I never thought at the age of 39 my life was going to change….
I had recently had a continuous period that wouldn’t stop for months. On birth control, nothing worked, I had pain on my lower left side pelvic area for a while. My doctors did an ultrasound. They thought I was pregnant, and I was not. Something weird was showing.
I was referred to an ObGYN for further help. She did an MRI and discovered I had a mass on my uterus; she biopsied it. Everyone kept saying it was nothing and I wanted to believe them. Due to COVID protocols, I had to hear the worst news of my life by myself. Cancer… what in the world. I was in a state of shock. I was then referred to the best cancer hospital, City of Hope where my doctor performed a full hysterectomy, however, she was able to leave one healthy ovary. I have been 5 months cancer free without Chemo. The type of cancer I had was a complete shock at such a young age.