Update on cancer treatment [View all]
Back in 2022 I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I had a supracervical hysterectomy and chemo and was in remission. On March 23rd this year I hemorrhaged and after a multi day hospital stay they realized the cancer is back. I cannot work during treatment.
I'm home this weekend. Monday I'm back at Hope Lodge until Wednesday when they no longer have room. I'm on the wait list for a room for one night or else I'll have to get a motel. I go back to Hope Lodge for a few days and then have three days with no room until there is an opening. The rest is covered until June 4. If I didn't have treatment on those same days I would just go back home but travel time and gas makes it prohibitive.
I have a Gofundme link listed. Costs go towards paying my insurance, living expenses, medical and other bills and occasionally lodging when Hope Lodge is full. I can break down all expenses if requested.
https://gofund.me/e29bd2607
The rest: radiation Monday through Friday, chemo with cisplatin every Wednesday. I have a urologist appointment this Tuesday. My left kidney was basically destroyed last time I had cancer and my tumor is growing behind my bladder. There is talk of a supracervical catheter. The tumor is also putting pressure on my cervix and I do feel it. It's uncomfortable but not horrible- feels like last trimester pregnancy at times,lol. I sleep often, appetite is hit and miss.
I'll keep posting every few weeks on updates but feel free to also pm me. I've been here since 2004 and have made so many friends over the decades!
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