Life's Journey
Hoping, dreaming, smiling and healing!
Calendar
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 12/31 | All day | New Year's Eve |
| All day | New Year's Day (observed) | |
| Thu. 2/24 | 6:00 PM |
Discovery
Felt mass in my lower abdomen |
| Fri. 2/25 | 10:00 AM | CT Scan |
| Mon. 2/28 | 6:00 PM |
CT Results
Ovaries are grossly enlarged and cystic requires surgery for removal |
| Tue. 3/8 | 6:00 PM |
Anniversary
Our first anniversary, we celebrated by taking a sunset hot air balloon ride |
| Thu. 3/10 | All day |
SURGERY!
Removal of ovaries and exploratory. Labs revealed that ovaries are cancerous and found another spot on nearby tissues. Determined that further treatment will be required. |
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Thu. 3/10
| All day |
Hospital Stay
Recovering from surgery in Banner Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix |
| Wed. 3/23 | 10:00 AM |
Oncology Follow Up
Appointment to discuss treatment plan: 7 weeks of radiation 5x/week and chemo 1x/week |
| Fri. 3/25 | All day |
Port Placement
This is an out patient procedure done under conscious sedation (not as scary as it sounds). |
| Thu. 3/31 | 10:00 AM |
Chemo Education
We were taught about how chemo works, side effects, treatments, nutrition, etc. |
| 1:00 PM |
Radiology Consult
Met with the radiologist to discuss treatment plan, next steps, side effects, how it works, etc | |
| 3:00 PM |
PET Scan
To get the whole body picture and make sure it didn't metastisize anywhere else. Results showed no surprises, no additional mets. We are now fighting a walnut sized mass in upper vagina. | |
| Mon. 4/4 | 10:00 AM |
Radiology SIMS
Simulation of radiation, complete CT scan to be used to determine exact areas to be treated, beam angles, strength and depth. |
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Mon. 4/11
| All day | Treatment - Week 1 |
| Mon. 4/11 | 5:00 PM | Radiation |
| Tue. 4/12 | 9:00 AM | Chemo |
| 12:30 PM |
Radiation
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| Wed. 4/13 | 12:30 PM |
Radiation
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| Thu. 4/14 | 12:30 PM |
Radiation
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