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Help Needed

Hi everyone I need your help in getting the our Thunderclap campaign with enough votes to trigger. The Ovarian Cancer Aware campaign is supported by ALL the...

Hi everyone I need your help in getting the our Thunderclap campaign with enoug...

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•9 years ago

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All quiet on the western front !

Firstly thank you all for your responses to my last post. You helped me make a decision to get on that plane to see my Oncologust rather than putting myself...

Firstly thank you all for your responses to my last post. You helped me make a d...

Julie40

•9 years ago

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Cancer returned

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 1c 2008. I have been in remission since July 2009 after chemo and avastin clinical...

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer 1c 200...

Sue-m

•9 years ago

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Back in remission, 8 years on, 4 recurrences.

Hi, just wanted to share a small hoorah with you all, as I finished my last chemo 10 days ago (weekly taxol) and my oncologist confirmed my scans are clear and...

Hi, just wanted to share a small hoorah with you all, as I finished my last chem...

Meryl1

•9 years ago

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Caelyx and the Heart

I know everyone on here is so knowledgable , someone is bound to have some the answer/advice I'm looking for . Does anyone know why they carry out a heart echo...

I know everyone on here is so knowledgable , someone is bound to have some the a...

lisarm5

•9 years ago

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Cistoplatin

Hi ,just had to change my chemo from carboplatin.Due to a severe reaction.Now on cistoplatin. Have had chills flu like symptoms,nausea and generally feel wiped...

Hi ,just had to change my chemo from carboplatin.Due to a severe reaction.Now on...

Hollie123

•9 years ago

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Multiloculated ovarian cyst, elevated ca125, very very scared

Last week had uss due to heavy, prolonged period in Feb. Dr rang day after with results, which had me panicking, said there was a cyst and was referring me to...

Last week had uss due to heavy, prolonged period in Feb. Dr rang day after with ...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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My beautiful grandson!

Hi everyone I hope you don't mind me sharing this good news! I became a grandma for the 1st time on Saturday 14/03/15 to Adam Charles Kenneth. I'm over the...

Hi everyone I hope you don't mind me sharing this good news! I became a grandma ...

sharonc59

•9 years ago

45 Replies

Letrozole

Hi have not posted on here before but wondered if anyone had been given Letrozole after being found to platinum resistant I think it is called. I have had 18...

Hi have not posted on here before but wondered if anyone had been given Letrozol...

5gems

•9 years ago

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CA 125 risen on avastin

I have been booked in for a scan as my CA125 is now up to 169 so I assume I won't be on Avastin after the results. Bit disappointed as I had hoped to have my...

I have been booked in for a scan as my CA125 is now up to 169 so I assume I won'...

Bobalu

•9 years ago

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Raising awareness

Raising awareness for Ovarian Cancer: http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/11851474.Woman_battling_cancer_fronts_awareness_campaign/

Raising awareness for Ovarian Cancer: http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/1185147...

PritiPositive

•9 years ago

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This Sundays Telegraph

Hi, if anyone reads the Sunday Telegraph there will (should) be a few lines about my (late) wife Christina and my complaint to the Ombudsman regarding her...

Hi, if anyone reads the Sunday Telegraph there will (should) be a few lines abou...

thehusband

•9 years ago

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a bit of good newas

I can't see the title I've typed in so I hope it shows on the message ! I saw the oncologist yesterday and my CA125 has only gone up into the 120s so I don't...

I can't see the title I've typed in so I hope it shows on the message ! I saw t...

LesleyGreengran

•9 years ago

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Yvonne

Thank you all for your replies to me this helped a lot.I have just had my 2nd Paxitaxol and feel fine,10 more to go.Next week I should see if I loose my hair...

Thank you all for your replies to me this helped a lot.I have just had my 2nd Pa...

murielw

•9 years ago

1 Reply

Reassurance advice needed please

Hi there, I have been a member of this site for over a year but have never posted before. My mum was diagnosed stage 3c January 2014 and had carboplatin/taxol,...

Hi there, I have been a member of this site for over a year but have never poste...

Billwill

•9 years ago

5 Replies

Low white blood cell count

Hi All. My Mum is on Caelix and is due to have her second chemo on Friday but her oncologist said today that her blood count is low. I recently read about...

Hi All. My Mum is on Caelix and is due to have her second chemo on Friday but he...

JanePW50

•9 years ago

12 Replies

Need a little help

I appear to be having some sort of melt down,there's no sign of cancer at the moment,i've just had a 6 week break from avastin and due to start again today,but...

