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I'm new here

Hey everyone First of all can I say a massive thank you to you all, I have been reading all your posts for the past couple of weeks and always turn to the...

Hey everyone First of all can I say a massive thank you to you all, I have been ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Halfway through, cold cap and scan results

Morning lovely ladies I am currently on 3rd line (2012/2015) chemo weekly paclitaxel. I had 2 lots of carboplatin before so never lost my hair and this time...

Morning lovely ladies I am currently on 3rd line (2012/2015) chemo weekly paclit...

Jo2305

•7 years ago

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CA125 rising

I was diagnosed with OC 3c in September 2016. My CA125 was over 9000 at that point and rose to over 11000 as I started chemo (weekly paclitaxel and 3 weekly...

I was diagnosed with OC 3c in September 2016. My CA125 was over 9000 at that poi...

Welshandproud

•7 years ago

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Docetaxel not taxol

Hi lovely ladies, In my last post I asked if weekly Taxol at 50gms was low and from your replies it seems to be, I have had 3 dose and it 's going up so I was...

Hi lovely ladies, In my last post I asked if weekly Taxol at 50gms was low and f...

lorraine71-Australia

•7 years ago

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Changed side effects!

Morning Ladies, just a quick question, i am currently on caelyx carbo regime, now the 1st 3 all followed a definite pattern, nothing too bad usual nausea tired...

Morning Ladies, just a quick question, i am currently on caelyx carbo regime, no...

fluffycloud

•7 years ago

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Happy Easter

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter from all of us at Ovacome. The office is open today as usual until 5pm. We will be closed over the Bank Holiday weekend and...

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter from all of us at Ovacome. The office is ope...

OvacomeSupport

Partner•7 years ago

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ARIMIDEX (ANASTROZOLE) GRADE 4 CANCER

I am carboplatin resistant ca now over 3,000 and chemo stopped. I am now on hormone therapy was offered tamoxifen which I had years ago which was stopped...

I am carboplatin resistant ca now over 3,000 and chemo stopped. I am now on hor...

Sandy9

•7 years ago

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Laparoscopy day 🤞

Well I have arrived and now worrying there gonna send me home! The nurse on the ward said I should have rung yesterday. I did ring and leave a message but no...

Well I have arrived and now worrying there gonna send me home! The nurse on the ...

TraceyC1

•7 years ago

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Worried

My sister has just had her second cycle of chemo. Last week it was cargo/taxol, this week taxol on its own. She suffered with a bad stomach 2 days after first...

My sister has just had her second cycle of chemo. Last week it was cargo/taxol,...

Seavccg

•7 years ago

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Small Cell ovarian cancer

hi , I'm new here . My 25 year old daughter Suzie has the very rare small cell ovarian cancer which has progressed very rapidly to stage 3/4 since having...

hi , I'm new here . My 25 year old daughter Suzie has the very rare small ce...

4Daughters

•7 years ago

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Ca125 rising please any information driving me crazy

Hi ladies I haven't posted for a while but I do read all your stories I have my ca125 checked every 4to 6 weeks for my own piece of mind I have been on...

Hi ladies I haven't posted for a while but I do read all your stories I have my ...

Rosanne123

•7 years ago

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Discomfort and burning sensation

Hi Ladies, My mum has just completed 3 rounds of chemo and is due surgery in the next few weeks scan depending. Mum sometimes feels discomfort at night and a...

Hi Ladies, My mum has just completed 3 rounds of chemo and is due surgery in the...

Emmalouise071

•7 years ago

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Low Platelets

Visit to Oncologist today before my Chemo tomorrow. Ca125 dropped another 11 to 24 from thousands I'm happy with that!! But my platelets are very low under 50...

Visit to Oncologist today before my Chemo tomorrow. Ca125 dropped another 11 to ...

ricky23

•7 years ago

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Appointment at last

Thanks to your support and encouragement I started calling hospital first thing this morning and called everyone else involved with MDT meeting. Most I had to...

Thanks to your support and encouragement I started calling hospital first thing ...

Sh-x

•7 years ago

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Feeling fed up

Hi Well I got my laparoscopy date finally after waiting what seemed an age. Then last wk mid wk I wake up with a sore throats by last Thursday a chest...

Hi Well I got my laparoscopy date finally after waiting what seemed an age. Then...

TraceyC1

•7 years ago

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Lymphoedema anyone?

Hi not sure if I have spelt that right! Just wondered if anyone else has had this or carried fluid in limbs after surgery? I have had fluid in my left leg and...

Hi not sure if I have spelt that right! Just wondered if anyone else has had thi...

triplets

•7 years ago

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Finally going home!

3 and a half weeks later, 5 enemas, a nasal/gastric tube, being fed through a drip for 2 weeks, finally having bowel surgery and I am now about an hour away...

3 and a half weeks later, 5 enemas, a nasal/gastric tube, being fed through a dr...

