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So it’s janu 24 2018 around 11:20pm. I’m laying in the hospital bed at Rush hospital in Chicago. I had a busy day and thought this would be a great way to write everything down.
I arrived around 9am and got brought to my very nice large room. My bed is super comfortable and there is a open couch in here for visitors who wanna spend the night, a lovely lounging chair that is near the window that looks out to the whole entire down town. It’s absolutely beautiful! I wasn’t expecting this and...
Just need a bit of reassurance. Quick background:
1. Age 48 female
2. Just tested positive for first time ever for high risk hpv
3. Colpo came back CIN2/3. Will be having LEEP procedure next week
4. I've never smoked, only drink socially occasionally and have not taken birth control since my late 20s
5. Have never missed a pap and have been test for HPV for 9 years. Again, this is my first positive.
6. Onlyhave ever had one sexual partner. Recently found out he was...
My visitor is a stage 3, diffuse b cell lymphoma. The first we noticed it had come to visit was after an exray in August.
From there I had a contrasting CAT scan on September 1st. This showed a small mass in the middle of my chest. My lungs are perfect thank goodness. It recommend I have a PET scan, an ebus and to see someone in respiratory.
I had my PET scan on September 20th.
The staff at Clatterbridge scanning department, where friendly and talked me through each step of the...
For those who have read the rest of this blog, you'll have seen where I spoke about music and lyrics. Well, I heard another one tonight that I felt like sharing, as it was something I needed to hear and so I figured others might too.
You can find the music here and the lyrics are as follows:
Well this has come as a bit of a surprise, I'm a practical pragmatic person, so can't say I've really suffered any lows since diagnosis, even when my treatment veered towards the gruelling side I didn't feel this low, a few tears with the pain but quickly back to being able to function, all be it at a lower level.
I've gone back to work four days a week, maybe that's too much too soon as I'm now physically, mentally and emotionally exhausted, I'm also not coping very well with other...
