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OVdialogue – consider joining our team in the role of Community Champion. Over a few hours each week, you would be part of a team that helps connect people, support conversations and are thought leaders for OVdialogue. This is your opportunity to give back to those who have/continue to support you through the tough times, share your unique experiences, and help celebrate successes. For more details of what this entails, please reach out to @Mfallis (mfallis@ovariancanada.org).
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• A personalized experience, just for you: your member homepage displays the content you engage with most, including a resource library where you can engage in discussions directly related to the content.
• Have conversations in real time: You can respond to notifications and personal messages from people in your community directly from your email inbox; plus it’s easier than ever to return to the platform.
• Stay up to date on the latest events: upcoming activities will be listed in an events calendar right here in the platform
During this time of transition, private messaging within the platform will be unavailable beginning January 22, and posting will be unavailable beginning January 27.
We look forward to seeing you in the refreshed platform!
Weekly Taxol w/Avastin
Does anyone have any experiences to share about this treatment? I'm interested to know what what quality of life were you able to enjoy while taking it and how long you were on this treatment program.
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Hi there - I had the carbo/taxol 3 weeks post op then Avastin was started during my final 3 rounds of chemo. The Avastin IVs continued for a total of 17 treatments (once every 3 weeks) which essentially was for a year - finished up in July 2020. Chemo came with it's 'usual' side effects, however during the 'good weeks' I golfed, went swimming and travelled. (mainly out west to visit family). All in all, my quality of life was pretty darn good. I must say, the side effects from the Avastin were manageable. Currently I believe they are gone. However, being on Letrozole by mouth has a few, minor, mostly annoying side effects which, so far are tolerable.
Hope this helps. Cheers, Webby0
