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Again good CA125 result!

Hi again. Have just had my 6 monthly CA125 check last week, and so am delighted with that. If you don't know me, have a look at my story. It appears that...

Hi again. Have just had my 6 monthly CA125 check last week, and so am delighted ...

drdu

•6 years ago

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Stomach drain tomorrow !

What to expect ? Distended abdomen and breathlessness.

Coxsar

•6 years ago

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Avastin

Hello Ladies - Is Avastin now available on the NHS also if recommended do health insurance companies cover the cost? Many Thanks for any help Lyn xx

Hello Ladies - Is Avastin now available on the NHS also if recommended do health...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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So upset...

Hello everyone...last night a neighbour called to see me to tell me that a girl that we both know has been given two months to live. Sarah is 37 she went to...

Hello everyone...last night a neighbour called to see me to tell me that a girl ...

triplets

•6 years ago

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Hair colour

Hi everyone. I keep meaning to ask how long after chemo did any of you colour your hair?? I’m still on Avastin but I’m not sure if that is a problem or not. I...

Hi everyone. I keep meaning to ask how long after chemo did any of you colour yo...

Jonich

•6 years ago

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Rising CA125 while on chemo.

Hi lovely ladies. I’m sat having my taxol. I saw the doctor beforehand and he told me my CA125 is 4,000. Before treatment it was 3,400. Then it dropped to...

Hi lovely ladies. I’m sat having my taxol. I saw the doctor beforehand and he t...

Suzanne333

•6 years ago

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Ovarian cyst

Hi I have a 6.5 ovarian cyst which doctors said it needs to be removed but I can't have surgery because of a lot of scare tissue in my pelvic area due to...

Hi I have a 6.5 ovarian cyst which doctors said it needs to be removed but I can...

Milly64

•6 years ago

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🌺🌺IT'S GOOD NEWS!🌺🌺

🌺🌺GOOD NEWS!🌺🌺 HI Ladies! I went to see Dr today for scan results and he was really pleased to give me the good news! Cancer has shrunk heaps on...

🌺🌺GOOD NEWS!🌺🌺 HI Ladies! I went to see Dr today for scan results and he was...

babyboy1

•6 years ago

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🌺Good News!🌺

Hi Ladies! Well, I got the results of my scan today and Dr was very pleased with the results, cancer had shrunk heaps, so just had today's chemo, then 2 more,...

Hi Ladies! Well, I got the results of my scan today and Dr was very pleased with...

babyboy1

•6 years ago

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Caelyx made me sick?

Hi all hope you guys are well. Just a lil update...so 3rd session of Caelyx and made me extremely ill. Been suffering 8 days now with vomitting diorreah and...

Hi all hope you guys are well. Just a lil update...so 3rd session of Caelyx and ...

Angie-69

•6 years ago

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Chemo: looking for advices

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advices on chemo. Indeed, I’m actually on adjuvant chemo following an operation during which they removed an ovarian cyst that was...

Hi everyone, I’m looking for advices on chemo. Indeed, I’m actually on adjuvant ...

coconut123

•6 years ago

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Update so far

I seen my oncologist just over two weeks ago and to be honest i am no further forward . All i know is i have a cyst 5 to 6cm on ovary with a solid area and a...

I seen my oncologist just over two weeks ago and to be honest i am no further fo...

Trossyann

•6 years ago

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Post op , what to expect

Hello ladies , came home yesterday , what should I be doing , got up and showered . Came downstairs and just resting . Still feel nauseous at the thought of...

Hello ladies , came home yesterday , what should I be doing , got up and showere...

Manchesterlady

•6 years ago

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BRCA and recurrence.

Talking to Lily-Anne there doesn't seem to be any sort of pattern to recurrence but can I just ask the ladies that carry the BRCA gene if they have had...

Talking to Lily-Anne there doesn't seem to be any sort of pattern to recurrence ...

ZenaJ

•6 years ago

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Mucinous Adenocarcinoma

I'm new here.... Back in 2015, at the age of 21, I had a very large borderline cyst on my ovary that was removed. It came back larger and in February 2018, at...

I'm new here.... Back in 2015, at the age of 21, I had a very large borderline c...

Kerri93

•6 years ago

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Discomfort and pain

Good morning ladies. Last night I hardly slept, my back and my bladder were really playing up. It felt like I had a water infection but it wasn’t if that...

Good morning ladies. Last night I hardly slept, my back and my bladder were rea...

Jojowootts

•6 years ago

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Worried about drug leakage

Hi dear ladies I am quite disturbed my mom was given chemo through chemoport but when I saw it it was all wet as if drug had leaked through it the cns said it...

