So it's tennis ball time! I'm ready to be done with this fertility stuff and after this weekend I will be :) Since I'm young and very fertile currently I'm told i have somewhere near around 40 eggs right now in my ovaries... the normal 20 something year old lady would have maybe 5. ouch! yea.. it feels like period cramps on steroids!
Anyway I had a post surgery MRI the other day, and I've been having a lot of pain in the area of my surgery since I started these fertility shots. The MRI results revealed several more areas that needed to be biopsied, which unfortunately happened today. So I upgraded from Hydrocodone to Oxycodone because this is worse then post surgery pain. They do stab you over and over again with a needle. ( no fun )
My Oncologist says they're very likely nothing, and just normal changes caused by the hormones in these fertility shots because to develop more tumors this fast after surgery would be extremely unusual. I'm hoping he's right because the last thing I want is more surgery...
I think its important to mention however this situation for other women because fertility preservation is rarely mentioned with young patients facing chemo, its even less uncommon to MRI changes in the breasts during the fertility shot process. I'm hoping this scare turns into helpful information for future cancer survivors in this same situation.
My next upcoming events are getting a port implanted in my chest, and starting chemo as soon as next Wednesday if my pathology comes back all clear. fingers crossed!
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