cough -ovarion cancer-surg

[sheri938]

hi-i had ovarian cancer -9 chemo treatments taxol mainly- i was diag. ovarian cancer 4th stage-
treated by a team at oakland cal -kaiser hosp-which i can not say enough about-
my ca125 is now 8
i have had a cough that  has lasted  about 5 months-they changed my heart meds and said it would take a while for the cough to disappear -in fact it hasn't disappeared- has anyone had a cough after surg.-or after chemo-?my blood count has been low - i get two units of blood about once a month -the bone marrow is slow to
repair -(or as the m.d told me "my bone marrow is wimpy" a medical term ?
thank you

[gah_70]

Hi Sheri,

Congratulations on such a successful treatment!  Sounds like you are in good hands.  You say you had Taxol, mainly.  Did you have any other chemo agents?  Specifically, did you ever have Gemzar?  I am asking because that one did a number on my lungs.  While on it, I changed to a different doctor who took me off it, and said nothing but time would heal my lungs.  I imagine other chemo agents could do the same to one's lungs.  I assume they are keeping a watch on you, and doing periodic CT scans to make sure there is nothing in your lungs?

Best wishes to you, and I hope you find the answers you seek.  

Gail

[crecco]

Sheri,
   I too have had a cough from a few different chemo drugs. But fluid building up in my lungs has also caused a cough for me. Have you spoke to your Dr about your cough? He may want to do a chest xray just to see what is going on. It also could have something to do with your blood counts being so low. When they are that low, it takes a lot longer to shake anything off.
  Congratulations on your treatment.
         Chris

[sheri938]

hi sorry it took so long to get back here-  it turns out the heart meds they had me on has a history of causing coughs- lisinopril it takes it a  while to stop  its finally almost gone it took a while- how are you doing-
i did has two other chemos in th e beginning carboplaten and syisplaten have no idea how to spell either one, they took less time and my hair didn't come out- but  they all took their toll on my blood counts bone marrow and platelet counts.

go for my 6 month check up next week. get my ca 125 this week, i don't think i well ever take my health for granted again-or be confident . again, i know i worry about anything  a cold  a headache  etc, thanks for your response sheri

[sheri938]

thank you for thinking of me and responding- i 'm sorry it took so long to get back to you -  i hope all is well thanks again sheri