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Fantastic fact sheet about borderline ovarian tumours
Fantastic fact sheet about borderline ovarian tumours
BOT
The good news first: I had a diagnosis of a stage II borderline serous ovarian tumour (BOT). This is different to “typical” ovarian cancer and is normally treated with surgery alone. Prognosis is excellent. -x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- I had never heard of BOT and have learned a lot over the past months. I am incredibly fortunate; few... Continue Reading →
I am now eight weeks post-op (more on that just now) and have been toying with my thoughts on this blog. I’m not a natural blogger BUT I’ve been quite vocal and open about my journey over the last two months with friends and family (including on facebook), and on the Macmillan online support groups... Continue Reading →
Madame Ovary by Richard Russell.
A healthy ovary in a pre-menopausal woman is, I think, around 3.5cm long. The pretzels represent a (healthy) ovary. With the help of my ever-loyal Dad, I found a potato that approximates the size of the vascular mass located on my left ovary. He is 94 x 44 x 110mm. Quite bizarre that there’s something... Continue Reading →
Happy birthday!
I celebrated my 35th birthday on the 7th July 2014; I spent a fabulous weekend on the coast with my family. On the 8th July I went to see my GP due to ongoing discomfort that I thought was to do with digestion and the like. But it had got worse over the weekend and... Continue Reading →
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