A Note from Debbie.....

It's been one amazing year and now I am happy to say I am cured. Please see below for my journey through cancer....


Hello my friends, on August 4, 2008 I was diagnosed with Cancer.

As you can imagine the initial shock was great, for me, Doug and our girls. We've now got a great team of colorectal doctors, learned a lot about what is ahead, and have gotten our minds wrapped around it. So now we are in the "let's get this thing out of here" mode and feel very confident that, with prayers and support of my friends and family, by next Spring I will celebrate being cancer-free.

Please join me in this journey of Recovery, and visit this blog from time to time for updates, to post your comments, and read others'. If you're new to Blogging (as am I!) new postings are at the top, click the Archives at the left and scroll down to start at the beginning, then press "Comments" to read responses, and please add your own! And if you will, leave your name and how we're associated, as opposed to Anonymous (thanks!). Email Doug for instructions if you have trouble, ddavis@archifects.com.

With much love,
Debbie

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Two more Rx results

The results of the uterine ultrasound came back good. The spots that showed up on the CT-scan overlays were just as they suspected, a 3mm fibroid likely caused by the radiation and nothing to worry about. Then today I went to Dr. Manfre for my (not-so) annual OBGYN exam. BTW, he delivered both Andi & Tori. The last time I’d seen him was 12/07. He had done a quick rectal prod and I always wondered why THAT hadn’t detected the cancer. Today I found out... That test will tell you if there’s blood in your stool. I started getting that symptom in July. I did let him know that it was because of his recommendation (when I called about my symptom) that I got the colonoscopy in August '08. We both agreed that that early detection is why I ended up as good as I did. We had a good conversation about everything I’d gone through, and him too, having gone through liver cancer in ‘95. But ANYWAY, my exam today was fine, all appeared GOOD!! Another one down. Now Dr. Brown (surgeon) on March 2nd for my 6-month follow-up “probe”. Will the poking never end!?? :)


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