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Surgery Thursday
Met with the urologist today. Surgery scheduled for Thursday. Im going to be honest, I'm a mess. Although I am so grateful my surgery is scheduled only a week after finding my mass. I'm still in such disbelief and I am scared s**tless. I'm so afraid this mass is an aggressive cancer and I have a long battle ahead of me. I can't stop thinking about my little boys, I want to see them grow up, get married, have kids of their own. I know you guys get it
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You will be fine!
We have all been there before and understand how scare it is to discover the tumor. But at least you don't have to wait for weeks or months for the surgery. Remember the scary part of the surgery is being done where you are sleeping and it is gone once you wake up. Itnis all gonna be ended by end of day Thursday!
Also, keep in mind most small re al tumors are not agressive, so don't worry too much but make sure you bring a couple nice comfy pillows. All the best!
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In a lot of ways, you're
In a lot of ways, you're fortunate. You found this early, by accident, when it's still more easily treated. You're having a partial and it's fairly small. Hopefully it will be robotic. And the other fortunate thing is there's not a lot of time between diagnosis and surgery. I was first diagnosed in December, 2013, but since it was very small, I was put on active surveillance. It wasn't until April, 2016 that it was determined to have grown (and then only by a little). From there, it was still two months to surgery, so I had a LOT of time to freak out, calm down, then freak out again.
You'll do great and we'll all be here pulling for you tomorrow.
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We get it
When my mass was found my youngest daughter was in 6th grade, I had another daughter starting her senior year of high school and a son in college. I remember standing by my youngest daughter's open door watching her sleep one night--tears rolling down my cheeks because of the fear I had that I wouldn't see her graduate. In an earlier post to you, I mentioned this is a diagnosis that can knock you on your a** (or something similar to this statement). It's just plain indescribable and hard to explain the feeling that comes over you with a life-threatening diagnosis. If you haven't been faced with it, I don't think you can comprehend the magnitude of emotions that come over you. Fortunately, you have come to a place where we DO get it and understand the fear you are experiencing. Trust me when I say, you will get through it. Surgery is right around the corner.
Keep us posted.
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