We arrived at the hospital at 5:15am on November 4th, apprehensive and ready to get it over with. I reminded every doctor, nurse, anesthesiologist, lab technician, and anyone who walked into my pre-op room that they were, under no circumstances, to remove my ovaries (ok, fine, if you see they are riddled with cancer, pleaseContinue reading “14. Surgery”
Category Archives: Treatment
13. Fertility, Second Opinion, Moving Forward
Just after my diagnosis, I called our local fertility center to try and get an appointment before my surgery. I was so nervous we would need to do something prior to surgery in order to have any biological fertility options afterwards, and we were quickly running out of time. They were so fantastic and wereContinue reading “13. Fertility, Second Opinion, Moving Forward”
12. Coping with the plan
The day after my official diagnosis, I took Charlotte to school and Penny to the vet (see, life just keeps going even the morning after a cancer diagnosis). I got a call from my oncologist’s office saying they needed to get me in for a CT scan to check for any evidence of the diseaseContinue reading “12. Coping with the plan”
11. Official Diagnosis and Treatment Plan
My oncologist said my ultrasound was relatively normal except for a small lesion that could indicate cell regrowth or could be bleeding from the D&C. She mentioned she could have a room full of radiologists look at my ultrasound and they would all probably say it looked normal, which, looking back now, is a bitContinue reading “11. Official Diagnosis and Treatment Plan”
Life One Step At A Time 