Time to get started on this blog!   For starters, here is a picture of some crocus from my garden.  They give me a happy. 😎

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Okay lets get to the serious stuff, and part of what this blog is about.

Short story, I have endometrial cancer.  And I am going to kick it's derriere.

There is some serious stupidity on my part.  I waited way to long to go to the doctor. My excuses? Blah, blah, blah, blah, covid, blah, blah, blah.   Not really going to dwell on it, can't change anything, water under the bridge and all that.  All I can do is move forward from where I am.

I am post-menopausal and had been having vaginal bleeding off and on for a while. I finally made a doctor's appointment, because it was obvious the bleeding was getting worse.  Ended up going to the ER, because the bleeding was that bad.

I spent a week in the hospital.  There were a multitude of tests and a couple of procedures. And a cornucopia of drugs who's names I can't remember.

First big concerns when they admitted me was hypertension and my blood loss.  I was and still am very anemic.

The test/procedure highlights:

    CT scan with contrast -  Mar 1

    Dilation and Curettage - Mar 1

    MRI with and without contrast - Mar 2

    Uterine embolization - Mar 4

So how bad was the bleeding? It couldn't be stopped with the D & C procedure.  I was given a drug (I don't remember the name) that helped stop the bleeding.  But that particular drug has side affects of causing leg clots.  But what could I do?  I was ordered complete bed rest.

So to stop the bleeding on March 4, a uterine embolization was performed.  It did the trick!  However, the pain was such that I was introduced to oxycodine.  Ugh, I never want to take that drug ever again. 

So at this point, I've been home for a couple of weeks.  No real pain at this point and no bleeding.

This week I finished my second week of Chemo and Radiation treatment.  (W00T the best of both worlds!)

So under the heading of "DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO":  If you are post-menopausal  and are experiencing bleeding. Drop what you are doing and call the doctor NOW!

Mmmm, Popsicle