I've Had Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer For 5 Years. Here's What I Know Now About Living.

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'Five years ago this November, I rode the Q train to a dreaded call-back doctor's appointment. It was my wedding day.'

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There I was, still in the hospital, trying to line up a major, risky surgery while I was learning to cope with a bag of waste attached to me that immediately caused an infection. A 12-hour surgery to remove the cancer and reverse the colostomy came one month later to the day. The author with Dr. Carol Aghajanian in January 2018. “I was about to begin chemotherapy following two surgeries,” she writes.I’ve ingested so many toxic chemicals to keep my cancer at bay that I sometimes refer to my body as Chernobyl. I use acupuncture to help mitigate the neuropathy I have in all my fingers and toes. I’ve lost my hair twice, and I’m learning patience with the wispy thing that has grown back in place of my full, sassy bob.

 

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