Most of you probably already know this, but for those of you that do not, I feel a need to bring you up to date on what Jan and I, (mostly Jan), have been going through for the last several weeks. Jan had an ovarian cyst that showed up on her last CT Scan (she has one every 6 months to look for any recurrence of cancer from the colon cancer, in addition to blood tests every 3 months to check for the particular serum that shows up if the cancer was to come back.) They also did a blood test to look for a 'cancer marker' associated with ovarian cancer, which came back negative. So we scheduled surgery to have the ovary removed (Jan's only remaining ovary, since they removed the other when she had a hysterectomy 12 years ago.) This was on March 26th. The surgery was done laparoscopically and should have taken a short amount of time, but it took an hour and a half, because Jan had already had 5 prior abdominal surgeries (Three c-sections, hysterectomy and removal of ascending colon and tumor), so things just weren't quite where they were supposed to be, complicating things for the surgeon. Other than that all went well, and the ovary was sent to the pathologist for final confirmation of whether or not it was malignant. On March 28th, Jan went to Dallas for her annual mammogram, and they discovered a "gathering of cells" on one side that they felt needed further investigation. They scheduled a needle biopsy for May 6th. After getting home, Jan determined that there was no way she could handle waiting until May to have the test done, so she called back and talked them into moving the biopsy back to April 10th. On Monday of last week we received the welcome news that the pathology report on the ovary was negative. Jan had the needle biopsy on Thursday, and when she called back on Friday afternoon, (yesterday), they told her that the results of the biopsy were that it was benign.
To all who prayed us through all of this, please know that your prayers were felt greatly. It is only through the support of our loving family and friends that we have been able to bear up under all the things that have come our way the last few years. God is good, all the time.
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That's great news! Momma G, I'm glad you're all in the clear. Now, while you're recovering, make sure to sit back and put up your feet. Then, request that Papa Steve orders you pizza, brings you ice cream, and massages your feet.
Papa Steve, it's the least you can do for a woman whose endured a half dozen abdominal surgeries in her life.
And all the time, God is good!
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