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Peritoneal Cancer: Anyone else?

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@korinja

It looks like most of these posts are from 4 years ago. I was diagnosed with metestatic peritoneal carcinimatosis in February. I have had 4 rounds of carbo/taxol chemo and am awaiting debulking surgery next month. I met with my surgeon yesterday who is not thrilled with the rate my CA125 decreased, and my hemoglobin number is low at 7.4. It sounds like I will need a transfusion prior to surgery. Overall I am feeling very discouraged about my prognosis (which they won’t give me until I’m through the 2 additional rounds of chemo, if I make it that far.) Is there anyone out there still reading this who has been through this? < 3

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Lori, Volunteer Mentor | @loribmt | May 22 7:53pm

Hi @korinja, I did find some more current posts for you with members who also have peritoneal carcinimatosis. Although this discussion was started 4 years ago, there are a few more recent entries such as this one from @danyeltardy12 https://connect.mayoclinic.org/comment/1166757/
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There are other conversations with members who have peritoneal cancer. This discussion was started by @carrie40, earlier this year
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/peritoneal-carcinomatosis-how-do-we-cope-with-this-diagnosis/
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And one more for you:
Anyone here been diagnosed with peritoneal carcinomatosis? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anyone-here-been-diagnosed-with-peritoneal-carcinomatosis/

You have my deepest empathy for what you’re going through. Chemo is rough. I’ve been there too and it is darned frustrating and discouraging sometimes. We just want to be able to move on! If it’s any encouragement, it’s pretty common for blood numbers to drop during chemo therapy. Blood transfusions can help bring numbers to a more reasonable level. So please try not to be discouraged if you need a transfusion. It looks like you’ve already had good news with the rebounding of your platelets. So hang in there. You didn’t get this far to give up now. 🧡
Wishing you well with your upcoming surgery. Will the two subsequent rounds of chemo be after surgery?

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