So I said I was going to write a blog for a few reasons.
A) To keep everyone I know informed of what is going on.
B) To get things straight in my own head
C) to create awareness.
After having a biopsy, MRI scan and a chest x ray I was diagnosed with Cervical cancer on Wednesday 24th November 2010. I was assigned my own Nurse who was very helpful and explained that I had stage 1b1 CC. I had to wait till the day after when all the Big Boffins got together to discuss my case and course of action. I was told that I would have to have a PET scan because 1 of the many 100's of lymph nods in my groin was inflamed and the PET scan will show if this is cancer. The Big Boffin Meeting also showed that the cancer was bigger than first thought moving me up to a stage 1B2. They have decided to treat this with Radio and Chemo therapy
So PET scan on Tuesday 30th Novemebr 2010 and then a meeting with another Boffin on Friday 3rd November 2010 to decide the course of treatment and talk about fertility. From what my research and reading has shown is that my fertility is going to be affected because the radio therapy kills the eggs and brings on the menopause. So this information is more of a shock than the cancer at the minute.
So that the facts! I am going to keep this updated with all the major steps from now untill ... well.... when ever. This is going to be something that is going to be with me for a long time if not my entire life.
I have a fantastic network of friends and family around me and hope that people can draw something from reading my story ( I know I have from reading others stories)
Thanks for reading
Kathy
