My first scan is in March and I have no idea what the future holds, this illness sucks but I’m embracing the moment……
MOAS
MOAS – ‘Mother of all Surgeries’ – patients’ name for cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
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Sent for ultrasound for possible hernia
For well over a year, I noticed my belly steadily getting bigger though I didn’t seem to be eating any more than normal. I of course tried dieting a few times but when I didn’t lose weight I gave up pretty quickly!
The top of the paper read “Carcinoma of the Appendix”
After my ruptured appendix was removed, the surgeon said the operation “took a little longer, it was messy in there.” For the follow-up, he called me in earlier to give me the bad news.
My belly size surprised the doctor more than my hernia
He asked if I drank a lot, thinking it was a liver problem causing accumulation of fluid in the abdomen. He requested an ultrasound, which revealed the presence of intense ascites. There seemed no other abnormalities.