Anyways, I finally got around to scanning the pictures from my last Cancer Adventure. I think that’s what i’ll start calling all my medical crap from now on, an adventure. It’s snappy! I have posted them on My Flickr Page which you can also get to at the top of my site. In case you are one of the lasy people, like me, you can <%popup(20060713-poop.jpg|705|499|see my Poop here)%> and you can check out <%popup(20060713-bowling ball.jpg|300|276|my 10lb Bowling Ball)%>.

In case you have no idea WTF i’m talking about just let me explain it for you. I was diagnosed with stage 2b Cervical Cancer and had to under go many surgeries, chemotherapy, external radiation and internal radiation. It’s been almost a year since I was told I AM IN REMISSION! YAY! If you want to know more then read My Cancer Story you lazy arse. Anyways, earlier this year I started having lower abdominal pain and I mean the kind that doubles you over and you start praying to God that if He’ll only stop it you will never do _____ again. I went to my doctor and found out that due to the internal radiation treatments my cervix completely closed up and that caused my uterus to become filled with liquid. Yum! So, I went in for yet another Cancer Adventure where they made a NEW hole in my cervix, drained out all the fluid in my uterus, and cleaned me out. I bet that fluid was a smell to be remembered. :31: I went in weighing 131 and I came out weighing 119. Ain’t that something?!?! So this explains my “Bowling Ball” picture.

Next, I was given some pain pills to help after my little day surgery thing and a week later I still wasn’t feeling good and I was also throwing up when I ate. I went for an x-ray and they found that due to all of the pain medication I was so damn constipated that I was literally FULL OF SHIT. No joke. I was so full of shit that it was pressing on my stomach and that’s why I would throw up when I ate. I think if I would have waited much longer I would have started throwing up actual shit. Doesn’t THAT sound like fun?!?! :69: This explains my “Poop” picture.

Any questions???

PARTY TIME!

Jessica has now got me all riled up and i’m gonna have to go down there and hurt somebody! lolol This Thursday it will have been 4 weeks since they sent off my little “Matchbox Cover”. :3: How the HELL is that possible??

I’m callin those biznitches tomorrow and if this “lab” still hasn’t got the results ready then i’ll get it’s address and show them what I think of them! They will get there every morning and find a flaming bag of cat poop in front of their office EVERY DAY! :4: Believe me when I tell you that they do NOT want a flaming bag of **Oni poop in front of their door every day.

**Oni is my persian that won’t poop or tinkle in the litterbox. Instead she poops/tinkles on my carpet and it is ALWAYS a green/yellow/orange color and sometimes bloody. Now…imagine THAT in a bag, on someones doorstep, on FIRE. :19:

So, how is everyone else doing??? Have a good Thanksgiving???

Next I had a check-up appointment with Dr. E, my radiation doctor, that would just be a quick look-see and ask some questions to make sure I’m still doing OK. Not FUN, but there would be no needles so not THAT bad. :21: BOY WAS I WRONG. So, I get in my stirrups and he pops the hood and notices some “weird cell/tissue growth” on my cervix. He ended up doing a full pelvic exam and took a sample of this “weird cell/tissue growth” so he could send it off to a lab. Can you say BUZZ KILL? I got to have 5 days of happiness and now I am back to not being able to sleep, ulcer troubles, and diarrhea. Plus, my results won’t be back before I leave for my cruise, and my cell phone won’t work out there, so they are going to call my husband. I’m going to try to not think about it while I’m “relaxing” and see if I can’t call home somehow to get my results. :42:

I am hopeful that it’s just some scar tissue that is no big deal, or at least something they can whack off with a laser. Make some guaca-MOLE-e with it. (Sorry, that’s a bad joke.) Anyways, the whole appointment was interesting but I don’t have the time to go into detail about it right now. I’ll leave it for tomorrow! :1:

Please cross your fingers and say a little prayer that my results come back NORMAL. :63: Every little bit helps!

Blogs By Cancer Patients

Jenny’s Belly is having to meet with a substitute oncologist since her regualr one is out of town on vacation. Her post Paging Doctor Jerk shows you just how it feels to get a doctor you don’t really like.

Positive Perspectives submitted a post about how an amazing woman used her cancer experience and knitting to come up with something amazing! It is titled Just When You Thought You’ve Seen It All…. Tit-Bits, so check it out a maybe make a little purchase of your own!

Minerva has written yet another amazing letter to her Cancer telling it just what is going on and exactly where it can go. The post is titled Hey you….yes, you…. so please go check out the wonderful progress she has made!

Blogs By Caregivers

Amanda over at cancer. it’s not just an astrological sign anymore. has written a truthful post that shows us all what it’s like to spend on germ patrol for someone you love. Please check out her post titled mind fuck to see how cancer effects not only the patient, but everyone around them.

Medical Blogs

It looks like Cary has finally found some news about a possible new treatment that could really help his wife Lori! Promising New Treatment For Metastatic Liver Tumors is about how scientists have managed to treat metastatic liver tumors for the first time with shaped-beam radiation without doing too much damage to the healthy cells.

The Genetics and Public Health Blog has found that eating more cruciferous vegetables can help protect you from lung cancer! Please check out the whole article titled Inactive GSTM1 and GSTT Genes? Eat Your Veggies.

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Anyways…

I get there and they call me back to put the IV in. If you know me then you KNOW how absolutely petrified of needles I am. I mean, I bawl and bawl like a little baby! It’s so embarrassing. :9: Well, I have TINY veins that roll and blow out a lot so I always try to warn the nurse and show her/him where to poke so that I don’t have to get poked again. Of course they never listen, blow a vein, and have to poke me AGAIN while telling me how I was right. Why can’t they just listen to me the first time? I mean, it’s my body and I believe I know it a little better than they do. I have been with it all my life. :29: Just LISTEN TO ME FROM NOW ON…..PLEASE!

Next i’m taken into the room with the big donut test, that’s what I call it, and hop up on the table. The technician guy was so great. He hooked up my IV and helped me get all comfortable and he didn’t make me feel like I was just another body to be scanned. I was a person. :1: I think I might mail him a Christmas card for that! About 1/2 way through he comes in and gets on to me for not drinking ALL of the nasty chalk-like contrast and I told him I could try to chug one if he wanted. He said no and we continued on. When it was over I was told that I would also have to have a chest x-ray. Well, THAT is the easy one! Let’s just say that I got an F on my contrast drinking abilities and an A+ on my x-ray exam. :3:

Now comes the awful part, the WORST part. I have to wait to get my results. I called my doctor yesterday afternoon and my nurse told me that the doctor hadn’t looked at my results yet but she will make sure he does and then she will call me tomorrow, now today, and let me know. So, what do I do in the meantime?? Sleep like any normal person would do?? I don;t know if I can! I mean, when she calls me she will basically be telling me if I am cancer free or NOT. This phone call will change my life…. AGAIN, and I think it’s already been changed enough. Being told that I have cancer was, well, there is no way to describe it. Now there is a possibility that I have beaten it and I can’t even really understand that. To me I will ALWAYS have cancer. If these test results say it’s gone I don’t think I can accept that. I know that I will always feel like it is right there around the corner and it’s just waiting for another chance to strike me down. Will that feeling ever go away? Will I ever be able to REALLY enjoy something without looking over my shoulder?? God, I hope so.

Well, i’ll let you know the minute I hear from the doctor. Keep your fingers and toes crossed, and anything else you can cross as well. A prayer or two might not hurt either. :63: