Biopsy

My Cylon gynecologist came by this afternoon and said, "let's check to see if your biopsy results are in," and I didn't even have time to get scared. The endometrial cancer had formed a 2 cm tumor inside the uterus, and had penetrated 2 mm into the 3 cm uterine muscle wall, so it wasn't Stage 1a, but it is close. The edges of the tumor were distinct, including where it had invaded the muscle tissue, which is good, and the cancer cells were grade 1, which is also good. There was no evidence of cancer in the ovaries, fallopian tubes, cervix, abdominal cavity, or lymph nodes.

My Cylon gynecologist said that she thinks they got it all, although she'll have to check with the cancer specialist who helped with the surgery. She doesn't think I'll need further treatment--surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy. Amy was with me and asked all the sensible questions, as I was not quite comprehending what was going on. Abdominal surgery is a giant pain, like getting bayonetted in the gut, and I have been sick for awhile (that's why I'm not home yet), but hopefully tomorrow I will be home with everything functional that I wanted to hang onto, but cancer-free.

And uterus-free, the added bonus. 'Course now I get instant menopause, but that's a small price to pay. Uterus, you served me well but I'm glad to retire you.