WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 1997: Thank you Joanne Bartling

Thank you Joanne Bartling

From: Kathy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 30 May 1997 21:24:03 -0500 (CDT)

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At Fri, 30 May 1997, Joanne wrote: >
>Kathy, I tried to mail this to your personal e-mail address, but it was
>returned, so I'm posting it to the forum.
>I read your post, and my heart goes out to you. Everyone is correct in
>saying that there is hope.
>I work with a 28 year old girl, who had been complaining of the same
>symptoms as I was. I had severe endometriosis at the time. I encouraged
>her to see a RE concerning her symptoms. As she was planning her
>wedding, I was very concerned about her future fertility.
>To make a long story short, she underwent a laparoscopy, where a few
>spots of endometriosis were found, but so was ovarian cancer.
>She was referred to a gyn oncologist, and underwent a laparotomy and
>subseguent hysterectomy. She was categorized as a stage III, which
>didn't sound too promising. But get this!......due to the type of cancer
>found, even a stage III, the extent of her cancer treatment was the
>surgery. She will require no further treatment and........NO CHEMO!
>She is now back to planning her wedding. :-)
>Good luck to you!!!! My thoughts and prayers are with you.
>
>Joanne in NJ

Thank you for your concern.I saw the oncologist and will start treatment monday, Taxol and Carboplatin. There is no way to stage me unless I go back for more surgery, but the doctor thinks it would be a waste of time. I am a single parent and am more concerned with my children now. I am younger than most who have this, so I have to believe that the low survival statistics have a lot to do with age. I am off to find a wig with my daughter, blonde or red, maybe both. Thanks again

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