I had my chemo info session at the hospital yesterday. It seems I'm a very rare case as I'd had both ovarian cancer and endometrial cancer (the latter stage 4b, only diagnosed after surgery and pathology, which had spread to omentum/peritoneum, now all removed along with everything else including my appendix!), with the ovarian and endometrium being totally different and unconnected types of cancer, so only like this in 2 percent of cases and no real data. There are apparently no currently visible signs of spread elsewhere. I'm 73 but had no comorbidities, was on no medication, not overweight, and I eat a healthy vegan diet. I have osteoarthritis in a number of joints, ankylosing spondylitis and fibromyalgia all of which I have been advised can get much worse with chemo. I'm unsure whether to risk a big deterioration in my quality of life for what might turn out to be all I have left rather than just take my chances now and hope for at least a couple of years of reasonable normality.
I'd really appreciate any feedback about how the chemotherapy went from any members whose health conditions or age or cancers are/have been similar to mine. The chemotherapy I would be having is 6 courses of paclitaxel and carboplatin.
Thank you.
