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my gorgeous mum is 85 diagnosed with Stage 3c nearly two years ago, surgery not an option, she was amazing through her chemo and responded for a year on PARP inhibitors - recent bloods show a increasing change - scared and frightened - any advice please...
Received copies of my ultrasound, which states: Right ovary has a thin wall cyst with a fine septum inside measuring2.5x2.4cm(previously was clear & measured 2.5x1.7cm Left ovary has a newly developed thin wall anechoic cyst measuring 3.8x2.7cm, previously...
Hi all I’m new here, but my mum recently has been diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer, she has been in hospital almost 3 weeks and hopefully we will discuss her treatment plan on Wednesday. I’m just so scared. I have never had to deal with anything...
My mum has terminal ovarian cancer and decided a couple of months ago to not have anymore chemo. She was doing ok really and Fentanyl patches controlled her pain. However the last 3 weeks she has had little appetite and is constantly being sick. Horrible...
Hii my name is Aileen. A little bit about me - I was diagnosed with stage 1C clear cell ovarian cancer last July, aged 60. I underwent operation to remove left ovary, cervix and full hysterectomy. I had 6 sessions of chemotherapy due to leak from capsule...
Hi everyone! I have recently been diagnosed with a thyroid carcinoma in a struma ovarii. I have an appointment with oncology next week but have no idea what to expect and what kind of treatment I should expect. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience...
Hello ladies I’d love some advice please. If you saw my older post, I was waiting to go to my nhs ultrasound appt today. I’m due to have a Hysteroscopy and laparoscopy for irregular bleeding. So at the appointment rosary the abdomen u/s was very quick...
So I never expected to be here at 31 years old. I’ve had acid reflex for years and I have multiple chronic illnesses including PCOS, asthma, EDS, IBS My Dr has been putting off investigating my reflux for years and just keeps me on omeprozole but it...
Thank you for the response’s to my previous post, once again it’s been a rollercoaster the last week. I have updated my profile so you can see where I’m at now? Any advice or thoughts would be very welcome. I’m all over the place with my thoughts.....
has anyone else read this positive news? New drug treatment beating ovarian cancer A new type of intensive chemotherapy is proving highly effective in treating women desperately ill with ovarian cancer, scientists announced today. The pioneering...
