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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...
Morning I have had 4 cycles of chemotherapy and after the dreaded 3rd cycle scan my tumor had reduced from 7.5 to 3cm and gone from my liver not sure about the peritoneum yet. I'm on week 2 following cycle 4 and normally I'm feeling a bit better but...
Hi, I was diagnosed around Aug/Sept 2021 with stage 4 High grade serous carcinoma Mullarian tract, gBRCA wildtype, If anyone can translate everything after stage 4 above into plain English I’d be grateful! I’m 64 yrs old. Currently temporarily resident...
The impact of Covid and its limitations are causing problems for me in a number of ways: 1. I’m now limited to having to choose three named visitors only to see me in the Nursing Home I’m currently, temporarily staying in. None of my family live in...
Hi I've just started my second round of chemo - previously I was on Carbo / Paclitaxol / Avastin. This time I'm Carbo / Caelyx. The Onco has given me the usual 'side-effects' sheet which basically seems to list all the same stuff as every other drug...
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...
Hi there, hoping that someone can help me. I got my diagnosis 2 weeks ago and am going to see consultant on wednesday to find out about treatment etc. Just really wanted to share this. I am staying positive and level headed. Just wanted someone to know...
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...
