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What I am going through?

msbradford83
  • By msbradford83 · New reply 6:14 am
  • Journal · 3 replies
  • My name is Ryan Bradford and I am 25 years old. I was a normal young woman; I had a job as a administrative assistant at the Division of Family Resources in my area. I was young woman who trying to my ...

New group in Inspire: The National Body Challenge

Brian
  • By Brian · New reply 4:00 am
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • I am pleased to announce that today we added a new group to Inspire: The National Body Challenge. nationalbodychallenge We created this group in partnership with Discovery Health. The group focuses on ...

Surgical removal of lymph nodes of the retroperitonum - experiences?

viki
  • By viki · New reply 3:56 am
  • Discussion in Treatment · 12 replies
  • I have cancerous lymph in the retroperitoneum (I think it means back side of stomach cavity) - nodes which do not respond to chemotherapy. I find conflicting recommendations in the literature on whether ...

In need of hearing about getting pregnant after ovarian cancer

piper_80
  • By piper_80 · New reply 12:15 am
  • Discussion in Young survivors · 20 replies
  • I am 27 and I had exploratory surgery back in March of 2008. In the surgery they found a borderline serous (sp?) tumor on my left ovary and removed both the tumor and ovary. My onocologist said I can ...

Hair

scc
  • By scc · New reply yesterday at 11:27 pm
  • Discussion in Side effects of treatment · 21 replies
  • How long did it take for your hair to be back to normal? By August all my hair was gone, now (Jan. 2009) it is about 1 1/2 to 2 " long ...

here we go

cass27
  • By cass27 · New reply yesterday at 11:07 pm
  • Journal · 1 reply
  • well i have made a decision......... we are going to try conservative surgery and try to save the left ovary. so that some day we may have a baby or two of our own. sooner then later hopefully! but we ...

need opinion -- Avistin and Parp

hr
  • By hr · Posted yesterday at 10:59 pm
  • Discussion in Clinical trials · 0 replies
  • Anyone familiar with the phase 1 trial of Avistin and PARP? What are the side effects of Avistin? Hair loss? horrible effects like Carbo/Taxol or better (guess a lot of us use Carbo/Taxol are the baseline ...

Rare Ovarian Cancer More Difficult to Treat Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma Resi

Shelter
  • By Shelter · New reply yesterday at 9:49 pm
  • Discussion in Treatment · 2 replies
  • I came across this article written by a Doctor would like to share it with you all Rare Ovarian Cancer More Difficult to Treat Low-Grade Serous Carcinoma Resists Chemotherapy A rare type of ovarian cancer ...

Calling all OVCA survivors- Survey for funding- pls help out!!

kathy6
  • By kathy6 · New reply yesterday at 9:06 pm
  • Discussion in Research · 12 replies
  • We are conducting a survey to find a common link between survivors. Please come to our web site and participate in the survey. If we can find a common link, we can warn others!! The results of the survey ...

Anybody out there ever order a Moss Report?

Jennali
  • By Jennali · New reply yesterday at 7:59 pm
  • Discussion in Research · 3 replies
  • I think I am going to order one, and was wondering if anyone here has done so. I hope I'm not going to blow $300 ...

Good questions to ask the Dr.

Fireball
  • By Fireball · New reply yesterday at 7:21 pm
  • Discussion in Young survivors · 16 replies
  • I am going in for a second opinion. My first appointment with the Onocologist/Gyn was a blur after he said no chemo. I brought a notepad with me but I was so scared I forgot to write anything down. I'm ...

Good news!

JanJ
  • By JanJ · New reply yesterday at 6:38 pm
  • Discussion in Good news · 9 replies
  • I know how important it is for all of us, when we're struggling, to hear some good news. I was diagnosed with stage 3(c) ova cancer in Nov. 2006. I finished 6 intensive rounds of chemo in April 2007 ...

Apple Cider Vinegar

momanderson920
  • By momanderson920 · New reply yesterday at 6:35 pm
  • Discussion in Research · 6 replies
  • I have been reading about cancer and other illnesses not liking an alkaline environment of the body. There are some articles about apple cider vinegar causing that alkalinity. Has anyone else used apple ...

Just Feeling Down

ThePhoenix
  • By ThePhoenix · New reply yesterday at 6:32 pm
  • Discussion in Young survivors · 21 replies
  • I'm not sure how many of you are in the same boat as me. I was diagnosed in 07 with stage 3 ovca. Rewind a bit. Hubby and I had one mission as soon as we tied the knot....have babies. Thats what our entire ...

Hope

scc
  • By scc · New reply yesterday at 6:02 pm
  • Journal · 13 replies
  • I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in April 2008, had surgery in Boston followed by 6 chemo treatments and I am fine today. The whole experience just doesn't seem real to me. I am so lucky to have listened ...

TUNE IN to the Bonnie Hunt Show TODAY! January 05

gg1
  • By gg1 · New reply yesterday at 4:07 pm
  • Discussion in Awareness and fundraising events · 8 replies
  • Academy Award winning actress Kathy Bates is on the Bonnie Hunt Show (www.bonniehunt.com) TODAY - Monday, January 05, 2009 - and is talking about her experience with ovarian cancer and sharing her inspiring ...

CAMP MAK-a-DREAM

PamRn

Scared! Big masses----

Maysea
  • By Maysea · New reply yesterday at 2:41 pm
  • Discussion in Recurrence · 28 replies
  • Hi Everyone, I am so scared now and I don't know what I am talking about. Today I did a Pet scan, the result has not been finalized, but the nurse called me, there's a big mass in my pelvic area, and ...

History of Mittelschmerz (Ovulation pain)

artattack59
  • By artattack59 · New reply yesterday at 11:57 am
  • Discussion in Research · 30 replies
  • To All: Something has been gnawing at me since the dx of 3c OVC. Since I began ovulating at about the age of 14, I have experienced "Mittelschmerz", ( the term for ovulation pain). The pain so bad that ...

1st Chemo with Doxil

Barbann
  • By Barbann · New reply yesterday at 11:06 am
  • Journal · 2 replies
  • Had my first chemo with Doxil yesterday and was very nauseated. Have others had this experience and did it continue ...

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