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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
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?
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Hi Val, my CA125 has been good, 6,7,and 5 was final of 6 rounds. Dr. Said he could cure me in first consult so, this maintenance talk so quick upset me. Plus the 5th, and 6th beat me up. Believe i developed a virus, making it tough to absorb nutrients, just slept and tried to get help. Couldn’t think or speak right. Crazy time! Reached out there, then to natural healers in my life. They helped.
He suggested Avastin, IV and once every 3 weeks and a tablet daily. Have health issues where Avastin and like drugs will probably kill me. Lol Not sure why he brings it back up again.
Yes there’s a tumor sample, he said not necessary to biopsy it. Do the parp maintenance plan, and when cancer comes back test the new tumor. It’s expensive and the new tumor will be fresh and need testing. Caused a great deal of anguish, Dang, not even a minute to recover or celebrate.
Not sure about maintenance, had no idea of the effects of all this. Trying to learn as much as possible, and weigh things from there. Just need to feel my body’s getting stronger. Sometimes feels like one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peal. Haha Think the anemia is getting better 12 days later. Gastro was brutal! Lol No experiencing rash or viral after chemo?
Appreciate, your response and glad you’re so positive and pushing on. Thanks again