Introduction

There are so many ways to start this blog and this is an entirely new thing for me. So, let's start it like this: I have CANCER (aka "the plague"), that much is confirmed. How we arrived to this conclusion could be long and drawn out but let me summarize:

Beginning February 2008, I started having clear, watery, no odor discharge (sorry, gentlemen) and during my routine PAP on March 14th, began bleeding heavily. Red flag 1 and 2. My doctor (PCP) had apparently and unknowningly brushed my cervix where the tumor was "resting" inside causing the bleeding. He diagnosed me with a bacterial infection that was causing the discharge and I set off on a long line of antibiotics that did not work.

The bleeding continued on and off until my next visit on April 11th where at that time my cervix was observed to be "swollen". My doctor (PCP) then immediately referred me to my gynecologist, this amazing woman. When she saw my cervix, it looked "eroded" (not a pretty word to hear about your "flower", "vajayjay" etc...) but had prepared me at that time that it may be cervical cancer. She took a biopsy of the "erosion" for a possible diagnosis of the "worst case scenario".

On Friday, April 18th, it was confirmed by biopsy that I indeed have cervical cancer. I was diagnosed with stage 1B, grade 3, cervical cancer, poorly differentiated. This translated into regular speak means that I have an early stage cancer but that it is a very aggressive tumor who is "squatting" in my cervix. This sent us on a roller-coaster of CT scans, oncologist #1, oncologist #2, hospital #1, hospital #2, insurance denial at hospital #2, fertility clinics, numerous conference calls with doctors, shots and information overload.

Some of the recommended war tactics for "Operation: Kick Squatter Out of Cervix" were a combination of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Due to different opinions of the oncologists, we have yet to determine a treatment plan until both are able to consult each other.

In the meantime, Mark and I have begun "Operation: Freeze McLennansicles". Otherwise knows as Embryo Preservation. Due to both recommended treatments, I am unable to become prego and thus we have started treatment to freeze our biological embryos. We are currently accepting applications for gestational hosts. Our hope is to complete the process of cryogenically freezing our "little ones" before we evict the tumor and it has the chance to spread any further.

Because things seem to be changing by the hour around here, we (Kindra, Mark and Marnie) will be doing our bestest to update everyone daily.

Love and Hugs!