One Year With Cancer
Well kids, it's officially been one year since I was diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma. My life hasn't changed that much. I got engaged, I dyed my hair back to a normal color, we made an offer on a house... For those of you just joining our program, I have: a cancerous tumor on my right kidney, a cyst on my left kidney, a fatty liver and an ovarian cyst. I get ultrasounds and multiple tests every few months to ensure nothing has changed; they call it "watchful waiting". It's incredible frustrating and doctors can be simply terrible about giving you all the information. For a while I had no idea which ovary had the cyst and I didn't realize it until another clinician asked me. It's been quite the year but rather than focus on the negative, I'd like to reflect on the year and the lessons that have kicked my butt. Here are a few things I have learned: 1. Internal pelvic ultrasounds HURT. It's a rod with a camera on the end that you ins...