Well for those of you that know me well, know that my birthday is a huge event...well at least I like to make it a huge event! It's today, May 31st, at the end of the month...so I make sure to celebrate all month long! I also expect extravagant gifts and things! :) Someone obviously forgot to give my oncologist the memo regarding this.
As most of you know I've been doctoring regarding a hernia, so I went in for a CT scan last Thursday. I got a call from Dr. Morris on Friday while we were on our way to Grand Island/Kearney for the weekend. My scan showed some suspicious spots in my abdomen that needed to be looked into further regarding my history. Hearing this was quite the shock beings I've been told for 6 months that my cervix is clean and everything is looking great. So...there we went again...back to the unknown and waiting...the worst part of this entire process. We somehow got through the weekend, but it was definitely an emotional roller coaster.
I went in Tuesday morning for a biopsy, and finally got a call this morning of my birthday from Dr. Morris. He confirmed that the cancer is back and I have two masses in my abdomen that show up on the CT scan. Although there are only two that show up, there are probably some other little ones that don't show up hanging around also. So...here we go again!! It's sounding like I will start chemo again and get a treatment once every three weeks, for 6 cycles. After all of this, I will have another scan to see how I'm responding. We still have a lot of questions, but will get those answered tomorrow morning when we go in to talk to Dr. Morris some more.
I beat this thing once, so I can definitely do it again! I responded very well to treatment the first time, so I'm confident that I will respond just as well to treatment the second time around. I also believe in the power of positive thinking and prayer, and the more people to help me with that the better! Continue your prayers, and positive thoughts...I appreciate them more than you know!
Here's to another great year!
Meighan
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
You know you've survived cancer when...
...you're excited about having a hernia!
Let me back up a little...
This past Saturday I started having some abnormal bleeding, that continued through the weekend. At this point in my life, after the intense radiation treatment I had, any bleeding is going to be abnormal for me. So needless to say, I was a little freaked out by this. Luckily, I had my 5 month check-up scheduled for yesterday (Monday, April 30th.) It was still a very stressful, long weekend and a long work day yesterday waiting for 2:00 to roll around.
When we got to the doctor's office they always take my pulse and my blood pressure, and as always they were normal. I've always said, those are the two only normal things about me. Jerrid's on the other hand were probably nowhere near normal while we sat and waited for the doctor's.
As always it was good to see Dr. Duckert and Dr. Morris, but as Jerrid told them, "I really like you two, I just wish I could see you under different circumstances." Also, as always, they were in rare form those two. Jerrid compared them to the duo on Myth Busters. They look nothing like them, but the way they interact is very similar! Just to give you an idea of these two...as they are doing their exam of my nether region, they are giving Jerrid the thumbs up. As Jerrid said, "Never do I want to see any other men checking out your nether regions and giving me a thumbs up!" BUT...a thumbs up was a GREAT thing to get, especially after the weekend we had! They said everything looked great, and again if some general practitioner took a look they wouldn't even know that I ever had cancer. They didn't see any signs of bleeding and are chalking it up to some scarring from the radiation at this point. As long as it doesn't continue and become frequent, I'm not supposed to worry about it. After hearing all of this, I couldn't stop breathing sighs of relief. The weight that I had on my chest all day, was lifted.
So after hearing the good news, I had them check out my "pooch" on my left side. I've been complaining about this thing for a good 4 months now. 3 months ago at my check-up my doctor's said it was caused by my muscles and nerves not growing back together after my ovary transposition surgery. Well it hasn't gotten any better and is very uncomfortable at times, so I asked them about it again. Sure enough...I haven't just been being a drama queen about it (ahem, Jerrid!)...it's a hernia! So now I'm off to another doctor on Wednesday to discuss hernia repair. From what Dr. Duckert and Dr. Morris told me, it's a pretty intense surgery and could be more painful than my ovary transposition. So, I'm anxious to talk to Dr. Owen and get his take on it. As I told Dr. Morris and Dr. Duckert...I've already had 2 major surgeries...what's one more! Plus, I've already met my deductible! :)
So all in all, yesterday was a great day! Hearing that I'm 5 months cancer free, and that I actually have something wrong with my left side and it's not just some abnormal thing that is going to stay with me for the rest of my life was very exciting!
Lastly, I would just like to thank all of you who are continuing to follow my journey and for all your support and prayers! I have had to let my faith be bigger than my fear throughout this journey, and I really appreciate all of you that are praying for me too!
Love,
Meighan
Let me back up a little...
This past Saturday I started having some abnormal bleeding, that continued through the weekend. At this point in my life, after the intense radiation treatment I had, any bleeding is going to be abnormal for me. So needless to say, I was a little freaked out by this. Luckily, I had my 5 month check-up scheduled for yesterday (Monday, April 30th.) It was still a very stressful, long weekend and a long work day yesterday waiting for 2:00 to roll around.
When we got to the doctor's office they always take my pulse and my blood pressure, and as always they were normal. I've always said, those are the two only normal things about me. Jerrid's on the other hand were probably nowhere near normal while we sat and waited for the doctor's.
As always it was good to see Dr. Duckert and Dr. Morris, but as Jerrid told them, "I really like you two, I just wish I could see you under different circumstances." Also, as always, they were in rare form those two. Jerrid compared them to the duo on Myth Busters. They look nothing like them, but the way they interact is very similar! Just to give you an idea of these two...as they are doing their exam of my nether region, they are giving Jerrid the thumbs up. As Jerrid said, "Never do I want to see any other men checking out your nether regions and giving me a thumbs up!" BUT...a thumbs up was a GREAT thing to get, especially after the weekend we had! They said everything looked great, and again if some general practitioner took a look they wouldn't even know that I ever had cancer. They didn't see any signs of bleeding and are chalking it up to some scarring from the radiation at this point. As long as it doesn't continue and become frequent, I'm not supposed to worry about it. After hearing all of this, I couldn't stop breathing sighs of relief. The weight that I had on my chest all day, was lifted.
So after hearing the good news, I had them check out my "pooch" on my left side. I've been complaining about this thing for a good 4 months now. 3 months ago at my check-up my doctor's said it was caused by my muscles and nerves not growing back together after my ovary transposition surgery. Well it hasn't gotten any better and is very uncomfortable at times, so I asked them about it again. Sure enough...I haven't just been being a drama queen about it (ahem, Jerrid!)...it's a hernia! So now I'm off to another doctor on Wednesday to discuss hernia repair. From what Dr. Duckert and Dr. Morris told me, it's a pretty intense surgery and could be more painful than my ovary transposition. So, I'm anxious to talk to Dr. Owen and get his take on it. As I told Dr. Morris and Dr. Duckert...I've already had 2 major surgeries...what's one more! Plus, I've already met my deductible! :)
So all in all, yesterday was a great day! Hearing that I'm 5 months cancer free, and that I actually have something wrong with my left side and it's not just some abnormal thing that is going to stay with me for the rest of my life was very exciting!
Lastly, I would just like to thank all of you who are continuing to follow my journey and for all your support and prayers! I have had to let my faith be bigger than my fear throughout this journey, and I really appreciate all of you that are praying for me too!
Love,
Meighan
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