r/GirlDinnerDiaries • u/ariesinflavortown I ❤️ Other People's Business • 19h ago
BIG WIN 🥳 I made it 🎊🎊
Photo is cathead biscuits and gravy
I have no evidence of disease!!!! Having ovarian cancer has been the scariest experience of my life and I’m beyond thankful every day I pulled through. I have to continue testing routinely but fingers crossed everything stays on right path.
There has been so much that’s happened in such a short period. In March, I had pain in my side that was diagnosed as a UTI. No big deal. Then everything went downhill. The pain got worse and worse. The third doctor I saw discovered a giant tumor that stretched across my ovaries and most of my abdomen. It weighed 18 pounds on its own!!!
I started chemo almost immediately after my surgery. Things went south again, and I was in a coma for 11 days. I had to relearn how to talk after getting a trach. I spent almost a month at a rehab hospital building up my strength to walk again. And I’m so goddamn proud of myself.
I would never say I’m happy I had cancer. However, this experience has given me such an appreciation for everything. I still have things to figure out. I need to determine a career path. My medical bills are next-level insane. I physically can’t do some of the things I used to.
But I’m home, on the mend, cuddled up with my cats. And that’s what really matters <3
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u/peonybumblebee Chocoholic 9h ago
KEEP GOING GIRL!!! i am SO HAPPY FOR YOU!!! congratulations for staying so strong and persevering!! i wish you the best for your recovery!!!!!!!!!!!!!