Annette - Forced menopause I got diagnosed with AC 5/2019. I am a 44 year old married woman. I recently got a blood test to confirm that I am menopausal. I am not happy with this news and dealing with the wreckage of post treatment. But I am extremely grateful to be alive and healthy, don't get me wrong. This has be extremely hard. I feel like shit, emotionally. I went to my gyno to help with this problem and she asked me if … more…
Type: Anal Cancer
1 Very Palpable Hit - Entering Year 10 with Stage 4 OvCa I look like any healthy 44-year-old gal. Maybe a little younger when I put in some effort, as I never had children. From the outside, you'd never know. I am unbelievably blessed with an amazing husband--if everyone had a partner like this the world would be such a place. Not perfect, he says, but oh so very good and always wanting my life to be good--and good it is! Come a little closer, though, and you'll see that something has … more…
Type: Ovarian Cancer
EVA - Update 3 months post treatment January 2021 Hello everyone, happier new year! I have some good news which were overdue to be shared.. I went to my 3 month DRE and results from tumor marker test were in. Doctor said they were great.. when I was diagnosed in june 2021 the marker showed 32 whatever it meant, on Dec 21 it showed 0.7 . He said normal is 1. 5.. so lets pray it stays this way for the next 3 months. I believe this is great … more…
Type: Anal Cancer
Penny - started clinical trial dec 21st I started my clinincal trial on Dec 21st. EA2176 I did all 3 drugs the first week,carboplatin, paclitaxel and the trial drug immuno nivolumab. They gave me premeds of anti nausea which actually was very painful going into the iv so i decided to get a port on jan 14th. I got steriods for nausea too which im not happy about cause they efffect the heart but theres nothing i can do about it, and then pepcid plus benadryll which … more…
Type: Anal Cancer
Penny - Had my first clinical trial treatment I had my 1st treatment of the clinical trial EA2176 yesterday. I got all 3 drugs, the carboplatin, patlitaxel and the immuno drug nivolumab, it took about 3 hours. they gave me 2 anti nausea drugs before had that are supposed to last for 3 days and benadryll that made me high as a kite and very sleepy which i loved! I have no symptoms today at all except for the benadryll, I hope it stays that way! :D
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Type: Anal Cancer
EVA - IRRITATION, CHEMOROIDS.. OR ELSE? UPDATE DECEMBER 2020.:I have a follow up on 21st with the oncologist.He will tell me the blood results of biomarker test .. followed up by digital exam.. the problem is I have those inflamed chemoroids during and since the radiation.. they do not go away.. some days better some days worse.. anyone had those as a result of radiation and what was the solution if you had any? I am dreading this exam....
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Type: Anal Cancer
Sterling - Synthroid and Calcium Time for my anual visit to the oncologist, so he ordered the usual blood tests.
My TSH came back at 2.76... which is a big jump from 1.71 in July.
I know labs aren't perfect...and that's a possibility.
The only conclusion that I could come to was that I have been taking a calcium supplement.
They say don't take it within 4 hours...and I did not.
But I don't know what else to suspect.
Anybody have similar experience?
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Type: Thyroid Cancer
Tanya - The uncertain: Monday will tell the story of what's next in my life. Either Radiation and Tamoxifin or a Bilateral mastectomy! I don't know which would be better! Getting rid of the boobs and not having to worry about it coming back or the radiation and chemo pill... Both suck.. I know it could be worse! I'm lucky it's not an invasive cancer.. of course it could turn in to one!
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Type: Breast Cancer
Penny - last week spent all last week with terrible stomach pains, ended up in the hospital for thanksgiving with colitis, got home friday night. Just another insult to injury. Im still in pain and on augmentum for 7 days. Halloween day i spent the day throwing up, thanksgiving i spent in the hospital, i guess christmas ill be struck by lightning or something, this is a nightmare and its really starting to piss me off how my body keeps betraying me
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Type: Anal Cancer
EVA - 2 months post treatement and a question Hello everyone,
I gave myself time to recover a bit more. and here is the update. My treatment ended September 16, six weeks radiaton and chemo pills. I had terrible radiation dermatitis, very very painful, two times ended in hospital and finally I can say the dermatitis has healed, my skin has healed and at times I feel almost normal. What is not normal: my sleep, and super sensitive skin in the area.. also my stoools are still thin..which is very … more…
Type: Anal Cancer