Test results

I wanted to wait until I had all of my results before officially posting this here. And I just got my final blood tests back a couple days ago.

My catscan showed NO signs of cancer, and I’m officially in complete remission!!

I will now be in surveillance, which means that every three months for two years, I have to go back for more catscans, pelvic exams and blood tests. After two years, it changes to every six months.

My blood tests showed my white blood count completely back to normal and all of my other levels completely normal (except that I’m still anemic, but I’ll take it)

In the words of the Grateful Dead, “What a long, strange trip it’s been”…

Looking back… May 20, 2023, this all started with a stomach ache. Crazy to think.

23 long weeks later….I’ve gone from an overnight ER visit, to an ambulance to the cancer center, 12 days in the hospital, 2 days in ICU, pelvic exams, catscans, echocardiograms, EKGs, the discovery of a 20cm ovarian tumor, an emergency complete hysterectomy surgery, a pulmonary embolism they found at the last minute (with an insanely memorable near death experience), a surgery to remove the PE, a swollen heart, catheters galore, a stage IIIa Endometrial Cancer diagnosis, a chest port surgery (that hit a nerve), 6 very long, draining, tiring and painful rounds of chemotherapy over 18 weeks, complete hair loss, leg and back pain, a burning stapled abdomen, peripheral neuropathy, body weakness, countless arm and hand sticks and needles to the chest, low white blood cell count, emotional overload full of constant tears…

But we made it!!!!!!

I am so thankful and so grateful to everyone who has helped me through this. BUT I want to especially say thank you to my parents/brothers…. Robert, Hayden and Robbie (and Robert’s entire family)… my amazing NY girl-squad, Alex, and my other insanely wonderful friends and family who have checked up on me, helped me, and/or sent well-wishes throughout this entire daunting adventure. You guys all seriously have no idea how much it has meant to me. There are no words to even express it.

I’ll try not to get too detailed in my thank yous, I didn’t exactly win an Academy Award. (But I’m saving that for next year).

The rollercoaster isn’t over yet. I have years left of constant visits, potential for reoccurrences 🤞🏼 and a LOT of bills coming my way. But I leave you with this… collected over 23 weeks (there were many more I lost… and to think the initial 12 days in the hospital was just one wristband!).

A reminder to myself what I just went through, and a hopeful bit of encouragement to anyone else currently going through it, or having to go through it in the future. ❤️ We made it.❤️