Cancer Surgery, Description and Side Effects - What Cancer Survivors said about their surgeries.

Uncategorized Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Colorectal Surgery	Hysterectomy
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Mastectomy	Re-excision Surgery
Reconstructive Surgery

• Has any one heard of the port being placed on the arm?? Skin/nipple spearing, bilateral Mastectomy with immediate reconstruction; the right Brest where the lump was found healed perfectly. The left side which was cancer free did not heal. The permanent implant was replaced with an expander implant and it did not heal either. The repeated reversal of the reconstruction was taking a toll on my moral and was also delaying the treatment. We decided to leave the left breast area to heal so quimo can begin. Once completed, the reconstruction will be attempted once again. Originally, it was thought that I did not need a port because the lymph nodes were clean. However, I do have to have one implanted and will done on Wed.
• 11/4/08 - full hysterectomy, right hemi-colectomy (1/3rd removed), appendectomy. First operation ever. Muscle and bowel issues.
• 12/29/06 - Left breast lumpectomy, reconstruction. Removal of five lymph nodes all negative.
• 2/13 tumor removed in neck along with lymph nodes.still in pain and sore around site and shoulder
• Exams under anasthesia for biopsies and check for mets. No side effects. Then July 2009 had to have a Total Pelvic Exenteration for persistent cancer. Living iwth a urostomy and colostomy now.
• Full Hysterectomy 11/2005
• hysterectomy 1 Nov 2005 lymphedenectomy 11 Jan 2006
• Interesting to learn how chemotherapy and radiation can actually cause cancer cells to mutate and become resistant and difficult to destroy. Surgery can also cause cancer cells to spread to other sites. I am sorry to everyone I love and who cares about me. Thank you for your love, care and support – even when I was not sick.
• Jan 1, 2005. Intestinal surgery/ removal of 6-8 inches of bowel. Twist in intestines, either during surgery or developed soon after, causing more problems with pain and nerve innervation.
• PV is treatable but not curable
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• Removal of 5.1 centimeter mass, hysterectomy
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• Surgery was done 3 years before I was diagnosed, it had allready spead. I have a mixed tumor, I guess when they thought it was benign it was not.
• Tumor removed on 5/22/07 as well as gallbladder, and adrenal gland

Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Surgeries:

• A few days after xray, I was admitted for a biopsy of the mediastinal tumour in my chest and a bonemarrow biopsy. 2 days later we met with my haematologist, Dr Du Toit, at Constantiberg Medi Clinic.
• port a cath x 2 bma (cant remember how often)

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Surgeries:

• spleenectomy - 12/2008 had a hard time healing

Anal Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Colorectal Surgery
Colostomy	Hysterectomy
Lobectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Re-excision Surgery	Reconstructive Surgery

• * May 19/09: consultation with 'roid specialist/surgeon including needle biopsy * Jun 4/09: results "pre-malignant" * Jun 8/09: surgery: full bioposy of 2 polyps which were removed; squamous cell carcinoma; one: 2 X 1.1 X 1, the other 2 X 1 X 0.9 * Jun 19/09: diagnosis: cancer of anus
• 12-04-08 excsion of Ain3(she didn't get it all),was told whole anal canal diseased and the all peri-anal as well. 6-29-09 re-excised Ain3. More flurugation. Pain
• 12-18-09 Biopsy (painful recovery due to constipation) 12-28-09 Port implanted (had neck/shoulder pain that lasted a week) 01-07-10 colonoscopy
• 1993 excision of tumor with clear margins. Several biopsies and surgeries for anal ulcers due to scar tissue. Recurrance of orig. tumor excised in 2008 and analplasty to repair rectum. Stage 2 without clear margins. Side effects were a period of incontinence and continued pain with bowel movements
• 7/2/09 hemmorrhoidectomy
• 7/20/09 Colonoscopy and biopsy. 7/27/09 Medi-port placement.
• anal excision Oct. 5, 2009, no side effects other than minor discomfort
• colonoscopy with biopsy
• Colonoscopy, 12/09, no side effects
• colostomy because I developed a fistula during radiation
• I haven't had surgery yet, but will have a large portion of the rectum and anal canal removed to to the high recurrence rate of this type of cancer
• June 2007; Lower right lung wedge resection
• June 2009, Portacath insertion, severe reaction to something, not sure what. Started Mitomycin and 5 FU 4 days later and the incision was red and swollen and very painful for at least 2 weeks.
• March 20, 2009 - Biopsy of fissure tissure
• No surgery as cancer was Stage 1.
• November 13th, 2009 - colostomy surgery - temporary if chemo/rad treatments are successful
• port placement
• Port-a-Cath placement for chemo tx.
• Porta Cath inserted.....soreness for about 10 days
• Removal of tumor....extreme pain, everything in the lower region raw and blistering.
• Resection -Nov 16 Port- Dec 3
• Surgery every 3 months to remove any and all existing cancer cells
• Surgery set for January 2010, complete removal of rectal arrea,as well as all lymph nodes, and permanent colostomy due to location of tumor.
• tumour resection 16.7.09
• unknown yet

