The News!
Okay, so my appointment with the oncologist was today....and it was good :)
So, yes it is true, I do have borderline ovarian cancer in both ovaries, however the outcome of the appointment has left me very happy...as well as my family. The tumors were removed during the surgery and my doctor said that at this point since it was found so early in the game there is no need to proceed with chemo or doing something drastic like a hysterectomy. What I will have to do is be on a strict regime of 3 month appointments for the next 2 years. Every appointment will consist of the blood test CA125 and an ultrasound. After the 2 years should my body have everything under control, then I am in the clear and the 3 month appointments can be further spread apart. If things take a turn otherwise then treatment will be discussed at that. My doctor said that because I am borderline there is still a greater chance of it turning into cancer as opposed to someone who isnt. Borderline ovarian cancers can also be the precursor to breast cancer and other female related cancers. Cancer talk is crazy, but I am really optimistic about everything...I am grateful for it being found and watched right now...rather than it being found too late.
So in the meantime I am going to really focus on how I am treating my body. Yes, I will still drink, but maybe not so much...the occasional cigarette while I am drunk will have to stop (that will be hard)...and just my dietary intake will probably have to be really modified. I will have another appointment with my nutritionist in a few weeks and see if there are other ways to help my body out :)
I think I wrote this in the last post, but to reiterate....and I hate to be that person...I really want all the ladies in my life (be it on LJ or in person) to really really take care of themselves. Or at least be just a tiny bit more aware. I thought everything was kosher in my life, but I was wrong. I would think the pain I went through would be comparable to having a baby vaginally and without an epidural. It fucking hurt....and I didn't get to take home a baby...instead I got to take home the worry of having cancer. And I wouldn't want any of you to feel that physical and emotional pain.
Well, time for me to do some reading...have a goodnight!
xoxo
Julie
So, yes it is true, I do have borderline ovarian cancer in both ovaries, however the outcome of the appointment has left me very happy...as well as my family. The tumors were removed during the surgery and my doctor said that at this point since it was found so early in the game there is no need to proceed with chemo or doing something drastic like a hysterectomy. What I will have to do is be on a strict regime of 3 month appointments for the next 2 years. Every appointment will consist of the blood test CA125 and an ultrasound. After the 2 years should my body have everything under control, then I am in the clear and the 3 month appointments can be further spread apart. If things take a turn otherwise then treatment will be discussed at that. My doctor said that because I am borderline there is still a greater chance of it turning into cancer as opposed to someone who isnt. Borderline ovarian cancers can also be the precursor to breast cancer and other female related cancers. Cancer talk is crazy, but I am really optimistic about everything...I am grateful for it being found and watched right now...rather than it being found too late.
So in the meantime I am going to really focus on how I am treating my body. Yes, I will still drink, but maybe not so much...the occasional cigarette while I am drunk will have to stop (that will be hard)...and just my dietary intake will probably have to be really modified. I will have another appointment with my nutritionist in a few weeks and see if there are other ways to help my body out :)
I think I wrote this in the last post, but to reiterate....and I hate to be that person...I really want all the ladies in my life (be it on LJ or in person) to really really take care of themselves. Or at least be just a tiny bit more aware. I thought everything was kosher in my life, but I was wrong. I would think the pain I went through would be comparable to having a baby vaginally and without an epidural. It fucking hurt....and I didn't get to take home a baby...instead I got to take home the worry of having cancer. And I wouldn't want any of you to feel that physical and emotional pain.
Well, time for me to do some reading...have a goodnight!
xoxo
Julie