Stories

In 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...

I 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...

My 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...

I 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...

My 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...

In 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...

I 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...

I 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...

When 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...

Found 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...

I 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...

I 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...

Isn’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...

At AdvancedOvarianCancer.net, we believe that we are stronger together than we are alone. Living with or caring for someone with advanced ovarian cancer can be a challenge, but the more...