SOME BODY PLEASE

[REGRET85]

HI I AM 23 YEARS OLD AND MY MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH OVARIAN CANCER BACK IN 2005
AND SHE WAS OPERATED SUCCESSFULLY. KEMO ,SAW HER DEAL WITH IT VERY GOOD.2007  THE CANCER  RE-APPEARED  BACK ALONG  THE STOMACH  WALL  LAST YEAR.  DOCTORS SCRAPED IT  OFNO PROBLEM EVERYTHING WAS STOPPED EARLY BOTH TIMES BUT, THE KEMO  SHE WAS ON THE SECOND TIME WAS LOOKING VERY TOUGH FOR HER BUT ,SHE WAS PULLING THROUGH FINE HER HAIR WAS GROWING BACK ,THEY GAVE HER THOSE THREE INCISIONS, EVERYTHING WAS FINE THEY TOOK OUT THAT THING IN HER CHEST AND HER BEAUTIFUL HAIR WAS BEGINNING TO GROW AGAIN.BUT,
LAST WEEK MY MOM STARTED BURPING AND THROWING UP LIKE SHE USED TO BEFORE SHE GOT DIAGNOSED. SHE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND THE RESULTS JUST GOT TO ME .
MY MOM HAS AN 8 IN TUMOR BLOCKING HER STOMACH ENTERANCE AND TWO MORE ALONG WITH IT AND THEY NEED TO OPPERATE MONDAY LONG INCISION WHAT ARE HER RISK? IS SHE GOING TO DIE ?NOT FROM THE  OPPERATION BUT,FROM THE WHOLE ORDEAL OF ALL THE KEMOS ?SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME IF IT WILL EVER STOP RE APPEARING?! SERIOUSLY, SOMEBODY HOW  LONG WILL SHE LIVE? IS THEIR HOPE FOR MY MOTHER?I HOPE I DONT SOUND CRAZY BUT, I JUST NEED SOMEONE TO TELL ME THE TRUTH! THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS .

[Aussie000]

Hi there, look I know exactly how you feel, my mum is stage 4 and was operated on back in 2005 as well, chemo worked successfully for about 2 years then the cancer came back again so she had another operation 5 months ago, the surgeon couldn't get all the cancer so she has been on chemo again for the past 5 months and is due to finish next month, so far her CA125 is down to 8 and the oncologist is thrilled that she is at that level for a stage4.

You haven't said what stage of cancer your mother is, if it's stage4 then currently the cancer is incurable, but there are so many different chemo's to try, some are better than others, my mother had dreadful side effects from Caelyx yet other ladies don't suffer as bad, mum is on Gemzar now and is feeling better and she didn't lose her hair either, it just thinned out a bit. Has the oncologist spoken to your family about your mum's prognosis?

Does your mum have a positive attitude to this? my mother does and refuses to give in to this hideous disease, she meditates every morning and does visualisation techniques, the oncologist could put you in touch with support groups and the oncology section of the hospital would be able to help with books and information. Mum has also had relief from nausea with 2 sessions of japanese acupuncture.

The doctors are coming up with new drugs all the time and there is a trial underway at the moment, click here for more info.
http://www.ovaturetrial.com/patients/index.html?gclid=CO2xguL_s5ICFQY3gwodMgq9RQ

Just tell your mum to fight this, the longer she does the better her chances are. They told my mum she had 6 months to 2 years to live back in 2005 and now we are into the 3rd year with a low CA125 result so she is doing better than we thought and I know her positive attitude accounts for alot. I hope your mum's operation is a success and I'm sure she will find a chemo that is right for her,  let us know how she gets on, all the best. Carolyn

[silver&gold]

Hi ,
Im so sorry you are going through this , nobody can say what will happen as we are all different and respond to different treatment regimes. There are many women on this forum who have gone through many different types of chemo and while some will respond to one type another won,t so will have to try a different type . When I was going through chemo my son was very worried about me and I think in a way he was suffering more than me , our bodies can take more than we think and yes its not nice to have chemo but it often happens once you have a reccurance . Have you spoken with your mothers oncologist ? you need to ask these questions as only the doctor will know the facts about your mothers individual case . The truth is that nobody really knows what will happen and some people are in remission for years even after a reoccurance. I will be thinking about you and your mother and send my best wishes to you both .
  Take care Angie

[Morrowville]

I hope you don't have any regrets.  I don't think anyone should label themselves with regret.  Spend good time with your mom, and support her through this as best you can.

I will pray for you both.

Morrowville

[marie3B]

Is there Hope? Of course. Hope and pray and give her love and support. No one knows what the future holds. I know how hard this is. My mom had ovca 20 years ago. I have it now. The best advice I can give is to keep fighting. I am. Who knows? The cure could be just around the corner. If not, we still can fight for each day and pray for strength to keep going. I wish you both the best and hope she gets excellent medical care for her upcoming surgery. You are not alone. Marie

[Hazel30]

This is very tough to go through, I know how you feel.  My Mom was dx in 2005 as well with stage 3c.  Had one recurrence and is now on tomaxifin in hopes it will stabolize her increasing ca-125 and lymph nodes.  This is hard to deal with when you know you Mother has cancer, but you need to have hopes and incourage your Mom to stay strong, positive, and willing to fight this disease.  There are lots of different chemo drugs out there, as the other ladies said, and Im sure she will find one to give her more time off chemo.  At this point, if she has recurred, most likely the cancer will come back again, but nobody knows when.  Hopefuly she will have another long remission.  As stated in previous posts, there is a lot of research out there to give the ladies more and better drugs to prolong happy and long lives.

Good luck to your Mom on her surgery.

[benfranklin]

You have a tough situation.  Get the best conventional treatment and the best dietary program possible.  

Inspiration and knowledge can be found with Meg Wolff in the macrobiotic area
and the Gerson Institute in the gerson therapy area.

Unless a strong dietary program is in place, it seems to always come back.
Even with a good dietary program, it may come back---but I believe her chances
will be improved for longer life and better quality of life with a strong dietary program.

My wife is sick with stage IV ovarian and is doing a combined approach like this
and so far so good.

Blessings to you and your Mom  

Ben