Bladder Cancer Surgeries:

• Went in for a biopsy, stayed for the removal, never looked back. God is good! Now every 6 months I get scoped. After the last check up Doc says every 12 for a scope every 6 for a pee test. Boy am I gonna miss getting scoped. The thing looks like a straw and feels like a sewer line.

Bone Cancer Surgeries:

• I uderwent a surgery on dec 11th 2008. After sugery my left leg is little bit week and left leg palm is week such that i could not able to stand or walk for a long time.

Bones and Joints Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Re-excision Surgery	Reconstructive Surgery

• 2001 resection of vertebre involved and rods inserted
• July 17, 2008 was my surgery. By that time my tumor had shrunk to the size of a softball. My surgery was 15hrs I recieved 14 pints of blood. I had a donor pelvic bone put in and a total hip replacement. I have alot of pain and a limp to go with it but I still have my leg. For now.
• Tumor removal-October 3, 2008-No side effects Finger amputation and sentinal node biopsy-Nov. 12, 2007-No side effects Lymph node dissection-Dec 9, 2008-No side effects except for coming home with a drain for 2 weeks

Brain Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal	Re-excision Surgery

• 10/06 resection he is no longer the man I married tumor was in left temporal lobe
• 3 surgeries- right parietal lobe
• Biopsy done and shes never been the same. Not a candidate for recession
• Crainiotomy - March 4, 2009 - paralyzed on her left side.
• craniotomy on 1/30/09 with ability to speak better immediately but still needs lots of speech therapy.
• had 2 tumors removed from brain, still have them in brain and lungs
• Had my first seizure in June but I didn't go in. It was so slight that I wasn't sure if it was a low blood sugar reaction or what. Sept 3rd 2009 I had a terribe seizure and was taken by ambulance here in Austin. They did a Ct scan and found what they thought was a meningioma. Boy were they wrong! Decided to go to Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Had surgery on the 18th of September.
• i had my first surgery sometime in march. where they removed the tumor. but i was still leaking spinal fluid out of the incision on the back of my head. i could of gotten meningitis and died. they just kept on stitching it and glueing it. and while all this was going on, i had my port put in. well, my lung was punctured. then we moved to another hospital to get things under control. so i had a spinal-cath put in to try and drain out some fluid. well it didnt work. then we had a 2nd brain surgery to clean everything up. it was a success. then later on i had a feeding tube surgically put into my stomach.
• Inoperable
• January 10th, 1996. Staten Island University Hospital
• july 18th removed tumor on right side of brain,Aug.18th in hospital for 5 days with allergic reaction to dilantin,Sept 20th restapled incision because it wasn't healing from her diabeties.
• Mom had resection of tumor
• My tumor is inoperable since it's in the middle of my thalmus. There had trouble just getting the biopsy.
• Oct 06, left-frontal lobe. I had a lot of problems but the one I will shake my head about is: the doc shaved my head. Before going into surgery. he said he would only shave where he was cutting. When I woke up, I found he shaved half of my head. I had long hair! The major side effect is: I now have major headaches. I am in pain every single day! It is never ending. At night time, it is even worse.
• Oct 8th 2008 Reading Pa Sept 23rd 2009 Balt MD
• Resection of tumor in left frontal lobe. DATE: 22 NOV 2005 SIDE EFFECTS: Short term memory loss, headaches, hightened hearing, sensitivity to light, lots of anger
• Resection, June 2007, Minimal Side Effects Resection, June 2009, Loss use of Left eye lid
• Right sided Retromastoid craniotomy/ Excision of CP angle tomour done in Colombo, Sri Lanka on March 7, 2009. Side Effects: Right facial palsy, right trigeminal dysfunction, and right hearing loss.
• spinal fluid re-routed in brain
• Surgery performed on 3/2/07 - full tumor was removed and biopsied. It came back maligant, GBM WHO Stage 4, which is terminal within a few months.

