Diagnosis

The Official update:

      My lab results came back and the news is not good. I do have Cancer. It’s endometroid carcinoma. It’s very aggressive, but also very common. The good news is that as long as it hasn’t spread, it’s something that can be dealt with surgically and without chemo or radiation.
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       I will be calling the specialist tomorrow to set up an appointment with him. He’ll handle all of the testing, lab work, etc to ensure that the Cancer has not spread outside of my uterus.
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      Once he determines it hasn’t spread, then we’ll put together a plan for surgical remedy (my personal preference is a hysterectomy but I’ll know more once I meet with him).
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      For the frequently asked questions:

-I’m ok. Really. In all honesty I sort of expected to get a Cancer diagnosis out of all of this, and of the bad options— this is probably the best of the bunch.
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-I will continue to work. As normally as possible.
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-My health insurance is very good. And hopefully the cancer-insurance I just signed up for will be viable if I need it since I signed the paperwork before diagnosis.
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-Mostly what I need… is just love and support and your continued prayers.
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      In all honesty, this doesn’t change much about my day to day life for the moment. It does mean that the D&C is not going to be the solution I’d hoped for.. which means living with discomfort and some pain for a while longer yet. And I have to believe that it hasn’t spread yet. In the last year, ever blood test has come back normal. Every chest xray I’ve had during respiratory infections… has come back normal. My EKG’s have come back normal. The only health issue I have genuinely dealt with in the last year— is this.
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      I’m taking that as hopeful and a positive sign that this will be limited to my uterus and able to be dealt with surgically.
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      I will keep FB updated as things progress, but for now there’s not much to report except that they’ve confirmed Cancer and I’m about to begin a lot of testing.
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      I love and appreciate every single person on this page… and I appreciate so much the prayers and support I’ve gotten over the last year that I’ve been dealing with this. I am going to be OK. This doesn’t change anything— except that now we know what exactly we’re dealing with. Now, the scariest part is over. All that’s left is to figure out how bad, and how to fix it.
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      If you want to reach out to me by phone and you have my number, please feel free to do so. You may want to text me your number and name first as my phone lost a chunk of it’s contacts. And please understand if I don’t answer… there’s going to be a lot of phone calls in the next few days especially.
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     I love you all and am grateful to have so much support while I move through this phase of my life.