karinn63
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 Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: newly diagnosed and scared |
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OK here goes,
Im 43 years old and Last Tuesday i got that phone call and i have
adeno carcinoma the endomeitroid type (uterine Cancer)
Im in Shock!! Im freaking out, For the past 10 years i have had abnormal bleeding all the time, never had a reg period. Was dx. with fibroids as well as the fact that im hypo thyroid. Well finally they decided to do a biopsy in office procedure and it came back positive as uterine cancer. Now im scheduled to have a total radical hysterectomy on friday july 7th, they are taking my ovaries, flopiean tubes, lymph nodes, uturus, and cervix,.... Im a basket case... Im terrified of the the surgically induced menopause on top of everything else. Back in 2000 we tried to have a baby, and i was not able to conceive, I was put on prevara and then clomid and still never got preg. We gave up and i just dealt with the constant intermitent bleeding.
Im at a total loss.... she will not know how far along the cancer is until i have my surgery.. So far she said she feels it is grade 1 and well differeiented. The treatable kind? But she doesn't know if it has gone into the deeper muscle of the uterus or if it has invaded other areas outside of the uterus.... IM freaking out and im so stressed out. I cant stop crying....... Some people tell me i should keep my ovaries, but my doctor said that uterine cancer can come back on my ovaries.... Im so depressed and i am having a hard time just dealing with the hour to hour of each day as my surgery date creeps apon me.
Also im terriefied of the anstheasia as back in sept i had my gallbladder out, had a reaction to it and i found out that i stopped breathing and they had a hard time getting my heart rate up. In 2001 i had emergency spinal surgery, so im told that i may not be able to have an epidural rather then the generl ansthea because of my spinal scar tissue or what ever that is there now at L5 S1...... Any insight to any of this i would greatly appreciate as well as prayers.
Freaking out in long island.
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Joined: 29 Jan 2006
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Location: Mountains of NC
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| Posted: Mon Jul 03, 2006 6:54 am Post subject: Re: newly diagnosed and scared |
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Hi Karinn,
Wow! Where to start? My cancer (NHD Lymphomia) was totally different from what you have so I'm limited in what I can directly relate to you, but on the initial shock thingie, I think I can. With me it was like getting my legs cut off from under me. I was obsessed with the fact that I had a non-curable type of cancer. I couldn't concentrate enough to even watch tv, much less engage in my facorite activy (reading). I did find that a couple of things did help though.
As long as you have an appitite, eat healthily. Get plenty of sleep. If you don't already have one get an anti-depressant from your doctor. Talk over your situitation with a friend. Admit your worst fears, but at the same time start to think about the fact that it could possibly be worse. Seeing a couple young children with severe cancer broke my heart, but at the same time let me know that in some ways I was very lucky. Decide to be a soldier and and get into the routine (assuming you have full confidence in your doctor - if not get a second opinion). I found out that it wasn't as horrible as I immagined it to be. Develop a support group. Life doesn't end upon being diagnosed with cancer. You can in fact fight back, maintain a positive attitude (yeah I know what you're thinking but it is possible and very necessary), talk to other patients and ask their advice, lean on your friends, pray for strength, and if possible ..... look for some positive results (they will be there - it's just difficult to see them.
Well Karinn, I know I've left you with just a lot of words, and you're probably saying something like 'yeah, yeah, it's easy for you to say', but believe me, all of thing I've mentioned are possible and can be done. And you know you have the support of your friends and the complete cancer .
forum.
I send you strength, hope, and love. If you want to vent, you're in the right place.
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