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I just discovered your posts this morning on a very rainy dreary morning. I'm eleven weeks post endometrial cancer diagnosis, almost seven weeks post hysterectomy and finding out I'm stage IIIC1. One week away from meeting with medical oncologist to discuss if I want to proceed with chemotherapy which I thought I would never agree to.
Your posts are so candid and inspirational. I flip flop daily and the first few weeks felt so stunned and vulnerable. My son flew here to be with me for the gynecologic oncologist consult and his presence and continued positive outlook has stabilized me during the recovery from surgery.
Now I've regressed and feel I'm back in a quandary after his girlfriend arrived three weeks ago insisting she was part off the "team". I've tried but am not in the right frame of mind to meet and get to know someone, esp someone that diverts my son's attention away from me. I know that's selfish but that's the truth.
I only hope I make the right decision next week. I don't want chemotherapy and have been on the whole food plant based diet since mid July hoping to keep cancer cells from multiplying. I'm strong and healthy and looking forward to starting HIITs again. I walk every day at least four miles and enjoy my solitude in the woods or by the ocean.
I hope you continue to post as I'm sure many of us benefit from reading your posts but refrain from posting ourselves.
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@mtstack good morning...I was diagnosed with Uterine serous carcinoma in April 2021....routine pap smear picked it up...totally shocking to me no cancer in my family ..lots of longevity...I'm very healthy, vegetarian , very active with walking pilates and pickleball ....came as a real shock ! Stage 1A small node in uterine wall ...considered a rarew and aggressive cancer with strong possibility of recurrence .....after a hysterectomy i had 3 radiation treatments and was monitored every 3 months with a very brief look at my vagina.....fast forward to September 2022....recurred in my omentum ...I had 6 treatments of chemo with herceptin ( HER2+ cancer). I was very nervous about chemo but I tolerated it very well !! Never nauseous never fatigued...lost my hair ( had a great wig ) appetite was a little wonky...not much appealed to me but i managed to eat as healthy as I could...and continued my life doing what I enjoy doing !! I never considered not doing chemo....after the 6 treatments there was no evidence of disease !!! I continued with herceptin ( no side effects for me) need echocardiogram every 3 months to check heart funtion which can be impacted...so far so good. Unfortunately in May of this year a scan showed a couple of lymph nodes with cancer so I am now on a targeted chemo called enhertu...I,ve had 8 treatments ( 30 minutes ) easy with fewer side effects than the original chemo which was systemic..... For me, I truest my oncologist and the research I have done, and am grateful that the treatments have provided me with the quality of life I value....with the exception of a few days of a lousy appetite, I feel great....strong and healthy doing everything that I have been doing prior and during treatment. Staying positive, eating well, exercising and sleeping well are the best way to fight this monster !!! Please don't be afraid of chemo if it can treat your cancer .....
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@mtstack thank you for writing. You will make the right decision.
If it's the fear of the effects of chemotherapy that is holding you back don't Let it. Chemotherapy isn't fun but it's not nearly as bad as it is made out to be especially if you are otherwise healthy. It will also end. You will know exactly how many treatments from the start.
I personally don't think chemotherapy is effective for my cancer. The research proves that, but I was not willing to forgo it. I see it as just one piece of my healing. It gives me time to work on my health and put cancer in remission.