152 Cancer Blogs

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: high-grade serous ovarian adenocarcinoma (sub-type of epithelial)

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: I found a lump in my neck above my collarbone, and I had been having shortness of breath when speaking and exercising. Also tightness of upper chest when exercising.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: TAHBSO and section of supraclavicular lymph node on July 25th, 2011; emergency flap craniotomy (brain surgery) Jan 30, 2016

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Combined carboplatin and taxol, both administered systemically by IV started August 10, 2011, with last cycle administered November 23, 2011. Side effects included: nausea that was only gotten under control after the second administration using about 5 drugs; intense fatigue; muscle and joint pains that were reduced with tylenol and later greatly reduced with gabopentin; intense neuropathy in hands…more

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Complete Hysterectomy November 2018 No side effects

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Carboplatin Paclitaxel Bevacizumab (Avastin) headaches and cricket sounds in head

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: ovarian

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: none at present. finished second round of chemo and am going on a parp inhibitor

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Oct 2 2015

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: June 2015 until Jan 2016 Second course started Feb 26, 2018 ending May 7 2018

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Stage 4 ovarian, spleen, liver, Breast

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: None at the moment

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2003 stage 2 breast cancer, 2012 stage 1 breast cancer, 2015 ovarian cancer, 2016 cancer has spread all over

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Have had chemo continuously for 2 years

Bio: ovary cancer stage 3 just discharged from hospital and told

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: stage 3

Bio: Working mom

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Ovarian based peritoneal cancer

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: Bloating, fluid in peritonium. I had elective surgery in 2010 when my sister was diagnosed with stage 4. No signs of cancer then -ca 125 of 11. So in feb 2015 diagnoses with cancer in peritoneal wall

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Surgery in June 2015 to remove uterus, cancer and put in intraperitonial port

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 2/2015-abraxene and carbo, 8/2015-cistplatinum, 1/2016- cist and topitican, then clinical trial, then doxcil with carbo, just stopped parp after 85 days, starting avastin abd chlorophamide (sp?)

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Stage 4

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: Bloating, abdominal pain low & in lower left, constipation & diarrhea,

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 07/20/2017 - Extremely tired, some nausea, fidgety legs, no energy for a week.

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Endometrioid Adenocarcinoma

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: Abdominal bloating, weight gain, stomach the size of a full term pregnant woman, irregular bleeding, chest pain.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Removal of the left ovary and Fallopian tube. Removal of twenty pound abdominal tumor.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: Carboplatin & Taxol combination- just started 09/13/2017.

Bio: Husband,Dad,PopPop,Brother,Marathoner,Lyme Disease Survivor,Professional Driver,Banker,Landscaper,Mastiff lover,Avid reader,Book collector,Comic lover...

Cancer Type: Ovarian Cancer

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer: Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian Cancer Symptoms: Currently in treatment...

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects: Feb 22 2016 Hysterectomy & Appendix

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects: 1.Carnoplatin/Taxol...March 30 2016 & continued for 18 straight weeks plus 4.5 blood transfusions 2.Folfox...May 2017 4 infusions then stopped because it wasn't working...