The Beginning

First of all, before there are any comments of me not taking care of myself and not doing my yearly tests...if you know my history then you know that I HAVE done my yearly PAP tests and at least 10 sonograms in the past 15 years. All of them came back normal.

From October 2010 (normal sonogram) until February 2011, a 4 cm mass has appeared on my cervix. I have been diagnosed with cervical cancer. An lymph node on my left side is also affected. I have had a PET scan to verify this. Other than dealing with the obvious, the thing that really pisses me off is cervical cancer is supposed to be VERY slow growing; so how in the hell was this not caught sooner? Nobody can answer me. It's really irritating.

I will begin undergoing radiation therapy on March 7, 2011. It will last for approximately five weeks (M-Fri). After that, I will have surgery to determine the state of my anatomy. Once that is known, I will undergo two weeks of internal radiation to kill the cells at a closer range.

As you know, I have a rough road ahead of me. I am very fortunate to have the friends and family close to me that I do. I have found that I am more loved than I ever could have imagined. I will be doing my best to keep this blog updated so that those of you who are close to me can come here and find out what's going on with me so I don't have to repeat myself so many times. It's not that I mind, it's just difficult to answer the same questions and say the same thing over and over again. I know you love me and that is GREATLY appreciated and I know because of that love and support that I WILL beat this.

Thanks to all of you that have offered your help. Even though you know I hate it, don't be surprised if I take you up on it. I don't want Ron to miss out on too much work because of dragging me everywhere even though he works for a VERY understanding and supporting company.