Generally, the recovery has not been too bad. The first week, my major complaint was the abdominal swelling and the air bubble pain, but once that subsided, I stopped taking the pain killers and was able to move around a bit more. My mom stayed with us the first week and was so helpful withContinue reading “15. Results and Recovery”
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14. Surgery
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”
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”
10. Oncology
The oncologist was able to see me that afternoon. Mason met me at the cancer center. And suddenly I felt very grateful we live in a university town with a research hospital and insanely talented doctors, and all I had to do was drive from my office and deal with the annoying parking garage. WeContinue reading “10. Oncology”
9. Pathology Results
Throughout the nearly 3 weeks it took to get pathology results back, my HCG levels dropped to 46.6. I saw my doctor for a post-op appointment on October 7th where she informed me she had consulted with an oncologist at UVA to make sure there was nothing we should be doing while we waited forContinue reading “9. Pathology Results”
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