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Hi, new to this group. Well where do I start, been sick with worry from the day I started bleeding and my worry and fear has hit an all time high since my ca125 level from blood test came back at 10 went gynaecologist today and had Ava final scan which...
Feeling a little low. I don't seem to be able to find many people with MOC or who have mets to liver/lungs. I've started my chemotherapy and next round they will add bevacizumab. Anyone else on this? Is it effective?
Appointment to day with my Oncologist and the future is bleak. I'm going to be having Carboplatin with Paclitaxol and then Avastin will be added in for the second round of chemotherapy. I have five mets in my liver all around or under 1cm. Ive been...
Hello, where do I even start? I can handle the fact that I have lost my hair, that everyone who loves me now looks at me differently, that I will have to find a new home for my dog, that I won't see my granddaughters grow, and I am learning to live with...
Thank you to everyone who posts here. It has truly helped me not lose my mind that last few days. I went to GP to follow up on severe abdominal pain on a couple times (first early on in period 2nd a week later). GP sent me to A & E and further to CT scan...
Hi, I'm just at the very start of what seems to be a journey with ovarian cancer. After months of abdominal pain, ultrasounds, bloods, etc, they have seen a new cyst on one of my ovaries. A follow up CT scan shows the edges have changed from an ultrasound...
I’ve been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and have been told I need a radical hysterectomy. I have an appointment with my oncologist on Monday. It hasn’t come as a surprise to me as I’ve been checking out things on the internet. However .. I’ve just read...
Hi all, my mum started her chemo today (carboplatin & paclitaxel) after a full debulking 8 weeks ago, she’s stage 3c high grade serous. About an hour into treatment her kidneys decided they didn’t like it, she said she felt like they were going to...
Hi all, just wanted to see if anyone else is in the same situation as me. I have had an ultrasound and they have found a complex mass 9.7cm on my left ovary. I have been referred to a gynaecologist and now waiting on an appointment. I have done a CA125...
Had mri today and now the waiting game. Found a 3cm solid cyst last week and I’m petrified the results from today’s mri is gonna show cancer. I hate the wait not knowing as all these test are so str sful and worrying. I know the outcome is gonna be bad...
