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My mum 55 has been diagnosed with high grade serous carcinoma, its been such a fast month one day im finishing work to being in hospital after I finish to be the only one with my mum to be diagnosed we thought she had a collapsed lung not cancer. I've...
hi, i had a gastric bypass is turkey a year ago, i was informed then that i had an ovarian cyst that needed checking so my gp sent me for an ultrasound,. comfirmed 8cm simple cyst in september (no blood tests) i had a gyney appointment beginning of feb...
Hi there, My Mum (51) was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer in Feb. She had operation in March and is now starting her second round of Chemo. This week, she was admitted to hospitals for shortness of breath. Drs found fluid on one of lungs, drained...
Has anyone else suffered with haemangiomas? These little vesicles are harmless sacs with a high concentration of blood vessels in them. I have 2 and my CT scan showed them clearly as grey blobs. The Radiologist measured them they are 1.2cm and 4mm...
Hi. Just wondering if anyone has been diagnosed with HGS Ovarian Stage 4, but it can’t actually be seen on the ovaries or surrounding area. Test results from biopsy/op/ fluid from around lungs show I hv this disease. But, I am told, I am unusual as the...
Hi everyone my wife has just started on niraparib after having a complete response to stage 4 ovarian cancer, unfortunately she is suffering with low haemoglobin levels which are constantly below 80. She is now off them for a week and having transfusions...
Hi All, new to this forum, warm hello to anyone that's reading this. My name is Jo and I'm 33 living in Wiltshire. I was diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer about a month ago. Went on holiday to Tunisia, came back with a bloated tummy, naturally GP...
Any advice please on taking oliparab. I've tried with and without food, before and after food, but within 30 minutes of taking them I'm sick. I have anti sickness tablets but they don't help at all. any thoughts?
I will try and keep this brief, bloods started rising from beginning of Jan, took every scan to find the devil end of march. ok so it's in liver, spleen and near gallbladder and looks like it's in pylorus. I have been told they are not going to operate...
Hi I am 42 with 2 children 11 and 16. I have just been diagnosed with high grade stage 3c ovarian cancer but it's not really on my ovaries there is just a speck, but there is no big tumours just specks in a few areas including a couple of dots on the...
