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@susan1715 Hope you're okay. Yes, first, don't be afraid, and second, please get the best surgeon your insurance will provide; one who will do his/her best to get all of the tumor off during the laparoscopic surgery and have the hysterectomy done as quickly at possible so avoid metastatic spread of the cancer tumor or cells to organs, for instance, which may results in a (higher) grading and staging. Happy to answer any questions you may have.
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Thank you so much. I supposedly do have a very good surgeon. My surgery is in 2 weeks. I do not know how far advanced this cancer is until the surgery. My notes say robotic assistance. I had triple negative breast cancer 8 years ago. The big negative is that
I am 83 years old in relatively good health for the advanced age. I thank you again for your information.
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I agree, it also helps to know if the cancer is advanced. Sometimes chemo to start prior to robotic has better outcome. The robotic surgery is so much less invasive, same day outpatient procedure. I rode my bike two days later. Lol the catheter was the worst for me, had to recatheter before releasing me. Took them a few tries. Don’t be afraid to demand lidocaine if it happens to you. Pretty quick recovery overall. Hang in there!