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Hi all you lovely ladies, I just want to give some encouragement to you all. It's now been 11 years since I was diagnosed with Stage 3C ovarian cancer. As you...

Hi ladies,I haven't posted on here for a while, but I've just found out that my cancer has come back. I was initially diagnosed in October 2021 with stage 4...

I (post-menopausal 52 y/o) went in to urgent care about a month ago with stomach pains. Doctor thought it was a ruptured appendix, but sent me for a CT scan to...

So this is what I had wrote a few days ago: I (post-menopausal 52 y/o) went in to urgent care about a month ago with stomach pains. Doctor thought it...

Hello lovely ladies I had 3 rounds of chemo along with Avastin & although I had many side effects, I was fortunate that sickness/nausea wasn't one of them. 5...

I've had chemo/debulking surgery/ chemo, and have just come to the end of the post surgery chemo. I've been told all along that I will continue with...

Morning all I don’t post much but do keep an eye and contribute where I can; however I did want to share a milestone with you. Yesterday marked five years...

Hi All I've been on Olaparib for the past 2 years following frontline chemo (NED) for ovarian cancer (stage 3) and I'm due to finish in May. In one way I'm...

Hi, my consultant can see a 2.2cm cyst on my ovary that he said might be a borderline tumor. Needless to say I am worried, what are the chances of the tumor...

Hi. I was diagnosed 3B HG in August 2018, had surgery, frontline, first recurrence ( carbo and caelyx/doxil), 3 years of Olaparib, one year on nothing and now...

hi all My mums been diagnosed stage 3 HGSC - and the treatment plan has been determined to be surgery before chemo. My understanding was that chemo first was...

what are peoples thoughts on the spring covid vaccination - to have or not to have?

I have Stage 3 low grade ovarian cancer and had debulking surgery 18 months ago. I got over the surgery very quickly and have been very lucky with no...

Hello ladies I am almost 5 weeks post surgery now and my consultant is happy to restart me on chemo now. Just wondered what experiences others have had in...

Diagnosed Jan 2024

Hi Ladies If you had painful sex problems would you mind reading this and sharing if you experienced anything similar and if so what action was taken? My fear...

Dearest,Hope all good. Since i was in the hospital, 11 days for a bacteria in my porth-a-cath, my body did a huge retention of liquids in my feet and legs....

I know with over OVCA (or any cancer), everyone hopes for “one and done”, but life sometimes doesn’t work out that way. I have had a number of reoccurrences...

when I was first diagnosed with HGS OC in December 2021, it had spread till the lungs. There were 2 small nodules in the lungs along with pleural effusion in...

It is 8 years today since I was told I had Epithelial Ovarian Cancer 2C. I had a full Hysterectomy and 6 Carbo/Taxol chemos. I do have some numbness and...

Hi everyone, has anyone been taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism as an OC patient? Does supplemental thyroid hormone to address hypothyroidism have an...

Hello. I’ve recently been provisionally diagnosed with stage 1 ovarian cancer (low grade). It looks to be contained within the ovary. I’ve been told they...

Can someone pls share positive stories about recurrence

Hi not been around for a while but I need some advice as you have all helped me before , finished chemo last September then unfortunately had sepsis in...

Hello all I am 2 weeks post interval debulking surgery and physically & emotionally up & down. Physically I feel extremely bloated much of the time, like I...

Here's my update since last posts and would love your thoughts.... Had TV ultrasound again nearly a month ago now with another gynae. She said that my cyst on...

I had CT scan in February and it was clear however my CA125 is at 92 been slowly rising it worries me. Im getting bloods and CT scan every 3 months. Anyone...

Hi all, apologies if this question has been asked in the past. It's now 4 weeks from my 6th and last chemo (carboplatin and nab paclitaxel). I used the...

Hi has anyone got mucinous ovarian cancer and what was the treatment, really worried for my wife it's stage 3

Has anyone had trouble with discolouration of their teeth? I have been cleaning regularly but was told to rinse with corsodyl which I think is the cause of the...