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Thank you @Alwayslearning for the warm welcome and to everyone in this incredible community! I started attending Teal Teas in ...
Hi. "Look Good Feel Better" is hosting a Return to Work online workshop next week. I've attached picture of the ...
@LeslieA yes reading the fine print for stability and exclusions is key. The "no doctor appointment" item wasn't in the stability ...
Thank you for the welcome. Appreciate it. This group gives me so much strength to see so many of us are together in this. I have ...
Hello everyone, Am new in this discussion board. I was diagnosed with HGSOC stage 4a in April 2024. Had debulking surgery in ...
Absolutely, it took me a couple of years before I could do that, but following that time period we have taken every opportunity ...
HI, I thought I would clarify the medical appointments, you should be fine if this is a regularly scheduled appointment, it ...
Thank you Gratitude123, this is very helpful! Travel is very important to me and is another way for me to appreciate life, so ...
Wow, the criterion as in no medical appointments or change in medication before the trip is something I never considered. I just ...
I am glad that worked out for you, Pat. It was good that your husband's plan would be the safety net. In the general scheme of ...
Thank you GloHo, I will explore that option.
Hello, I'm Montréal-based and a bit of an outlier - I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer in November 2023. Underwent a robotic ...
Hi, I worked in personal, business and group health, disability, life insurance etc. as an insurance broker for ten years ...
Hi @LeslieA ... I did a comprehensive post last year (which sadly I can't find when I search this site), about Travel Medical ...
Hello all I recently went on vacation to England and was unable to purchase any travel insurance that would cover my cancer. Had ...
@LeslieA In past discussions, I have heard that Medi-Quote has been used by some cancer patients (not necessarily this site). ...
It's a learning process none of us wanted! Wishing you well.
@LeslieA ... thanks. I have to believe there's a reason that I'm still on the "standard" 600mg daily dosage. It's definitely ...
Hello Travellers, For those sisters who have travelled abroad after treatment, I am wondering if you purchased trip cancellation/interruption ...
Alwayslearning, I did some poking around and found this article about reducing the dose of Olaparib with stable results ...
Thanks! Sorry, I don't know all the acronyms but appreciate the response. I'm high-grade so not part of this group but wishing ...
Mucinous Ovarian Cancer
Hi! Can I ask what MOC means?
Please join me in welcoming some new members to OVdialogue. These are individuals who have joined the site within the last few ...
Oh great. Thank you
I'm waiting to hear back from them. I'll let you know.
Good morning I'm looking into applying for the disability tax credit for my stage 4 BRCA1 high grade serous ovarian cancer. ...
@Meinvan Yes, different for everybody. I hope that you can change your job profile and can get into a less of a stressful job. ...
@Alwayslearning yes I did attend the symposium, I missed some of the talk on work as it was dinner time at the zoo. I will have ...
@Alwayslearning , yes I don't think there is a normal anymore, but I don't know what word I want to use for this part of the journey ...
@Meinvan I looked back on recent posts but couldn't see if you had been able to participate in the recent Symposium (sorry if ...
Agreed, resilience and never giving up personified in a Sports team. I hope they know how their example has been very uplifting. ...
@Gratitude123 ... such true and wonderful sentiments. Thank you. Before my cancer diagnosis, I had been pondering how to engage ...
@LeslieA ... there are anniversaries we want to remember and then there are those we don't. Sadly I know each and every one ...
@LeslieA ... that sounds amazing! I've never been to that part of the world. Also nothing better than having it all planned for ...
@lbarr72 well said!!!! ❤️🩵 ...
@Meinvan ... I hope you are enjoying that left over candy .😁 I wish I understood what "normal" was. Perhaps it's not even ...
The new normal is definitely a battle in itself or so I have found. There are adjustments in many ways and on the "outside' all ...
I am at a loss for words. Others have captured my own feelings well. I, too, have had private conversations with Strongwoman, ...
@Tanja I work in a very busy and stressful unit doing bedside nursing. Beside the physically demanding part of it and the emotional ...
Thank you
@cmcc i know my doctor said Myriad in the US.
Thank you, can I ask where you were tested?
@mcclure.carmen I have clear cell and HRD testing was not covered. I payed $2000 out of pocket. Though unlikely to be positive, ...
Thanks @pepperbee ... it was a great trip. Looking back I can't believe how much we did!! I just managed to finish all our laundry. ...
@lbarr72 ... Happy Samhain. I've now learned a new word! I hope you got to see some fun costumes. I'm in SW Ontario too and went ...
I appreciate you mentioning how buried emotions might be emerging now after the fight/flight stage of treatment has passed, lbarr72. ...
Birthdays are extra special these days, aren't they Joan? Your picture with your grandchildren is delightful. Happy belated and ...
The trip I am planning is to Vietnam and Cambodia in February. It will be 3 weeks with Approach Tours from Montreal. I figure ...