← Return to Ovarian & fallopian cancer: Life is hard since bowel resection

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@naturegirl5

@msfarn Welcome to this discussion and to the Gynecological Cancer Support Group. Cancer treatments take such a toll on us physically and also psychologically. Your description of what you are doing sounds like you are taking very good care of yourself and doing everything you can to optimize your recovery. I did not have chemotherapy when I had a recurrence of endometrial cancer. I had external beam pelvic radiation therapy and two treatments of internal (brachytherapy). My radiation oncologist advised me to rest when I needed but to make these rests very short. He said not to lie on the sofa all day. He said that the more I moved around and kept up a normal routine the better I would feel. While I realize our situations and treatments are very different from one another, like you, I did everything I could to support myself. I kept up with exercise, clean eating and spiritual readings. Since I had my treatment before religious institutions re-opened their doors I participated in services through Zoom.

Will you have six cycles in total and how many more weeks of taxol?

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I will have two more of taxol then surgery with Hipec then 3 or more cycles of chemo. I have primary peritoneal. That was the plan when I started. First surgeon appt is tomorrow so I will be finding out more of the details. I try to take short naps as well, however the third round of carboplatin/ taxol has drained me a little more.