Just wondered if anyone has had symptoms/complications colorectal wise with their ovarian cancer symptoms/diagnosis/treatment? I have been suffering with bowel symptoms and had a raised FIT in February this year. Prior to this I’ve had a slow growing...
Hi I had my first treatment of Bevacizumab last Friday. I have to receive this every three weeks. What’s everyone’s experience with this I’m so worried waiting to get my blood test and results in two weeks.
I was diagnosed with endometrioid ovarian adenocarcinoma and had a 15cm tumour removed in February. I was diagnosed in November - I hadn’t had a proper period then, or a period at all in December. It returned to normal in January but had a very light...
Hi all, New to this site. On a positive note my mum had ovarian stage 4 clear cell cancer at 50 and is now 10 years all clear. I have been having loads of symptoms lately eg. Major weight loss, extreme exhaustion, no appetite, bloating, pelvic pain, bad...
Random question, but has anyone had a picc line inserted ahead of surgery? I randomly got an appointment for a picc line insertion - I’ve questioned what it’s for and the nurses can only assume it’s for a potential staging surgery. The consultant’s...
From your experience, if the gynae-oncologist has requested an urgent MRI, how long do you have to wait for the results? He’s not expecting it to show anything but I just wondered if the results are likely to be sent to him and me get an appointment...
Hi, According to my surgeon there was excision of a large ovarian tumour “with a small patch of wall of the distal ileum (firmly adherent to tumour capsule)” My surgeon, who isn’t a gynaecologist or gynaeoncologist, says stage 1 is when the tumour is...
Hi, My GP referred me (54) this week for an urgent hysteroscopy following post menopausal bleeding. In the last few weeks, I have had low level cramps - like a period is about to start all the time. I’ve also felt fatigued for months. My mother had...
Hi i am on three weekly carbo and abraxane - the skin on my face, specifically cheeks has flared up with hideous red raised spots, some with pus, covering the whole area. I thought I wasn’t vain but it seems there are limits! Oncology nurses don’t have...
My ovarian cancer is currently unstaged but I’m thinking it’s been caught really early and I’m one of the lucky ones? I had a large mass removed which was pushing against several organs but luckily only the mass needed to be removed - the ovary was...
