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Loss of appetite

Hi ladies & Happy Easter. I’m looking for a few tips if anyone can help following chemo last week I felt a little nauseous but had the prescribed anti sickness...

Hi ladies & Happy Easter. I’m looking for a few tips if anyone can help followin...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Re carcinosarcoma

So sorry for taking so long to thank all of you who replied to my post some time ago. I have been agonising over the decision to have debulking surgery or not....

So sorry for taking so long to thank all of you who replied to my post some time...

Annasp

•6 years ago

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Anyone feel like life repeats itself?

Just wondering how many people feel like life repeats itself? You have a problem that finally gets put to rest then suddenly something else on the same subject...

Just wondering how many people feel like life repeats itself? You have a problem...

CallmeMum

•6 years ago

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Iceland

Happy Easter, I am up in Scotland today staying with my daughter and grandchildren before flying to Iceland in the morning. My wonderful son in law drove from...

Happy Easter, I am up in Scotland today staying with my daughter and grandchildr...

ellseybellsey

•6 years ago

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Daognosed stage 3 OC last week, daughters 10 and 14, how will we cope?

Hello ladies, looking for support as feeling so sad and shocked. I had ovaries and dallopian tubes removed last week. I had a CA125 of 478 and 12cm mass on...

Hello ladies, looking for support as feeling so sad and shocked. I had ovaries a...

sticky3006

•6 years ago

48 Replies

Gas Pains

Hello wonderful ladies, After my best friend has surgery (not able to get all of the extensive cancer out) and healing from that vertical long abdominal...

Hello wonderful ladies, After my best friend has surgery (not able to get all of...

homecash911

•6 years ago

20 Replies

Gin and Maltesers

Hi ladies A bit of a late night or should I say early am post. Not having a good day today I’m afraid. Reality has hit home a bit today. I’ve been having a...

Hi ladies A bit of a late night or should I say early am post. Not having a good...

Emsymits

•6 years ago

21 Replies

Thank you

Thank you for your kindness,I’ve tried to keep busy today ,then every so often get overwhelming feelings of panic ,I think I’m still in shock ,and my mind...

Thank you for your kindness,I’ve tried to keep busy today ,then every so often g...

Manchesterlady

•6 years ago

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Well , it's all been a bit of a winder !

Quick call CH up . Six lots of chemo since 2011 , one trial on pembrolizumab ....and since November , funny bowels ! Just needed to keep going to the loo and...

Quick call CH up . Six lots of chemo since 2011 , one trial on pembrolizumab ......

angeladale

•6 years ago

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Side effects letrozole

Hi everyone Happy Easter. I am 7 weeks from 2nd line chemo. Stable .Taking Letrozole stayed 1.3.18 for maintenance. Been having joint pain side effects first...

Hi everyone Happy Easter. I am 7 weeks from 2nd line chemo. Stable .Taking Letro...

Mlowery

•6 years ago

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Intro..

Hi all! I’m Emily, diagnosed young at 23 and here for support really. ☺️ Had a large (football sized) cyst removed in September and in October found out it was...

Hi all! I’m Emily, diagnosed young at 23 and here for support really. ☺️ Had a l...

EmStephens

•6 years ago

13 Replies

Happy Easter. Up yours cancer.

Hi all you amazing lovely ladies. I’ve not been here much lately. Been very busy which I like being. Was my Birthday Monday. Can’t believe I’m 39...

Hi all you amazing lovely ladies. I’ve not been here much lately. Been very bus...

Suzanne333

•6 years ago

78 Replies

Ondansetron caused constipation woes

Has anyone got a reliable way of coping with the constipation caused by the anti-sickness drug ondansetron? It is really making my life a misery while I'm on...

Has anyone got a reliable way of coping with the constipation caused by the anti...

coalole

•6 years ago

21 Replies

I’m new here : Terrified

Had ct scan because c125 was 800 .definitly got an ovarian tumour, with thickening on peritoneum and omentom .have been told I an having surgery probably next...

Had ct scan because c125 was 800 .definitly got an ovarian tumour, with thickeni...

Manchesterlady

•6 years ago

26 Replies

Liese

Hello, I'm liese, I had ovarian cancer 2004, stage 2A, CA125 6000 before hysterectomy, I then took 6 doses of carboplatin and taxol every 3 weeks. 6 months or...

Hello, I'm liese, I had ovarian cancer 2004, stage 2A, CA125 6000 before hystere...

Liese

•6 years ago

9 Replies

So I have started 'shedding' just like my old grumpy bassett;)

Christmas last year brought me OC dianosis. Here it comes Easter and after 1st chemo I have started loosing more hair (may I say its not just on my head..;)....

Christmas last year brought me OC dianosis. Here it comes Easter and after 1st c...

