Growing up as the youngest of five, with two great parents, was the best experience I could have had. There was a time I remember for about six months since I felt like me.
I was in my third month of having a constant menstrual cycle, with a lot of discomfort. I started having severe pain in the lower part of my body, my stomach began to stand and had nausea 24 hours a day. I refused to tell my mom because for some reason that onlyI thought I would disappear. Well, it got worse and I had no choice but to tell you. I must say I was extremely obese at age 13 weighed 230 pounds. I will never forget the time I went to my doctor and weight loss my blood pressure was 200/110...yes! At the age of 13, he was a ticking time bomb!
My mother is scheduled for an appointment to see our family doctor, he could still kick in the butt of sarcastic comments made on the day of my first visit, he said,"There is nothing wrong with that child, except she is very obese and need to lose weight, if nothing else have a kidney infection." He never ordered the tests to verify the diagnosis and care. He prescribed a drug that was not necessary, that made me feel worse. The drug has caused the wrong situation deteriorate further.
E 'was determined by a wonderful man and gynecologist, who was both one of the best in New York. Unfortunately, he does not practice moremedicine as I never had the chance to say simply: "Thanks for being nominated as one of the gods of the angels" has sent me to the proper diagnosis and perform surgery on me to save my life.
I remember everything that happened, like it was yesterday, the pain, discomfort, comments about my sudden weight loss. I had to convince everyone that I knew was still a virgin. I had to stop attending school for the rest of my elementary school years 10 and instructed to Homemy 11 year high school. It's been a disaster! But my spirit was high and I just wanted to have everything in order to achieve this with my normal life.
Time moves so slow for me, the pain increased, my weight dropped from 135 pounds. and I thought it might have been nine months pregnant. I was weak, at times, but never left my home school and passed all the exams to qualify as a senior next year and the latest in high school.
My friends wereconcerned and perplexed by my condition. Rumors flew around me is pregnant and put the baby up for adoption. I've had enough of the medical examinations, tests and false accusations.
It was December 1981, I remember the night before I was to be admitted to the hospital, my mom was talking on the phone crying and praying while I thought something had happened and that we would hear bad news about someone else. I heard her conversationconsisted of more tears than words, and finally fell asleep. I was hospitalized the following day. The surgery was performed immediately after wards. I woke up to a flat stomach, hips and murderer of a wonderful life.
My doctor and his team came to visit every hour. I've become so popular in the hospital and did not know why. The day was discharged, I visited my gynecologist and had a very nice heart heart, he said: "You are very young and stronglady and you are here for a reason. Taking care of yourself. You must understand that in the future can not have children because of past problems, but remember you can always take and it will be a great mother. "At that time, the idea of having a child was the farthest thing from my mind. Eventually in February 1982 and was admitted to hospital to have my right fallopian tube and right ovary removed.
Now I was on my mind, great! I went from a size24 to 14. I felt better than I did and I looked great! I've always been very insecure about my appearance as a child, but my family has always made me feel good about myself. So to experience this "Extreme Makeover" was a blow to my confidence level.
About eight weeks after the second surgery was scheduled for a follow-up appointment at New York Hospital.
It was a Monday night and after several tests before that week, my parents and I were sitting in this smallMD office with a very nice, I gladly informed us that all cells and tissues tested were normal and no signs of anything ever being there. My parents broke into the arms of another and MD also had a strange expression of amazement on his face.
Twenty years later, I was at work and eat my lunch I called my mom and I were talking as usual and asked me if I had taken one of the doctors who worked in my case, now a professor in a City university of New York 'permission to use my case study for students. That's when I said I am a survivor of ovarian cancer. I actually had ovarian cancer and I do not know. I shudder every time I think about it.
All my family, friends and doctors agreed that it was better that I do not know the details of my illness at the time of my life. I wanted to be a boy with a zest for life. Could be mind over matter? I have never had chemotherapyand still no sign of cancer cells in the body, determined by taking an annual CA-125 blood test.
I have been blessed with two beautiful (biological) children, a wonderful husband and a family of heroes to be so grateful.
Now I am considered high risk, my gynecologist recommended a hysterectomy to prevent recurrence. I was willing to undergo a hysterectomy and did so in 2008. It's the best thing that could have ever done, so far no negativeside effects and I feel good mentally, physically and spiritually.
I really think this was the way of the gods to give me another chance to live longer without having to worry or deal with this disease as my family, friends and doctors did when I was a child.
Above all I have to thank God again and again, I used to make another miracle.
Please make regular gynecological exams for you and the year of their loved ones. Taking care of yourself. Itwise and good.
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