Breast Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Hysterectomy
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Mastectomy	Re-excision Surgery
Reconstructive Surgery

• 1.Radical mastectomy October 24th 2007 Immediate reconstruction October 24th 2007 2.Reconstruction after Capsular Contracture following radiotherapy Jan 2008 3.Reconstruction surgery continued June 2008
• 1/24/07 - Lump was removed and biospied 2/13/07 - Lumpectomy with axillary disection
• 1/30/09 surgery to remove as much of a large tumor from thoracic spine and to insert titanium rods for support; I wear a TLSO brace because the back was riddled with lesions that collapsed vertebrae and will unlikely grow back because of the chemo that contributes to more loss of bone.
• 10/18/06 found out had breast cancer, on 10/30/06 a central line was placed, on 11/07/06 had first round of chemo, and heart attack.
• 12/12 Mastectomy, with 29 cancerous lymphs removed Reconstructive surgery immediately following (TRAM flap)
• 1989 had a masectomy. It was in all my ducts of my breast. But I caught in early enough that it did not affect my lymph nodes so I did not need any radiation or chemotherapy. In 2000 I had a bilateral Tram flap reconstructive procedure
• 1st surgery, Feb. 7th,2006, 2nd surgery March 10.2006, and final surgery April 7th,2006. The last surgery I ended up in the hospital for 16 days because of complications from the surgery.
• 2/6/03 ~ wake up not initially that fun, adjusting to meds, draining weird to me, scary.......but, determined to use my left arm!
• 2000 - Mastectomy
• 3 biopsies, double mastectomey, node disecction
• 5/20/09-lumpectomy, axillary dissection. Drain was hell, messy, embarrassing, it hurt having a 5 month old infant to care for, and it clogged once, and sent me to the ER...
• 7/10/08--Lumpectomy, 1 sentinel node, and 2 other nodes removed. Nodes were free of cancer.
• 8/5/2008 Partial Mastectomy;7 Lymph Nodes removed Can't lift anything heavy, pain in my arm - Dr. said it is my tendon (?)
• January 1994 - Stage 2 - Lump was 2.4 cm. - A second 0.3 cm lump found in breast after surgery. Left modified radical mastectomy with removal of 9 lymph nodes...1 (3cm) lymph node positive. ER/PR both positive. November 2005 - Stage 1 - Lump was 1.6 cm. Right modified radical mastectomy with lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node biopsy. 2 lymph nodes removed...both clear of cancer. ER negative(1%) and PR positive(7%).
• Actually my surgery went really well. I didn't have much pain and went home the next day. Some lymphadema.
• After surgery was set for mastectomy of left breast, MRI revealed small mass in right breast. Double mastectomy was done 3-09. Final biopsy revealed 2 masses in right breast and 2.9cm in left.
• All went well.
• Bi-lateral mastectomy scheduled for March 9, 2009
• Bilateral lumpectomy on June 24, 2009 with lymph node removal for testing.
• Bilateral masectomy-09/25/07 27 lymph nodes removed-10/29/07 Left expander removed- 11/02/07 Complete hysterectomy-05/05/08
• Bilateral Mastectomy 2-8-06
• bilateral mastectomy, SNB, expander reconstruction.
• Biopsy: 3/06, hurt like hell. Had a needle biopsy first but it did not harvest enough tissue so the surgical biopsy was necessary. Port-a-cath insertion: 4/06, Periodic pain although it is more annoying than painful most of the time. Oopherectomy: 5/06, The burning was the most painful part of this surgery. It went away fairly quickly though. Hip nail procedure: 9/06, Learning to walk again and learning to walk up and down stairs again was painful, but better than having a full hip replacement if I broke the hip. This was a profelactic measure as there were lesions on the base of the hip ball. Kyphoplasty: 2/07, Really improved the pain in my back which wasn't helped by radiation treatment.