MartaCiom

•6 years ago

28 Replies

Midlands Meet-up

Hi all, as promised, a photo of us at the pub! From left to right; Flamingobeef18: Seasun36-uk: Girt: ShropshireJo: Petrolhead: antifer1234: Alifit. We talked...

Hi all, as promised, a photo of us at the pub! From left to right; Flamingobeef1...

Alifit

•6 years ago

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12 chemos and 1 Avastin treatment CA125 numbers up

Hey, a little down today. I had 4 carbo/taxol treatments before surgery and 7 treatments after surgery. I had one carbo/taxatere and Avastin treatment....

Hey, a little down today. I had 4 carbo/taxol treatments before surgery and 7 t...

Luckydog11

•6 years ago

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Discomfort and bloating but no CA125 rise

Been suffering with discomfort on left side, just under bottom of ribs, plus intermittent bloating and a very gassy stomach for 6 weeks now. Bloods show...

Been suffering with discomfort on left side, just under bottom of ribs, plus int...

Carole666

•6 years ago

11 Replies

Anyone didn't do chemo and doing considerably well?

Hello ladies, I have 3c high serous OC, not curable It seems like my last treatment it's not doing what we hoped for. There's possible progression, which I'll...

Hello ladies, I have 3c high serous OC, not curable It seems like my last treatm...

Iva13

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Genome Project

Yesterday I was at Hammersmith Hospital to see the oncologist. I'd been contacted by Imperial Health (Charing Cross, Hammersmith hospital) and asked if I would...

Yesterday I was at Hammersmith Hospital to see the oncologist. I'd been contacte...

bamboo89

•6 years ago

8 Replies

Anyone else have this after Carbo/Caelyx?

Finished treatment on March 16th with six Carbo/Caelyx (Doxil here in the U.S.) for first recurrence. About four days ago, a pain in my jaw started-- (at the...

Finished treatment on March 16th with six Carbo/Caelyx (Doxil here in the U.S.) ...

Maxjor

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Blood transfusion

Has anyone had severe upper back pain radiating around the ribs a few days after having a blood transfusion? Also unexplained chills-temperature is normal?

Has anyone had severe upper back pain radiating around the ribs a few days after...

Neona

•6 years ago

14 Replies

Sleep tight

Night time thoughts

jools53

•6 years ago

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Please help me!

Will y'all please help me in telling me what you went through before you were diagnosed and what tests were done to confirm it. How long you were hurting...

Will y'all please help me in telling me what you went through before you were di...

Brandelena

•6 years ago

9 Replies

Ali update

Hi all, just to update you (although there’s not much to tell). My CA125 is still going up (283 at the last count), but examinations show no problem areas....

Hi all, just to update you (although there’s not much to tell). My CA125 is stil...

Alifit

•6 years ago

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CA125 risen from 36 to 96

Hi Today I had my first 3 month check up, my ca 125 has risen from 36 to 96. The appointment today was with gynae not oncology so not sure what, if anything,...

Hi Today I had my first 3 month check up, my ca 125 has risen from 36 to 96. The...

Pryced

•6 years ago

10 Replies

Just a quicky?

Hello, Does anyone have any experience of gem, carbo, avastin combo they can share? Lisa x

Hello, Does anyone have any experience of gem, carbo, avastin combo they can sha...

Hidden

•6 years ago

4 Replies

Midlands meet up tomorrow

Just wanted to post a quick reminder about our meet up tomorrow. We are getting together on Wednesday 28th March at 1.00 pm at The Swan, Whittington just...

Just wanted to post a quick reminder about our meet up tomorrow. We are getting ...

Flamingobeef18

•6 years ago

9 Replies

"Visual disturbances" / phosphenes

Has anyone had any "visual disturbances"/phosphenes from their chemo? 2 weeks after I had finished my 6th session, I had a problem with my vision. I now see...

Has anyone had any "visual disturbances"/phosphenes from their chemo? 2 weeks...

ecappiello

•6 years ago

7 Replies

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My Ovacome

All posts for March 2018

Loss of appetite

Re carcinosarcoma

Anyone feel like life repeats itself?

Iceland

Daognosed stage 3 OC last week, daughters 10 and 14, how will we cope?

Gas Pains

Gin and Maltesers

Thank you

Well , it's all been a bit of a winder !

Side effects letrozole

Intro..

Happy Easter. Up yours cancer.

Ondansetron caused constipation woes

I’m new here : Terrified

Liese

So I have started 'shedding' just like my old grumpy bassett;)

Midlands Meet-up

12 chemos and 1 Avastin treatment CA125 numbers up

Discomfort and bloating but no CA125 rise

Anyone didn't do chemo and doing considerably well?

Genome Project

Anyone else have this after Carbo/Caelyx?

Blood transfusion

Sleep tight

Please help me!

Ali update

CA125 risen from 36 to 96

Just a quicky?

Midlands meet up tomorrow

"Visual disturbances" / phosphenes

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