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arguchiki have pretty much decided to go with option 2 (see previous entry about my medical saga). PMP (what i was calling PP in my previous entry) is scary enough that...even if my chances of developing it are very remote, it's more of a chance than i want to take. i'm worried about possible complications from the chemotherapy procedure, and also the recovery process from it. i'll be asking dr. mann about that. he told me he has done the procedure on like 28 patients, and has never had anyone develop major complications; one woman's hair fell out, which is unusual because it's not IV chemo, they put it directly into the abdominal cavity and it stays localized. another person's potassium levels dropped way down, which indicates kidney dysfunction, but then it self-corrected.
it's especially scary to me because i'm very healthy, and apparently disease-free, and the chemotherapy could potentially damage major organs, leaving me with chronic health problems unrelated to PMP.glaucon thinks i should get a second opinion, and i'd actually like to get a full copy of my chart so i can see both the surgeon's notes and the full pathology report. but from everything i've read, the chemotherapy procedure is very good at knocking out small tumors; once they get a foothold, they are very hard to get rid of, and they could sprout up anywhere--so the surgery to find and excise them is extremely invasive.
if i want to do everything i possibly can to avoid that, option 2 is the only way to go. not sure when i'll end up having it...ASAP seems advisable...
in the mean time, i still have to see the gynecological oncologist, dr. goff. i called her office on friday, and she wants me to have an ultrasound of my ovaries before my appointment.
wish me luck. now that i've made a decision i'm feeling surprisingly calm.
it's especially scary to me because i'm very healthy, and apparently disease-free, and the chemotherapy could potentially damage major organs, leaving me with chronic health problems unrelated to PMP.
glaucon thinks i should get a second opinion, and i'd actually like to get a full copy of my chart so i can see both the surgeon's notes and the full pathology report. but from everything i've read, the chemotherapy procedure is very good at knocking out small tumors; once they get a foothold, they are very hard to get rid of, and they could sprout up anywhere--so the surgery to find and excise them is extremely invasive.if i want to do everything i possibly can to avoid that, option 2 is the only way to go. not sure when i'll end up having it...ASAP seems advisable...
in the mean time, i still have to see the gynecological oncologist, dr. goff. i called her office on friday, and she wants me to have an ultrasound of my ovaries before my appointment.
wish me luck. now that i've made a decision i'm feeling surprisingly calm.
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Date: 2006-07-30 04:37 pm (UTC)hang in there.
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Date: 2006-07-30 05:43 pm (UTC)May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields (a favorite saying of my grammy).
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