• Core needle biopsy on August 7, 2007. Pathology report confirmed cancer August 9, 2007. Sentinel node biopsy and lumpectomy August 17, 2007. 1.9cm tumor removed with clean edges. No lymph node involvement.
• Dec 2008-lumpectomy
• December 2, 2003, bi-lateral mastectomy. Lymphedema.
• Double breast surgery June 19, 2007 with 34 lymph nodes removed. 31 were positive.
• double mastectomy and reconstruction 1995
• Double mastectomy December 2000 Not able to have reconstruction, not a good candidate I am told, not enough skin left.
• Double mastectomy with no reconstruction on August 11, 2009. My surgeon was awesome and surgery was a breeze.
• Double mastectomy with tissue expanders placed at surgery. Developed psudemonas twice and had to have right expander removed.
• from 6/06 to 8/06 I had 3 surgerys one to remove the cancers for bio. the another to remove tissue and limpnodes and one to put a port in for chemo
• Had a lumpectomy with taking the sentinel lymph node (no involvement) on 7 May 2007. No noticeable side effects. Had a "balloon" inserted at surgery time in prep for MammoSite 5-Day Targeted Radiation Therapy. Started radiation the following week.
• Had a modified radical mastectomy followed by a prophylactic mastectomy with expander. I will be having an additional reconstructive surgery on October 8th.
• Had a modified radical mastectomy to my left breast June 29th, 2007 with delayed reconstruction. Need to wait until after radiation.
• Had a partial Lumpectomy on the right breast 9-2-09. Had an infection for a month.
• Had lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biospy 10/21/08
• Had my surgery last March 22, 2004 . I had the lumpectomy and negative for my lymph nodes.
• I had a biopsy done on Sept. 26, 2006 and a lumpectomy on Oct. 3, 2006. Waiting to have mastectomy and reconstruction.
• I had a biospy first & it turned out positive of cancer. I then had another surgery, to check the lymph nodes, thank God, they were neg., after that one I got staff infection & boy it was worst pain than the surgery itself. I was on 1000 mg of infection for almost 2 wks. Well, after I found out I had cancer, I was in shock for around a mon. or so, so were my parents, we could not look at each other without crying. It felt like I had been given a death sentence. You know, when you hear the big "C" word, everyone thinks, the big "D" word & I'm here to tell you, it's not always true. Then one day I was talking to a friend & she told me, Denise, you have to take hold of this thing & show it your not a quiter. That your gonna fight this with all you got, cause if you don't, it'll take you over & it will win. Well, needless to say, something just clicked & I woke up & from then on I fought this thing & 3 years later, here I am.
• I had a lumpectomy in May and Then had to have a re-excision in June to get clean margins. I was just a little sore from each surgery.
• I had a modified radical mastectomy on May 24, 1990. I didn't have any side effects. No pain pills needed at all.
• I had a total radical mastectomy with 3 lymph and reconstruction with saline and expander that didn,t take and was removed, body rejected it and it hardned, now use prothesis, surgery was December 17, 1993.
• I opted for a lumpectomy, mainly because I didn't want to lose my hair! Since the cancer was agressive and had traveled to my lymph nodes (7 out of 12), I went through chemo and lost my hair anyway. The surgery was October 2002. I had an emergency surgery to install a medi-port after the second chemo treatment because my veins went on strike. Next up: oophrectomy. They removed my ovaries. Oh to be in menopause at age 40. Is it hot in here to you?
• I opted to have both my breasts removed and my ovaries. Reconstructed. Doing OK with that right now. But still not the same. At least I'm alive for kids.
