Guest guest Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 --- On Mon, 3/30/09, mardee carraher <mardeecarraher wrote: > mardee carraher <mardeecarraher > Fw: SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > " Clare Bergson " <cbergson, " Bill & Penny Brush " <brush, " Sandy Burnett " <skbpoet, " Sharada carmen " <sharadacarmen, " Fred Carraher " <fwcarraher, deboli_5, " Joel & Annette Fruehan " <afredhan, " Mary Goldsmith " <leprie, " Karen Hajian " <karine.hajian, " L Huber " <luhub, " M Irvin " <mic_irv_63, " Shirley Johns " <sjons04, " Grace Lew " <lew_grace, " aztecgrp.com " <rick, " Pat Mcauley " <pmcauley0501, " jennifer mohl " <mjenniferm, " JIM OUTWATER " <joutwater, " Rodney A Piotraschke " <rpiotraschke02, " Ruby Rettinger " <tigger6949, " Christa Robinson " <christarush, " Sherry Rogers " <sherryrogers22, " Kent & Shelley Seitz " <Knsseitz, " Yvonne Troutman " <yvonnetr, " Herry & Marga Turner " <margaharry, " Jim & janet Wagoner " <jjdwagoner > Monday, March 30, 2009, 12:09 AM > --- On Sun, 3/29/09, marilyn brennan > <brennanmarilyn wrote: > > marilyn brennan <brennanmarilyn > Fw: SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > " Mardee Carraher " > <mardeecarraher > Sunday, March 29, 2009, 6:01 PM > > > > > > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > Elizabeth Paul <nanalizpaul > ELAINE AND KARL MOELLMER > <karlelaine; ROBIN VAN ALLEN > <skinnybabe4; SANDI CRAIG ALLEN > <Sandicraigallen; SHARON AINSWORTH > <sains; Barbara Compher > <barbcomph; " Julie, ETAL > Breazeale " <countrybumpkin73; MARILYN > BRENNAN <Brennanmarilyn; Nichole Blake > <heikel101; Carol Waugh > <carolwaugh; CONCHITA ENCINAS HANSEN > <cencinashansen; delores coelho > <rymakjccdmc; MARISA/TOMMY COON > <mpcoon; Teri Carter > <terbear287; DIANE WILSON > <dwilsonworld; Elise Kindelan > <ekindelan; Frazy; JOHN & FLO > PAUL <floretta.paul; GINNY PENDERGRASS > <ginnyP; Kathryn Gardner > <kathrynkreyenbuhl; Heather PAUL > <SexyHP_5; JODY HENDERSON > <mountainmama4321; judyron70; > KAYE WALKER <jetpowered; > MarlenesWildRose; MERLEEN OKEEFE > <mokuoke; MISSY > <missymcoelho; PAULA PLUM > <RLPPSP; PRISCILLA PAUL > <pgpaul1 > Friday, March 27, 2009 9:09:54 AM > Fw: SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > ----- Forwarded Message ---- > V P <alpineswede > Beverley Todaro <humbleacre; Heather > McDowell <heatom1; Kris Itokazu > <kazuclan; Liz Paul > <nanalizpaul; Lynn Holland > <lyholland; Melinda Forrest > <melindaf > Friday, March 27, 2009 8:04:50 AM > FW: SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > > > > #yiv406486947 .hmmessage P > { > margin:0px;padding:0px;} > #yiv406486947 { > font-size:10pt;font-family:Verdana;} > > > > > > Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:50:47 -0700 > paulnieland > gwenfisher > Fwd: SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER --Forwarded Message Attachment-- > Fwd: SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:51:48 -0400 > commish123123123 > To: > > Bert and all, Thanks so much for snding this. I lost a > dear friend to ovarian cancer about 15 years ago and the > doctors kept putting heroff to early menopause, hysterics, > irritable bowel etc. Finally , her husband took her to > " National Institute of Health and told them to enter > her in a test group for ovarian cancer. He had done much > research and said no other doctor's would listen. Sure > enough it was ovarian cancer and too late for her. > Everybody, please read and heed. > Thanks > Mary Beth > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > > > > > Please forward to all the women you know!! > And men, so they can help with this issue. > SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > (Even In The Absence Of Ovaries) > An Eye-Opener On Ovarian Cancer > THIS IS A MUST TO READ TO THE END > > > > > > I hope you all take the time to read this and pass it on to > all you can. Send this to the women in your life that you > care about. > > > > > > Years ago, Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer. Her > symptoms were inconclusive, and she was treated for > everything under the sun until it was too late. This blood > test finally identified her illness but alas, too late. She > wrote a book to heighten awareness. Gene Wilder is her > widower. > Kathy's Story: this is the story of Kathy West > > > > > > As all of you know, I have Primary Peritoneal Cancer. This > cancer has only recently been identified as its OWN type of > cancer, but it is essentially Ovarian Cancer. > > > > > > Both types of cancer are diagnosed in the same way, with > the 'tumor marker' CA-125 BLOOD TEST, and they are > treated in the same way - surgery to remove the primary > tumor and then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin. > > > > > > Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from > the same fate . That is why I am sending this message to you > and hope you will print it and give it or send it via E-mail > to everybody you know. > > > > > > One thing I have learned is that each of us must take TOTAL > responsibility for our own health care. I thought I had done > that because I always had an annual physical and PAP smear, > did a monthly Self-Breast Exam, went to the dentist at least > twice a year, etc. I even insisted on a sigmoidoscopy and a > bone density test last year. When I had a total hysterectomy > in 1993, I thought that I did not have to worry about > getting any of the female reproductive organ cancers. > > > > > > LITTLE DID I KNOW. I don't have ovaries (and they were > HEALTHY when they were removed), but I have what is > essentially ovarian cancer. Strange, isn't it? > > > > > > These are just SOME of the things our Doctors never tell > us: ONE out of every 55 women will get OVARIAN or PRIMARY > PERITONEAL CANCER. > > > > > > The 'CLASSIC' symptoms are an ABDOMEN that rather > SUDDENLY ENLARGES and CONSTIPATION and/or DIARRHEA . > > > > > > > > > > > > I had these classic symptoms and went to the doctor. > Because these symptoms seemed to be 'abdominal', I > went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests that were > designed to determine whether there was a bacteria > infection; these tests were negative, and I was diagnosed > with 'Irritable Bowel Syndrome' I guess I would have > accepted this diagnosis had it not been for my enlarged > abdomen. I swear to you, it looked like I was 4-5 months > pregnant! I therefore insisted on more tests > > > > > > They took an X-ray of my abdomen; it was negative. I was > again assured that I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome and was > encouraged to go on my scheduled month-long trip to Europe . > I couldn't wear any of my slacks or shorts because I > couldn't get them buttoned, and I KNEW something was > radically wrong. I INSISTED on more tests, and they > reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan (just to shut me up, > I think). This is what I mean by 'taking charge of our > own health care.' > > > > > > The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my abdomen (NOT > normal). Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip and have > FIVE POUNDS of fluid drawn off at the hospital (not a > pleasant experience I assure you), but NOTHING compared to > what was ahead of me. > > > > > > Tests revealed cancer cells in the fluid. Finally, finally, > finally, the doctor ran a CA-125 blood test, and I was > properly diagnosed. > > > > > > I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN CANCER, AND YET THIS > SIMPLE CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME, not as > part of my annual physical exam and not when I was > symptomatic. This is an inexpensive and simple blood test! > > > > > > PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FEMALE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES > TO INSIST ON A CA-125 BLOOD TEST EVERY YEAR AS PART OF THEIR > ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS. > > > > > > Be fore warned that their doctors might try to talk them > out of it, saying, 'IT ISN'T NECESSARY.' Believe > me, had I known then what I know now, we would have caught > my cancer much earlier (before it was a stage 3 cancer). > Insist on the CA-125 BLOOD TEST; DO NOT take 'NO' > for an answer! > > > > > > The normal range for a CA-125 BLOOD TEST is between zero > and 35. MINE WAS 754. (That's right, 754!). If the > number is slightly above 35, you can have another done in > three or six months and keep a close eye on it, just as > women do when they have fibroid tumors or when men have a > slightly elevated PSA test (Prostatic Specific Antigens) > that helps diagnose prostate cancer. > > > > > > Having the CA-125 test done annually can alert you early, > and that's the goal in diagnosing any type of cancer - > catching it early. > > > > > > Do you know 55 women? If so, at least one of them will have > this VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer. Please, go to your doctor and > insist on a CA-125 test and have one EVERY YEAR for the rest > of your life. > > > > > > And forward this message to every woman you know, and tell > all of your female family members and friends. Though the > median age for this cancer is 56, (and, guess what, I'm > exactly 56, women as young as 22 have it. Age is no factor. > A NOTE FROM THE RN: > > > > > > Well , after reading this, I made some calls. I found that > the CA-125 test is an ovarian screening test equivalent to a > man's PSA test prostate screen (which my husband's > doctor automatically gives him in his physical each year and > insurance pays for it). I called the