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OVdialogue – consider joining our team in the role of Peer Support Volunteer. 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).
DVT
Has anyone had a DVT since surgery or chemo….or parp inhibitors? I’ve just been diagnosed with one. I’ve also been told that cancer and cancer treatment can cause DVT’s.
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Hi @LUCY_BC Yes, Deep Vein Thrombosis (blood clot) is quite common during or post treatment, but usually a surprise when they call to say one has shown up on your scan, which I assume is the case with you. For me it was a clot in the lung that they believe broke off from a larger one in my leg. I was immediately put on an injectable blood thinner to break it up and then later on an oral blood thinner that I will take forever to keep new clots from forming. Any surgery can have this as a side effect. It's not limited to cancer. But generally you'll see risks of DVP listed for most of the drugs that are used to treat us as well. I was lucky. It was five years before I had the first, and only one. Most of my personal network had one much earlier on, so have been on blood thinners a lot longer than me.
One more med to remember to take has become just a minor inconvenience in the grand scheme. Injecting myself at the beginning (and process may be different in BC) wasn't fun but much easier than I had expected.
Hope hearing this is quite normal helps relieve any anxiety.
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@Fearless - Vol Mod thank you for your personal experience on this topic (and sorry for my delayed response). I’ve been injecting myself with blood thinners since mid April. I have notable bruising & hard lumps to deal with, but other than that my leg feels better.0
