But it actually saved my life once. I was barely 20 years old (early 1970′s) when I was having a gyn checkup at the local Planned Parenthood clinic – it was cheap and all I could afford. The doctor left the room, I was curious and flipped through my chart. There were some odd notes about my Pap test results. The doctor came back and I managed to get up enough courage to ask about the notes (after all I wasn’t really suppose to be looking and I thought the doctor would get mad).
The doctor scowled a bit, but answered my question, “Those tests results just mean that your tests were a little off, but you are too young to have cancer, so don’t worry about it.”
Well worry I did, it was in my nature, a habit that I still struggle to cope with and overcome, but life had taught me well by then that if something bad could happen it probably would. So I scraped together some money and went to a regular gyn who redid my tests – the results: positive for cancer.
I had to beg my father to let me use his health insurance from work so I could afford the surgery, but he finally agreed as long as I paid for all the deductibles and any costs not covered by the insurance. So I changed my address to his house, luckily I was taking a few college classes so I had student status and qualified for his insurance. Within a few weeks I was in the hospital with cervical cancer having a hysterectomy.
(Continued tomorrow: Part 2 Curiosity saved my life but…)
Lady Rose
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February 26th, 2008 at 12:31 pm
1 brahnamin wrote…
that’s really sad that they wouldn’t take the original results seriously and order more tests.
February 26th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
2 SkyWindows wrote…
Wow Lady Rose!!!
I had no idea, none at all!!!
Things are well now? Did you want children from your own womb at that time?
Sorry, now I am the curious one, especially because this is my #1 worry for Ambriel… she wants kids so bad, and may not be able to have them because of her bone cancer…
February 26th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
3 Lady Rose wrote…
At the time no I didn’t want children – because my life was a living nightmare in so many ways, it wasn’t that I didn’t want children, I didn’t want to bring one into this world because I would never be able to care for them.
Things are very well now – over 30 years later and no cancer relapse. But it wasn’t until about 10 years ago that I learned the probable cause of the cervical cancer was a virus (there is now vaccine for it thank goodness!).
Be sure to read tomorrow’s part 2.
Also I can tell you in all honesty, my daughter is the light of my life. The fact that we traveled around the world to China in 1996 to bring her home is just part of the our journey to become a family, and to the core of my heart and soul I know we were meant to be together – and all has turned out as it should be.
February 26th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
4 Catherine wrote…
I can’t wait to read tomorrows post. I’m really glad that everything is cool now Lady Rose.
I’m not suprise that the low cost Gyn would not take things seriously. There have been many cases where low income or county medical staff just don’t give a….
February 27th, 2008 at 12:17 am
5 Natalie wrote…
wow….i’m very interested to read more.
wanted to let you know that i am tagging you with a new meme! check it out on my blog!