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Hi I Was diagnosed over two years ago and initially had an operation to remove my womb and ovaries but once they opened me up it was apparent that my cancer was quite widespread so it was an open and close operation and was very upsetting at the time...
Hi During routine surgery to remove a polycystic cyst from an ovary, the surgeon decided removal of the ovary was a better option. Subsequent biopsy of the ovary found ovarian cancer. I had a radical hysterectomy which involved removal of the other...
Hi, not sure if I'm looking for advice or just to vent as I have no-one I can talk to. I had stage 1 ovarian cancer about 4 years ago (germ cell tumour) - I was very lucky in that it was removed bef e I knew I had cancer & I did't need any further treatment...
Hi, My GP referred me (54) this week for an urgent hysteroscopy following post menopausal bleeding. In the last few weeks, I have had low level cramps - like a period is about to start all the time. I’ve also felt fatigued for months. My mother had...
Hi i am on three weekly carbo and abraxane - the skin on my face, specifically cheeks has flared up with hideous red raised spots, some with pus, covering the whole area. I thought I wasn’t vain but it seems there are limits! Oncology nurses don’t have...
My ovarian cancer is currently unstaged but I’m thinking it’s been caught really early and I’m one of the lucky ones? I had a large mass removed which was pushing against several organs but luckily only the mass needed to be removed - the ovary was...
I was diagnosed with Stage 3C Ovarian on 11 Jan 2023. I had six cycles of Carboplatin & Paclitaxel, then interval debulking surgery and a bowel resection (on 28 June 2023) and a further 2 cycles of Carbo-Taxel in August 2023. My CA-125's reached a low...
Hi I was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer in 3rd of May. I had chemo then on 21st December I had a hysterectomy and a stoma done. Few weeks later I had some more chemo treatments now that’s stopped I’ve been put on Bevacizumab every three weeks I...
Hi, Just looking for advice and experience please. Prior to surgery 7 weeks ago, my CA125 level was 256, up from Nov when it was first tested and 122. Now the mass has been removed, should the levels have dropped and be back to normal if all the...
Hi I was just wondering how often you have these blood tests, and do you have both? How soon following surgery did you have these bloods taken? Or are they only taken after treatment? So far I have only had surgery but neither of these bloods have...
