Ovarian stage 3C which means it spread throughout my abdomen before it was diagnosed. Because, ya know, it was all just menopause symptoms per my doc's. And it just kept growing while they treated me for UTI's I never had and ignored my acities belly. "Weight gain is normal after 50!" They said. I gained 20+ pounds in 2 months while I couldn't eat due to the fluid pressing on my organs. I may write a book about that for other ladies so they don't endure such treatment, too. 😡
They gutted me like a fish and removed 8 organs, none of which are vital for my survival. I did 6 rounds of platinum based chemo before my debulking surgery and another 6 after. I often get the amount of chemo wrong since they were every 3 weeks and not once a month. My poor brain was just total toast back then. Chemo brain is a real thing!
Anywho, even with the ludicrously expensive meds which are buying me real time, I know my life expectancy is shortened. Not the 5 years if I'm lucky it would have been before these amazing (and stupidly over priced!!) meds, but not like a woman not in my boat. They're saying I could make it to 10 years (which is when I qualify for my SS funnily) so I'm shooting for 15! That's just how I roll. lol!
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