Since my surgery, I have had monthly blood draws to test my HCG levels (my tumor marker). Currently, my blood draws consist of a screening at the front door of the lab building, a temperature check, a mask, no sitting in the waiting room, lots of hand sanitizer, and they usually have me out inContinue reading “22. Cancer and Fertility in the time of Covid”
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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”
2. My Cancer Diagnosis
So let me tell you what I know about my cancer. I’ve researched this diagnosis for months, spoken with two teams of oncologists from two universities, received reports from 4 different pathologists, and I still have many questions. Most of the statistics I will mention have come from the American Cancer Society, or other scholarlyContinue reading “2. My Cancer Diagnosis”
1. Possibly the strangest few months of my life so far…
Hmm – how shall I begin this story? I’ve had so many thoughts and emotions about everything that has happened over the past few months that now it is difficult to put things in a clear and concise order. So I guess I will have to follow the advice my mother always gave me whenContinue reading “1. Possibly the strangest few months of my life so far…”
Life One Step At A Time 