general > practitioner's office about having the test done. The > nurse had never heard of it. She told me that she doubted > that insurance would pay for it. So I called Prudential > Insurance Co, and got the same response. Never heard of it - > it won't be covered. I explained that it was the same as > the PSA test they had paid for my husband for years. After > conferring with whomever they confer with, she told me that > th e CA-125 would be covered. > > > > > > It is $75 in a GP's office and $125 at the GYN's. > This is a screening test that should be required just like a > PAP smear (a PAP smear cannot detect problems with your > ovaries). And you must insist that your insurance company > pay for it. > > > > > > Gene Wilder and Pierce Brosnan (his wife had it, too) are > lobbying for women's health issues, saying that this > test should be required in our physicals, just like the PAP > and the mammogram. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO SEND THIS OUT TO > ALL THOSE YOU CAN. BE IT MALE OR FEMALE, IT SHOULD NOT > MATTER, AS THEY CAN FORWARD IT ALSO TO THOSE LOVED ONES THEY > KNOW. > > > > > > IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FORWARDING SOMETHING AS > IMPORTANT AS THIS, HERE'S A LITTLE HINT THAT MAY ASSIST > YOU WITH YOUR DECISION ~ JUST PRETEND THAT THIS IS A JOKE, > WHICH IT CERTAINLY IS NOT, AND SEND IT OUT TO ALL THE FOLKS > YOU WOULD IF IT WAS. THANKS > > > > > > > > Great Deals on Dell 15 " Laptops - Starting at $479 > > > Express your personality in color! Preview and select > themes for Hotmail®. See how. > > -----Inline Message Follows----- > > Bert and all, Thanks so much for snding this. I lost a > dear friend to ovarian cancer about 15 years ago and the > doctors kept putting heroff to early menopause, hysterics, > irritable bowel etc. Finally , her husband took her to > " National Institute of Health and told them to enter > her in a test group for ovarian cancer. He had done much > research and said no other doctor's would listen. Sure > enough it was ovarian cancer and too late for her. > Everybody, please read and heed. > Thanks > Mary Beth > > > > > > > > > > > > > > SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > > > > > Please forward to all the women you know!! > And men, so they can help with this issue. > SIGNS OF OVARIAN CANCER > (Even In The Absence Of Ovaries) > An Eye-Opener On Ovarian Cancer > THIS IS A MUST TO READ TO THE END > > > > > > I hope you all take the time to read this and pass it on to > all you can. Send this to the women in your life that you > care about. > > > > > > Years ago, Gilda Radner died of ovarian cancer. Her > symptoms were inconclusive, and she was treated for > everything under the sun until it was too late. This blood > test finally identified her illness but alas, too late. She > wrote a book to heighten awareness. Gene Wilder is her > widower. > Kathy's Story: this is the story of Kathy West > > > > > > As all of you know, I have Primary Peritoneal Cancer. This > cancer has only recently been identified as its OWN type of > cancer, but it is essentially Ovarian Cancer. > > > > > > Both types of cancer are diagnosed in the same way, with > the 'tumor marker' CA-125 BLOOD TEST, and they are > treated in the same way - surgery to remove the primary > tumor and then chemotherapy with Taxol and Carboplatin. > > > > > > Having gone through this ordeal, I want to save others from > the same fate . That is why I am sending this message to you > and hope you will print it and give it or send it via E-mail > to everybody you know. > > > > > > One thing I have learned is that each of us must take TOTAL > responsibility for our own health care. I thought I had done > that because I always had an annual physical and PAP smear, > did a monthly Self-Breast Exam, went to the dentist at least > twice a year, etc. I even insisted on a sigmoidoscopy and a > bone density test last year. When I had a total hysterectomy > in 1993, I thought that I did not have to worry about > getting any of the female reproductive organ cancers. > > > > > > LITTLE DID I KNOW. I don't have ovaries (and they were > HEALTHY when they were removed), but I have what is > essentially ovarian cancer. Strange, isn't it? > > > > > > These are just SOME of the things our Doctors never tell > us: ONE out of every 55 women will get OVARIAN or PRIMARY > PERITONEAL CANCER. > > > > > > The 'CLASSIC' symptoms are an ABDOMEN that rather > SUDDENLY ENLARGES and CONSTIPATION and/or DIARRHEA . > > > > > > > > > > > > I had these classic symptoms and went to the doctor. > Because these symptoms seemed to be 'abdominal', I > went to a gastroenterologist. He ran tests that were > designed to determine whether there was a bacteria > infection; these tests were negative, and I was diagnosed > with 