I’m an OC survivor too. Stage 4. It’s a horrible devastating disease. I had a fungating tumor. A very large one that grew out of my abdomen. Literally. At one point I had 6 months or less to live. My local gyn oncologists couldn’t treat me so I had to get to MD Anderson where they saved my life with radiation on 2 tumors I grew during frontline chemo. Avastin & chemo didn’t work at all. We tried a second regimen of chemo that also didn’t work. Like you, I had the ascites at diagnosis… 25 lbs of ascites… and my primary tumor weighed 15 lbs. and 18 cm. My prognosis was grim. Before diagnosis, I had little to no pain and I felt like I constantly had to pee. Like I couldn’t fully empty my bladder. Then my stomach grew & grew so much that I looked like I was 8 months pregnant. This was from the ascites. It made it very hard to breathe because of all the fluid. My feet, ankles & lower legs were full of fluid. If I tried to eat even a small amount, it felt like the skin on my stomach would rip open. I was so miserable. I’m now NED for just over 2 years and grateful for every day God gives me. I never got to have **even one** baby and my heart will always be broken over that. I’m sending you good wishes and lots of prayers. Stay strong, warrior. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@fifilafleur5555 I know they feeling that you are talking about when you were so full of fluid that it felt as if your skin was going to stretch apart and open. Not being able to eat and all of that. But when I felt like that my Drs said I had ilius. That is where parts of your intestine quit working. But with the ovarian cancer I didn't have that feeling but still had the fluid but when that pain it it was a completely different pain. What does NED mean? I my self after going through surgery to remove over an 8 pound mass off of my right overy and over a 4 pound mass over my left ovary and also they removed my appendix because the cancer was wrapped around it, I did 6 rounds of chemo to only find out that they think it might have moved to my lungs and this is after they told me they got everything and all the lymp node etc that they took out was neg so I was good. So I don't know how it could be in my lungs if they got everything then had me to do chemo to make sure it got all the little particles they couldnt see to only be waiting 4 months in fear of it coming back and knowing 100% and it being in my lungs. My I have to wait until Dec 6th until I'm able to find out. I'm happy that you are doing ok and I pray I will be doing ok. May God watch over you. 🙏💕🙏
I was just thinking I can't believe I forgot to tell about the bladder symptoms. I've always been able to go a long time without peeing. During that time my bladder symptoms were similar to bowel. I would rush to the bathroom thinking I was going to pee a gallon, then it would be just a trickle. It all makes sense in hindsight! The tumors are just putting pressure on everything in a very confined space. I stopped having those symptoms after the first chemo treatment. I'm so sorry this happened to you too, and I'm so sorry you didn't get to have children. I know we find other ways to love the next generation, but that pain can't go away. I often turn to Hannah's song in 1st Samuel 2: "The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn," is part of it.
I just hate to give a thumbs up when you are telling about your pain. But I'm proud of you for being able to talk about this and be proactive when treating. Hoping for the best outcome possible!