• I was told today, I must have a rt mastectomy with lymph node resection.
• In the long run? Probably worse than any of the rest of the ordeal. I HATED losing a breast. Especially the nipple. No reconstruction can restore that, regardless of what plastic surgeons can do to create a fake one. Oh, and it was performed on my 44th birthday in Dec. 2003, which didn't help matters any.
• Jan 2007,Day surgery
• Jan 6, 2010 -lumpectomy, and 9 axillary lymph nodes removed. Jan 13 revision of tissue margins. Jan 29 insert Portacath
• January 5th 2009 is the date for the new ta ta's!
• July 28, 2006 - Partial Mastectomy with lymph node removal. Aug. 28, 2006 - Port Placement in left arm.
• July 9th 2008 Lumpectomy and Sentinal lymph node removel Numbness in the upper and under arm area
• Left Mastecomy 9/25/07. Recovering really wasn't that bad. The node procedure was worse with recovery.
• Left mastectomy - January 19, 2005
• Left mastectomy and sentinal node biopsy, August 8, 07. Muscular and nerve pain, depression, headaches, lymphedema, sleep loss, major loss of confidence.
• Lumpectomy
• Lumpectomy & Sentinel Node removal . . .April 24, 2008. Most of the pain was from the incision where they took the lymph nodes, it hurt for quite a while. 2nd Surgery . . . May 30, 2008 . . . Lumpectomy Re-do . . . the margins from my first lumpectomy were very small, so they needed to take more tissue. Because I don't have a lot of tissue to take, he had to take extra skin from my breast and some muscle from my chest wall. The worst part about this surgery was the burning I would feel from the muscle behind my breast.
• Lumpectomy and ancillary dissection: right breast in 1991, left breast in 1992. Lung biopsy in 2002. No significant side effects with breast surgeries, lung biopsy was difficult and I had problems healing.
• Lumpectomy and lymph node removal.
• lumpectomy and SNB all went well had trouble with drainage and had to have it drained a few times. Now having problem with fluid in breast
• lumpectomy in August, 2007- no complications and no pain
• Lumpectomy May 2007. No side effects. Recouperated really well. My scars are barely noticeable. But one breast is slightly smaller. Hard to tell since I am a DD, but I can. UPDATE AUG/08. Can not see the scar, but feel a solid 4" line under my arm where lymph nodes were checked.
• Lumpectomy Oct. 2004 Chest Tube July 2008 I've had 2 ports- one currently- I had the first one taken out just as soon as we were done with it because it was so tender. The current one doesn't bother me at all, thank goodness.
• Lumpectomy on 7/23/09 no bad side effects from surgery.
• Lumpectomy on June 25, 2007
• lumpectomy On Sept. 15 2009
• Lumpectomy sentinel lymph node removal - May 8, 2008
• Lumpectomy with clear margins, 15 lymph nodes removed with 9 showing cancer cells. CT Scans done and showed NO signs of spreading.
• Lumpectomy with node removal on 7/3/2006.
• Lumpectomy,with sentinal node biopsey followed by re-excession to obtain clear margins. Lymph node excession was the most painful.
• Lumpectomy. Node dissection.
• lumpectomy/lymph node removal April 2nd 2007 Mastectomy 18th April 2007 Numbness under arm and across chest. Pain in my ribs.
• March 26,2009
• March 5 /02 was scheduled for a lumpectomy which was not successful waited till March 8th to be told I had cancer and that was on the telephone. March 11/02 I had a mastectomy.
• Masectomy 05/20/2008
• Mastecomy (2001) Back surgery (2006)
• Mastectomy and lymph node removal Oct 08
• Mastectomy and reconstruction for left side. Breast lift for right. I had the latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction. I had an expander put in because I was going to have radiation. This surgery was October of 2004.Later, I had the implant put in. That was January of 2006. I think having the muscle in my back redirected to make a pouch for my implant was more painful than the mastectomy.