'Irritable Bowel Syndrome' I guess I would have > accepted this diagnosis had it not been for my enlarged > abdomen. I swear to you, it looked like I was 4-5 months > pregnant! I therefore insisted on more tests > > > > > > They took an X-ray of my abdomen; it was negative. I was > again assured that I had Irritable Bowel Syndrome and was > encouraged to go on my scheduled month-long trip to Europe . > I couldn't wear any of my slacks or shorts because I > couldn't get them buttoned, and I KNEW something was > radically wrong. I INSISTED on more tests, and they > reluctantly) scheduled me for a CT-Scan (just to shut me up, > I think). This is what I mean by 'taking charge of our > own health care.' > > > > > > The CT-Scan showed a lot of fluid in my abdomen (NOT > normal). Needless to say, I had to cancel my trip and have > FIVE POUNDS of fluid drawn off at the hospital (not a > pleasant experience I assure you), but NOTHING compared to > what was ahead of me. > > > > > > Tests revealed cancer cells in the fluid. Finally, finally, > finally, the doctor ran a CA-125 blood test, and I was > properly diagnosed. > > > > > > I HAD THE CLASSIC SYMPTOMS FOR OVARIAN CANCER, AND YET THIS > SIMPLE CA-125 BLOOD TEST HAD NEVER BEEN RUN ON ME, not as > part of my annual physical exam and not when I was > symptomatic. This is an inexpensive and simple blood test! > > > > > > PLEASE, PLEASE TELL ALL YOUR FEMALE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES > TO INSIST ON A CA-125 BLOOD TEST EVERY YEAR AS PART OF THEIR > ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAMS. > > > > > > Be fore warned that their doctors might try to talk them > out of it, saying, 'IT ISN'T NECESSARY.' Believe > me, had I known then what I know now, we would have caught > my cancer much earlier (before it was a stage 3 cancer). > Insist on the CA-125 BLOOD TEST; DO NOT take 'NO' > for an answer! > > > > > > The normal range for a CA-125 BLOOD TEST is between zero > and 35. MINE WAS 754. (That's right, 754!). If the > number is slightly above 35, you can have another done in > three or six months and keep a close eye on it, just as > women do when they have fibroid tumors or when men have a > slightly elevated PSA test (Prostatic Specific Antigens) > that helps diagnose prostate cancer. > > > > > > Having the CA-125 test done annually can alert you early, > and that's the goal in diagnosing any type of cancer - > catching it early. > > > > > > Do you know 55 women? If so, at least one of them will have > this VERY AGGRESSIVE cancer. Please, go to your doctor and > insist on a CA-125 test and have one EVERY YEAR for the rest > of your life. > > > > > > And forward this message to every woman you know, and tell > all of your female family members and friends. Though the > median age for this cancer is 56, (and, guess what, I'm > exactly 56, women as young as 22 have it. Age is no factor. > A NOTE FROM THE RN: > > > > > > Well , after reading this, I made some calls. I found that > the CA-125 test is an ovarian screening test equivalent to a > man's PSA test prostate screen (which my husband's > doctor automatically gives him in his physical each year and > insurance pays for it). I called the general > practitioner's office about having the test done. The > nurse had never heard of it. She told me that she doubted > that insurance would pay for it. So I called Prudential > Insurance Co, and got the same response. Never heard of it - > it won't be covered. I explained that it was the same as > the PSA test they had paid for my husband for years. After > conferring with whomever they confer with, she told me that > th e CA-125 would be covered. > > > > > > It is $75 in a GP's office and $125 at the GYN's. > This is a screening test that should be required just like a > PAP smear (a PAP smear cannot detect problems with your > ovaries). And you must insist that your insurance company > pay for it. > > > > > > Gene Wilder and Pierce Brosnan (his wife had it, too) are > lobbying for women's health issues, saying that this > test should be required in our physicals, just like the PAP > and the mammogram. PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO SEND THIS OUT TO > ALL THOSE YOU CAN. BE IT MALE OR FEMALE, IT SHOULD NOT > MATTER, AS THEY CAN FORWARD IT ALSO TO THOSE LOVED ONES THEY > KNOW. > > > > > > IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH FORWARDING SOMETHING AS > IMPORTANT AS THIS, HERE'S A LITTLE HINT THAT MAY ASSIST > YOU WITH YOUR DECISION ~ JUST PRETEND THAT THIS IS A JOKE, > WHICH IT CERTAINLY IS NOT, AND SEND IT OUT TO ALL THE FOLKS > YOU WOULD IF IT WAS. THANKS > > > > > > > > Great Deals on Dell 15 " Laptops - Starting at $479 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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