Ovarian Cancer Raising Awareness

  • CT scan result following chemo

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Having been told I had a nodule in my stomach following the CT scan I was alarmed as nothing had been mentioned previously.  It is 13mm and could be scar tissue.  It has not got larger since the chemo.  There is another the same size in the skin of the bowel and I am told it is not in the bowel.  My Ca125 results are good  - down to 8.8 and 30 is normal.  I am told the Ca125 blood test will also monitor the one outside the…

  • Remission and ramblings.

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    It's there in black and white on the insurance letter - I am in remission! 

    I had been complaining for some months now that I was feeling as though I was walking like a drunk.  Well I collapsed.  I was just stood in a crowd not doing anything and down I went and got stretchered off.  My pulse was racing.

    I was sent home with instructions if I didnt feel well not to bother with the doctor but to dial for emergency services…

  • Roll on the holidays

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    I should be feeling on top of the world with holidays coming up but I am not.  The chemo brain shows no sign of disappearing - I am feeling constantly fuzzy and is made worse when I try to do anything.  I am going in circles my brain doesn't want to think straight.  Cooking is a nightmare and takes so long.  I forget about pans put on and light ovens without remembering to remove the contents.  No accidents but it greatly…

  • Three month check

    FormerMember
    FormerMember

    The three month check is due on Friday and I have had my blood taken in preparation.  If I do not get the all clear I will be devastated.  Not so much from the treatment point of view but it putting my life on hold.  Already we want to do things but have to wait the results "just in case".  Last year was a constant wait as we went from one medical appointment to the next.  Don't know if it is just me but I would…

  • Boots to do Chemotherapy

    FormerMember
    FormerMember
    I read with absolute incredibility that Boots are going to do our chemo.  No I have not been drinking.  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1349687/NHS-reform-Cancer-sufferers-given-chemotherapy-Boots-branches.html
     
    Why were we not told about this when Paul Burstow MP visited Macmillan?  That would have been an important discussion.
     
    Boots is nearer than the hospital – it is the only thing I can find in its favour…