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Good News to Celebrate
As many of you know I was diagnosed in early 2007 with Stage 3B/C standard OVCA. I had successful surgery and then 6 rounds of carbotaxol and celebrated my 2 year remission in October this year.
Due to my age (31 at the time) and since we hadn't managed to start a family yet, the gyn onc managed to preserve my uterus which was strangely not touched by he cancer (despite having tumours everywhere else down there) and this year we made the decision to trust in our future and attempt a family through IVF with egg donor (both ovaries gone).
I know pregnancy is a sensitive topic for many diagnosed young but I hope that this post also shows what can be possible.
Yesterday I became the proud mum of my first child, a baby girl called Emily Rose. She is just beautiful. I managed to have a vaginal birth which they thought was unlikely due to scarring with the previous surgeries. My/gyn onc was on standby to do a looksee if I had the c-section but we managed to avoid the extra stress and complication of surgury. I didn't feel the contractions 'normally' due to all the nerve damage done with the scraping away of tumours etc which some would say was a blessing and it was a fast labour and delivery with contractions starting at 8:30 in the morning and having my baby in my arms by 2pm. All the staff were fantastic and got emotional too, knowing what this meant to us and seeing it for the miracle it was. The delivering nurse wore a ovarian cancer awareness necklace throughout the day which just gave me focus and willpower and really touched me.
I plan to be one of the long term survivors and watch my daughter grow up. We can never know our future - we just have to work towards it with positivity and hope.
I was thinking of all my friends that are stuggling on here and going through tough times and wanted to share my news to show that we can beat cancer and go on with the lives we planned.
Due to my age (31 at the time) and since we hadn't managed to start a family yet, the gyn onc managed to preserve my uterus which was strangely not touched by he cancer (despite having tumours everywhere else down there) and this year we made the decision to trust in our future and attempt a family through IVF with egg donor (both ovaries gone).
I know pregnancy is a sensitive topic for many diagnosed young but I hope that this post also shows what can be possible.
Yesterday I became the proud mum of my first child, a baby girl called Emily Rose. She is just beautiful. I managed to have a vaginal birth which they thought was unlikely due to scarring with the previous surgeries. My/gyn onc was on standby to do a looksee if I had the c-section but we managed to avoid the extra stress and complication of surgury. I didn't feel the contractions 'normally' due to all the nerve damage done with the scraping away of tumours etc which some would say was a blessing and it was a fast labour and delivery with contractions starting at 8:30 in the morning and having my baby in my arms by 2pm. All the staff were fantastic and got emotional too, knowing what this meant to us and seeing it for the miracle it was. The delivering nurse wore a ovarian cancer awareness necklace throughout the day which just gave me focus and willpower and really touched me.
I plan to be one of the long term survivors and watch my daughter grow up. We can never know our future - we just have to work towards it with positivity and hope.
I was thinking of all my friends that are stuggling on here and going through tough times and wanted to share my news to show that we can beat cancer and go on with the lives we planned.
Congratulations. What a blessing and positive story:-) May Emily Rose fill your lives with love and joy.
Karen
Karen
Congrats!!!!!! Good for you ....I wish you and your entire family a life time of health and happiness.
Thanks for the good news.
Pam
Thanks for the good news.
Pam
I was literally just thinking about you today and wondering how you were doing - and here is the wonderful news!! I couldn't be more happy for you on the arrival of your beautiful baby girl...she is a miracle.
Trust me...if you thought your will to fight was strong before, your a Momma now - it just got a hundred times stronger!
Congrats again,
Becky xx
Trust me...if you thought your will to fight was strong before, your a Momma now - it just got a hundred times stronger!
Congrats again,
Becky xx
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