So Then That Happened ...

[nightdog_barks]

SO. I've been away for a bit, and here's why ...



For about two weeks I confronted the possibility that I might have ovarian cancer. Six years ago, I had breast cancer and had a lumpectomy. Last Thursday, I had a total hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (that means they took out my uterus, fallopian tubes, cervix, and both ovaries -- the current protocol for women over the age of 45). I had a 16-cm ovarian cyst on my right side; it turned out to be simply filled with a clear liquid. Based on all of his tests and observations, the surgeon is 99% sure I do NOT have ovarian cancer (the pathology lab test has not come back yet, but he doesn't think it will show anything). I was discharged from the hospital on Monday and have been recovering at home. Aside from feeling like I've been hit by a truck, I'm doing okay.



In addition to all this, I am reading David Sedaris' Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977 - 2002 and loving it. :-)

Comments

[taiga13]

Hope you have a quick recovery, and glad to hear you're still cancer-free! I had an ovarian cyst drained when I was in my 20s but it wasn't any 16 cm, yikes.

[nightdog_barks]

I understand they are quite common! I wish I knew what sparked this one to suddenly take off, but I guess I'll never know. :-)