• mastectomy in 2003 - side effects: ugly reconstructed breast with no feeling
• Mastectomy on right 8/05 gamma knife on right brain tumor 11/07 removal of right brain tumor 4/28/08
• Mastectomy, January 28, 2008
• May '05 right mastectomy 27 lymph nodes & 2 sentinel lymph nodes removed all cancer free...horrible pain for a long time. Discharged from hospital w/2 drains. Was not prepared for this at all!! What a nightmare! Having drains removed was a special event for me! What a strange sensation that was to put it mildly!
• May 2008 lump noted by self on right breast...mammogram ordered, ultrasound, biopsy...and finally double mastecomy July 8 2008 with 24 lymph nodes removed
• Modified radical mastectomy, left breast August 2, 2007 with ten nodes removed only one positive.
• My first surgery was on September 22, 2005 where I had a lump in my breast removed. I got the call on September 26th that is was cancerous. My second re-excision surgery was on October 5th. The cancer reoccurred and was found on May 29, 2009. I am scheduled to have a mastectomy on Thursday June 11, 2009.
• My Surgery was April 1 and April 3rd. Pretty easy. I was happy to see my breast had not changed because of surgery.
• Nov. 2005 - masectomy June 2006 - implant put in Jan. 2007 - reconstruction phase and reduction of other breast
• November 14, 2007 I had a lumpectomy, sentinel lymph node removal to see if the cancer spread, thank god, no. For about two weeks after surgery, had difficulty in moving my right arm and fortunately experienced light pain.
• November 5, 2009, bilateral mastectomy and sentinal node biopsy. The most painful (and I'm not joking at all) of this process other than standing up in the middle of the night to walk..was the dye injection for the sentinal node biopsy. Its inhuman to put anyone through this procedure while they are still lucid.
• Oct 3rd/07 Lumpectomy,sentinial node disection(none envolved)
• On October 9th I had Bi-lateral lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy, 3 incisions...i made it through that, still really sore 3 weeks later...told yesterday that Pathology found ANOTHER UNRELATED breast cancer on the tissue sample. Invasive Lobular Carcinoma.....SURGERY ALL OVER AGAIN!!
• Partial mastectomy and sentinel lymph node removal.
• refused
• Removal of the mass with good clean margins - aobut 10 cm of tissue in diameter. The surgeon then performed oncoplasty and brought tissue forward from my back (I think) to fill in the gap. My breast looks exactly the same as it did prior to surgery except for the scars. Amazing. Surgery September 24, 2008. It is completely healed, but the scars are still a deep purple color and they are numb.
• see bio
• sentional node byopsy, Oct 27 2007
• Single Mastectomy in Feb 2009 after 6 months of Chemotherapy. Breast reconstruction planned in 1-2 years.
• Surgeries in 2004, 2005 and 2007 were outpatient. 2007 was easiest. Pain was managed.
• Surgery 5/1/08.
• Surgery after 4 months of Chemo. Mastectomy on 1-22-2009, followed by 4 more months of Chemo (oral chemo this time around - Xeloda 150mg 16 pills a day) and 40 weeks of Herceptin & 5 weeks of Radiation.
• surgery was april 4,2008 ,,i didnt have any side effects besides depression
• Surgery: March 15th...To Be Continued.
• they put the blue dye in my live diseased breast on 04-26-04, then as they put me to sleep they acccidently gave me a shot of adrenalyn (sp) so I had to redo the blue dye on 04-28-04 on my 18th anniversary after they had checked to make sure there was no cardiac danger.
• Unilateral mastectomy (October 2008) with immediate reconstruction with tissue expander which was replaced with silicone implant July 2009.
• Went to surg.first & in 1 week I came out of surgery. Quickest thing I have ever heard of. Fla. Drs. don't waste time.

