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  • SandyD
    SandyD Member Posts: 130
    #22
    pinky104 said:

    SandyD

    It's good to see another cat person on here.  I also have a gray and white cat, plus a pure gray one. 

    I originally was told by my ob/gyn when I had some bleeding that I had a "big ole polyp" and was reassured that these are almost always benign.  I had a D&C to remove it, then got a call 3 days later saying I needed to go to a gyn/onc at a larger hospital in Albany, NY,  as it was cancer.  He didn't tell me what kind.   A month later, I had surgery by my gyn/onc (who also was a surgeon), and 10 days later, I learned I had UPSC that was the worst stage possible, IVB.  It had spread from my uterus to both ovaries, the omentum (the layer of fat in the belly), and the small intestine.  Thank God I had a wonderful gyn/onc who apparently did very well at removing it.  I had chemotherapy at a different hospital closer to home where I worked.  I shouldn't still be alive, but I am, with no evidence of disease (abbreviated NED).  I'm five years and almost two months out from the end of my chemo. Everyone's journey with this cancer is different.  Many have had it come back, but so far, mine hasn't.  I just expect the worst and when the worst doesn't happen, I'm happy.  I wish you luck and hope everything goes successfully for you. 

    Cat people

    I'm totally a kitty person. The kitties own me, lock, stock, and barrel. The photo is of my little girl kitty who died about 6 months ago of cancer. Little did I know at the time that we would have cancer in common.

    I had a benign uterine polyp removed a number of years ago. Now I kind of wonder if that was some sort of precursor?

    Pinky, you've really been through it but your story gives me real hope that I can get through this too! Thank you!

  • Cucu me
    Cucu me Member Posts: 213 Member
    #23
    SandyD said:

    Had my visit at Dana Farber

    Had my visit at Dana Farber with the surgical oncologist. Surgery is next Wednesday. My sister is coming in from New Mexico to Boston and she'll get me home to Maine post surgery and stay with me for 3 weeks. As all of you are likely familiar with, the Dr. can't say whether I'll be able to have just a laparoscopic or will need a full laparotomy until he goes in. I imagine that greatly impacts recovery time.

    Any advice about the best things I can do post surgery to help with recovery?

    I'm in good spirits and ready to get on with it and face surgery, recovery, chemo, etc. and whatever comes!

     

    Be careful with

    what you eat after the surgery. I guess I ate mostly food high in fiber and 2or 3 days after I got home I got obstucted bowels ,so I went to ER

    and then I stayed 5 more days in the hospital.

    Great your sister will be with you.

    Best of luck!

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