I feel a bit ashamed being here… I am ok, all the follow up checks are good but the fear that it can come back is making my life hard. How guys you cope with this?
Received copies of my ultrasound, which states: Right ovary has a thin wall cyst with a fine septum inside measuring2.5x2.4cm(previously was clear & measured 2.5x1.7cm Left ovary has a newly developed thin wall anechoic cyst measuring 3.8x2.7cm, previously...
Hi all I’m new here, but my mum recently has been diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer, she has been in hospital almost 3 weeks and hopefully we will discuss her treatment plan on Wednesday. I’m just so scared. I have never had to deal with anything...
Hii my name is Aileen. A little bit about me - I was diagnosed with stage 1C clear cell ovarian cancer last July, aged 60. I underwent operation to remove left ovary, cervix and full hysterectomy. I had 6 sessions of chemotherapy due to leak from capsule...
Hi everyone! I have recently been diagnosed with a thyroid carcinoma in a struma ovarii. I have an appointment with oncology next week but have no idea what to expect and what kind of treatment I should expect. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience...
Hello, Pleased to find this forum. I was diagnosed with stage 3c ovarian cancer back in January 2022. Then in January I had part of my bowel removed because it had become blocked - a side effect of the cancerous ovaries which were putting pressure on...
Hi everyone, my name is olivia and last week I received the news I have ovarian cancer. I am 26, no kids and I’m not sure the news has fully set in yet. I went into hospital at the beginning of the year with shoulder pain and still have no clue what caused...
Hi, just wanted to say hello as new on here. Mums been diagnosed with ovarian and pertineal cancer. We have a treatment plan which will start soon. She suffering alot with acid, shes eating small meals and often but we seem to be struggling getting...
Hi there. I was just diagnosed yesterday, stage 3a. I know the usual plan is hysterectomy then chemo but trust me to be awkward . I had cervical cancer in 2007 and had chemo radiation and internal radiation. During my laparoscopy/biopsies a couple of...
Hi everybody This is my first visit to the site. Had surgery for ovarian cancer in December 2021 and n ow on third cycle of chemo, but also recovering from Covid which made me very ill. Have recently developed symptoms that may indicate that there...
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