I've mentioned in passing how I've been experiencing a "marathon period" for the last several weeks. I just figured it's due to being perimenpausal. I've even joked that it's like the grand finale at the fireworks show.

Today I had my annual gynecological exam and it appears that there is a "growth" or "mass" in my vagina. I'll see a GYN specialist next Thursday. The nurse practitioner who did today's exam said she'd never seen anything like it. She mentioned that I could end up getting a hysterectomy.

The "C" word was never mentioned and there's no point in speculating. I'll be happy if an operation is all I need. Of course, the first question that crossed my mind is, how much weight will I lose? :grouphug:

I think your Dr's forgot about the positive effect of the boot "stomping and kicking"!

Great news Kendra, so happy for you that the treatment is going so well. Keep up the good work and your happy positive attitude.

That is sensational news Kendra, I am so happy for you. :target::target::Banane20::rolleyes2::bananajump:

Kendra, what fabulous news!!!! I agree with everyone else -- your incredibly positive attitude kicked the living S#!t out of that nasty old tumor.

It couldn't have been happy anyhow being around such a lovely and positive person such as you -- good riddance!!!

Happy, happy, happy dance!!!!

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I had goosebumps and tears reading your post. Wow....you are just such an amazing woman!! Thanks for updating us with your wonderful news...it's the best news I've heard in a long time. YOU ROCK SISTER!! Keep on stompin'!!

xoxoxoxo

-Amy

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Kendra, I'm SOOOOO happy for you!!!

You BET you should celebrate!!! That is fantastic news. Go outside and bay at the moon. Run naked around the block. Do something CRAZY!!!

Kendra,

I am so happy for you! That is wonderful news. I know those tumors will keep on shrinkin'.

Kendra,

I stumbled across your thread for the first time today. I am so happy to hear everything is going so well. You will be in my heart and prayers :0). I am looking forward to following your progress back on the road to health.

As always, I appreciate the words of encouragement and support! I'm feeling pretty bloated right now, I guess because of all the steroids they pump into me to help with the side effects of chemotherapy. However, I'm feeling well otherwise and should be ready to go back to work tomorrow. I only teach from 8 to 11 so I'll have all afternoon to rest, if needed.

Our son came out to visit from California for the weekend. It's the first we've seen him since before Christmas. There's a chance he'll be going to Iraq this summer but if not, we hope to go see him in San Diego and our daughter in Denver in August. I truly hope to be done with chemo by then but we'll just have to see what the scans show.

I hope y'all are doing well and looking forward to a thinner summer!

Good luck on your first day back at work! If they don't behave themselves, you now have this amazing boot to kick them you know where!!!

Great news about your son coming home, shame about Iraq though. How long has it been since you've seen your daughter? As I said before family and friends are so important at a time like this. Enjoy! :biggrin2:

What fantastic news for you Kendra. Those boots and your fighting spirit really have kicked butt.

Good luck on your first day back at work! :smile2: If they don't behave themselves, you now have this amazing boot to kick them you know where!!! :tongue2:

Great news about your son coming home, shame about Iraq though. How long has it been since you've seen your daughter? As I said before family and friends are so important at a time like this. Enjoy! :biggrin2:

We haven't seen our oldest daughter since Christmas either so we're definitely going to go see her in August!

My students are wonderful and require no kicking! They're all on my side, too, so they look out for me. I can't believe how quickly we bonded but it's a great class! :scared2:

Take care, Sades! :tongue:

I'm glad to hear that the kids at school are good to you, makes life so much easier. Bring on August I say !! :frown::hurray:

You take care as well Kendra. :sad:

I'm glad to hear that the kids at school are good to you, makes life so much easier. Bring on August I say !! :frown::hurray:

You take care as well Kendra. :sad:

Oh, my students aren't kids! I teach at community college so my students are all adults. The program I'm teaching this summer is a college prep program, getting them ready for the math entrance test. There were 500 applicants for the program and only 30 got in. I have 15 of them and they all happen to be women. All of them are working on two-year degrees in the medical field except one who wants to be a computer network administrator. They are very hard-working and motivated -- a teacher's dream class! :biggrin2:

Thanks for letting me know Kendra. You must have mentioned this before somewhere but obviously my brain didn't retain it. Definitely a dream class in that case. Says a lot about you teaching all these great achievers... you go girl !