Posts by wearycrane10

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Angela Wright said:Yeah, which basically means she spent a long time ignoring the warning signs and skipping her OB-GYN appointments instead of staying on top of things. It sounds like one of those classic cases of "if I don't know about it, it isn't happening," you know? But honestly, dwelling on the past doesn't help anyone now. What matters is getting her surgery scheduled ASAP, and you really need to be her rock through this. Don't let her spiral into those dark places or break down over the phone while you're talking. In my experience, there's usually a much better chance it's something benign rather than something nasty. She'll go through the procedure, and in a month or two, she'll be looking forward to a trip to Florida 😉

I don't think that beach trip is happening anytime soon... So, it turns out it wasn't just a fibroid; they found cancer in her right ovary, and that’s a whole different level of heavy. Every day feels like I'm just getting hit with more bad news. On the bright side, she's finally starting to process it—she's accepted that things are serious and that the road to recovery is going to be a long, grueling climb. At this point, it's all in the hands of the doctors at the hospital, and she just needs as much support as she can get...

Angela Wright said:Look, let's not spiral into total drama just yet—not you, and not your mom either. It doesn't necessarily have to be something malignant. Usually, if a tumor gets that massive, it's actually benign. The real danger here is that vein; if the blood flow gets cut off, we're looking at potential amputation, kidney failure, and all sorts of nasty complications. That's why she needs to get this out of her body immediately. Honestly, it's a shame she didn't deal with this sooner. I personally don't get why women who aren't even planning on having more kids would choose to suffer through these consequences for years instead of just fixing it right away. 🤷 It’s basically a sponge that just sucks up toxins and grows until things reach this breaking point.
I was actually talking to a nurse at the Mayo Clinic who works in the OB-GYN department, and she sees this stuff constantly. She told me about a woman who let a fibroid grow until it was literally the size of a toddler's head. The lady had surgery, spent ten days in the hospital, and everything turned out fine.
Hang in there. It’s going to be okay.

Yeah, it’s true. She really should have handled this much earlier, but who knows? Maybe she thought she was in the clear because that fibroid started shrinking for a bit. Now, the priority is getting that surgery done ASAP... Honestly, that vein is what's really keeping me up at night.🙂

About five years ago, she ended up in the hospital where they diagnosed her with uterine fibroids. She was dealing with these heavy hemorrhages—enough that she actually needed a blood transfusion. Back then, the doctors suggested surgery, but since it wasn't an emergency, they told her we could just monitor it. Since she went through menopause right around that time, the fibroid stayed under control; it even shrunk a bit. But lately, things have taken a turn. For about three months now, she hasn't been able to sleep, she’s barely eating, and she’s dropped 5 pounds—which is a huge deal for someone her size at 58. And there was this edema on her left thigh for quite a while... you know, one leg looking significantly thicker than the other. She just chalked it up to work stress and menopause. Then, a week before Easter, she just collapsed from exhaustion and ended up back in the ER, only for them to discharge her again. They basically told her it was just low iron levels and high blood pressure. To them, it sounded like nothing was wrong. My mom is a dentist, though, so she knows enough about medicine to realize something was seriously off. She booked an appointment with a private cardiologist because the main issues were the arrhythmia and this constant, bone-deep fatigue. He put her on some meds to stabilize her heart rhythm. Meanwhile, our primary care doctor prescribed about six different medications, ranging from sleep aids to chewable iron supplements. A week ago, she took a turn for the worse—she couldn't breathe properly and that leg started swelling even more, so our doctor sent her straight to the nearest hospital. They ran every test imaginable, and the final diagnosis? It's a tumor. Apparently, it’s positioned awkwardly, pressing against both her bladder and a vein (which explains the swollen leg). The doctor was blunt: the situation is serious and needs to be dealt with immediately. However, they don't perform this specific surgery at this facility, so they sent all her records over to Mayo Clinic, and they'll likely be the ones performing the operation...

Susan Adams66, I am so glad to hear your mother is doing well. Honestly, I'd give anything to have my own mother healthy again...

I know I’m just dropping this here out of nowhere, but I really need to vent somewhere... I found out today that my best friend's mom has uterine cancer. She's currently stuck in a hospital in a small town in Ohio, and they just finished all her tests today. They're sending the paperwork over to a major medical center in Cleveland, and she needs surgery there as soon as possible. We were on the phone just a little while ago, and she wouldn't stop crying—the whole situation is just devastating, and we're all pretty much a wreck right now... I honestly don't know what to do with myself; I haven't been able to focus on studying for days, and it's even worse now that my absolute worst fears have actually come true. I guess I'm wondering if anyone else here has dealt with something similar? What has your experience been like with the big university hospitals in Cleveland?