Beckyjh

•7 years ago

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BRCA2 positive.

My results were in this morning. I'm BRCA2 positive. I'm surprised. Don't know why but I thought I'd test negative. Just hope my sister and son test negative...

My results were in this morning. I'm BRCA2 positive. I'm surprised. Don't know ...

Suzanne333

•7 years ago

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Confirmed papillary serous carcinoma Stage 4B

Chemo will not cure only prolong life but all that can be done!! or so they say! Start chemo seven cycles of 21days, Day 1 Carboplatin and Paclitaxel( Taxol)...

Chemo will not cure only prolong life but all that can be done!! or so they say!...

Janscancer

•7 years ago

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Coffee like granny

Just wanted to say my daughter and grandson are coming today for a few days. If he's asked if he wants a drink 2 year old Luke tells people he wants 'coffee...

Just wanted to say my daughter and grandson are coming today for a few days. If ...

LesleyGreengran

•7 years ago

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Life changing smear!- Hysterectomy- cancer- chemo!

Hi January had a smear, February had a biopsy from uterus,March CT scan then 13th March radical hysterectomy, washings comtained some cells,onmentum removed...

Hi January had a smear, February had a biopsy from uterus,March CT scan then 13...

Janscancer

•7 years ago

14 Replies

Smiles

I am up in Scotland looking after my two youngest grandchildren, this little man gave me the determination to get through my treatment. I also had my haircut...

I am up in Scotland looking after my two youngest grandchildren, this little man...

ellseybellsey

•7 years ago

20 Replies

so sick from chemos

Hi Ladies, I had gemzar Monday and have been so sick since, I am not sure why but I have been having incontinence to. This was suppose to not be a bad chemo,...

Hi Ladies, I had gemzar Monday and have been so sick since, I am not sure why b...

rosebud12

•7 years ago

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Spin on a broom........😂😂😂😂

Well ladies..........Harry Potter studio tour today.....FAB!!! Even got a spin on a broom.......😉😉😉😉 Dx

Well ladies..........Harry Potter studio tour today.....FAB!!! Even got a spin ...

HogwartsDK

•7 years ago

18 Replies

Tread softly?

I belong to a Facebook group that recommends products, all sorts but mostly beauty/well being. Someone has asked for recommendations for products that help...

I belong to a Facebook group that recommends products, all sorts but mostly beau...

MurielTheActor

•7 years ago

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Charity afternoon tea

Good afternoon ladies I hope you are all enjoying the lovely sunshine I haven't posted for a while been busy having treatment and seeing to my mum who has just...

Good afternoon ladies I hope you are all enjoying the lovely sunshine I haven't ...

Hidden

•7 years ago

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Perfect day

My son got married yesterday. It was perfect t and beautiful. I left my troubles behind and it was great. The pic is my mum and dad, daughter, son, daughter...

My son got married yesterday. It was perfect t and beautiful. I left my troubl...

Gleedy

•7 years ago

55 Replies

125 going up on Taxol

Hi Ladies, I went to my oncologist to-day to get the results of my weekly Taxol, I've had 3 so far but was disappointed to-day as it had gone up70 points now...

Hi Ladies, I went to my oncologist to-day to get the results of my weekly Taxol,...

lorraine71-Australia

•7 years ago

16 Replies

What Scans Do You Have? + Advice

I've seen many posts about the various scans everyone is having and although I know that the cancer types are different etc. I'm noticing that some ladies have...

I've seen many posts about the various scans everyone is having and although I k...

Biscuitqueen

•7 years ago

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Avastin Caused Permanent Kidney Damage - Looking at Dialysis

HELP........... It appears Avastin has caused permanent kidney damage and I will now require dialysis to clean out my kidneys (probably 3 times a week). Is...

HELP........... It appears Avastin has caused permanent kidney damage and I will...

Nancybib

•7 years ago

9 Replies

Posts - My Ovacome | HealthUnlocked

My Ovacome

All posts for April 2017

I'm new here

Halfway through, cold cap and scan results

CA125 rising

Docetaxel not taxol

Changed side effects!

Happy Easter

ARIMIDEX (ANASTROZOLE) GRADE 4 CANCER

Laparoscopy day 🤞

Worried

Small Cell ovarian cancer

Ca125 rising please any information driving me crazy

Discomfort and burning sensation

Low Platelets

Appointment at last

Feeling fed up

Lymphoedema anyone?

Finally going home!

BRCA2 positive.

Confirmed papillary serous carcinoma Stage 4B

Coffee like granny

Life changing smear!- Hysterectomy- cancer- chemo!

Smiles

so sick from chemos

Spin on a broom........😂😂😂😂

Tread softly?

Charity afternoon tea

Perfect day

125 going up on Taxol

What Scans Do You Have? + Advice

Avastin Caused Permanent Kidney Damage - Looking at Dialysis

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