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Name:
Tanya (tanya)

Member Since:
October 31, 2006

Location:
Portland, Maine

Birthday:
April 7, 1975

Medical Term for the Type of Cancer:
Right Ovary: Atypical proliferative (borderline) serous tumor with multiple foci of invasive low grade serous carcinoma. Left Ovary: Same thing, just micro-invasive.

Diagnosis Date:
September 2006

Stage of Cancer:
Stage 1

Tumor Size:
07

Grade of Tumor:
Grade 1

Lymph Node Involvement:
No

Chemotherapy:
Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel)

Profile:
Cancer Survivor

What I Hate Most About Cancer:
Waiting for test results!!

Cancer Symptoms:

None really, maybe a little bloating and abdominal pain. This is the scary thing about ovarian cancer; few women have any symptoms at all.

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects:

I’ve had 3 surgeries total. The 1st was laproscopic when they discovered I didn’t have endometriosis, what they originally thought I had. That’s when they discovered that the 2 huge tumors were either cancerous or pre-cancerous. On the 2nd surgery they removed the 2 tumors and managed to save my ovaries, but the patholgy sent to Johns Hopkins came back showing a 6 mm invasive carcinoma in my right ovary, and the left ovary had a micro-invasive tumor. On January 29th, 2007, I had a total ovarian hysterectomy.

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Paclitaxel(Taxol)/Carboplatin(Paraplatin) combination, intravenous, 4 treatments total, 3 weeks apart. My first treatment was Oct. 17th. The side effects weren’t been too horrible. Days 3-6 I felt really bad, but I never vomited! I just felt VERY weak, and VERY sick. I was so pale I scared myself in the mirror, and sometimes I felt so bad I couldn’t even talk. I had HORRIBLE constipation like never before, and I still have heartburn, which I never got before.

Hormone Therapy Description, Dates & Side Effects:

Bio-identical HRT in the form of transdermal creams: includes Bi-estrogen, Progesterone, and Testosterone…started March 2007.

No side effects to speak of so far! I highly recommend seeing a HRT specialist to look into bio-identical HRT. After reading “What your doctor may not tell you about menopause” I refuse to go on the “conventional” synthetic hormones most doctors prescribe.

Tanya's Cancer Blog

June 27, 2007

Wow... Views: 1063

I just noticed that my blog is listed as the most discussed web blog. I’m humbled! And it’s been sooo long since I’ve written.

Life is becoming a bit normal, I guess. I will finally have health insurance thanks to the … More…

Posted on June 27, 2007 at 6:32:42 AM by Tanya ( Link to this post.

Wow...,

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April 24, 2007

"Health insurance hell" stories? Views: 599

Just wondering…I know a lot of you out there have also been affected by health “insurance” companies and the issues that arise during cancer treatment. I’m interested in hearing anyone else’s horror stories, especially about insurance policies being canceled, etc.

I’m … More…

Posted on April 24, 2007 at 4:38:41 PM by Tanya ( Link to this post.

"Health insurance hell" stories?, Post a comment.

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April 13, 2007

Run/Walk (crawl) For a Cure! Views: 429

I was just looking through the community calendar here, and I came across the revlon run/walk for a cure. And I signed up.

So, I’m going to NYC on May 5th to participate!

Here’s a link to my fund raising website:

https://www.revlonrunwalk.com/ny/secure/MyWebPage.cfm?pID=367134

My … More…

Posted on April 13, 2007 at 9:18:56 AM by Tanya ( Link to this post.

Run/Walk (crawl) For a Cure!, Post a comment.

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