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Starting chemo for ovarian cancer for the second time.
Gynecologic Cancers | Last Active: Jan 28 9:26am | Replies (27)Comment receiving replies
Just finished my first round of 6 with a reduced paclitaxel of 50%, due to neuropathy and pain. Carbo, was the same dose. No Avastin or like drugs, suffer chemo anemia, trying to eat my way out of this. Blood genetic test showed no brca ….., and no tumor biopsies done. Dr. Wants to check ca125 and do pelvic exam in 3 weeks, and discuss maintenance. Not feeling terribly confident with the plan, doesn’t want a CT and thinks better to biopsy next tumor that grows. Ahhh! The other thing big is a rash on my butt, think it’s viral. Wondering if anyone else has direction on this. It can be a bit overwhelming.
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Do you know if your CA125 was high before your treatment? If it was, then that might actually be a good way to monitor your situation. My surveillance plan involved only pelvic exams (which turned out to be inadequate), but I discovered that if I contacted my NP with specific worries, the first thing they would do is order a CT scan. I did that twice.
The first time they didn't see anything, and it made me happy for a while. I did it the second time two weeks after a "clear" pelvic exam, and that one found multiple metastases.
Your anemia will probably gradually resolve now that you're not on chemo anymore.
They must have a sample of your tumor from your surgery that they could do any test on. What test is it that they're waiting for a new tumor for? Are you thinking about going on maintenance?