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Coping with ovarian & peritoneal cancer
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I started chemo after my diagnosis in March. I had 6 treatments then 2 weeks later had a hysterectomy on Aug 20th. Several issues had resolved themselves before surgery like the mass and a couple lymph nodes. They all shrank so surgical field was smaller so to speak. I started chemo again on Oct 4th and just had my 6th one of this cycle on Monday, Jan 5th, 12th total and I'm going to need more. With your high grade aggressive diagnosis it's serious. Do you know what stage you are? I've just finished reading about foods and supplements to do without and those it's ok to take. Some interfere with the chemo and some benefit it more. I wish you the very best with your journey. ❤️🙏🏻
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@carol1024
I am 3A HGSOC. Total hysterectomy in May. Chemo finished end of October.
I was told to get off all supplements except Iron and B12. Reasoning was some supplements interfere with chemo and also if there’s a reaction/issue, they want to make sure it’s not coming from a supplement.
I lost the vast majority of my hair just before cycle 2. My hair was long, thick, and curly. I totally love my baldness and actually look quite good without hair. It has started to come back but I will definitely keep it close cropped. The thing I missed most was my eyebrows. I am pretty good at drawing them in and it makes such a difference. Get a cute pair of earrings, too.
Best wishes for you. Chin up, keep the faith !
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@carol1024
I do not know what stage I am. See my gynecologist/oncologist Thursday
I'm not as concerned about the staging as I am about understanding this whole diagnosis
This is the first time seeing my Dr since the results all came back. He is aggressive as he put me on the schedule for chemo before my biopsies were in. CT scans showed enough.
I keep up with results on my portal. And through the nurses, which are amazing.
So will know more tomorrow, not sure I want to know it all. I keep telling myself it can.t be this bad. I'm a little weepy today as I lost a lot of hair this morning
But feel if I cry I'm giving in. Wow sorry for all that