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Hello all, It's an overcast day in Florida today (I'm not complaining it's still warm 🌞). We are headed back north in a ...
Hi @JJS I hope you've been able to get the referral to you to a gyne oncologist. If not, I found this information on the OCC ...
Hello all, I was on a Teal Tea yesterday and one of our Teal Sisters mentioned the term "phantom feelings" as it related ...
@Meinvan ❤️ ...
@Alwayslearning thanks for the idea. I think I need to write to my husband because I don't think he realizes how he held me ...
@LizR thank you 🙏🏻 ...
@Meinvan well done for having the personal courage to write that. I have no doubt it was very emotional however I love your ...
@ColleenNK I'm so happy to hear you have an amazing support system. One thing I learned early on is to "lean in". You may ...
I would like to take a moment to welcome some new members to OVdialogue. These are individuals who joined during November. ...
@meinvan What a beautiful and powerful way to connect to your experiences this last year. Taking the time to write things down ...
@Alwayslearning Well today is very frightful outside, dark and rainy. A perfect day to do nothing but stay at home. So ...
Hi, I am so fortunate to have an amazing support system. I do not know about anyone else but I struggle with what to say when ...
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@lbarr72 snow shoveling is exercise! I recall being very sweaty when I used to come back inside and shed the layers of ...
@Alwayslearning . Good morning. I'm 6 weeks in on olaparib and tapering off of fentanyl every two weeks. I have an ...
@LizR well done!! 🙌 ...
@LeslieA good job on your exercise accomplishments this week while still dealing with your sore Achilles tendon. But let's ...
@sherrygroenendyk I think you did great this week with 3x yoga and 85K walking so pat yourself on the back for that. I'm ...
Many people who have had chemotherapy continue to experience ongoing nerve pain in their hands or feet, such as burning, tingling, ...
@brendalee I'm gearing up for the snow and cold. This group is going to be great for keeping me accountable! I love the idea ...
Ripstix ! Now that sounds like fun ! I love to move to music ! Sent from my Galaxy
My activity schedule is quite varied lately. A big activity is snow shoveling!! By the time I do that, I don't want to go to ...
Thanks for checking in on us @alwayslearning! I had a good week. Three strength workouts and three Pilates classes and lots of ...
I had a physio appointment last Monday re: a sore Achilles tendon and he encouraged me to keep moving and exercising, adding in ...
I didn't do so well this week. I did hit 3 x yoga but did no weight training at all. It feels like side effects from the olaparib ...
Great idea AlwaysLearning of putting up a daily list. I am not accountable yet lol, but starting to try and incorporate more ...
Hi @GoldenDaisy I think you should celebrate what you did do. I'm about to return to the land of snow and cold so I know ...
My week was so-so. I am finding it hard to "schedule" all the things we should be doing. Moderate cardio, weights, mobility work ...
Hello Accountability Partners ...how was the past week? I hit my 4/7 days of cardio but only did the weights 3/7 days so I didn't ...
Hi @Tanja I tagged Gloho on a recent post regarding pleural effusions and she lent her voice/experience to that thread. ...
@Alwayslearning have we recently heard from @GloHo? @GloHo-how are you doing?
@Meinvan thank you!
@cmcc I'm so sorry to hear that you are having such reactions to these meds. As far as I know, I will be put on Letrozole as ...
@cmcc my apologies you were clear. I just mixed the two drugs up in my response. Lynparza is working for me thankfully (I'm 16 ...
@brendalee I was told at the outset that it was 2 years. I'm treated at PMH. The 'however' is that I think that's the standard. ...
Hi @Courtenay . Are you new to the forum? If yes welcome. You've found a save space for women to share, inspire and learn from ...
Sorry to hear the Lynparza isn't what you expected. Sorry I wasn't clear, I'm on Exemestane now. I agree, in my mind I think it's ...
@Meinvan love the photos. It looks so festive and how nice that the city lights it up each year. Glad to hear your ...
@cmcc thank you for sharing. I did a search on "hormone inhibitors for ovarian cancer" just to learn more. I hadn't seen ...
@Sfolk thank you for sharing more of your journey. My oncologist at PMH did the "remove everything we can" approach too ...
Hello, thanks for asking. I'm currently taking exemestane. I am experiencing joint pain and skin inflammation. It's only been ...
Hi @cmcc and thank you for sharing your story for @Sfolk . It is nice to find someone who has a diagnosis similar to your own. ...
I'm surprised they kept you on it that long. Isn't the end point 3 years? Is there a reason you were kept on that long? Are ...
@Alwayslearning , I like the idea of writing a year in review for everyone. I may try and do this just for myself, that " ...
@Sfolk . Omg, Christmas vacation is a must too, the sledding scene no matter how many times I have seen it I laugh till I cry ...
@Sfolk , just wanted to say welcome, glad you found this group, the woman are a great support and wealth of information. ...
I have not....but I will, thanks!
I've been on the med for over 8 yrs but concerned about secondary blood cancer. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. ...
@Sfolk I live in a rural area as well and agree that the silence that accompanies a snowfall can be nice (and calming). I'm with ...