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Happy November! For those of us in SW Ontario the weather has been amazing for this time of year. It certainly helps keep spirits ...

Yes I have a gyne oncologist. She is my doctor at the local hospital. And I met another gyne onc too at the larger hospital ...

Hello @orillia and thank you for your post and question regarding your surgical choices. Out of curiosity is the surgery at ...

Thank you for the warm welcome. I am learning a lot since I was steered towards Ovarian Cancer Canada thankfully. I was ...

Teal Sisters, please join me in welcoming recent new members to OVdialogue. I know we've heard stories from some of you ...

Hi all, Just a reminder if you haven't already registered, the last in the three part Survivorship Series from Ovarian ...

Hi @LizR well I am again sorry to hear this. Did they find it as part of your follow-up and then you headed to hospital or did ...

Hi Alwayslearning - great to be reconnected. My recurrence happened in early Oct. It showed up as a bowel obstruction. I was ...

I'm new. Diagnosed at the end of May this year with high grade serous Ovarian cancer, stage four because I had fluid outside my ...

I don't want to take an enormous amount or extra meds, just wondered what people are taking away from this book as working for ...

Hi! Thanks for sharing this. Fingers crossed for all of us that it's free and access is expedited. I am and have always been ...

Hi @LizR and thanks for sharing. A great clip and glad that this continues to get news coverage. I am sorry to hear you ...

I wanted to share a short clip I was a part of on Global News last week. They turned their focus from celebrating the agreement ...

Just wanted to say thank you for telling me about the GCT group on facebook. I found them and finding out so much. I was oblivious ...

@anissamoussi thank you for sharing your story and your journey. You've definitely travelled far in the last three years. As ...

Your story about your health journey is compelling @anissamoussi . I am sorry about your pain and suffering; that is a lot to ...

Hello - I followed Jane's book too. For a while I took all the supplements she suggested for the path for Ovarian cancer, but ...

@Fredbarnie I'm glad to see you were able to connect with some CCOC Teal Sisters. Your post and the responses from @TFA and ...

@Alwayslearning sure, 2023 I ended up being picked up by the ambulance as I was driving kids to school, pulled over with ...

Hello @BellaDonna1959 . Thanks for the welcome! I'm here because I couldn't find anyone on Facebook. To answer your ...

Hi @anissamoussi and welcome. Are you willing to share a bit more of your story? When were you first diagnosed and what was ...

Welcome! There are Facebook groups you will surely find support in. I am a member of some as I am always eager to learn. Do a ...

Hello, I'm looking to speak with someone who has declined surgery, chemo and radiation. Bonus points if you also declined ...

Thank you so much and wishing you all the best too. ❤️ ...

Hi Fredbarnie, My name is Barb and I was diagnosed with CCOC july 2024, after 6 cycles of chemo I was NED during aprox a year ...

Thank you for your reply. I had a level of CA 125 of 58 when I went in for a hysterectomy back in June of 2025. Then it went ...

Meant to say that I was diagnosed in April 2025 not April 2026 - apologies for the typo!

Hi @Fredbarnie , I was also diagnosed with clear cell ovarian cancer in April 2026 and have learned that it is a less common ...

Yes, a big sigh of relief in a way. I am now waiting to hear from the reproductive endocrinologist's office, as he will perform ...

Thank you, @LeslieA , for being willing to share your story at our session next week! If you want to find out more about next ...

Welcome to the November 2026 Teal Thursday chat! Our Teal Thursday conversations kick off on Thursdays at 1 p.m. Eastern ...

@MissERP I am so very glad to hear that your meeting went well. I know it was a frustrating and emotionally draining journey ...

@LeslieA I look forward to hearing your story!!!!

I appreciated reading the recap from the last Speaker Series webinar @mfallis_OCC and your contributions to the list @Alwayslearning. ...

@MissERP , I am glad that your meeting went well with your new gyne onc. Given the challenges of our illness, the last thing anyone ...

I met with my new gyne onc today, and it went well. He is nice, soft spoken, explained things to me, asked if I had any questions ...

Hello, I was wondering for those who have clear cell carcinoma what tests do you have done? I currently go every 3 months and ...

Thank you @mfallis_OCC for sharing this so quickly and for the additional summary of the session conversations. You've outlined ...

Hi everyone, Last week, Ovarian Cancer Canada hosted the first of three Speaker Series webinars focused on survivorship. Our ...

Hi all, Just a reminder if you haven't already registered, the second in the three part Survivorship Series from Ovarian Cancer ...

Hi Thanks for the info! Appreciate it.

@BellaDonna1959 I will certainly look to @mfallis_OCC for anything she may be able to add to this response however, I did a ...

This is a good step but this part: What happens now?  We turn our focus to making sure that ELAHERE is publicly covered ...

Hi Danielle, I'm also new to the group. I'm currently home from surgery for my 3rd recurrence of GCT. Unfortunately, I'm learning ...

Excellent news!!!!

Hello all, One of our Teal Sisters recently posted about how she has experienced some 'insensitive' comments and responses from ...

@LeslieA I forgot to say I'm so glad to hear your 'one month in' on the increased dosage of Olaparib is going well. Let's hope ...

@Prema22 so many of us resonate with your comments on how others respond. I've learned to recognize that their reactions often ...

@Alwayslearning Halloween in the city sounds fun! I don't have any plans this year yet, and well last year I was still in shock ...

@lbarr72 thank you for sharing the areas that resonated with you. I have many of the learnings you noted written down in my notes. ...