Hi dear ladies I am quite disturbed my mom was given chemo through chemoport but...

Indujoshi

•6 years ago

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Bleeding stents

I have bilateral ureter stents in other words I have a stent in each ureter from the kidney to the bladder. They are called seven French 28 which means 7 is...

I have bilateral ureter stents in other words I have a stent in each ureter from...

Benjie

•6 years ago

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Ascites on Taxol?

Hi lovely ladies. I’ve not been feeling great for a while. Thought it was the hernia and acid. I’m bringing up food nearly every night. I’m not sick, it gets...

Hi lovely ladies. I’ve not been feeling great for a while. Thought it was the h...

Suzanne333

•6 years ago

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Niraparib

Hi my fellow warriors, It's been a while since I've posted but do read all your post. Just an update, since finishing 1st line treatment last March 2017...

Hi my fellow warriors, It's been a while since I've posted but do read all your...

Luchie

•6 years ago

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Heat rash or reaction to carb / taxol

OMG I could scratch my skin off . I have like heat rash all over my legs that’s incredibly itchy !!! HELP

OMG I could scratch my skin off . I have like heat rash all over my legs that’s ...

Coxsar

•6 years ago

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Pain in cannula site after chemo

Hi, I’ve just had my first carbo/taxol chemo session yesterday. The cannula was causing me some pain in my right hand but the nurse flushed the site. It then...

Hi, I’ve just had my first carbo/taxol chemo session yesterday. The cannula was...

Labrador6

•6 years ago

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Hair still failing out

Finished my gem and carbo 2 months ago just had major surgery and my hair is still failing out. Is this normal? No longer under an oncologist as at the moment...

Finished my gem and carbo 2 months ago just had major surgery and my hair is sti...

Zebebee

•6 years ago

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Waiting Results

Hi, I am new to this site and needed to chat about how worried I am. I went to the doctors 2 weeks ago with indigestion symptoms but walked away having to go...

Hi, I am new to this site and needed to chat about how worried I am. I went to t...

Jojowootts

•6 years ago

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Just an update

Hello all. I haven't been on here for a while. I am still ned however I had a cancerous tumor removed from my pancreas and I ended up in the hospital with...

Hello all. I haven't been on here for a while. I am still ned however I had a ca...

Unlockes

•6 years ago

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Weekly taxol

Been to hospital for 3red infusion of taxol ( 3 weeks one week off 18 infusions) Could not have treatment today as bloods low. Really worried as only at...

Been to hospital for 3red infusion of taxol ( 3 weeks one week off 18 infusions)...

Mlowery

•6 years ago

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Symptoms of ovarian cancer

I've had pelvic pain for approximately 2 years now plus symptoms similar to IBS (wind, bloating). At first I thought I might need a new mattress. I've been...

I've had pelvic pain for approximately 2 years now plus symptoms similar to IBS ...

Peachynana

•6 years ago

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Medical Cannabis to be made legal in the Autumn

Good morning Ladies - Just reading about the forthcoming legalisation of Medical Cannabis. I wonder if it will be available for cancer patients? Read this...

Good morning Ladies - Just reading about the forthcoming legalisation of Medical...

Hidden

•6 years ago

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Post op

Hi lovely ladies , It’s three days since my operation. Pain isn’t too bad , still feel nauseous. I was in a lot of pain and was very sick the second day of op...

Hi lovely ladies , It’s three days since my operation. Pain isn’t too bad , stil...

Manchesterlady

•6 years ago

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A day I will never forget

I hope no one minds me posting this link but I am amazingly proud of my Daughter Rhoslyn who graduated this week with first class honours. She has battled...

I hope no one minds me posting this link but I am amazingly proud of my Daughter...

Welshandproud

•6 years ago

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Posts - My Ovacome | HealthUnlocked

My Ovacome

All posts for July 2018

Again good CA125 result!

Stomach drain tomorrow !

Avastin

So upset...

Hair colour

Rising CA125 while on chemo.

Ovarian cyst

🌺🌺IT'S GOOD NEWS!🌺🌺

🌺Good News!🌺

Caelyx made me sick?

Chemo: looking for advices

Update so far

Post op , what to expect

BRCA and recurrence.

Mucinous Adenocarcinoma

Discomfort and pain

Worried about drug leakage

Bleeding stents

Ascites on Taxol?

Niraparib

Heat rash or reaction to carb / taxol

Pain in cannula site after chemo

Hair still failing out

Waiting Results

Just an update

Weekly taxol

Symptoms of ovarian cancer

Medical Cannabis to be made legal in the Autumn

Post op

A day I will never forget

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