Thank you, Courtney. Prayers for continued good health and peace. I belong to the same club as you. My story as an OC patient began in 2016. I had vague symptoms, but it wasn't until I carried some heavy boxes from my car into the UPS store that I really started having pain. I made an appointment with my wonderful primary care doctor because I thought I had ruptured myself. After pressing around on my abdomen for a few minutes, she told me that she was going to schedule an ultrasound but never said what she suspected. The following morning, I had the ultrasound. My doctor called me within the hour, and said that it confirmed what she had thought. She told me that I had ovarian cancer and that she was referring me to an OB/GYN oncologist. I saw him 3 days later. He did another ultrasound and scheduled me for surgery. One week later I had an operation for a complete hysterectomy and removal of my ovaries and was told that I had Stage 3 cancer. After 6 radiation treatments and chemotherapy from June to September, it was over. I've gone from monthly appointments to appointments every 3 months, 6 months, and now yearly appointments. My doctor said in the beginning that they were going to give me the most caustic drugs they had. (taxol/carboplaten) When I heard the word, caustic, I immediately thought of poison. To prove how brutal those chemo drugs are, when the chemo nurses (whom I loved dearly for their love and support), started the pre-meds, they were dressed in their usual scrubs but when they came walking toward me with the "poison," they looked like they were dressed in hazmat suits. Every inch of their bodies was covered and protected. They cheered me on through the process when my tongue, fingernails and toenails turned black, when I was dehydrated and needed extra fluids, when I needed a transfusion, when I could eat nothing and lost 70 pounds. At the end of my treatments, a family member sat with me and the doctor to talk. When he asked if I was "cancer-free," the doctor honestly said that he would never tell a patient that they were cancer free. He said there are so many cells in the body that unless he checked each one, he couldn't say that there were no cancer cells present. I always keep that in mind. The same doctor also treated my friend from church for ovarian cancer. She had finished her treatments and was 5 years out when it came back. She passed away 3 years ago. When I talked with her before she died, she told me that she didn't want to scare me so she never told me that hers had returned. It was heartbreaking.
It’s terrifying. Stories like yours are what give me hope. I had the same treatment but I think maybe a different dose. I don’t think the carbo/taxol treatment has been around too long.
Thank you so much for sharing your story!! I've always wanted to hear from someone with ovarian cancer what their signs and symptoms were prior to being diagnosed and I haven't found anyone but you who detailed quite well what you went through! Your experience could save someone's life. My mom got it at 69 y.o and subsequently peacefully died at 70. The doctors didnt diagnose it as oavarian until it was basically too late. But i knew it was that when I saw that her CA 125 was like 51000! Anyway, she only had one chemo session then died 2 daya after. I was shocked as I was right by her side when she died - which I am thankful that she passed at home and I was there for her. I'm grateful that she didn't have to go through extensive pain of this cancer because I've heard other horrific stories of the pain people who had it went through and eventually died from it. Mummy never displayed any signs of agonozing pain, per se, but it was very uncomfortable for her. Her lungs were filled with fluid and she couldn't breathe properly which was the initial sign something was wrong along with a very bloated stomach. The doctors drained both but the fluid returned. She also was constipated and I remember she telling me that she wants to poop but nothing's coming out . After her 1st session of chemo she apparently hadn't urinated since then. I guess everything was blocked up by tumours if I go off your experience. I am not paranoid but I don't want to get ovarian cancer bc I know there's hardly any chance of survival at the last stage and people usually find out when it's too late. So I am always on the look out for these stories so that if I ever have any concerning symptoms I will look into it right away. It's very good that you journalled your health symptoms. I didn't hear you say, but what stage your cancer was at? I hope you continue to heal and the cancer does not return. Thank you!
Having your fallopian tubes removed greatly reduces your risk of ovarian cancer. It is thought that a high percentage of ovarian cancer starts in the tubes and spreads to the ovaries. And if you are really concerned, you could, of course, have your ovaries taken out as well.
Ovarian cancer symptoms can be subtle. That's why it's frequently not found until it's Stage IV. I'm sorry that you're going through all of this. I had breast cancer many years ago but it was found very early.
I have survived ovarian cancer in 07.. now I have abdominal wall cancer and there is no survival of this cancer. so yeah... Black couhash is a natural herb you can take instead of chemicals hormone therapy, that's what I took... It helps a lot.
