Hi, I’m Helen and I’m 37. I joined the cancer chat in November after my Dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer…. But now I’m facing a fear of my own. After a change in periods which was causing significant flooding, my GP arranged for an ultrasound...
I was told 5 days ago that I had cancerous growths on both ovaries . I have an MRI still to come in a weeks time then a MDT will decide on a course of action. My feelings are a mixture of fear , anger and sorrow for the loss of the life I envisioned....
I was diagnosed with grade 3 primary peritonial and stage 3 ovarian cancer in 2021. I had three cycles of carboplatin and paclitaxol chemotherapy followed by full surgery and additional 3 cycles chemo. After histology I was diagnosed with HRD. When chemo...
Tomorrow is a huge day for me, we're getting the biopsy results that were taken during surgery (full hysterectomy) Although I've been waiting for this day, I'm now really nervous. Life has been on pause for the last couple of weeks, tomorrow I have to...
Hi all I am 35 and was diagnosed with a granulosa cell tumor last year at stage 3 moving to the omentum. I had previously had surgery for removal of the ovary prior to diagnosis and don't currently require any surgery/treatment. I went straight back...
Hi , I’m Jade I’m 32 and have been poorly for months and months , everyday I’m in pain with my stomach and pelvis , feeling and being sick , dizzy , weak and high pulse rate , in explained low moods , felt like I was going crazy due to the erratic mood...
Hello, I’m in remission after the big op and 6 lots of chemo. Now been on PARP inhibitors (Niraporib) for 3 weeks. I’m now getting daily waves of sickness which I did not have initially and also so fatigued by 6pm (even after a post-lunch nap) that I...
Not sure I spelt it correctly...I would like to hear from someone who has had a similar experience from mine. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer stage 3 ; had 4 chemio then surgery then other 2 chemio and I m continuing every 3 weeks since then with...
I’m just in pieces waiting for further biopsies. I’m now being told they’ve seen a mass on my ovary. This is from ct scans that were done for the ct guided biopsies on my peritoneal nodules. How can my ca-125 blood test be normal? This is the hope I...
In 2021 (age 73) I was diagnosed with clear cell ovarian cancer, operated in September Stage 1C. All has been well, until this summer when I had to undergo open heart surgery for an aneurysm, which was traumatic enough, but in December after a PET scan...
