The long awaited approval for Olaparib has been received and I am now in possession of a month's worth. I have already taken 2 doses and have not felt any side effects. Yay!
On May 3rd, Health Canada has provided a limited approval for Olaparib for the treatment of Ovarian Cancer for people with certain criteria. I believe full approval is pending further evidence of its efficacy. You can read the news release. I don't quite fall into the appropriate criteria but that is ok since AstraZeneca has supplied me with the capsules under the Managed Care Access Program.
Since my last post I have been placed on a low fibre diet. Yup you heard right. You never hear of this except I hear it most often with other Ovarian Cancer patients. The objective here is to avoid any bowel obstruction at all costs. So the foods recommended are the ones with little fibre so as not to irritate the bowel as it passes. No raw vegetables and the ones I can eat must be cooked thoroughly. Some fruit is allowed but very ripe and no skins. No whole grains, no nuts, seeds, etc. OK. Enough about that.......
Also since my last post I had a paracentesis which removed about 3.25 litres of fluid from my abdomen. To say I was uncomfortable is an understatement. Hopefully with the Olaparib I will not need another tapping for a long while.
