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Last scan came back as in lymph node pelvic area liver and slightly in bowel had the carbo/taxol with avastin but still spread going to start on taxol weekly now are the the side effects worse when having it weekly. Feeling very nervous after having my...
Hi im having ovarian cyst removed which I have been told i s benign at the end if this month. I've just received a letter from ct department saying to book an examination which was requested by gynecologist But call ct department on first day of my period...
Hi wonderful women I am awaiting my debulking surgery, scheduled for 20th March. I came into A & E yesterday as experience another bout of fast onset severe abdominal pain. Admitted to gynaecology and sent for another CT as the suspicion has been twisted...
Got my mri results today and the cyst on my ovary is benign, I have been diagnosed with deep infiltrating endometriosis. Just need to wait till may to discuss what my options are. But I feel a weight has been lifted.
Hello. My mum has stage IVa ovarian cancer. She had her first round of chemotherapy last Thursday. I'm looking to help manage her pain and wondered if anyone on this forum had ideas for pain relief (especially to help support her sleep). We've tried hot...
Hi everyone, I am due to have debulking surgery on 17th March and have had toothache for the last couple of days. I read online that you can’t have dental treatment within three weeks of the surgery so I am really worried. I have been having scans and...
Mum had first dose of Taxol after having single dose of irinotecan. We had second opinion from another oncologist who suggested Taxol is proven to cause reduction in metastatic disease in ovarian cancer. Mum did not respond to carboplatin or caelyx (...
I have been diagnosed with serous papillary carcinoma two weeks ago that so far looks to be stage 3, with primary ovarian cancer. The cancer has spread to the omentum, and there is also a part of the colon that is likely involved. I have no symptoms,...
Hi all, first time posting I have been recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I've had a CT scan which has confirmed I am at stage 3. A mass on my ovary, 12cm mass in my omentum, some lymph nodes affected in my abdomen and some small bits found in...
Hi all, I'm mid-way through my treatment plan and have been scheduled for surgery mid-March. I'll have a meeting with my consultant in the next few weeks. What questions should I be asking? Is there anything you wished you knew ahead of time? Also...
