Well, I still have no surgery date scheduled. The tentative dates (8th and 9th) from before were canceled. Apparently, the surgeon who is taking care of my hernia is cooperating. We’ve been talking to her scheduler almost daily. My urologist oncologist is another matter. His scheduler actually started yelling at my husband and the phone, […]
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Brian got in touch with the surgeon. The next available day for both doctors is either the 8th or 9th of July! (Geez, here I thought they’d get me in before July…) Although, on the good side, if there is an opening before then, they will move me up. Everyone, please send prayers my way that something
I am still waiting to hear back from the doctors. I called today to find out what is going on. The receptionist is going to try to speed things along, which is good because I am in a lot of pain, more so that usual. Also, I was vomiting again on Monday… I did have
Yesterday I went to see the two doctors: the surgeon who will repair my hernia, and the urologist oncologist who will remove my adrenal gland and the mass on it. The oncologist and the surgeon will now be talking to each other to try to get the two surgeries to happen at the same time.
For those of you who are curious to see what I look like, here are some pics: (Note: In the “after chemo” picture, my eyebrows did grow back, thankfully. But, my complexion is not as good as it seems…I am wearing a LOT of Bare Minerals make-up. *lol* I’ve now added this to the blog
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My family and I participated in our local Relay for Life from Saturday, May 30 through Sunday, May 31. For those of you who are not familiar with this, it is run by the American Cancer Society, and is one of the major fundraising events. In the past, I’ve normally participated in the Susan G
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My days are getting monotonous. The hernia pain gets worse if I sit or stand, because that’s when it pops though the muscle. So, I have to lay down pretty much all day, unless I have to get up for obvious necessities. It seems like an eternity to wait until I see the doctor on
For those of you who do not already know, I am an ovarian cancer fighter/survivor! My previous medical updates were posted on MySpace, and on my Lion King forum. However, I realized how unfair this was…only people who want to join those sites can access it! I am sorry for this. This entry will consist
