Hello group I have stopped chemo for about 9 1/2 months now. I was on taxol & carboplatin for ovarian cancer, I also take gabapentin for neuropathy pain but lately my muscles & joints really hurt, especially after some gardening. I also get stabbing...
Hi my name is Caz I am 37 with 3 teenage kids. For the past 5 years I have suffered with chronic indigestion/acid reflux. I also have pain in my pelvis. Chronic fatigue anemia and chronic lower back pain. I am breathless have constant bloating of the...
I am hoping someone could give me some advice or any information. December 2016 I was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer which has spread throughout my lymphatic system. In fact that was how this was discovered. My rymathologist requested an urgent...
Here goes 12 yrs ago I had one ovary removed due to borderline tumour then 3 years ago I had surgery to remove everything, saw the consultant every 3 months then 6 monthly , all my blood tests came back normal, then one day I woke up and I was bleeding...
Hi. I had my last chemo on the 6th September this year, nearly 4 months ago. I’m really fed up with joint pains, particularly in my hips knees and feet. My knees lock in position during the night and it’s really painful when I move my legs. Getting up...
my gorgeous mum is 85 diagnosed with Stage 3c nearly two years ago, surgery not an option, she was amazing through her chemo and responded for a year on PARP inhibitors - recent bloods show a increasing change - scared and frightened - any advice please...
My mum has terminal ovarian cancer and decided a couple of months ago to not have anymore chemo. She was doing ok really and Fentanyl patches controlled her pain. However the last 3 weeks she has had little appetite and is constantly being sick. Horrible...
Thank you for the response’s to my previous post, once again it’s been a rollercoaster the last week. I have updated my profile so you can see where I’m at now? Any advice or thoughts would be very welcome. I’m all over the place with my thoughts.....
has anyone else read this positive news? New drug treatment beating ovarian cancer A new type of intensive chemotherapy is proving highly effective in treating women desperately ill with ovarian cancer, scientists announced today. The pioneering...
Hi all Well here I am 2 months on from having my surgery of total hysterectomy, omentum removal part of the liver ,diagram and peritineum but lucky enough not to have a colostomy bag, the surgery went really well but it's been a bit rocky as I left...
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