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stage IV cervical cancer

Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jan 7, 2024 | Replies (16)
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@cancerback

Hi,
I'm not feeling very good about my prognosis as I got results from CA-125 test yesterday and it has gone up again. My oncologist last summer told me I probably had 3 years tops and I fear she's right. If my cancer has progressed or metastasized to a different site, I will have to decide whether to go back to Tivdak and have even worse PN or switch to palliative care. As I have just turned 80, I'm more fortunate than so many women with this kind of cancer who have died young and, in some cases, left young children behind,

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Helen, Volunteer Mentor | @naturegirl5 | Jul 1, 2023

@cancerback I can understand how and why your recent results from the CA-125 would affect how you are feeling. Yes, you’ve had a long life and I hope a good life that you can reflect on. I’m 71 and before I fall asleep at night my mind drifts back to my past and I’ve realized that no matter what adversity I’ve faced in which I felt very anxious before something happened - being afraid of what would happen - I persisted and had more internal strength than I realized at the time. As you come into these big decisions over the next several months I hope that you will remind yourself that it’s so very human to feel the emotions that you have.

Do you have children? Grandchildren?

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