Re: Ovarian Cancer is not cool!

Dee Tee,

I will never understand,why it takes so long for Doctors to find the real
problem, and by now after so many years of research, still no cure for
cancer, or for preventing it, that's really pissed me off, ( can I says
that).
I am survivor of breast cancer, 3 years, each time I go for a check up, the
fear come back, but you seems to have a great attitude and I admire you,
Take care of yourself.

Hugs

Gigi.



"DeeTee and Bob Taggart" <ke3iu_nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:4616c1f4$0$9945$4c368faf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Okay, so here I am, minding my own business, getting my house organized
and put together when the pain in my gut got so bad I just couldn't deal
with it anymore. The DH was at work, so I called a friend who not only
took me up there, she stayed with me until the DH got off work at midnight
and joined us. I though bladder infection, but the ER doctor thought more
along the lines of kidney stone. They did a CT scan. Neither of us was
right. The doctor said, "You don't have any stones, but you do have one
heck of a mass in there. It's 7" X 5" X 6"." Wow. So I was admitted and
Monday morning they cut me open and took out a volleyball-sized ovarian
cancer. The tumor biopsed malignant so chemo is now necessary...in about
2-3 weeks. I'm in a great deal of pain of course, but the worse of it is
the exhaustion (I'm as weak as a kitten) and the sore throat. I had tubes
down my throat for many days. It's really hard to swallow. My family and
friends, God love 'em, call me regularly, but talking for any length of
time causes me more throat pain. I guess if they didn't call, I'd be
complaining about that. LOL

So now I have two or three weeks to recover from the surgery and then get
to go through chemo. I will be glad when this chapter of my life is over
and I can get on with my life. I have what may turn out to be a permanent
numb spot on my left thigh. Doctor said it was normal after major
abdominal surgery because of all the tissue removed and that the nerves
run through there. So it may be that a piece of nerve got scrapped out,
too. I may get the feeling back or I may not. It's not a major concern
right now.

Thank you to all of those who sent me healing thoughts and vibes. The
surgery went well and I am very glad to be home.

DeeTee



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