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Cancer Recurrence: Everything removed, but can it come back?

Posted by earscan @earscan, Jan 25, 2021

First I had colon rectal cancer - squamous cell carcinoma of the anal canal - with tumor removal and then radiation and chemo. Thirteen years later I got cervical cancer, with a radical hysterectomy and lymph node re-sectioning. I had been reading about how this comes back again after awhile. Since everything is removed, and I know this is probably a silly question, but could it come back again somehow? Thanks for your help.

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quirkygirl35 | @quirkygirl35 | May 7, 2021

Thank you for the welcome Colleen 😀 . My parents have filled me in over the years about the details, my surgery was done on October 15 in 1992 at Minneapolis Children's, surgery to remove my Medullablastoma was lead by Dr. A. Nigeeb.
The Doctors couldn't even predict how I'd come out after surgery, I couldn't speak - I was all mentally intact, just couldn't make the connection. Well after three months and what I believe quite confidently the grace of God, I left the hospital. Got through my 12 year remission and am a handi-capable member of society. I can only hope that with todays medical advances future generations of cancer patients may suffer less.

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quirkygirl35 | @quirkygirl35 | May 7, 2021
In reply to @amandaa "Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @quirkygirl35. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I agree..." + (show)
@amandaa

Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, @quirkygirl35. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I agree that listening to our own individual bodies is the best way to be your own advocate for your healthcare. It feels as though the system is making it harder and harder to campaign for your own well being, but I do believe that we know ourselves better than anyone else does. There is only so much that testing can detect. Without sharing the symptoms and issues your are experiencing, your physician with never have all the pieces to the puzzle.

May I ask what type of brain tumor you had?

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Hello Amanda 😀 Yes I had a Medullablastoma, they said it was about the size of a baseball when they removed it so probably growing since birth.

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