Just want to talk I guess. I was diagnosed in July 2019 with Stage 3C High Serous. Here I am again going through chemo for the second time. Recurrence August 2020. First time - you've got this. Second time - stay positive - this can't be the end! I have just finished round 3 of chemotherapy. I am to have a CT scan before round 4. I am scared of what the scan may show.
Any reassuring stories out there?
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I truly believe if we have to be stuck with this disease, it's a good time to have it. So many trials opening up, so many new drugs being approved, and so many new approaches to treatment. We are truly living longer and better lives and it will continue to get better for us.
I do know the trepidation waiting for test results. Stay positive and let's hope the scan shows the chemo is being effective. Keep us posted on your progress and in the meantime, you now have a whole army of us rooting for your success. One you engage on this site, you're never alone.
- I will share my results when I get them Thanks again !
What scares you about the drug? Just the thought this might be the end? If that's the case I'm sure your oncologist can put that one to rest. Side effects? We all react differently but of the current PARP inhibitors it's the "mildest" and if there is anything that causes intolerable discomfort that can usually be managed with a change in dose.
I was on Olaparib for recurrence for two years...although on a unique trial looking to see if the drug could actually be a treatment and not just maintenance...and I still call it my two year miracle. It shrunk my recurrence and kept it stable, and me out of a new round of chemo, for that long...much longer than they expected. And now I'm back in chemo and responding well. Hopefully for the last time but if not, by the time I need treatment again goodness knows what new developments will be available.
Good luck to you and please keep us posted on your progress.