March 2010
Hi Jo,
Poo. Bum. Like everyone else has said here, Cancer Council Helpline. There are some materials like "When the cancer won't go away" that may help with the process of coming to terms with it and I suppose the 'handling of people' and their reactions to our news.
xxxxxx *hugs*
Teach.
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March 2010
Hi there,
I guess I am a litte gun shy. First a rare gynae trophoblastic tumour in which they do not know how it behaves and now pre malignant abnormal cells. Sure it can be treated however I do not like the feeling of sitting on a ticking time bomb. 😞
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March 2010
Because its a long and winding road and we are so afraid of believing that things might actually be ok in case they come crashing down and perhaps, you are just bone tired. Too tired to even muster a yippee.
Sit with it for a while, see how it feels rolling around in your brain, allow it to sink in and rest awhile, if you can 🙂
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March 2010
ooooooooooooooweeeeeeeeeeeeeee 🙂
and a satisfied miaow to you too 🙂 and a cough for Melbourne he he 🙂 I am in Central Vic and seriously, why shower when you can stand on the porch 🙂 heheh 🙂
Good to hear - new beginnings are awesome 🙂
xxx
Teach
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March 2010
Its good to hear from you Jo! 🙂 xxxx
Breast Cancer goodies bag 🙂 well consolation prize - uterus, well I can only think about what sort of stuff they would put in that bag he he 🙂
Teach
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March 2010
VaIN 1 Stage 0 (pre-cancer) is the official term.
“VaIN is more common in women who have had a hysterectomy for cervical or other related cancers”
Yes it can be managed and although it is pre-malignant and has not developed into cancer it can alter the current cells (possible is the word of the day). What worries me somewhat is that is the ’second’ issue relating to a tumour/pre-cancer in 12 months. How long is this going to go on for I suppose is like asking how long is a piece of string…
ET Tumour was removed by the TAH (Hysterectomy) now we have abnormal cells, sometimes I have to wonder what is next.
My tumour/pre-cancer issues aren’t obvious but my participation in the Worlds Greatest Shave is and it so happens that I am in Oncology and have had a tumour and may have the very early stages of Va. Cancer but have not had Chemo (for this issue) YET I look like what I call ‘the suffering cancer patient”. So today, when I ventured out in public I received two responses.
1) Was from university staff who didn’t know my plight and quite frankly didnt know where to look and
2) From 18/19 year old spunky looking fashionable males who went out of their way to chat and have a conversation, maintain eye contact and seek to know me which felt satisfactorily interesting in a cougaresque kind of way!
And so it goes, someones you just have to take it one step at a time
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March 2010
RE: WGS - I personally raised over $500 - the school I think just over $5000 which is awesome 🙂
I rang the hospital again - because they seem to be giving me snippets of information without the full report which is very annoying.
Now its "possible low grade squamous epithelial lesions, possible HPV and possible VEIN 1 (CIN 1?)
Just have to beat this uncertainty away with the broom!
xxxx
Teach
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March 2010
ahhhhhh!!! Thats why the emerg doc examined my a.....*winks* fabulous isnt it - I will need to sign my dignity back in shortly 🙂 perhaps after the MRI on Thursday.... 🙂
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March 2010
Hang in there - you are an inspiration 🙂 It is sucky, super sucky actually and sometimes you get caught up int he vortex wondering when its all going to end....yep.. you are a champ though 🙂
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