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Originally Posted by manolos mom  Thanks Jodi, Its been rough but I have survived. He works in mysterious ways,my middle daughter is in her second year of Med school and wants to be an Oncologist. What a blessing in my life. Yes, It looked barberic, they did take all muscle down to the bone and all of her underarm and sent her home with a squeeze ball to streghten her muscle.There was a group of women called reach to recovery that helped her emotionally. One thing I will never forget are my mothers nurses who helped me and my family. I will never forget them. Im so glad things have changed but this outpatient surgery is crazy. Yes I have a mamo once a year and I have not been tested for the gene but I think this will be my year to do so. Its an honor Jodi that you work with these patients and I just want to tell you thanks for doing so. Im sorry you had ovarian cancer. How did you find this. Isnt it a silent cancer. Im sorry about your father, its so hard lossing a parent at such a young age. The best advise I can give anyone that has cancer and has children is to talk about it with them and let them know you may not be around. I found my mothers hair she lost in chemo in her drawer wrapped in tissue about a week after she died. I was so mad at her but now I understand. I didnt mean to get off subject but everyone please sign for all the women who are suffering with Breast Cancer.... |
I was very lucky that they found the ovarian cancer because it is known as the silent killer and I was only 43 when I had a hysterectomy for a very large cyst on my ovary. It wasn't until after I had the surgery when the final pathology came back that they found localized cells in my left ovary. Thank god they decided to take everything while they were in there otherwise I would have needed to have a second operation to remove the other ovary.
I just recently started back to work with a different company than who I was working with before my surgery and it feels great to be back in the OR and involved with the care of these women. But please remember breast cancer can and does also happen to MEN as well. There was just a man last week that had breast cancer and it is always so much more shocking when it is a man because it is thought of as a female cancer.
There is also a new device on the market that can help a doctor detect and treat lymphodema in its earliest stages while it can be reversed. Anyone that has a sentinel node biopsy or axillary lymph node dissection runs the chance of getting this but once again the insurance companies will not pay for testing by this device. Can you even imagine treating and STOPPING the progression of lymphodema, it shouldn't be a battle wound in your fight against breast cancer! If caught in the very earliest of stages 0 to 2 with treatment it can be stopped and the insurance companies will not pay for the testing.
There is no excuse for this to be happening. Our surgeons and doctors should be able to use the best treatment to make us whole and healthy and insurance companies should not be allowed to dictate medicine!