Nancy’s Story

Site created on May 14, 2019

On Tuesday, May 7th, 2019, our beautiful, funny, wife, mother & grandmother was diagnosed with uterine cancer. Originally, she was supposed to have a hysterectomy on May 13th, but that plan was quickly changed when her cat scan showed involvement of the omentum (the fat layer between the pelvis & the stomach...making it stage IV) and a couple of small lesions in the lungs and one in the liver. On her doctor's recommendation, she received a port (semi-permanent intravenous access) and would start chemotherapy ASAP.  She will have chemo every 3-ish weeks for 6 rounds. After the second round, she will have another cat scan which we hope will show that the lesions in the lungs and the liver have become small or have disappeared. When she is done with her chemo, then we will discuss surgical options again. We have absolute faith in her gyn onc physician, Dr. Bigsby and know he will do what is best for her. She is a fighter and will do what is needed to win this war. 

Newest Update

January 26, 2022

Journal entry by Christy Martin —

Mom is out of her procedure and doing well. (Even though I haven't talked to her yet). The clot was "just" venous (no arterial occlusion) and went from pelvis to calf. There is still some old clot in another vein, but the doc isn't concerned about it. She will be on some sort of blood thinner anywhere from 30 days to a lifetime. Still to be determined. Best news? She gets to come home in a day or two.
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