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer the end of January of 2024. They got me right into surgery and got the masses out Feb 12th. The one on my right overy was over 8 pounds and the one on the left ovary was over 4.pounds. I also had the fluid surrounding everything but I don't know how much. But unfortunately even thought the Dr said he got it all and then I did the 6 rounds of chemo which about killed me because of the pain was awful. My entire body was in massive pain and it would last close to 10 days to 2 weeks. I was taking pain meds around the clock and waiting to be able to take the next one. But once I was done with chemo I weined myself off of one pain med and they were upset with me. So I had to start taking it again. But now I am hurting bad again but it's not the same pain that I had during chemo it is the pain that I had for quite a few years that I kept telling my family Dr about and she would never due anything about it except now it way worse. I hurt all over and it is constant. Even with taking the meds I am in pain. I think the chemo did something to my shoulders and arms and hands because they hurt so bad. And now they think the cancer has moved to my lungs and are making me wait 4 months to see if the spots grow so I have to wait until Dec 6th to find out. This is very scary and I dont understand why it would have spread because they said they got it all and all of the lymph nodes and all of the places they took samples from was all negative. So I don't understand and I pray it's just from being where I grew up in Ohio. Right now I dealing with this pain and it is awful and my stomach is not feeling good and is cramping. I'm praying that it is from taking some laxatives 2 nights ago and from takin the pain meds it just has me backed up. But is just what I am telling myself. If it continues until tomorrow I am going to have to call either my family Dr or my cancer Dr and see what they want me to do. I'm am so happy that you have a great out come. I just pray that I do too. 🙏💕🙏
The ordering physician was an orthopedic surgeon. He should have showed immediate concern and referred me, but it was not his specialty. He was thinking about my joint and nothing else. I had to tell him I probably had cancer in my follow up appointment. Got the CA-125 results (over 4,000) and started crying while I was meeting with him. Thankfully I was able to read and generally understand my own chart and take matters into my own hands. Even still, it’s a matter of finding the right specialist, and I didn’t realize at the time how urgent the matter was. The GP I was able to see at first was a family practice resident. None of us was thinking gynecologic and ran all sorts of tests. The video was edited, but I was able to be seen quickly by a gastroenterologist’s NP at the same time. They were thinking GI, of course, and ordered an ultrasound because insurance wouldn’t approve a CT. The imaging was covered by the GI doctors office so the resident didn’t get involved in ordering anything. The radiologist’s report that recommended I get a CT (I think I misspoke on the video) was the only thing that made me push hard for proper imaging. My doctor that I called later and who had me seen quickly said that I probably had a low volume of ascites and that could have been caused by other issues, but no one ever really knew how much I had. It was a little odd, but I don’t think I was one of those cases where I had so much swelling I looked pregnant. It was all being investigated, just not quickly. My doctor pushing for a quicker CT (and fighting insurance) moved my treatment timeline up by at least a month. And I should add that if anything had gone differently, it could have gone a lot longer and I could have found myself dead in an ER. The joint imaging was what made me concerned. If I didn’t have that, I would have been pleased with my weight loss, not calling the doctor begging him to see me tomorrow. And it was the weight loss that caused them to push the timeline up.
@@cmhardy3 that’s crazy! Because I am a dietitian and I know ascitis when I see it, and I know is not good news :( than you for taking the time to write this ❤️ I hope you are doing amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️
I appreciate your very thoughtful video and demeanor. Thank you. I’m so glad that you had such a good response to chemo. I hope you’re well from now on. I especially love what you said at the end.
My 62 year old sister didn’t know she had a problem until one morning in bed, she was rubbing her tummy and felt lumpy, bumpy internal bumps. She asked her hubby if her thought that was odd. She had a huge surgery within days and it was cancer.
I absolutely love your point of view on suffering. You are a beautiful spirit. Prayers you stay healthy and do not get breast cancer or any other form. Hugs!!
Thank you so much for sharing your inspiring story & perfect advice for all who are feeling challenged w/ these symptoms. May God bless & your family. I hope you can stay strong, healthy & cancer free for the remainder of your blessed life! 🤣🙏🙏☀️💞
A lot of us avoid going to the doctor because it's hassling, complex at times and expensive. To avoid all this we become dismissive, although we know something is wrong.
So true. I finally dragged myself to doctors today…and tbf it was a lot easier to do than it was in my head! And now waiting for ca125 blood test so fingers crossed…
I had reactive bone marrow on a pet scan but it wasn't investigated. Can anyone tell me what the protocol is for reactive bone marrow. Should it have been biopsied? I'm in pain everyday. ty.
@ThePatientStory unfortunately I live in the Netherlands and showing up to the emergency room is not allowed you go through hoops. They are very incompetent over here. Quite a few expats have died because of their negligence including a well known one about Adrienne Cullen.I've been trying to get answers for the last 3 years. They find things but never look further into it and it's frustrating. They've found hotspots, lesions and tumors in my breast, liver, lower right side in the adexnal area, Bauhin's valve, throat, lung,and reactive bone marrow plus abnormal blood tests microalbumine, high creatinine, albumin, thrombocytes, lymphocytes,crp, leukocytes,etc. I just got denied for a second opinion from a university hospital for the 3rd time.
You are wearing a cross necklace… just wanted to say the Lord is with us in our suffering and when we draw closer to Him in our suffering that is so comforting.
This was so real, so true to how I think most of us feel, i.e. “it’s not that serious, these symptoms will go away.”
agreed!
I’m an OC survivor too. Stage 4. It’s a horrible devastating disease. I had a fungating tumor. A very large one that grew out of my abdomen. Literally. At one point I had 6 months or less to live. My local gyn oncologists couldn’t treat me so I had to get to MD Anderson where they saved my life with radiation on 2 tumors I grew during frontline chemo. Avastin & chemo didn’t work at all. We tried a second regimen of chemo that also didn’t work. Like you, I had the ascites at diagnosis… 25 lbs of ascites… and my primary tumor weighed 15 lbs. and 18 cm. My prognosis was grim. Before diagnosis, I had little to no pain and I felt like I constantly had to pee. Like I couldn’t fully empty my bladder. Then my stomach grew & grew so much that I looked like I was 8 months pregnant. This was from the ascites. It made it very hard to breathe because of all the fluid. My feet, ankles & lower legs were full of fluid. If I tried to eat even a small amount, it felt like the skin on my stomach would rip open. I was so miserable. I’m now NED for just over 2 years and grateful for every day God gives me. I never got to have **even one** baby and my heart will always be broken over that. I’m sending you good wishes and lots of prayers. Stay strong, warrior. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank God you survived. Thanks for sharing.💜
Praying for you. You are not alone. ✝️💗❤️
@@fifilafleur5555 I know they feeling that you are talking about when you were so full of fluid that it felt as if your skin was going to stretch apart and open. Not being able to eat and all of that. But when I felt like that my Drs said I had ilius. That is where parts of your intestine quit working.
But with the ovarian cancer I didn't have that feeling but still had the fluid but when that pain it it was a completely different pain.
What does NED mean?
I my self after going through surgery to remove over an 8 pound mass off of my right overy and over a 4 pound mass over my left ovary and also they removed my appendix because the cancer was wrapped around it, I did 6 rounds of chemo to only find out that they think it might have moved to my lungs and this is after they told me they got everything and all the lymp node etc that they took out was neg so I was good.
So I don't know how it could be in my lungs if they got everything then had me to do chemo to make sure it got all the little particles they couldnt see to only be waiting 4 months in fear of it coming back and knowing 100% and it being in my lungs. My I have to wait until Dec 6th until I'm able to find out.
I'm happy that you are doing ok and I pray I will be doing ok.
May God watch over you. 🙏💕🙏
I was just thinking I can't believe I forgot to tell about the bladder symptoms. I've always been able to go a long time without peeing. During that time my bladder symptoms were similar to bowel. I would rush to the bathroom thinking I was going to pee a gallon, then it would be just a trickle. It all makes sense in hindsight! The tumors are just putting pressure on everything in a very confined space. I stopped having those symptoms after the first chemo treatment. I'm so sorry this happened to you too, and I'm so sorry you didn't get to have children. I know we find other ways to love the next generation, but that pain can't go away. I often turn to Hannah's song in 1st Samuel 2: "The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn," is part of it.
so glad you are here to share your story with others!
