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I am really hoping for some advice. I am in remission from ovarian cancer, having had big surgery and 6 rounds of chemotherapy. I am now on PARPs - Niraporib to be precise. The drugs made me very sick, breathess and tired and I had insomnia, dry skin...
Following my MOAS and CRS and HIPEC at Basingstoke I've been told that my primary cancer had it's origin deep within my ovarian tumour ( kruckenburgs) and did not originate in my appendix. The type of cancer was a Gastrointestinal type and this is likely...
Hi, I have just finished 6 rounds of chemo and the radical hysterectomy. Now my oncologist is going to put me on Avastin iv every 3 weeks for the next year. My scans now show no evidence of the disease and I am so happy. Has anyone else been on Avastin...
Hi. I had a hysterectomy a few weeks ago after a 20cm cyst was found on my ovary. The consultant told me they believed it was a rare type of germ cell cancer called an immature teratoma- I received the histology results last week which confirmed it was...
I am close to 60 then I dare to admit. 10 years in menopause. Had 2 incidents of blood in urine and 1 incident of blood gushing rectaly within one month that coincided with HPV positive smear test after 12 years of zero sexualy activity and over 20 years...
Hello .I haven't come here to really discuss anything more so to write some words in an open space as I feel suffocated right now . Yesterday I was Told by my gynecologist oncologist she highly suspects ovarian cancer and I have been scheduled for...
Hi everyone, My mind is all over the place right now, and I’m hoping someone here might have some insight. Recently, I went to A&E with pain in an area completely unrelated to my ovaries. After a CT scan and blood tests, the doctor told me I have a...
Hi Everyone! First of all thank you for your amazing stories and replies on my threads, you sure are a courageous and wonderful bunch. Not sure if this is a stupid question but is it a question of the more the symptoms the worse the cancer. I just...
Hello there ive just been diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer, it has spread to peritoneum. . I’m waiting for a treatment plan , just wondering if others have had this diagnosis and treatment? feeling so emotional, so worried about the impact on...
Hi! I'm new to the group and newly diagnosed (at last) with clear cell carcinoma of an ovary - it's taken me just over 2 months to get to this point. Started with unexplained DVT & numerous clots across both lungs; subsequent abdominal CT scan identified...
