So far today has been moderately better than yesterday. At the very least I've had less orifices invaded. And by less, I mean different. Today was the abdominal CT to make sure the cancer hasn't spread anywhere. I will say, the docs are moving crazy fast on this one! It's amazing what a potentially fatal illness will do for you when it comes to making specialist appointments!
For those of you who've never experienced the joys and wonders of drinking 33.8140227 US fluid ounces of a delicious barium berry smoothie, let me tell you - it's something to be missed! Now, we've all had the flu or upset tummy and had to take a couple teaspoons of pepto. Take that memory and imagine you're forced to drink 33.8140227 US fluid ounces of berry flavored pepto. cold. through a straw. on an empty stomach. And the clincher: as I'm sucking down the last dregs of the bottle, the nurse tells me that it's a laxative. FML.
The rest of the procedure was mostly unremarkable - I still don't like IV's and now I know that I don't like having iodine pushed through them. Having had sinus CT's in the past, I will say that it was nice to go into das uber claustro tube feet first. I was even happily amused by the light up breathe/hold your breath faces. You'd be surprised at how challenging it can be to draw a face that means "hold your breath", as opposed to "you're gonna vomit now."
I also talked with my gyn today a little calmer and more relaxed than I was yesterday. The gist of my diagnosis is this: it's either stage 1 cervical cancer or stage 2 uterine cancer. The downside is that it's too advanced to just cut out the ucky bits. At least that little hope bud was nipped fast and early. If it's just cervical, I'll most likely have radiation treatment and if it's uterine, a hysterectomy. I'm shooting for localized radiation myself - I get to keep the hair on my head, but never have to do a bikini wax again! Woot woot!
Up next....the emotional fallout...
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