Praying for all who are suffering w/ these health challenges & pain! 🙏🙏❤
thank you for wathcing!
I just hate to give a thumbs up when you are telling about your pain.
But I'm proud of you for being able to talk about this and be proactive when treating. Hoping for the best outcome possible!
thank you for watching her story!
Thank you, Courtney. Prayers for continued good health and peace. I belong to the same club as you.
My story as an OC patient began in 2016. I had vague symptoms, but it wasn't until I carried some heavy boxes from my car into the UPS store that I really started having pain. I made an appointment with my wonderful primary care doctor because I thought I had ruptured myself. After pressing around on my abdomen for a few minutes, she told me that she was going to schedule an ultrasound but never said what she suspected. The following morning, I had the ultrasound. My doctor called me within the hour, and said that it confirmed what she had thought. She told me that I had ovarian cancer and that she was referring me to an OB/GYN oncologist. I saw him 3 days later. He did another ultrasound and scheduled me for surgery. One week later I had an operation for a complete hysterectomy and removal of my ovaries and was told that I had Stage 3 cancer. After 6 radiation treatments and chemotherapy from June to September, it was over. I've gone from monthly appointments to appointments every 3 months, 6 months, and now yearly appointments.
My doctor said in the beginning that they were going to give me the most caustic drugs they had. (taxol/carboplaten) When I heard the word, caustic, I immediately thought of poison.
To prove how brutal those chemo drugs are, when the chemo nurses (whom I loved dearly for their love and support), started the pre-meds, they were dressed in their usual scrubs but when they came walking toward me with the "poison," they looked like they were dressed in hazmat suits. Every inch of their bodies was covered and protected. They cheered me on through the process when my tongue, fingernails and toenails turned black, when I was dehydrated and needed extra fluids, when I needed a transfusion, when I could eat nothing and lost 70 pounds.
At the end of my treatments, a family member sat with me and the doctor to talk. When he asked if I was "cancer-free," the doctor honestly said that he would never tell a patient that they were cancer free. He said there are so many cells in the body that unless he checked each one, he couldn't say that there were no cancer cells present. I always keep that in mind. The same doctor also treated my friend from church for ovarian cancer. She had finished her treatments and was 5 years out when it came back. She passed away 3 years ago. When I talked with her before she died, she told me that she didn't want to scare me so she never told me that hers had returned. It was heartbreaking.
so glad you are here today to share your story with others and give them hope!
It’s terrifying. Stories like yours are what give me hope. I had the same treatment but I think maybe a different dose. I don’t think the carbo/taxol treatment has been around too long.
Thank you so much for sharing your story!! I've always wanted to hear from someone with ovarian cancer what their signs and symptoms were prior to being diagnosed and I haven't found anyone but you who detailed quite well what you went through! Your experience could save someone's life.
My mom got it at 69 y.o and subsequently peacefully died at 70. The doctors didnt diagnose it as oavarian until it was basically too late. But i knew it was that when I saw that her CA 125 was like 51000! Anyway, she only had one chemo session then died 2 daya after. I was shocked as I was right by her side when she died - which I am thankful that she passed at home and I was there for her. I'm grateful that she didn't have to go through extensive pain of this cancer because I've heard other horrific stories of the pain people who had it went through and eventually died from it. Mummy never displayed any signs of agonozing pain, per se, but it was very uncomfortable for her. Her lungs were filled with fluid and she couldn't breathe properly which was the initial sign something was wrong along with a very bloated stomach. The doctors drained both but the fluid returned. She also was constipated and I remember she telling me that she wants to poop but nothing's coming out . After her 1st session of chemo she apparently hadn't urinated since then. I guess everything was blocked up by tumours if I go off your experience.
I am not paranoid but I don't want to get ovarian cancer bc I know there's hardly any chance of survival at the last stage and people usually find out when it's too late. So I am always on the look out for these stories so that if I ever have any concerning symptoms I will look into it right away.
It's very good that you journalled your health symptoms.
I didn't hear you say, but what stage your cancer was at?
I hope you continue to heal and the cancer does not return. Thank you!
so sorry to hear of your mother's passing :(
@@ThePatientStory Thanks. It was 14 years ago. She's in a better place now.
Having your fallopian tubes removed greatly reduces your risk of ovarian cancer. It is thought that a high percentage of ovarian cancer starts in the tubes and spreads to the ovaries. And if you are really concerned, you could, of course, have your ovaries taken out as well.
@@happycamper782 thanks for the advice.
You have such a sweet, genuine personality. I pray you experience miraculous healing ❤️
yes she does!
Ovarian cancer symptoms can be subtle. That's why it's frequently not found until it's Stage IV. I'm sorry that you're going through all of this. I had breast cancer many years ago but it was found very early.
I have survived ovarian cancer in 07.. now I have abdominal wall cancer and there is no survival of this cancer. so yeah... Black couhash is a natural herb you can take instead of chemicals hormone therapy, that's what I took... It helps a lot.
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer the end of January of 2024. They got me right into surgery and got the masses out Feb 12th. The one on my right overy was over 8 pounds and the one on the left ovary was over 4.pounds. I also had the fluid surrounding everything but I don't know how much.
But unfortunately even thought the Dr said he got it all and then I did the 6 rounds of chemo which about killed me because of the pain was awful. My entire body was in massive pain and it would last close to 10 days to 2 weeks.
I was taking pain meds around the clock and waiting to be able to take the next one. But once I was done with chemo I weined myself off of one pain med and they were upset with me. So I had to start taking it again. But now I am hurting bad again but it's not the same pain that I had during chemo it is the pain that I had for quite a few years that I kept telling my family Dr about and she would never due anything about it except now it way worse. I hurt all over and it is constant. Even with taking the meds I am in pain.
I think the chemo did something to my shoulders and arms and hands because they hurt so bad.
And now they think the cancer has moved to my lungs and are making me wait 4 months to see if the spots grow so I have to wait until Dec 6th to find out. This is very scary and I dont understand why it would have spread because they said they got it all and all of the lymph nodes and all of the places they took samples from was all negative. So I don't understand and I pray it's just from being where I grew up in Ohio.
Right now I dealing with this pain and it is awful and my stomach is not feeling good and is cramping. I'm praying that it is from taking some laxatives 2 nights ago and from takin the pain meds it just has me backed up.
But is just what I am telling myself. If it continues until tomorrow I am going to have to call either my family Dr or my cancer Dr and see what they want me to do.
I'm am so happy that you have a great out come.
I just pray that I do too. 🙏💕🙏
All the best to you ❤
@@joeyk5 thank you 🙏💕🙏
we hope you get the answers and treatment you need!
@@ThePatientStory Thank you🙏💕🙏
@@ThePatientStory Thank you 🙏💕🙏
That’s unbelievable that they saw ascitis and didn’t immediately investigate!
The ordering physician was an orthopedic surgeon. He should have showed immediate concern and referred me, but it was not his specialty. He was thinking about my joint and nothing else. I had to tell him I probably had cancer in my follow up appointment. Got the CA-125 results (over 4,000) and started crying while I was meeting with him.
Thankfully I was able to read and generally understand my own chart and take matters into my own hands. Even still, it’s a matter of finding the right specialist, and I didn’t realize at the time how urgent the matter was. The GP I was able to see at first was a family practice resident. None of us was thinking gynecologic and ran all sorts of tests. The video was edited, but I was able to be seen quickly by a gastroenterologist’s NP at the same time. They were thinking GI, of course, and ordered an ultrasound because insurance wouldn’t approve a CT. The imaging was covered by the GI doctors office so the resident didn’t get involved in ordering anything. The radiologist’s report that recommended I get a CT (I think I misspoke on the video) was the only thing that made me push hard for proper imaging.
