I haven’t shared the results with many people up to this point because Matt and I wanted to share the news with our families before it was blasted on Facebook and Twitter. For a while, I was hesitant to even share this via my blog, but in the end I decided that the more people praying the better!
The pathology from the biopsies taken from my omentum (layer of fat that protects the organs in our abdomen) came back as malignant mesothelioma of the abdomen. This is a type of cancer that usually occurs in the lungs and is caused from exposure to asbestos in older people (I don’t meet any of those criteria). However, the following is also true of abdominal mesothelioma:
--> can be found in young women
--> can be related to and regress after pregnancy
I had 2 CT scans done before my surgery. On the first scan you can clearly see the masses in my omentum. The next scan that was done you could barely see them at all. So, our prayer is that I am one of the young women who have this pregnancy related type of mesthelioma and that it continues to regress the further post partum I get.
Matt and I will be going to meet with an oncologist at Mayo Clinic soon to hopefully get more information. I am scheduled to have another CT scan and PET scan in June to determine if the cancer has regressed or not. If it doesn’t then I will start chemotherapy.
I found out this news the Thursday before Easter. If you don’t got to LifeChurch, the message was on seeing God in your life despite the circumstances. My husband and I both left our Easter experience in tears…not because of our new circumstances, but because of what Christ did for us. Yes, I have cried tears over this news, but the best news of all is that Jesus is MORE than enough for me. He is ALL I need. I am focusing all of my energy into that truth and into my beautiful family. We will cross whatever bridge we have to in June, but in the mean time I refuse to let this rob me of joy, peace, and happiness.
I want to say thank you for all the prayers. I can feel them surrounding me and the joy that is in my life right now can only be from God. I love you all and pray that Christ is at work in ALL your circumstances.
