Ovarian Cancer Patient | Sara's Story: Getting Through Surgery, Chemo, PARP Inhibitor (Video 2/3)

Sara was diagnosed with stage 3A clear cell, high grade ovarian cancer at just 34 years old. In this in-depth conversation with www.ThePatientStory.com founder, Stephanie, she shares everything from diagnosis through navigating life after the diagnosis in these three videos (time codes to come). FULL STORY AND TRANSCRIPT (to be published 4/22):
https://www.thepatientstory.com/cance...

Video 1: First Symptoms & Tests/Appointments
Video 2: Treatment & Procedures (Surgery, Chemo, PARP Inhibitors)
Video 3: Navigating Life with Cancer (Self-advocacy, finding a cancer community, importance of caregivers, managing "scanxiety," dealing with loss of fertility, survivorship)

VIDEO 2 TIME CODES:
(00:36) Debulking surgery experience
(6:10) Surgery recovery
(9:18) Managing Foley catheter
(12:32) Wig shopping, preparing for possible hair loss
(16:30-22:10) Cold caps, delaying with chemo delays, when side effects kicked in
(22:37) Listing all chemo (carboplatin + paclitaxel/Taxol) side effects
(25:32) Clinical trial option
(32:15) Why Sara decided to participate in a clinical trial
(34:19) PARP inhibitors side effects
(36:45) Goal of the clinical trial
(38:02) Recurrent nature of ovarian cancer