I’m not sure why today particularly but I am suddenly feeling really low. I finished third line chemo in November which was very rough and played havoc with my bloods. At the end of it all some areas that had increased in size during the chemo reduced...
Had a call with my oncologist on Thursday, I'm stage 3 my plan was 6 cycles 3 weekly, I had 3 with the dreaded scan but I can't believe it my tumour has reduced by half and its gone from my liver, I had cycle 4 yesterday, but I'm going to MDT next week...
Hello , I’m sorry to burden all of you but due to the fact that nowhere is open I can’t find any help for this , I’m screaming inside with worry. I found a lump inside my anus yesterday, it’s up inside approximately 1cm in. It’s smooth and moveable but...
just been told stage of my OC which is 3c going on 4 , looks like it is very bad, affecting bowel spleen and bladder , . Pre op assessment today surgery hopefully at beginning of december, i could end up with 2 permanent bags ( least f my worries) , but...
Hello all, I was diagnosed with endometriod ovarian cancer in Feb 2019 stage 2b, had a radical hysterectomy followed by chemo. I'm now a year cancer free yay! But I want to keep it that way. My consultant says it was a hormone based cancer oestrogen positive...
Hello, I have had lower abdominal pain for about 5 years but was told it was IBS. I had ovarian cysts about 8 years ago and was released about a year later saying everything was ok. Fast forward to last week I had a ultrasound and the found a 15cm cyst...
I had an ovarian cystectomy due to ovarian torsion a few weeks ago, I thought they would be mature teratomas (dermoids) as I've had so many of those in the past. Found out recently it was an immature teratoma (a rare malignant germ cell tumour <1% of...
Hi everyone I was diagnosed with mucinous ovarian cancer stage 1c in 2019. Had surgery and chemotherapy. Have been having my tumour markers checked every 3 months since and things have been ticking along nicely until last week. I was told my ca19...
Start my first chemo tomorrow, feeling nervous. Would like to know what to take with me
Hi, I originally went to the doctor's thinking I had a prolapse, she referred me for an ultra sound. I had this at 8.30am on 29th October, by 2pm the doctor called me, saying that a 2 and half inch adnormal looking cyst had been picked up on my left ovary...
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