I appear to be having some sort of melt down,there's no sign of cancer at the mo...

honiton

•9 years ago

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caelyx side effects

Hi folks, I just had my first chemo with carbo and caelyx and feel quite anxious about possible side effects of this one. If you have any tips to help manage...

Hi folks, I just had my first chemo with carbo and caelyx and feel quite anxious...

francescahannah

•9 years ago

17 Replies

Alternative Approach

Hello Ladies I was diagnosed with PPC in December and am due to see oncologist on Wednesday after 3 cycles of chemo to see what's next. I understand it could...

Hello Ladies I was diagnosed with PPC in December and am due to see oncologist o...

Maggiie123

•9 years ago

14 Replies

Scan pictures

Hi ladies I was just wondering if you usually get to see the scans when you get your results? I have so far never been shown them only given verbal feedback....

Hi ladies I was just wondering if you usually get to see the scans when you get ...

Hertsmum

•9 years ago

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Acupuncture

Was just looking though e-mails & postings and saw one on acupuncture had come through. Was reading it, when I came across how it was done, namely " needles...

Was just looking though e-mails & postings and saw one on acupuncture had come t...

daisies

•9 years ago

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Ovarian Cyst

Hi all, I'm a 54 year old post menopausal woman. A simple, fluid filled 5.3cm cyst was found on my right ovary one year past menopause. I saw a gynecologist...

Hi all, I'm a 54 year old post menopausal woman. A simple, fluid filled 5.3cm c...

Lilacsandlavender

•9 years ago

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Advice needed p d q please ladies .

A rash , all over arms and thighs and buttocks ....diprobase and dermo 500 not doing much ...hospital say folliculitis and not unusual reaction to chemo . Has...

A rash , all over arms and thighs and buttocks ....diprobase and dermo 500 not d...

angeladale

•9 years ago

12 Replies

CT Results

Following on from my previous post earlier this week I had a phone call from my Consultants Secretary this evening, to say my Consultant would like to see me...

Following on from my previous post earlier this week I had a phone call from my ...

doodoolatrice

•9 years ago

18 Replies

Short trip travel insurance

Hi everyone, Can I ask about experiences with travel insurance please? We are going to fly to France for 4 nights after Easter to stay with some friends in...

Hi everyone, Can I ask about experiences with travel insurance please? We are go...

Hidden

•9 years ago

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Bloating but no rise in CA125

Hoping for some advice please. I've had bloating and a bit of abdominal pain in the past few weeks. Pain is very mild. I've had my bloods checked and ca125 is...

Hoping for some advice please. I've had bloating and a bit of abdominal pain in ...

Julie40

•9 years ago

43 Replies

A long 2nd remission and 2nd line chemo

Hello everyone, Was wondering if any body had had a long remission following 2nd and subsequent recurrences? Also how did you find 2nd line chemo? Was it...

Hello everyone, Was wondering if any body had had a long remission following 2nd...

lisarm5

•9 years ago

17 Replies

Edwina on ITV Lorraine today

Hello all, Edwina Currie joined Lorraine on ITV today to talk about the ‪#‎TellYourDaughter‬ campaign, the BEAT message and ‎Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month....

Hello all, Edwina Currie joined Lorraine on ITV today to talk about the ‪#‎Tel...

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Woman's Weekly Interview

Hi Ladies In this weeks Woman's Weekly magazine there is an interview that I did last may for World OC day but it wasnt edited in time do they held it back to...

Hi Ladies In this weeks Woman's Weekly magazine there is an interview that I did...

sharonc59

•9 years ago

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MRI results

Hi all, Got my results back and scan showing no visible residue! On 3 month check ups, should be elated I know but just feel numb. Sure it will pass, still...

Hi all, Got my results back and scan showing no visible residue! On 3 month che...

Samjane

•9 years ago

12 Replies

Posts - My Ovacome | HealthUnlocked

My Ovacome

All posts for March 2015

Help Needed

All quiet on the western front !

Cancer returned

Back in remission, 8 years on, 4 recurrences.

Caelyx and the Heart

Cistoplatin

Multiloculated ovarian cyst, elevated ca125, very very scared

My beautiful grandson!

Letrozole

CA 125 risen on avastin

Raising awareness

This Sundays Telegraph

a bit of good newas

Yvonne

Reassurance advice needed please

Low white blood cell count

Need a little help

caelyx side effects

Alternative Approach

Scan pictures

Acupuncture

Ovarian Cyst

Advice needed p d q please ladies .

CT Results

Short trip travel insurance

Bloating but no rise in CA125

A long 2nd remission and 2nd line chemo

Edwina on ITV Lorraine today

Woman's Weekly Interview

MRI results

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