Cancer of the Esophagus Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal

• Esophagus Removal 2003.... Neck tumor removed with some neck mussels removed ...
• To start chemo and radiation Monday. 12/25/07
• Transhiatal esophagectomy with gastric pull-up, May 2008. Complications included bilateral lung collapse and paralyzed recurrent laryngeal nerve and loss of voice which required a procedure to help temporarily. He regained use of the vocal cord. Underwent paratracheal mass resection in August 2009.

Cancer of the Larynx Surgeries:

• 06/24/2004 Mucoepidermal carsanoma Infections

Cervical Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Hysterectomy	Lymph Node Removal

• 2/24/09 Radical hysterectomy/lymph node dissection 4/27/09 Mediastinoscopy (small surgery to do a biopsy in the lung area to make sure cancer had not spread to those lymph nodes) 6/03/09 Powerport port-a-cath placement
• cold knife conization scheduled. radical hysterectomy to be done after they shrink the tumor, which appears to be 7 cm wide???
• Colposcopy May 09 - two biopsies were taken, one was normal, one was moderate to severe. Cone biopsy of the cervix- Aug 14, 2009
• Colposocopy May 2009, LEEP June 2009: Extremely painful getting the painkiller shots (aparently I have a sensitive cervix). The recouperation was fine but I asked for pain meds and that helped sleep it off. Just a suggestion. Cone Biopsy July 2009: Opted to 'go under' this time and it went fine. If you have good insurance and are considering it I reccomend it. I woke up, went home, slept a lot and was back to normal within a couple days.
• complete vaginal hysterectomy
• Cone biopsy in August. Radical Hysterectomy in October. They took everything but the ovaries. It was painful and I had to go home with a catheter for ten days. I was so overjoyed when they took out the catheter!!!
• DaVinci radical hysterectomy with lymph node removal 11/03/2009
• I did 6 wks chemo and five weeks radiation. I had to do radiation every weekday for five weeks. I did chemo five times, it was every Monday for three hours. I would not do the port they put in your chest, I took and Iv in the arm. They gave me two bags saline solution, one bag steroid and one bag of the chemo drug cisplatin.
• I had a D&C at the end of May 2008. They biopsied the tissue that they removed and found the cancer. They failed to find the grapefruit size tumor in my cervix. I had surgery 6/14/08 where they put my powerport in my chest. I had surgery August 8th 2008. This surgery was terrible. They inserted 3 radioactive implants into my cervix and stuffed me full of padding, and a cathader and stiched me up. I layed in the hospital for 4 days on a morphine pump. I think the most painful thing was when my doctor came the day of discharge and removed the 8 inch metal rods, packing,stiches, and catheder. The next day at home I developed thrush which I had for 3 days.
• I had an radical hyster. on Jan 5, 2010. I was told that the cancer had not spread and I would have 90% change that the cancer would not come back. My side effects from the surgery are the tops of both of my thighs are numb and around the area is sore to the touch. I have night hot flashes day and night, insomnia, very emotional and very fatiqued.
• leep procedure, no major side effects just discomfort, back to normal after a day.
• LEEP Procedures, Biopsies
• not an option...
• Not an option......
• Radical Hysterectomy Nerve damage in abdomen, left leg
• radical hysterectomy in Dec. 2005, removal of pelvic lymph nodes, removal of 1/3 of bladder.
• Radical hysterectomy, pelvic lymph node removal on May 19, 2008
• Radical trechelectomy with lymph node removal on January 21, 2010. Slight nausea for the first three days. Definitely should not have sneezed on the 10th day.
• Surgery was not an option
• Surgery was not an option for me.
• Too many to name Brachy therapy 3 times
• Vaginaplasty July 2008

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy

• stem cell harvest,central line insertion,(1995) multiple bone marrow biopsies,(every 12 months, then 6 months, vertioblasty (2005) Sep. 2007 after raising my GLEEVEC dosage to 800 mg per day I am happy to say that I am now back in REMISSION!!!!!! Yeah!!!

Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Colorectal Surgery
Colostomy	Hysterectomy
Lobectomy	Lumpectomy
Lymph Node Removal	Re-excision Surgery
Reconstructive Surgery	Tonsillectomy

