great to know that there is a support group. I was diagnosed with stage 4 Oc in April 13. Full de-bulking op followed by 6...

Hi all, First time on this site. Great to know that there is a support group. I...

Franceso

•9 years ago

43 Replies

Welsh Plea fo Fair Access to Cancer Drugs

People in Wales have been campaigning for years for fair access to new cancer drugs. You might find it difficult to comprehend but these drugs have only been...

People in Wales have been campaigning for years for fair access to new cancer dr...

Whippit

•9 years ago

11 Replies

new to site

Hi. Have not posted before but have been reading lots of posts and found the support so inspiring. I was diagnosed in April this year with 3 rd stage ovarian...

Hi. Have not posted before but have been reading lots of posts and found the sup...

5gems

•9 years ago

22 Replies

Chemo delayed

Hi!everyone..i need your advice. My mom diagnosed of stage4 cancer,she already done her 2nd chemo.She suppose to have her 3rd today but because of low blood...

Hi!everyone..i need your advice. My mom diagnosed of stage4 cancer,she already d...

survived

•9 years ago

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My Ovacome

All posts for November 2014

Dermoid removal 7cm

Severe Nausea

Happy day

weekend is here again

Am going Mad

Advastin

No Cancer in my Body, but Cancer on my Mind

IN CASE THIS IS OF INTEREST TO ANYONE.

Tamoxifen Experience?

cancer treatments restricted

Lots of burping!!

Do you know the medication interactions?

chemo sick-timing?

BRACA testing

Yummy breakfast weekend special

Hair loss/scalp pain

Op date!!

-A Tribute to Jill (leftleg)-

Sex-drive and oophorectomy

Mini celebration!

Exhaustion after chemo

-A Tribute to Shabila (trolleydollyuk)-

Members Day: please save the date

Shabila (trolleydollyuk) - in loving memory

IBS

Flu jab

Scan results tomorrow

Welsh Plea fo Fair Access to Cancer Drugs

new to site

Chemo delayed

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