Hi everyone, I've had my first chemotherapy infusion and due to have second one tomorrow, but I had an allergic reaction to Paclitaxel which was stopped (and went back for Carboplatin the next day which was fine). I was told I'd get a call from my...
Heyy guys, Has anyone else ever had to take these Olaparib/Lynparza treatment tablets before?? If so have ya'll ever really suffered from them and if you have suffered from them then what did you do/take instead like what are the alternatives?? I...
Home yesterday following UR surgery 2 weeks ago , just finding the utter exhaustion overwhelming , and my usual resolve difficult to muster . Anyone out there who has gone through the same could reassure me things will get better ?
Good evening ladies I'm just wondering if there are others spending Christmas alone while awaiting treatment or having treatment .I'm currently waiting for a complete hysterectomy with Appendectomy and Omentectony after the oncologists saying they think...
Following my MOAS and CRS and HIPEC at Basingstoke I've been told that my primary cancer had it's origin deep within my ovarian tumour ( kruckenburgs) and did not originate in my appendix. The type of cancer was a Gastrointestinal type and this is likely...
Hello there ive just been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer, it has spread to peritoneum. . I’m waiting for a treatment plan , just wondering if others have had this diagnosis and treatment? feeling so emotional, so worried about the impact on...
Dearest community, I am rarely on message boards, not because I don't want to offer or receive support, but because they terrify me and plunge me into panic and despair. I am feeling psychologically fragile, and need to maintain a glimmer of hope just...
Hi, My mum went in for risk reduction surgery to have her Ovaries and Fallopian tubes removed. They then tested the removed tissue and found high grade cancer in the tubes. This fact makes her cancer at least Stage 2. We got a PET/CT scan following...
Morning all, Quick background summary: stage 3c HGSOC diagnosed Oct 2023, debulking surgery Nov 23, chemo ended April 24, been on Niraparib since May 24, latest NED scan Aug 24. BRCA neg and HRD neg. I get 4-weekly blood tests due to still being fairly...
Hello all, I’m 41 and new to the group. I’ve been diagnosed with ovarian cancer in July and went through surgery in September (full hysterectomy as well as part of of the peritoneum have been removed, in order to remove all organs, I have also had ended...
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