Any happy Survivor stories?

Melinda · New User Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 4

Hi All,

Does anyone here have any positive stories about ovarian cancer survivors? I was diagnosed stage 2 and am in treatment. I keep reading all the stories about recurrence and while I am trying to be positive, I get so scared sometimes. I need some good news.

Thanks
Melinda

brainman · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: Any happy Survivor stories?

Hi Melinda, I do not have a success story about Ovarian Cancer although I do have a survival story of my one. I will let others reply with their own Ovarian Cancer stories. I just want to say that you are not the only one. I now that a recurrence is very often on my mind as it is for most of us who do not put our heads in the sand. The truth is that although I have survived for nearly 17 years, there is always the chance (however small) that my cancer will recur... it already has once.
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Melinda · New User Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 4

Thanks.

I decided to be more proactive and have begun reading, Anticancer Diet: A New Way of Life. It begins with great stories of other people's triumph over their cancer despite statistics, so I felt better right away. I'm committed to doing whatever I can for myself to strengthen my body's resistance to these ill-mannered cells and am encouraged by this author's advice. He's become my friend :)

Thank you for your reply.
Melinda

rockstar · Posted: Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: Any happy Survivor stories?

Hi Melinda,

First of all, I'm am sorry you are on this forum, but i hope whatever insight we can give you will help ease your fears.

I too do not have an ovarian cancer survival story, although I have my own survival story through cervical cancer and have learned of many positive stories of survival.

And in the event of a possible recurrence, that does not mean a death sentence (the same way the original occurrence did not mean one either).

I know a woman who had cervical cancer when she was 12, and was left with one ovary, who went on to have 3 beautiful children (twin girls and a boy) by surrogate and is still living life to the fullest 27 years later.

And although cervical cancer is different from ovarian, perhaps that story will help you stay positive! Very Happy

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Melinda · New User Joined: 10 Sep 2009 Posts: 4

Thank you for your thoughts. I know there are positive stories from people who have challenged this beast and won, but those people are surely busy living every moment and not dinking on the computer :)

I did some research on my own and thanks to an earlier post in this forum, found Kathy Bates' story. She had stage I but it was attached to her colon so it was arguably stage 3. In any case, they treated her for stage 3 ovarian cancer. That was 5.5 years ago. Her story can be found by googling "Kathy Bates Ovarian Cancer".

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