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I’m terrified, I’m making myself ill, don’t know what to do.. my ca135 is elevated, i have no symptoms but a gyne appointment next week, im ill with worry.. please help someone..
I was diagnosed with Stage 4 ovarian cancer in February, I was put on Paclitaxel chemotherapy in March, my scan mid through treatment showed improvement and that it was working. However in July the chemo was stopped because of a drop in my kidney function...
Hi there i am new to this group. I am 48. January 2020 I was diagnosed with stage 2 breast and after 7 months with sage 2 ovarian cancer. Ovarian cancer was not result of metastases. it 2 not connected cancer that was growing in my body at the...
Hi. I have so many questions and just don’t know where to start. My journey so far is that I’ve had an ultrasound and a CA125 blood test and my Dr has now sent an urgent referral through to the hospital. my questions are: what happens next do I tell...
I’ve just had a abdominal hysterectomy. They found cancer cells on the left of my pelvis area. They think they have removed it all but want to send me for chemo as a precaution. I have to go and discuss with the hospital next week.
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Hello ladies I'm new here so apologies if this question has been asked before I'm on 4th line chemo weekly Taxol , I was diagnosed in 2014 high grade stage 3 & I'm BRCA 2 I'm 54 now I also had 2 surgeries I'm platinum resistant now so no longer...
Hi I have been undergoing treatment for nearly eighteen months, I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer December 19, taken into hospital with chest infection next thing told I had cancer total shock as had no symptoms, and had felt well, it was whilst running...
Hi All , I've only recently heard about CA125 trends , could someone please explain (in the simplest way) what this exactly means. My CA125 pre op was 291, after surgery was 270 after 2nd cycle of chemo dropped to 43 . I wanted to understand what this...
Hi i had a total hysterectomy in June where they found out I had ovarian cancer Stage 3 2a HG. I have since had 12 lots of paclitaxel and 4 Carboplatin. I was sue to have 18 paclitaxel but I had such a severe rash they have said that they don’t want...
