My leukemia's back.

[Alaskan]

hi everyone

howdy!

 

[FridayYet]

hi everyone

Nice to see you! Sorry I haven’t been by the Pond lately. How are you?

 

[perchie.girl]

Nice to see you! Sorry I haven’t been by the Pond lately. How are you?

Good I went through simulation and got my tattoos... Next appointment will be an explanation of the course of treatment and I belive my first treatment... I have been wrong and dont really care... just as long as things are progressing...

I wrote it up on Old folks .... and the Pond... soon as i get a schedual it will be five days a week for five weeks. thats average.

For those who dont know I Had a complet hysterectomy including ovaries. They didnt take my lymph nodes because he said my legs would get huger than they are now. The cancer was slow growing and was barely through the Endometrial wall.... Oncologist happens to be my surgeon as well he said this type is slow growing...

I am very heavy these days and regular surgery was opted out they did a DaVinchi Robotic surgery on me. So now I look like I was stuck by a six pronged fork.... healed fabulously from the surgery...

Outside of Other issues I am dealing with due to not having insurance in a very long time, I am feeling pretty good.

deb

 

[getaclue]

Hi deb, and welcome! Glad you decided to join us. There are many of us with varying issues we're dealing with, and some that are here for prayer, and support. Some have been through radiation, and can be helpful. I did the chemo, and not the radiation, so I have little personal experience to offer in regards to it. It's nice to know that the type you had was slow growing.

I don't care how good your insurance is, it's still a hassle to deal with sometimes.

Again, welcome.

 

[Alaskan]

they did a DaVinchi Robotic surgery on m

Have you seen videos of those things in action? Pretty cool and space age!

 

[getaclue]

Just watched a couple youtube videos showing them in action. Amazing!

 

[drumstick diva]

Perchie always happy to see you pop in.

 

[perchie.girl]

Have you seen videos of those things in action? Pretty cool and space age!

Actually I did some drawing changes for it in 2008 I believe. The room had a prototype for surgeons to check out ... it was pretty cool.

Unfortunately the design staff that was responsible for the design drawings didn't know the process for ISO9001 requirements. Meaning documentation had to be properly labeled with revision status and notes. The design was fine... I was brought in so they could do a final release and sell the product overseas.

I did some digging on youtube and found an excellent video on the surgery itself.... The doctor sits at a computer console and remotely controls the laproscopic tools to perform the surgery....

they tip the patient head down at a 40 degree angle and once the machine is inserted into the patient the abdomen is filled with carbon dioxide to give them working and viewing room. I was on that table for five hours.

with anesthesia coming and going.... the total time was seven... When I came to in recovery though the flu epidemic had overrun the hospital... no beds. So I was in recovery another four or five hours... Had dinner there..

Up and walking the next day but my Sleep apnea had them wanting to watch me another night. So I got to spend two nights in the hospita. Normally they would have sent me home the next morning.

No visits from family except my son.... I was grateful for the sleep. so grateful.

I heard I was going home and sat in the chair by the window and fell asleep in the warm sunshine. I must have slept there four hours.... it felt good.

deb

 

[FridayYet]

Good morning Team Rachel. Glad you are recovering well, Deb!

My wound looks “good” to the wound care nurse -easy for her to say I guess. Quite ugly to me.

There was finally some bacteria in the fluid they took during surgery, so I’m on antibiotics. Hope this will finally allow things to start healing. It’s sure been a long 8 months since this whole ordeal started.

 

[lazy gardener]

Hugs to you, Deb, and I pray that God will touch you with his healing hand, and you will not see any Ca. cells return.