My doctor that I called later and who had me seen quickly said that I probably had a low volume of ascites and that could have been caused by other issues, but no one ever really knew how much I had. It was a little odd, but I don’t think I was one of those cases where I had so much swelling I looked pregnant.
It was all being investigated, just not quickly. My doctor pushing for a quicker CT (and fighting insurance) moved my treatment timeline up by at least a month. And I should add that if anything had gone differently, it could have gone a lot longer and I could have found myself dead in an ER. The joint imaging was what made me concerned. If I didn’t have that, I would have been pleased with my weight loss, not calling the doctor begging him to see me tomorrow. And it was the weight loss that caused them to push the timeline up.
@@cmhardy3 that’s crazy! Because I am a dietitian and I know ascitis when I see it, and I know is not good news :( than you for taking the time to write this ❤️ I hope you are doing amazing ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sending love, prayers, strength, courage and hope to all of my OC sisters.
Thank you for sharing your story! I wish you continued health and wellness!
I appreciate your very thoughtful video and demeanor. Thank you. I’m so glad that you had such a good response to chemo. I hope you’re well from now on. I especially love what you said at the end.
God Bless you and prayers for a complete recovery ❤
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My 62 year old sister didn’t know she had a problem until one morning in bed, she was rubbing her tummy and felt lumpy, bumpy internal bumps. She asked her hubby if her thought that was odd. She had a huge surgery within days and it was cancer.
@thatGirl-ku5dq What type of cancer was it your sister had?
I absolutely love your point of view on suffering. You are a beautiful spirit. Prayers you stay healthy and do not get breast cancer or any other form. Hugs!!
Thank you for sharing your personal story n journey. I am sure you are helping loads of women.
thank you for sharing. Im supporting my mom through st four OC.
Thank you so much for sharing your inspiring story & perfect advice for all who are feeling challenged w/ these symptoms. May God bless & your family. I hope you can stay strong, healthy & cancer free for the remainder of your blessed life! 🤣🙏🙏☀️💞
Sorry for the error on entering the first laughing emoji (my finger must have got clumsy again)! 🙏
thank you for the kind comment!
I pray for u , thank you for sharing your story❤
A lot of us avoid going to the doctor because it's hassling, complex at times and expensive. To avoid all this we become dismissive, although we know something is wrong.
that is the sad the truth for many
So true. I finally dragged myself to doctors today…and tbf it was a lot easier to do than it was in my head! And now waiting for ca125 blood test so fingers crossed…
Courtney, I hope you stay well. You have a beautiful family who must have inspired you to deal with the chemo. Good luck to you.
Yes. I did it for them. Thank you ❤.
thank you for the kind comment!
Brave, Brave, Brave!
God bless you ❤
Sending and saying prayers sweetie for a full recovery ❤❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
thank you for sending her well wishes!
I'm glad you r doing good
thank you for listening to her story!
I’m praying for you
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I feel the same way with the bathroom habits .
❤hugs 🙏👍
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I had reactive bone marrow on a pet scan but it wasn't investigated. Can anyone tell me what the protocol is for reactive bone marrow. Should it have been biopsied? I'm in pain everyday. ty.
contact your primary if you have questions or concerns. if you don't get answers you're comfortable with then you should definitely go back to the ER.
@ThePatientStory unfortunately I live in the Netherlands and showing up to the emergency room is not allowed you go through hoops. They are very incompetent over here. Quite a few expats have died because of their negligence including a well known one about Adrienne Cullen.I've been trying to get answers for the last 3 years. They find things but never look further into it and it's frustrating. They've found hotspots, lesions and tumors in my breast, liver, lower right side in the adexnal area, Bauhin's valve, throat, lung,and reactive bone marrow plus abnormal blood tests microalbumine, high creatinine, albumin, thrombocytes, lymphocytes,crp, leukocytes,etc. I just got denied for a second opinion from a university hospital for the 3rd time.
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You are wearing a cross necklace… just wanted to say the Lord is with us in our suffering and when we draw closer to Him in our suffering that is so comforting.
Ovarian cancer