pic taken after my 1st radiation treatment (on my wedding anniversary at that!)...just call me the Snake Lady ;0)on election day last year, i went to Emergicare for some lumps that i had found on my neck a few days earlier...the left side, near my collar bone...they just popped up one day, & it seemed as tho they were getting bigger by the day
the doc at Emergicare took an xray & found another mass around my left lung...he immediately told me it was likely Lymphoma...he said it could be other things like infectious lymph nodes, but probably not
from there, i was scheduled 2 see a Pulmonologist (because of the mass in/around my left lung)...that visit really rocked our world...i appreciated the honestly & frankness of this doc...he made me realize just how serious this likely was
then, the ball rolled at lightning speed...
the very next day, i had a PET scan & meeting with my surgeon all in the same day
then, they rushed me in2 having my biopsy (which was super annoying at the time) the day after Thanksgiving/Gabrielle's 6th birthday
then, finally, a year ago 2day, i got the official diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma...a bizarre day really...but i remained optimistic throughout both my chemo & radiation treatments...& it really is awesome to be able to say exactly a year later, that...
I KICKED CANCER'S ASS!!!
not only that...but more importantly, i'm already back in full Mama Skates mode! the hair's back, i have no lasting side-effects from treatment, the doc appointments r pretty much over (i'll always have check ups & scans every few months - but that's waaaaay better than pulling up to that cancer center every damn day!), i'm back to making cakes & running around, dancing with the kiddos...life is good!
sometimes the lights all shinin' on me
other times i can barely see
lately it occurs to me....
what a long, strange trip its been
the doc at Emergicare took an xray & found another mass around my left lung...he immediately told me it was likely Lymphoma...he said it could be other things like infectious lymph nodes, but probably not
from there, i was scheduled 2 see a Pulmonologist (because of the mass in/around my left lung)...that visit really rocked our world...i appreciated the honestly & frankness of this doc...he made me realize just how serious this likely was
then, the ball rolled at lightning speed...
the very next day, i had a PET scan & meeting with my surgeon all in the same day
then, they rushed me in2 having my biopsy (which was super annoying at the time) the day after Thanksgiving/Gabrielle's 6th birthday
then, finally, a year ago 2day, i got the official diagnosis of Hodgkin's Lymphoma...a bizarre day really...but i remained optimistic throughout both my chemo & radiation treatments...& it really is awesome to be able to say exactly a year later, that...
I KICKED CANCER'S ASS!!!
not only that...but more importantly, i'm already back in full Mama Skates mode! the hair's back, i have no lasting side-effects from treatment, the doc appointments r pretty much over (i'll always have check ups & scans every few months - but that's waaaaay better than pulling up to that cancer center every damn day!), i'm back to making cakes & running around, dancing with the kiddos...life is good!
sometimes the lights all shinin' on me
other times i can barely see
lately it occurs to me....
what a long, strange trip its been
*note - if u'd like 2 catch up & read about my entire journey, click here...that'll bring up all the posts i've tagged as having something 2 do with my cancer...remember that the 1st post will b the most recent (this post)...u'll have 2 scroll down & click 'older posts' until u get all the way back 2 November 08 to start at the beginning
6 comments:
Sharon you are shining example of courage and strength. Thanks for sharing your journey with us. I wish you nothing but good health in the future. You ROCK girl!
ditto Jennifer!
xoxo
hey, i want aboard that train, we luv ya and so damn proud of ya..
You amaze me, woman. So proud to know you.
xoxo
I'm gonna go with a ditto on Jennifer too :)
Congratulations!!!!! What a HUGE milestone!!! YAY, we are rejoicing with you!!
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