When I first saw Aaron after my surgery on Thursday he had a grin pasted on his face and I thought what is he so happy about? I am in extreme pain, not only has my stomach been ripped open it feels like it has been!! Aaron asked if I knew what happened and I said no. He then shared the amazing news; I don't have cancer, it is endometriosis, the surgeon removed what he had to remove and I'm going to be fine. Shocked, surprised, oh so thankful (and yes, very fuzzy from the morphine). These are the moments I wish I could put into words but I just can' t seem to find the phrases or sentences to do it justice. The surgeon was more shocked than most and when he spoke with me he was almost apologetic. I assured him that I do not feel ill towards him in any way, I am so happy and relieved that he was able to deliver this amazing news. Dr. Lanvin shared that he has never experienced this with another patient, all the test results pointed very obviously to ovarian cancer and he believed he really had to prepare Aaron and myself for this diagnosis. My symptoms did not in any way suggest endometriosis and in his experience he had never had a patient with such a high CA125 level where it was not ovarian cancer. My left ovary and fallopian tube were removed and the lining was also removed.
My pure happiness helped my time in the hospital and I was released on Saturday. I probably should have been kept longer but what can I say, I am like my father, I just wanted to go home so I may have slightly sugar coated my pain level.
Aaron survived the surgery wait and then enjoyed the great news with his brother Andrew and sister Marian who were with us in London. They were all smiles when I saw them in my hospital room after the surgery. At that moment we all agreed it was a miracle. I truly believe that all the prayers being said for me from one end of Canada to the next and all the positive energy sent my way led to this outcome. Some things science cannot explain.
I do indeed feel like I've been given my life back. I'm at home, slowly moving around, taking my pain meds regularly, fighting with Aaron about needing to sit down more and thanking God that I do not need to go down the path of cancer with chemotherapy and endless medical appointments. I see Dr. Lanvin on October 23rd for the full pathology report but have been told to have no worries about this. My recovery will be about 6 weeks and then I can resume typical activities and begin seeing clients again. My heart is filled with happiness and gratitude.
2 comments:
I'm truly thankful that you'll be able to close the chapter on this book and move to the next. Dave and I were thinking about you on Thanksgiving day and glad that things just worked out.
Oh, by the way, I don't think you look finer than you do in the hospital picture. You rocked that gown woman!!!!!
Luv ya
Since we came to Canada, we've been learning about Thanksgiving, this year even thought we didn't have turkey or else, we had an excellent reason for being truly thankful, the prayers were heard.
Thank you for being so STRONG!...
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