Patsy Jane's Creations

I have been trying to figure out how to get into my blog since it was set up.  Sherie helped me figure it out tonight.  So this is my first posting and will be quite long.  2012 was one heck of a year.  The big event was Daniel and Kats wedding in Hawaii and Bob and I were able to go along with Sherie, Richard, Rebekah and Susan.  Flights were long and the flight home was brutal, but the trip was fabulous.  We so enjoyed the ocean and sand, went to North Beach and Sherie, Susan and I climbed Diamond Head.  Was an awesome climb and well worth the energy.  Had the best ever pineapple smoothies when we got back down.  Wedding was simple and beautiful.  Such a handsome couple.  Am so happy for them.

I had been getting nauseous after drinking coffee, before the trip, and the same with the hotel coffee.  Just though it was the brand.  Did not give too much thought to my loss of appetite and no weight loss.  The week after we got home the nauseous was off and on all day.  Went to the DR, given acid meds, did not help.  She ordered an abdominal ultrasound on a Thurs and on Mon told me I need to see a surgeon.  Possible gall bladder.  Was by now so nauseous that she had ordered nausea meds.
Saw surgeon on Mon  6/25/12 and scheduled for surgery on Thurs 6/28/12.  Was in the ER on 6/26/12 as was so very sick.  Nausea meds not helping.  This was miserable.  Went to surgery and if I had only known what really was going on.  When I came to was told I had ovarian cancer and would need to go to Denver for more surgery.  He also drained off a lot of fluid, thus no weight loss. Wow, the big C word.  Very scary.  Went home Fri and just had to have time to deal with this.  Scheduled to go to Dr in Denver on 7/11/12.  He explained the surgery, will be in Swedish Hospital for 4-6 days.  Surgery scheduled for Tues 7/17/12.  Now I am just ready to get this over with.  Surgery went well and hospital stay went well.  Dry mouth from all the meds a major problem but must deal with it.  Came home on Fri 7/20/12 and was so glad to get back into my bed.

Next will visit the Oncologist at Rocky Mt Oncology.  That will be another story.