Hi Pat,
Glad you found the info. Yes, they should be able to tell you more after
the surgery (from my limited experience w/all of this). When they do the
surgery, they can identify if or how far the cancer has spread so they'll
know what treatment you'll need. When is your surgery again?
-Jean
On Sun, 26 Apr 1998 13:39:50 +0100 "Vic and Pat"
<vicpat.newton@thefree.net> writes:
>To Jean,
>
>Hi,this is Pat. I tried all the links you sent. Two didn't work but
>the
>others gave me more info than I can digest at present!. Thank you
>again. I
>think I know that I won't really know much about the stage until after
>the
>hysterectomy. I also found what I think is a good tutorial on "Ask
>Noah"-
>Endometrial Cancer PDQ Information for health care professionals. I
>think
>there is one for patients but I have not got that yet. I see my
>general doc
>tomorrow so the next thing is to ask him what type of tumour I have I
>think. Then I have to wait until after the surgery. Is that right?
>
>Thanks again.
>
>PS I also found the Gyn-onc list or whatever
>
>Pat
>
>----------
>> From: Jean Johnson <tiggeroo@tidalwave.net>
>> To: Trish.Miller@tallahassee.net; wrightj@ipa.net;
>scsinykin@juno.com;
>NSkooglund@aol.com; mommom@poboxes.com; mol-cancer@lists.meds.com;
>Lilacs2240@aol.com; GYN-ONC@LISTSERV.ACOR.ORG; GinaRae@mindsync.com;
>dmckenzie@provide.net; bschafer@flash.net; ashbroke@ici.net;
>bking@centuryinter.net
>> Subject: [MOL] Annie got back from the hospital yesterday/Here's
>what she
>wrote
>> Date: Saturday, April 25, 1998 3:05 PM
>>
>> Hi All!
>>
>> Gina & I got back from Columbus last night at about 10:00 p.m. We
>would
>> have been home a little sooner, but we had to stop to get some
>> prescriptions filled before we left Columbus. We wouldn't have made
>it
>> back in time to get to the Marion pharmacy before it closed.
>>
>> Everything went pretty well, considering . . . On Wednesday, we got
>to
>> the hospital at about 8:30 a.m. My surgery was supposed to be at
>10:45,
>> but I didn't get called from the waiting room until then. Then in
>the
>> surgery area, it was the usual stuff. Questions and questions about
>> this
>> & that. Several different people ask the same questions.
>>
>> I had a problem with high blood pressure while I was waiting - since
>I
>> hadn't been able to take my medicines in the morning as usual (no
>food
>> or
>> drink after midnight). They ended up giving me some blood pressure
>> medicine thru the IV, and the pressure came down enough for them to
>> bring
>> me into surgery.
>>
>> I had thought I was going to have general anesthesia, but it turned
>out
>> just to be local, so I heard all that was going on. I was given
>> something to relax me, so I wasn't bothered by the surgery. I also
>had
>> to turn my head to the opposite side and they put a drape over my
>head,
>> so I couldn't have seen anything even if I wanted to. The procedure
>> took
>> approximately 30 minutes. They said that I handled the surgery very
>> well.
>>
>> I got to the recovery room at about 1:20 - I'm not sure when the
>surgery
>> actually started since I didn't have my watch or my glasses. I
>really
>> missed my glasses. All the people milling around and saying hello,
>and
>> I
>> couldn't even make out their faces. It put me at quite a
>disadvantage.
>> I had to stay in the recovery room longer than necessary because
>they
>> didn't have a room ready for me. I think it was about 3:00 before I
>got
>> to the room. As soon as Gina walked in, I asked for my eyeglasses.
>Oh,
>> it was so nice to see again!
>>
>> Not much happened for the next hour or two. I was anxious to get
>the
>> chemo started! First I had to receive a saline IV (for about 2-3
>> hours),
>> then I received the first chemo drug - cisplatin. It took about 2
>hours
>> for the cisplatin to run through the IV, then they gave me the
>> adriamycin. The adriamycin had to run much slower. It ran for
>about 20
>> hours. Once it was done, we were soon on the road.
>>
>> On Thursday, I vomited twice. I had a terrible headache come on,
>then
>> began to get nauseous. Once I vomited, I felt much better - no
>nausea
>> or
>> headache. I vomited just a little this morning. I've been pretty
>> sleepy
>> today and didn't feel much like eating this afternoon. I just ate
>some
>> lunch since I'm feeling a little better right now.
>>
>> I'll maybe write more later. I'm getting tired again.
>>
>> Mom - I got the hat. It looks really nice and it fits!
>>
>> Linda & Jim - your package also arrived. One of the bottles of
>liquid
>> spilled, but it was contained to the plastic bag. I don't know
>which
>> thing spilled; we haven't cleaned it up yet.
>>
>> Love,
>> Annie
>>
>> Everything is going well here. Last night I burned the midnight oil
>to
>> finish up my disk of chemo info. for Annie. I'm putting it in the
>mail
>> today. I figure I'll make her a psychological support-type of disk,
>too
>> (maybe even keep a copy for myself!). Tom, the kids, and I are
>fine.
>> Shannon shocked up this morning when, as she was watching t.v., she
>> cried, "Eww-w-w! They french kissed!" Tom and I were, fo course,
>> shocked because we know she's never heard that term from us. We
>asked
>> her if she knew what it meant and she said, "Yes, someone kisses you
>on
>> the top of you head." We asked her where (at 6-1/2-yrs.-old) she
>had
>> heard that term. Turns out her older buddy Alex had mentioned it
>while
>> referring to his much older sister and her boyfriend. I can already
>see
>> that keeping ahead of what the kids learn from their buddies is
>going to
>> be a tough assignment!
>>
>> -Jean
>>
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