A New Meaning for StrengthMy journey started many years ago, maybe 12-15 years. Back then I was told I had a floating mass not connected to anything. It was just floating around. Then I...reactions3comments
My Personal JourneyMy Ovarian Cancer was caught early because of a hard spot in my lower left abdomen. I went to my Gynecological Oncologist to tell him about it. He said that...reactions1comment
November-December 2024In November, as an out-patient, I underwent insertion of a ureteral stent that I will keep for 3 months when I will have a repeat procedure. I use two drugs...reactions1comment
October 2024: My Cancer Journey ContinuesI completed 8 rounds of radiation for ovarian cancer in April of 2023. It was a piece of cake versus chemotherapy, but it was not without complications. About a week...reactions5comments
Long Wait for DiagnosisMy story started 3 years prior to my diagnosis in 2006, when I was getting routine pap smears that were coming back with abnormal cells. My primary care physician couldn’t...reactions3comments
My Wife’s Ovarian Cancer DiagnosisIn October 2023, my wife started having fatigue symptoms. By January 2024, she was also having a foot problem. She was told she had plantar fasciitis and was given cortisone...reactions2comments
My Devastating DiagnosisHi All - In May 2022, I had ten days of the runs, and I thought it was a nasty bug. I wasn't getting better; my abdomen filled up with...reactions2comments
I SurvivedIn 1995 I was diagnosed with stage 3 ovarian cancer. I was treated in a military facility by a gynocology oncologist. I underwent surgery and 6 rounds of chemo (cysplain...reactions3comments
I Do Go Down the Rabbit Hole of FearI think I was terrified for the entire year after I was diagnosed - stage 3C. There was so much that needed to be done to me - urgently (and...reactions2comments
The Doctor Just Told Me I Was Going Through MenopauseMy story oh I was bleeding very heavily and went to the doctor. The doctor just told me I was going through menopause. I had to go to a wedding...reactions1comment
It Has Been So LongI am a survivor of 25 yrs. I was one-year post menopause and I started spotting. I knew that was not good news but not the usual symptoms. I had...reactions1comment
Trying To Stay PositiveMy battle began on August 1, 2020. Treatment went well from August until November. I was able to get surgery in December 2020 with the HiPEC procedure. By Feb 2021...reactions1comment
Surprising DayIn January of 2021, I was working out and started having a hard time catching my breath. My first thought was that I had COVID. I had just run 6...reactions1comment
2019: The Year My Ovarian Cancer Journey BeganI thought I was having another diverticulitis flare but a CT scan showed right ovarian cancer. I underwent a TAH (all reproductive organs removed). Staging showed 1C3 with positive cancer...reactions1comment
Living with Reoccurring Ovarian CancerI originally was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2019 and it came back in 2021. I’ve gone through surgery to remove a big tumor, total hysterectomy and chemo. Second time...reactions2comments
My StoryWhen I first started having symptoms, with my stomach hurting and bloating after I ate. I went through so many upper G.I.‘s and lower G.I.‘s. The doctor said they couldn’t...reactions1comment
Next Steps of TherapyFound out that a second round of 6 treatments didn't affect the size of the adnexal cyst or blood markers. Beginning another round of 3 then re-evaluate. Probably will have...reactions1comment
MotherI watched my mother be so stubborn that even when it looked like a fist was popping out of her stomach she refused to see a doctor. When she had...reactions1comment
Effects Of Ovarian Cancer On My LifeI never dreamed that this would happen to me. I was first diagnosed in Jan 2020 with stage 1C with suspicious mesothelioma cells found in the abdominal fluid. Was treated...reactions3comments
Fight for MatteoIsn’t it funny that when we are young, we think we have full control of our lives? My life has not turned out as I had planned; nonetheless, God did...reactions2comments