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Hi i have had a reoccurrence of my OC. Had 4 rounds of carboplantin and paxlitaxel which I had last year but it made me really unwell and my mid treatment scan showed my cancer hadn’t reduced and on some places had increased. Looking at starting Caelyx...
Hi, I recently had a large cyst, 30 x 25.5 x 19 cms, removed, along with my remaining ovary, omentum and 2 lots of lymph nodes. The results came back last week as stage 1c ovarian mucinous cancer. I have seen the oncologist and she explained that she...
Hi there, thanks to this group for being here. I have had 4 rounds of chemo, had a full body scan over two weeks ago and had a phone call on Thursday to tell me to come in to see ‘the team’ tomorrow. I am getting helpful friends suggesting that I will...
Hi I went to the doctors because I've had a very big and hard bloated stomach for 10 days that doesn't go away (a friend told me to go to the GP). I was sent to get my bloods done and I got the results today. Been referred urgently for CT and ultrasound...
Hi well after reacting badly 3 weeks ago to one of my combo drugs paclitaxel the consultant wanted to change it to docetaxel with the carboplatin which I had today . Unfortunate after only 4 minutes same happened with excruciating back pain . So has anyone...
Hi, I was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer early September this year. I have to say that I am petrified that I am not going to get through this. Before I started my chemo in October I was told that it has spread to my lungs and that the first 3 rounds...
Hello everyone, am hoping for a little advice please. I have no diagnosis at the moment but on Friday my doctor called me after a second ultrasound on my ovaries in 6 weeks telling me I was being put on a 2 week wait referral and they were looking to...
I have this week been diagnosed with “hopefully” only stage one ovarian cancer - it was a shock to be told that I have a 2cm lump in one ovary and a cyst in the other after a scan 4 months ago was clear on both ovaries, then the last scan after a 2WW...
Hi there, I have just been diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer and been told that my chemotherapy Comb is designed to prolong life not to cure me. If my heart scan comes back clear, I will begin my first round of chemo next Monday. I will be...
Hi I have just joined this group Over the past 3 years I have had cancer twice first Fallopian tube cancer where I had full hysterectomy followed by 6 session of chemo I then found out i carried the BRAC gene so I decided to go for a double mastectomy...
