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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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.
How shall I tell my children that I have appendix cancer?
Looking back, I think we were trying to protect our children from the reality of the disease. Initially, when we discussed my diagnosis, we used terms like death, dying, chemo and cancer. We thought we spun this into a very positive approach, but our “method” may have given our children a confusing and unrealistic message about survival instead.
The doctor suspected that I had kidney stones
I was 59 years old when I was diagnosed with pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) and it took me eight months to get a diagnosis. My scan showed a “fog” or liquid around my liver and my spleen.