good morning to you all. My mother was diagnosed with peritoneal and ovarian cancer towards the latter part of last year. She had three courses of carbotaxol then had a successful op. She’s having Avastin added after her next two chemos then ten Avastins...
Hi. My mum got diagnosed with overian cancer stage four in December. She has been told she also has fluid on her lungs. Mum starts chemotherapy next week, hoping she will have 3 sessions then have a full hysterectomy followed by more chemotherapy. My...
51 yr old woman brca2 positive after ovarian cancer and ovarian removal (3 yrs ago) ca125 is in normal range but going up- from 8 to 14 to 19) what can that be? Is there something to worry about?
Well had good news at Christmas tumour reduced by half and its gone from my liver chemo suspended yippee do. I have been a bit breathless in the last couple of weeks and tummy getting bigger, saw the gynaecologist yesterday he is going to be doing a...
Morning I have had 4 cycles of chemotherapy and after the dreaded 3rd cycle scan my tumor had reduced from 7.5 to 3cm and gone from my liver not sure about the peritoneum yet. I'm on week 2 following cycle 4 and normally I'm feeling a bit better but...
Hi I've just started my second round of chemo - previously I was on Carbo / Paclitaxol / Avastin. This time I'm Carbo / Caelyx. The Onco has given me the usual 'side-effects' sheet which basically seems to list all the same stuff as every other drug...
Hello I'm looking for some advice please. I had my first chemo session on Wednesday (15th December 2021) with single agent Carboplatin (and that is the only chemo drug I will require). This is the first of six cycles of this drug that I will receive...
Hi. I have been diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer. I had de-bulking surgery eight weeks ago where all visible cancer was removed. I am due to start chemo next week. My CA125 was originally over 1000. It then reduced to 254 just prior to my surgery...
Hi I hope someone can help. I had an ultrasound recently that found a 9cm mass on my ovary I’ve had ca125 done which was 1322 I don’t know much but I know that’s high. I seen the gyno for the first time the other day before my mri and she was really...
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer in February, I was put on Paclitaxel chemotherapy in March, my scan mid through treatment showed improvement and that it was working. However in July the chemo was stopped because of a drop in my kidney function...
