❣️🙏My Team, My Friend, My Family, Our thoughts are with You!🙏❣️

ladyluk1
ladyluk1 Posts: 2,384 Member
edited October 2023 in Social Groups
We can use this thread as we have in the past to lift up our teammates in our thoughts and prayer.

I want to start off with listing pmbach1 (Pam). She is needing our prayers. Here is her request...
"I am asking for prayers. I was hospitalized in September. The found a mass presumably on my ovary. I have an appt. Oct. 9th at UVA with an obgyn/oncologist surgeon to discuss the next steps. She is one of the best. At this point not sure if it is malignant or not. If you are moved to pray personally or even put me on your prayer list I would be ever so grateful."

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  • Sand_TIger
    Sand_TIger Posts: 1,099 Member
    My thoughts and best wishes are with you, Pam! I'm glad you are getting care for that issue and wish you a swift recovery.
  • Dianedoessmiles1
    Dianedoessmiles1 Posts: 13,983 Member
    @pmbach1, HI Pam!! Years ago I went through this also. They really thought it was cancer, my white blood count was very high along with a few red flags. Much to our surprise and utter happiness, it was not cancerous. Until they got in there they didn't know. Here's hoping it's the same for you. If it's not the medical community is amazing now unlike years ago. Hugs
  • DNjoys
    DNjoys Posts: 8,868 Member
    Pam, sending prayers and a hug.
  • Ceriusly1
    Ceriusly1 Posts: 6,306 Member
    @pmbach1 Dear Pam, Praying for the healing virtue of Jesus to flow through your body. Praying also for your medical team.

    @ladyluk1 Thanks for starting this topic!
  • Yiche912
    Yiche912 Posts: 7,328 Member
    Pam, sending healing prayers your way. Hugs.
  • pmbach1
    pmbach1 Posts: 2,403 Member
    Oh wow such encouragement! @Dianedoessmiles1 I keep hearing things like your experience. I am trying to be positive but realistic. It isn't always an easy balance. Thanks to all of you for lifting me up I sooooo appreciate it!
  • cormierannie
    cormierannie Posts: 5,464 Member
    sending lots of hugs and prayers your way, Pam!
  • sgod50
    sgod50 Posts: 1,139 Member
    My thoughts are with you Pam.
  • pmbach1
    pmbach1 Posts: 2,403 Member
    This means so much to me!
  • gloriawrightcook
    gloriawrightcook Posts: 4,795 Member
    @pmbach1 my thoughts and prayers are with you Pam!
  • Dianedoessmiles1
    Dianedoessmiles1 Posts: 13,983 Member
    @Pmbach1, Oh Pam, there have been other cancer scares also!! Breast cancer 2 times they've tried to scare me with!! The last one was during the Pangdangitall!! LOL Like that? "Pangdangitall" LOL it helps me out!! So the time of my having to wait was 3 weeks to be seen. I went into the Oncologist center SCARED CRAPLESS!! I had to keep telling myself, and reminding myself "Keep focusing that 99% of their "findings" are false findings. I was a WRECK though Pam!! Long 3 weeks, but in the end, I was fine, we were watching things. My Mom died from a very aggressive breast cancer. I am at high risk. Still, so far so good!! Here's hoping you'll be okay, and if not Pam, you are a strong strong woman. The newest techniques are always being developed and improved. Anxiety won't help you, though it's natural. Please make sure you keep us up on things. if you'd rather email me please do. Life throws a lot of stuff at us, but we can take it! It may not seem it at the time, but we do.
  • ThursLins
    ThursLins Posts: 1,681 Member
    @pmbach1 You're in my thoughts & prayers
  • pmbach1
    pmbach1 Posts: 2,403 Member
    @ThursLins thank you!!!! @Dianedoessmiles1 You are a hoot. But keep telling me it helps!!!
  • Golfma4
    Golfma4 Posts: 1,205 Member
    Prayers Pam for strength from Christ and knowing He cares for you! Hugs! <3
  • Grannysue91
    Grannysue91 Posts: 5,796 Member
    @pmbach1 You will certainly be in my thoughts and my prayers. I had breast cancer and I am over 8 years in remission. The Lord led me to wonderful doctors and has blessed me with 8 more years of life. I pray that yours will not be anything more than a benign tumor. Prayers do get answered. May God bless you.
  • pmbach1
    pmbach1 Posts: 2,403 Member
    Thank you so much each and every one of these comments they build me up!!!!!
  • micaroo4
    micaroo4 Posts: 3,827 Member
    Pam, prayers for the best possible outcome 🙏
  • vexedangel678
    vexedangel678 Posts: 263 Member
    Thinking of you!
  • marg750me
    marg750me Posts: 3,609 Member
    adding you to my nightly prayers
  • prowles1
    prowles1 Posts: 407 Member
    Praying for you now… hoping that today was not too overwhelming and that you have good results. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
  • Dianedoessmiles1
    Dianedoessmiles1 Posts: 13,983 Member
    @Pmbach1, Pam if you'd like to please update us (but, in NO WAY do you need to if you wish not to)on how your appointment went yesterday.
  • annliz23
    annliz23 Posts: 3,750 Member
    Thinking if you
  • pmbach1
    pmbach1 Posts: 2,403 Member
    Oh dear I thought I did. I love Dr. Duska. She is a wonderfully kind and warm person. She said she was going to fix me. She hugged me wow!
    She was going to do the hysterectomy next Thursday the 19th, but got a cancellation and I will have it this Thursday the 12th. I have to be in Charlottesville for pre-op anesthesia appointment. I am much calmer since meeting with her. Won't know other things until pathology. Will have some idea because they take a look when it comes out but it will still need to be sent away. Thank you so much for asking Diane!! @Dianedoessmiles1
  • pmbach1
    pmbach1 Posts: 2,403 Member
    This is o the pumpkin patch but thought I would post it here too:

    I sure hope so the Dr. said she was going to fix me. I thought everyone might want to know what happened on the way home from the hospital. It was not supposed to rain. We ran into a really bad storm going through a mountainous area. We started to see one end of a rainbow. Then it became a double rainbow for awhile. At first we couldn't even see where the light was coming from then we did. That rainbow stayed visible for at least 20 miles. First one end then the other and often the whole thing. An amazing sign.
  • Dianedoessmiles1
    Dianedoessmiles1 Posts: 13,983 Member
    @Pmbach1, WOW!! Hey AWESOME she can do it Thursday!! Here's hoping the pathologist report will be cleared and all taken care of!! If not Pam, we were with you!! You are not alone, but we know you also have many in real life who love you dearly. If it comes back that you need more treatment there are also many support groups. If you are able to they help so much in ways that only a survivor and fighter can understand though of course, many of us have battles of various types we are here also. Just in case. You've been with us for so long and we know you to be a fighter, but it's also okay to be scared. Okay if you are not at all scared, that'd be unusual. I LOVE Rainbows!! Hugs
  • Scousie
    Scousie Posts: 488 Member
    @pmbach1 Thinking of you and hoping your surgery and recovery are going well x
  • Ceriusly1
    Ceriusly1 Posts: 6,306 Member
    @pmbach1 Hi Pam, how are you doing now? My hysterectomy in 2022 went so well. The radiation was uncomfortable but not bad. I had my check-up in August with the radiologist and all is well. I see the oncologist soon but I am sure I will go to yearly checkups with both Drs. If it's not an intrusion, please let us know how you are doing.
  • pmbach1
    pmbach1 Posts: 2,403 Member
    edited November 2023
    @Ceriusly1 Ceri everyday gets better. Thursday will be four weeks and I am amazed at how good I feel. I do have a fair amount of swelling. My cut goes from the belly button down past the hair line. Yikes hope that isn't TMI. I have to have chemo. Just 2-3 one time rounds consisting of two different drugs. Going to the oncologist tomorrow more labs and getting chemo schedule. If you don't mind my asking if yours was a radical hysterectomy like mine how long did it take for the swelling to go down. Mine has gone down a lot but the left side still seems fairly swollen. Thank you so much for checking in!!!!! Guys since I didn't answer for so long somehow there are two of these threads and I only seem to get notified from the other. For some reason Ceri's came up.
  • Ceriusly1
    Ceriusly1 Posts: 6,306 Member
    @pmbach1 I tagged you here. Perhaps the other thread is on your team.

    I did have a total hysterectomy but my main incision was through my belly button. I have four other small incisions, 2 on either side of my stomach. I had minimal swelling that only lasted for a few days. I'm guessing since you are having chemo your cancer was a different type than mine. God bless you and I am praying for a speedy recovery. Please let me know as you progress.

    Ceri
  • Dianedoessmiles1
    Dianedoessmiles1 Posts: 13,983 Member
    @pmbach1, I'm so sorry you have been through so much and have to go through chemo, yet, it's great at this time we are in, they have it available. My cut was the same as yours from belly button down to the bone. It took me the full 8 weeks to feel better most of the way. That was around 2010 ish.