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Guess Work?
Nov 17, 2008 07:41PM in the Ovarian Cancer Community
Mine's a lousy indicator for me. It was at 46 when I was diagnosed (Stage 3c) and it went to14 after my surgery - this after my doctor told me there was nothing left behind! I did the chemo and it literally, in three years, hasn't budged from 14-17. Not when my cancer came back, not while it grew and grew and not while it started to shrink. It's so hard when...
Vaginal bleeding
Nov 16, 2008 08:13AM in the Ovarian Cancer Community
I too, was diagnosed stage 3c over three years ago. I had a recurrence 7 months after finishing chemo and I know one of my tumors is at the end of my vaginal cuff. I started having vaginal bleeding a while back and actually passed a surgical clip - needless to say, I ran to the ER, convinced my insides were falling apart! Nothing ever really came of that...it...
What is 3 years?
Nov 14, 2008 08:26PM in the Ovarian Cancer Community
3 years is something to celebrate for sure...I did it about 8 weeks ago myself! I feel like I could have written that exact post... Thanks for sharing that with all of us...looking forward to many more years :) I'll have a glass of wine in your honor... Love Becky xx
TICK TOCK
Nov 14, 2008 08:27AM in the Ovarian Cancer Community
Hey Jan...you sound a lot like me - pushing my doctor's to give me a time limit! Why do we do this to ourselves?? I think about what your response would be to someone if they had written this and I know you would tell them that no one can predict how long we have left. Don't let one doctor's "guess" take the wind out of your sails... How about abalation of ...
Do doctors consider ovarian cancer in teens?
Nov 12, 2008 06:32PM in the Ovarian Cancer Community
That's a tough one...I used to suffer from awful periods when I was a teen and found out, years later, that I had cysts on my ovaries. I remember being in emerg one night after one had burst...it was a wicked pain - really intense. I know it is possible to have cancer at that age, but not likely. And I'm sure many women here will tell you, yes, cysts can and ...
1 down, 5 to go
Nov 11, 2008 04:40PM in the Ovarian Cancer Community
Glad to hear your feeling better Wendy...It's so important to stay ahead of the nausea...I always found that if I let it go too long I could never get my meds to work. Maybe if they can get you better nausea meds the decadron won't bother you so much... Only 5 more left...before you know it, you'll be halfway done! Take care, Becky