So, I have papillary serous carcinoma, it’s stage 3 C ovarian cancer — it’s an aggressive cancer. The tumor was removed as was some cancer cells from my intestines and fat. They also removed my uterus and ovaries. I have to have six cycles of chemotherapy with three weeks in between.
Now, I know that a stage 3 aggressive cancer looks pretty bad but evidently aggressive cancer is easier to treat than non-aggressive cancer because as it’s replicating, it is killed with the chemo. And my oncologist (the one who will be treating me with the chemo) says that I should be in remission by summer. I will also be losing my hair. They may have to put an injection site near my chest if my veins don’t look strong enough to handle the chemo.
So, there it is, just the facts. That’s about all I can handle now, I’ll blog more about it when I can handle more.
Thanks to everyone who prayed for me and my family while we cope with learning that I have cancer. I’m going through one of the most difficult times I’ve had to go through since becoming a Christian, so your prayers are greatly appreciated. It comforted me greatly while I was lying in the hospital with very low blood pressure. And when the pain seemed so unbearable I didn’t know how I would make it through the night. And when I thought I was developing a fever but it went down again after hitting 100 (and has been at 98.6 ever since). Thank you, I didn’t feel like we were going through this alone, I knew that we had the support of Christ’s church as we faced the devastating news of my cancer.