bigsciota's Announcements

things we don't expect.......

bigsciota — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 06:45:14 GMT

I am 8 1/2 weeks post surgery. It has been such a roller coaster ride. Some things I expected others I didn't. Like digestive problems. I feel sick most of the time. I have such difficulties going to the bathroom. It's so painful! Every time I go it hurts. It sounds silly writing it down but to me the pain is real and nothing to laugh about. I take laxatives which help but it doesn't change the fact that I am constipated. I knew that would be the case while I was taking pain killers but I stopped. The sennacot also gives me gas which causes me to have stomach cramps and feel nauseated. On the other hand, I have a hard time urinating. I have to lean forward on the toilet to pee, but if I cough well, I may whether I want to or not!

Despite all the pain, anxiety and discomfort I am still grateful beyond words for the Miracle God has given me. I could easily have died on the table, or the diagnosis could have been missed as is the case many times with Soft Cell Cervical Cancer. I recognize that this truly is a miracle and I’m grateful for every extra day God has given me. I give all the Glory to God.

Rash

bigsciota — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:17:10 GMT

I developed a rash on June 21. At first it was a small rash just above and below the incision but now it has spread all over my stomach and a little on my thighs. It itches really bad and is peeling on my stomach, like a sunburn. I hope that it isn't something that will continue. That it is something that is just happening because of all I'm going through in the healing process. I'm so stressed about it. Has anyone else ever had this happen?

Radical Hysterectomy

bigsciota — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:19:17 GMT

I'm having surgery this thursday May 21, 2009. First the doctor will take out the lymph nodes in the pelvic area and have them tested for cancer. If there is cancer there they will do radiation and chemo treatments to kill it. IF not they will be performing a radical Hysterectomy and will also be scraping the tissues of the supporting structures to make sure there are no cancer cells left behind. Best case scenario they perform the Hysterectomy and I am out of the hospital in a few days to a week, they get all the cancer and I can live to tell the story of God's Mercy. It's all in God's hands and I can use all the prayers I can get.