I was just wondering how others came to be diagnosed? I understand that in most cases there are no symptoms in the early stages? would be interested to hears others stories.
Hi Are there any stage 4 HGSOC survivors here who have managed to get to ned/remission without any surgery at all and just had chemo then maintenance therapy?
Hi there, hope the day’s treating you well enough. My diagnosis has been confirmed today as gynaecological and the treatment is a full hysterectomy with chemo to be considered after surgery. I was going down the ‘unknown’ cancer route so some certainty...
Stage 4 HGSOC. Any one here had lymph nodes removed safely from all the following areas during debulking surgery or did chemo manage to get rid if it from these areas - Pelvic sidewalls (both sides) → Lymph nodes in the lower pelvis, near where the...
hi everyone. just looking to know if anyone of you has this rare type of cancer, or HAD as my husband keeps telling me. so a 9cm cyst was discovered in November following my periods just becoming really irregular. I was then referred to gynae dept...
Hello I’m new here. My partner has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer just two weeks ago. We now have an appointment to talk with the consultant about the results of the biopsy and I assume go over the treatment plan. There must be some important questions...
Hi, all, new to this unfortunately, currently sat heartbroken racking my brain and scouring the internet for hope I suppose more than anything. My partner was in for surgery today for Tubular Ovarian Cancer today, she’s had 6 rounds of chemo with her...
I have stage 3B high grade serous carcinoma, BRCA and HRD Negative, My cancer was found accidentally during a hysterectomy for other reasons, it is microscopic and was located in 9 different locations throughout my pelvic cavity. (completion surgery located...
Just have to share with people who get it how hard all the uncertainty is to deal with. CA125 results that may or may not mean something, CTs and MRIs that can’t tell the whole story, having to wait for surgery to know more. Even then, waiting after surgery...
I am 4 weeks post op following ovarian cytoreductive surgery . Still getting pain and discomfort, and bowels still not working properly, despite taking movicol. I had to be readmitted twice with ileus and bowel obstruction. Any suggestions
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