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minnymom68

01/14/2020 at 11:33 AM

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Hello,

I was recently diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I will have to get surgery to have the affected areas removed and then possibly chemo.

My grandmother, great-aunt and my mother's sister all died from this and I'm terrified. I'm fortunate that it was caught early, but I'm so afraid that even after all the surgery and treatment, it's still going to come back.

How do I deal with this? What should I expect? Here I am sitting up after another sleepless night. I feel so lost and alone.

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Katie1985

11/04/2021 at 3:30 PM

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@Ovariansherrie @Stvsladee New to this too. It's all so overwhelming. Stay strong ladies!

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Ovariansherrie

11/06/2021 at 1:23 PM

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Katie when we're you diagnosed? R u ok?

Ovarian Cancer - Feeling lost https://www.carenity.us/forum/ovarian-cancer/living-with-ovarian-cancer/ovarian-cancer-im-feeling-lost-1465 2021-11-06 13:23:09

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DCline3dogs

02/18/2024 at 9:05 PM

I completely understand as I don’t have anyone to talk to also. I’m a widow & I live alone. My oldest son died in 2021 & my youngest son & his family live 3 hours. My father is dead & my mother has chronic back pain & is immobile. My younger sister lives with our mother & she is going through a divorce from her husband who abandoned her. My sister doesn’t visit me, help me, call me & rarely texts me. I have various cousins, a niece & nephew that are spread out in nearby states but are hours away from me. After I told my friends I had cancer, they quit contacting me. I have learned how to be my own care giver. It has been very difficult. I’ll admit I’ve been depressed, cried a lot, felt sorry for myself but I never gave up. I prayed & read my Bible everyday. Then I found cancer groups online like this one where I could share what I was going through & got empathetic responses. That really kept me going. I hope you find someone to talk to but I highly recommend the online cancer chat groups.

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