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I'm  a 72 yr old from Ontario  8 yrs ago I had an emergency surgery in Atlanta as a baseball size tumour on my ovary ruptured while horseback riding. Out of the bush and 3 hospitals later I had robotic surgery to remove all but my vagina. Back home 6 rounds of chemo st Southlake and I was clear. Until it reared its head. An incidental finding reveals a 2" mass in my psoas muscle touching the bone so not operable. Pathology says metastatic carcinoma but they can't agree on the type even at PMH.This started on Nov and now I begin my chemo in a week. Carb/ and pac combo plus maybe the red devil Caelyx. I'm reading horrid side effects like vomitting and runs. Has anyone had all 3?  I never vomitted first time I took chemo. Weight loss great but not this way. Have still to meet oncologist before starting. Any suggestions welcome. Does anyone have similar recurrence?  I'm ready to hear my best before date.  Any guesstimates welcome.  

I'm  a 72 yr old from Ontario  8 yrs ago I had an emergency surgery in Atlanta as a baseball size tumour on my ovary ruptured while horseback riding. Out of the bush and 3 hospitals later I had robotic surgery to remove all but my vagina. Back home 6 rounds of chemo st Southlake and I was clear. Until it reared its head. An incidental finding reveals a 2" mass in my psoas muscle touching the bone so not operable. Pathology says metastatic carcinoma but they can't agree on the type even at PMH.This started on Nov and now I begin my chemo in a week. Carb/ and pac combo plus maybe the red devil Caelyx. I'm reading horrid side effects like vomitting and runs. Has anyone had all 3?  I never vomitted first time I took chemo. Weight loss great but not this way. Have still to meet oncologist before starting. Any suggestions welcome. Does anyone have similar recurrence?  I'm ready to hear my best before date.  Any guesstimates welcome.  

@taylormade

Hi. So sorry to hear of your recurrence after 8 years.

I was diagnosed in 2019 and recurred 2 years after my first line of treatment. I have had 7 more treatments since, including 3 clinical trials. I am currently on a chemo holiday until my next CT in April because I had a partial response at the end of the last trial. 

I have been fortunate to have been able to maintain quality of life during my treatments - side effects were manageable. One of my treatments was Caelyx and Avastin and I did have a reaction to Caelyx - hand and foot syndrome. So, my advice to you would be to ask if there is anything they can do to try to avert that side effect. I have read that cold mitts and booties during infusion may help. I did have them during my infusions but they didn't work for me. They are actually freezing cold. I had to take my hands and feet out occasionally because of the discomfort of the cold. Other than that, I did get a lot of helpful advice on this site to deal with the hand/foot syndrome when I was going through it. 

Wishing you the best on your upcoming treatment. 

I'm  a 72 yr old from Ontario  8 yrs ago I had an emergency surgery in Atlanta as a baseball size tumour on my ovary ruptured while horseback riding. Out of the bush and 3 hospitals later I had robotic surgery to remove all but my vagina. Back home 6 rounds of chemo st Southlake and I was clear. Until it reared its head. An incidental finding reveals a 2" mass in my psoas muscle touching the bone so not operable. Pathology says metastatic carcinoma but they can't agree on the type even at PMH.This started on Nov and now I begin my chemo in a week. Carb/ and pac combo plus maybe the red devil Caelyx. I'm reading horrid side effects like vomitting and runs. Has anyone had all 3?  I never vomitted first time I took chemo. Weight loss great but not this way. Have still to meet oncologist before starting. Any suggestions welcome. Does anyone have similar recurrence?  I'm ready to hear my best before date.  Any guesstimates welcome.