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I am about to have my 5th lot of chemo second time around. The first course of chemo included Avastin so I had the cold cap and my hair thinned and eyebrows etc became sparse. This second time around I'm having Carbo and Gemcitabine, no coldcap needed...
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
Just wondering if any of you ladies taking Niraparib (Zejula) are in their 5th or ++ years of treatment. I've had treatment for 4 years which is due to end this March. I would like to continue with treatment. I am well, bloods are good and CT scan showed...
Hello, My wife has been taking Olarapib and bevacizumab, now for 15 months, she is due finish her Bevacizumab in 3 cycles and then Olarapib at the end of year. Her red bloods cells and hemoglobin levels continue to fall, She had a appointment...
Hello Folks...I was diagnosed with Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer in September...going i for my 3rd chemo on Monday Not feeling too bad so far with treatment, but am really apprehensive about surgery which all being well post scan will be sometime week starting...
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've been persuaded by my daughter to look for online support. I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer last year (misdiagnosed originally by my GP as having a prolapse). I had surgery on 5 November and had pretty much everything inside me removed! That was...
Hi All I’ve been active on the womb forum, having received a diagnosis of expected grade 1, stage 1a endo cancer in November. I was told the intention is to cure, with a hysterectomy I had the hysterectomy last Thursday, at home recovering. I’ve read...
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...
