Survive Cancer

Got through it, a little collateral damage but here I am, living and doing my thing =) 5 months ago

Its one of the hardest things I have yet to be faced with in my young life but one of the most life changing. 8 months ago

I was diagnosed with cancer the first time in 2000. Had surgery and got pregnant a month later! Four months later, I had an ultrasound and they found a tumor on my left ovary. I had to have another surgery while 4 and a half months pregnant. But, it was needed immediately or my daughter would potentially have been harmed. So I had my daughter in august of 2001. She was three months early. But healthy! Well about four years of pain and suffering later I was advised that there were abnormalities in my pap test and ultrasound, and urged to have a hysterectomy. I did. They found that the cancer had spread to my uterus, and Fallopian tubes. I still have regular testing, and thank goodness I have been cancer free for 6 years May 18th!

Do not ignore the pain and do not let doctors and nurses make you feel that you are over exaggerating! I let them talk me into thinking I was just not good at handling pain even though I had just had surgeries and 4 children! Tell me I don’t know what pain is. But, eventually I just couldn’t take it anymore—no life, just a shell of a person, so I told my doctor to look a little closer! Have faith, and try to think positively even though it does get tough. 9 months ago