Ovarian Cancer

How do I manage lower back pain and weakness during cancer treatment?

Recently diagnosed 3 weeks ago. Starting treatment next week. I have recently started having excruciating pain in my lower back making it difficult to walk. My arms and legs feel like heavy sandbags. On tramadol & celebrex. Has anyone else experienced this and how did you manage these symptoms?

What are my cancer recurrence chances after 20 months cancer-free?

I’m 20 months cancer free. What are my chances of recurrence at this stage?

What alternatives to chemo exist for granulosa cell ovarian cancer?

I was diagnosed with granulosa cell ovarian cancer. Had 13 cm left tumor removed April 2025. Also ovaries and follicles removed. I am not on any chemo Bec couldn’t tolerate the taxol when I had breast cancer 26 years ago. I am being surveillanced. My present labs are cea 6.8 and inhibin b is 229.1. I am waiting for doc call next week. I have had three scans and mri that say can’t find anything. Might now need pet scan. I want to try ivermectin and fenbendazole but they say not standard of care. I am 75. I don’t know if there is anything out there I could take that is not chemo to kill these possible cancer cells. Doing much reading on things but my cancer is rare and seems not much being done on it. Anyone else have this cancer. It’s sex cord strongly type cancer and very slow growing. Never knew I had problem. Nothing bothered me.

Can ovarian cancer come back in stomach and bowel area?

I had ovarian cancer in 2022 with a complete hysterectomy and 6 cycles of carboplatin and taxill. I now have a tumor on my stomach and near my bowels with enlarged lymph nodes. No biopsy was done because the tumors can’t be reached. One is near a large vein and the other near my bowels. My CA-125 numbers are going up too. 6 cycles of chemo start this Wednesday with Avastin Has anyone had bad side affects from Avastin?

Can pneumonia after chemo be mistaken for lung cancer recurrence?

June 2022 I was diagnosed with stage 3b. Did my 6 chemo appts. Then last year I was diagnosed with pneumonia the antibiotics weren't strong enough...so I contact my healthcare facility and they saw me did a chest X-ray and said I have a possiblity of lung cancer. So they took me off antibiotics. Then they did a biopsy of my lungs. My cat level went up to 19 from a 5. Well then I went to my son's and they rushed me to the hospital and I found out that I had triple pneumonia. Fungal, bacterial and viral. I lost the use of one lungs. Now I go to a pulmonologist. Who says I only lost 10to 15%. How? Now I. Having a cat scan because of possible lung cancer Dr says I have 3 noggles on my chest bone. How can all of this be true. Yes I go to the same cancer center as diagnosis date.

How can I manage chronic pain after ovarian cancer treatment?

I need medicine for pain, and have multiple injuries from my neck to the lower back. In 2004-2005 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, and lost one ovary on June 27, 2012, at Whitesburg ARH or MCCC.

Has anyone found acupuncture helpful for neuropathy relief?

Has anyone received relief for neuropathy from acupuncture?

What is FR-alpha testing and how does it help ovarian cancer?

Discover why FR-alpha testing is transforming ovarian cancer treatment. Learn how targeted therapies like offer hope for resistant cases. https://outcomes4me.com/cancer-topic/ovarian-cancer-progression-recurrence/the-shift-in-ovarian-cancer-care-why-fr-alpha-is-the-new-target/

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The shift in ovarian cancer care: Why FR-alpha is the new target

Discover why FR-alpha testing is transforming ovarian cancer treatment. Learn how targeted therapies like offer hope for resistant cases.

Has anyone tried Elahere after Doxil stopped working for ovarian cancer?

Is anyone on Elahere . Doxil isn’t working tumors got larger and started on other lymph node’s. Started over 2years ago with stage 4 ovarian cancer, chemotherapy and surgery then more chemotherapy.

Has anyone tried Doxil chemo? How were the side effects and results?

I was on avastin for 6 months and it didn't work for me (did a PET scan and found evidence of cancer and my CA125 went from 21 to 65) So I'm starting chemo again - carbo and doxil Anyone else doing doxil or have done doxil? How bad were the side effects? Did it work for you?