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I am only six weeks out and the sleeve has already saved me. Not for the reason you think. Yes I have lost 40 lbs and gone from a BMI of 42 to 35...but that's not the reason.

On Dec 14th I started vomiting violently and thought I had caught the stomach bug. When it didnt go away I went to see my surgeon. I was dehydrated so he pumped me full of IV fluids and gave me three seperate shots of anti nausea medicine while I was there to try to make me feel better. When the nausea didnt let up at all he ordered an ultrasound to check my gallbladder.

I went for the ultrasound and found out my gallbladder had to come out and THEN they also noticed a possible mass in my left kidney. So then my surgeon ordered a CT scan to further investigate the mass....

So to bring you up to now....the CT was done. I was referred to a specialist and got the news. Turns out I have a stage 1 kidney cancer mass in my left kidney. See if I had never had the sleeve, the rapid weight loss wouldnt have aggravated my gallbladder. And as my specialist stated, I probably wouldn't have found the cancer for another 5-10 years and it would have been a much bigger monster to fight as kidney cancer has no cure once it metastasizes.

So on new years eve I will be having my gallbladder removed and six weeks later I will have a partial nephrectomy to remove the cancer. Hopefully pathology will report it as a non agressive grade cancer and my prognosis will remain awesome with no further treatment besides CT scans every 3-6months.

I am so very thankful as I am only 28 years old and I plan on having a long healthy life. :)

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Oh my, what an amazing series of events. I hope you are doing well.

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Wow - I'm glad you caught this so early!

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How wonderful that they discovered this so early. Good luck with your future procedures.

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Wow! How amazing, I'm a true believer that things happen for a reason! Thank goodness your gallbladder acted up!! Please keep us posted with everything.

I will be thinking of you ♡

Sheena :-)

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Now, THAT's one of the best Non-scale Victories (NSVs) I've EVER heard of.

Congratulations to you, young lady!

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Wow. Thank goodness they found it so soon! Wishing you strength in the coming weeks and a speedy recovery!

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That is amazing! I am so glad they found it. I pray that you will have a great report and a speedy recovery.

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What an amazing story!!!

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Totally amazing and your attitude FREAKIN' ROCKS! And you're right, if you're going to get that kind of diagnosis, stage 1 is what you want. Confined and removeable. You are going to have a fantastic year in 2015. Happy New Years to you! =)

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Sending you healing energy for your upcoming surgeries. What a series of events! Stay strong and keep us posted.

Ellen

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Thanks everyone! I truly feel blessed and I know everything will be just fine! :) I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and has a healthy amazing year next year!

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