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Hello, My auntie is currently having chemotherapy after her first recurrence of stage 3 ovarian cancer. She is responding well to chemotherapy and after this there is a possibility she will be put on a PARP inhibitor. I know this is targeted therapy...
if anyone is having this drug every 3 weeks could you tell me please your experience of side effects? I started 1st dose. It was added to my chemio n.6 and it will be added to chemio n.7 , my last. Then I will have to continue just with it for several...
It makes it more real somehow but at the same time still feels pretty surreal - like a movie scene cliche of the self-help group that concludes with an awkward group hug. Hi I’m Eekoh and I have ovarian cancer! 8 weeks ago life was normal. Fast forward...
Hi everyone, Everything started last week when I went for an ultrasound for something completely different. They found a cystic adnexal mass of 11cm. Luckily I work in a hospital and i got the CT scan the next day. The mass is completely suspicious...
Hello, I went for a routine check up with my gynecologist and while there I mentioned a few issues I've been having ie severe bloating, peeing more & fatigue so he went ahead and done a transvaginal ultrasound it showed a mass on my left ovary that had...
I’m not sure where to began. I feel completely lost like time has just stopped. Maybe I’m jumping ahead of myself but I really am fearing the worst. about 4 weeks ago I had my smear test and that same evening I started experiencing severe pelvic pain...
I'm starting chemo next week and as is the norm, they want to monitor my blood before each dose. This is fine, however they're an hour away from where I live and I refuse to travel that distance for a 5 minute blood test so they'll be doing it at a closer...
How big was everybody’s tumour when it was removed? Mine was 15x15cm which I thought was big but my doctor said it wasn’t that big…
Hi, I've just joined this group, as I've been told I have a high risk of ovarian cancer. I'm waiting for an ultrasound, next Tuesday. Feels like it's a lifetime away! All I want to do is cry. Any advice on how I can get through the next week without...
have recently had a diagnosis of a granulosa cell tumour that ruptured around 7 weeks ago and was removed in surgery and have been advised to undergo a full hysterectomy and left ovary removal ( I have already had my right ovary removed and fallopian...
