Hi ladies, Has anyone on here been prescribed letrozole,for high grade serous ovarian cancer. I am brca negative and have had 3 different lines of chemo so far and a parp. My CA125 is rising, although my scan shows little progression. Hence Letrozole...
Hello all, I’m new here and have been reading all your stories / advice and wanted to share my story thus far and if anyone has experienced anything similar? I turned 40 this year and before my birthday came I decided to live more healthily and started...
Hi folks. I went to my GP on Monday for bleeding between periods (and other symptoms that I thought were pretty non-specific). I wasn't worried about it until my doctor said my symptoms could be caused by ovarian or cervical cancer and promptly referred...
I went for a pelvic ultrasound last month and the results came back saying there was a poorly defined heterogenous area on my right ovary and a gynae opinion was recommended,(i only know this was said from my nhs app) my GP contacted me the following...
Hi all, did any of you have abnormal liver function which was just related to the stress of the surgery. I am 12 weeks post debulking for mucinous ovary stage 1C3 and tumor markers currently normal which I am pleased with. I have not had chemo. my liver...
Hi there, My mum is due to start Olaparib soon - can anyone tell me a bit about the side effects? And if someone isn’t tolerating it well are there other options? thanks, M
Sorry about this rant post but I need to vent. I was told on April 6th that I had Ovarian Cancer & I yet have to start treatment! Tomorrow I get to see the oncologist about chemotherapy. I have been under gynecology until now. I live in Wales & their...
Hello Iwas diagnosed with Ovarian cancer stage 4a in August 2021. Also am BRIP1. I Have had debulking surgery and 8 rounds of chemotherapy and in July 2022 until today was on Niraparib. Today I was told my CT scan in early June 2023 shows a dark spot...
Just come back from the appointment I have been waiting for, for 2 months. Been told it is stage 3 as in abdomen. Going to be starting chemo after seeing the specialist next week. The consultant said it'll be a 3 month block then a scan then decide op...
Had my first dose in Cycle 4 of chemo Tuesday 25 April. Getting occasional sharp jabbing pain in my left ovary and more generalised pain under my solar plexus. Anyone else suffered the ovarian pain, in particular? Doesn't fit with what gets described...
