My week

Saturday, October 3, 2009

This has been a pretty eventful week as far as weeks go.

I'd been having some irregular female issues & decided to go in for an ultrasound, just to be sure. My ultra sound was 10 days ago on 9/24. Doctor found "huge" fibroid tumors. Discussing the options, we decided that a partial hysterectomy was the best course of action for me. The plan was to remove my uterus & cervix. I felt a peace about this desicion that I just could not explain.

We scheduled surgery for the following Wednesday ~ 9/30.

Once he got in there, he found that one ovary was completely overtaken by endometriosis. Consulting with Mike, they removed said ovary and left the other. We did not want to remove it if it didn't need to, so that I could avoid hormone issues that come with a total hysterectomy.

The surgery was done with laparoscopic assistance, so I only have four very small incisions. I'm already feeling so much better. Only needed Advil & Tylenol for pain.

Talked to my doctor today and he told me that the pathology reports came back. Turns out that I had cancer in the ovary they decided to remove. I now understand that peace I had about rushing into surgery! Ovarian cancer is very silent and is usually not found until it's too late.

I have my follow up appointment with him Thursday, so I will be asking more questions. As of now he sounds confident that the cancer was confined to the one ovary and that this battle is over. He said that Someone must be looking out for me.

I've spent a couple of hours crying and sorting through all of this. It's been a lot to take in so quickly.

My reason for posting this? Get checked. Even if you think it's nothing. Get checked. I almost canceled my ultrasound because I didn't want to waste the doctor's time with a simple irregular period.

Your health is not something to play around with. Get checked. So often you hear people say "if only we'd known earlier." Or what I have been guilty of thinking "wow, glad it's not me".