dmcook1990

Hello! My name is Melissa, and I have completed 2 of my 6 rounds of chemo. I was wondering if you have plans to try to have children since you are finishing up your active treatment. My husband and I would like to look at this option when I am done, but it is difficult to find women young enough to have this concern. Thanks!

Regarding your question on peoples "You look Great" comments.... I did chemo for two years.... That's a long time to be bald, to have people's tongues trip over the appropriate words. I simply smiled and said thank you. I told them I was a fighter and "GOD WILLING" I'd keep fighting to stay with my husband. I'd taken so long to find him, 30 years just isn't long enough. God blessed me with removing the cancer... those hard drugs really work. Its now 5 years from my last day of chemo. My hair didn't grow back enougu to actually wear.... Friends now share with me how badly I looked while fighting... I am grateful for their honesty... I love my wigs - they give me versitility of hairstyles and shades of blonde. My own is white... and as my beloved Mother in law once said. Why not color your hair... why look older if you don't have to... May she rest in peace. Here's to having friends that risk tying the tongues in knots, hoping to cheer us up.

Dmcook,
Welcome to the "What Next" family. I am an oncology nurse that specializes in gyne cancers so I am always around to answer any questions you may have. There are many here with similar experiences willing to share their experiences and render support to you. Best of luck to you, Carm RN.

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