Stage 2 Sisters Club

Tpralph - good to hear that you are feeling ok after chemo

Ruthbru - thank you! I look forward to the day when I don't have that anxiety and dread hanging over me every day

Grandma3x, I had an oopherectomy during my DIEP flap surgery and the gynecological surgeon said it only added 20 minutes to the surgery. It was actually my breast surgeon who recommended it for me because of family history. My twin sister passed from breast cancer six months before my dad died from pancreatic. No ovarian in the family but she said they are all related. She also encouraged removal of healthy breast although she said she usually advocates against that. The only noticeable side effect that I have had is hot flashes, but even they have mellowed out. I am glad I did it because I later had a blood clot and could no longer take Tamoxifen. The added benefit is less estrogen circulating in your body.

Well, since I had it at the same time as my DIEP surgery, I don't know if I had any issues from the oopherectomy. My recovery went fairly well, and my follow up with Obgyn was fine. The only symptom that I read about with oopherectomy is they fill you with gas to get to the ovaries and that can be painful, but that didn't happen with me since I was already open for the DIEP. Are you having liposuction for your fat grafting? That was painful for me, but have heard others say it wasn't that bad.

Ruth, I am praying for you. Hopefully you will find the recovery easy.

oooh MTM!! I will come join you!

Ruth, wishing you a speedy recovery! Yep, I certainly could join in on the MTM show but most of all the munchies....love those even better than TV.

I hope everyone else is doing well and moving forward one day at a time.

I'm heading to the beach shortly without a computer...don't really know how that's going to work but looking forward to it just the same.

Peace and blessings all

Let us know if there is any blah, blah, blah stuff we should know, Nisa.

Enjoy the beach, Opt4. My favorite, favorite place!!!!

thinking of you ruth it will be over before you know it and you will be back to your old self.

Nisa, doing ok, going through chemo blah.... hope your mris are favorable!

Thanks ladies! I will check in again later next week.

ruthbru - hope all goes smoothly for you tomorrow - will be sending positive thoughts!

nisa - hang in there, I'm with you on the being tired of medical stuff.

Hi ladies, thought I'd do an update. I got home from the hospital yesterday and am doing well. Lying low, drinking lots of water, walking a little etc. etc. When doing the surgery, the surgeon found that I had a stage 3 prolapse (with 4 being the worst) instead of the stage 2 that he had thought. I have strong core muscles which were holding things in place and masking the severity, but it wouldn't have lasted forever. So..... I am REALLY, REALLY glad that I followed my instinct and got this taken care of now.

I am going to follow the doctor's advice and just walk for 6 weeks (a couple friends of mine have told me horror stories of feeling good and doing to much too soon, so I am 'scared straight'! I think the hard part will be remembering not to do the lifting/pulling/carrying stuff you do in real life without thinking about it.

Anyway, I am fine and hope you are doing something more interesting than I am today!

Yes, and the doctor's office just called. They routinely do a pathology report on anything they remove. They just wanted me to know that patholoy on the uterus is 'perfectly normal'. I wasn't really worried, but it still it is VERY nice to know!

Ruth, get some sanitary pads and wet/freeze them. Next week or two your perineum will be sore and ice is soothing.

Great news Ruth! Here's to quick and healthy recovery!

Yea! Where are you going, Nisa? I love to travel, even vicariously!