I was diagnosed with high grade stage 4 overian cancer treatable but not curable in December 22 had six rounds of chemo ( pacitaxel and carboplatin followed by a full hysterectomy which ended up taking 6” of bowel. A prolonged stay in hospital followed...
On first recurrence its in stomach lining what do people take for the pain as didn't have pain when I was diagnosed with ovarian but this one i have
I've been taking oliparab for a while and am struggling with nausea and vomiting a lot. My consultant has reduced my dose from 600mg to 400mg because of this but I'm now concerned that they won't be so effective at lower dose. Has anyone else had their...
I’m feeling a bit lost and not sure who to talk to. My husband is worried and my dad is elderly with his own health issues, so I’m trying not to burden them. I had a total hysterectomy in 2023 but kept my ovaries as I was 42 at the time. Last November...
Hi, i am 61 and was diagnosed with stage 4b high grade serous ovarian mid October - only symptom was a vrry large pleural effusion around my right lung. That took over 5 days of draining in hospital. Ct showed lymph node at left clavicle, a small cluster...
My wife Julie had been treated for Ovarian Cancer and for 6 and a half years had a good standard of living and health. A few months ago (July) The Christie told her that her latest CT scan showed that the oral chemo she was on was not working and they...
This forum has been really helpful. I Lost my beloved mum to metastaic ovarian last month. He was the reason i joined this forum.Grieving her loss. Don't know what to do.
I'm awaiting result of biopsies taken from surgery 13th November. I had laproscopic hysterectomy to start with as planned which then was abdominal because the surgeon found the growth was larger than expected and he described it as 'complex' and 'borderline...
So I've had pain constant for 6 weeks, I'm due for transvaginal scan on Tues, I have most symptoms of cyst/cancer. But the pain actually went away from pelvic area for 3 days (although still in lower back) but today it is back I was hoping it was just...
My sleep is regularly disturbed following ovarian cancer and an abdominal hysterectomy. I wake up with hot flushes almost every night. I was on hrt until last year and I'm 62, nearly 63. Of course, I can't take HRT anymore now. Does anyone know...
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