• 1/6/2006-total hystorectomy; 8 inches of colon removed; rectum removed; temporary iliostomy bag 5/4/2006-colon pull-through (re-connected my colon to my sphincter muscles - NOT MY RECTUM - DON'T HAVE ONE!!!
• 12" transverse colon resection (nov 07) IVC filter placed (jan 08)
• 12/23/09, surgery went well, at home recovering.
• 3 colon surgeries, 2 liver surgeries, 1 lung surgery
• 3/7/08 - colon resection. We're talking some pretty serious pain & discomfort here...
• 5/19/2009. Lower anterior resection, lots of pain post-op, nausea no appetite.
• 6-03 stage 3 colon cancer. Removed right colon, gallbladder, ovaries and lymph nodes (one positve) 12-06 stage 4 colon/liver cancer. Had 1/3 liver removed and swollen nodes near by (positive). Detected by CEA blood test-the pet scan. Did 28 days of radiation, then onto oral chemo therapy. I take Xeloda 21 days a month. I have been on this now for 8 months. Febuary 08- spread to lungs--now on chemo therapy IV's (folfox6, Avastin 5FU-levo and Oxi) 6 hours one day-4 hours next day and wear fanny pack filled with chemo for 48 hours at the same time as treatments. I do this every other week.
• 7/11/07 1/3 colon removed and resected (no colostomy bag needed). Had 16 of 64 liver lymph nodes impacted. Had gallbladder and one cystic (non-cancerous ovary removed). Had hepatic pump implanted to deliver chemo directly to the liver when I wasn't getting systemic chemo.
• 8/06-semi-colectomy (partial colon removal) 8/07 semi-heparectomy (?) partial liver removal 5/08 7 wedges removed from right lung..3 were cancerous
• APR May 23,2007 Second surgery may 30, 2007
• April 4th 2008 - Exploratory surgery April 10th 2008 - Cancer diagnosis End of April 2008 - Finally released from hospital Two days after release - Back in the hospital with pulminary blood clots Mid-May 2008 - Released from hospital
• Ascending colon removed along with all blood vessels and lymph nodes feeding the ascending colon. Surgery was on May 11, 2004. No side effects.
• Aug '05 Colon Resection, Feb '06-RFA Liver, Liver Resection.
• Aug 23,2006 removal of the tumor,colon resection, removal of lymph nodes in abd. Surgon had hoped to resect my liver, but unfortunatly I have to many leisons on the liver. I recovered very well, with no side effects
• Biliary drain placed May 27th, 2008, thats when the Dr. new it was cancer just not the type of cancer! Wish we never found that out.
• Blood transfusion immediately, multiple tests, & scheduled colonoscopy resulted in surgery Feb 5, 2005, showing the presence of a tumor just above the appendix that had to be removed. A 2 foot long section of the colon was removed & the ends reattached. Biopsy showed stage 4 disease with metastasis to the peritoneum.
• Bowel resection and hysterectomy 02/09
• Colectomy with 11 lymph nodes removed (3 were positive) - recovered well 1/2005 Winchester Medical Center, Winchester Va Hysteresctomy with Appendectomy- 10/2008 Recovered well. UVA Hospital What was supposed to be liver resection and gall bladder removal ended up as explotratory- 9/2009 Trouble healing (incision opened, took 4 months to heal,Very fatigued after and til now.) UVA Hospital Stomach Tube Insertion and 4th Mediport placement.- Radiology Department, Winchester Medical Center 1/2010 healing well. I have had alot of issues with previous port placements.
• Colon resection and they took my ovaries alsono rad 10/07 was in hospital for 8 days, ICU for 4.One day after I came home incision opened.
• Colon resection April 2004, Liver resection August 20009
• Colon resection upcoming
• colon resection with liver wedge biopsy 2/2008 severe anemia
• Colon resection, lobectomy 2002. Lung wedge removal, pericardial window 2005.
• Colonectomy with out colonostomy. 05 liver resection and ablation. 06 hysterectomy and liver ablation.07 percutaneous liver ablation.08 liver resection 09
• Colostomy surgery 6/08
• Colostomy. July 17th. No initial side effects, she felt great. About a week after her surgery she was diagnosed with c-diff and spent another week in the hospital.
• colostomy; 8/3/2007 none
• Coming soon/rectal resection.
• February 8 Right hemicolectomy June 22 9 RF liver ablations open surgery
• from Oct. 2004 to July 2009 I have had 3 colon surgeries, now there is nothing left, a total hysterectomy and my gallbladder removed. I have had more colonoscopies than I can count...and have had two port-a-caths in and out.
• Had surgery july 2009 removed section of lower rectom.I was cut open from under ribs to below belly button.Recovery time was about 10 weeks. as of feb 2010 I may have to have another surgery to remove a cancer cell
• Hemicolectomy 17 Sept. '09 Loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, high heart rate, loss of energy, vomiting.
• hemmoroid removal.12/7/09 found anal melanoma 12/11/09 rare 1% removal of rectum and anus. Colostomy (permanent) 12/28/09
• I had 12" of my Sigmoid Colon removed on 11/19/07. The tumor was 4.3cm at the colonoscopy, but more accurately measured 6.1cm after resection. There were 14 out of 32 lymph nodes with cancer cells present.
• I had colon resection 9-11-05. Liver resection with ablation 03/06. another liver resection with hysterectomy 03/07. Liver ablation 1/08. Many side effects including pain. nerve damage,many adhesions
• I will find out at the end of this month whether my doctor will operate to remove the rectal tumour. I guess it depends on the prognosis for the lung cancer. Surgery will result in a permanent colostomy however it should give me a better quality of life.
• In November 2008 I had the mass removed as well as my right colon and lymph nodes.
• initally went in to have colonectomy but came out with a colostomy at this point i was damn glad to be alive the shock of it all came later on!
• January 2006 Low Anterior Resection
• January 2009 : Section of colon removed
• laparoscopically assisted sigmoid colectomy 6/26/09
• laparoscopically assisted sigmoid colectomy 5/11/09, successful, home in 4 days, no ill effects so far
• LAR 9/17/2009 35-40 lymphnodes remove all cancer free. Lots of pain from surgery.
• LAR with ielostomy on 06/06/2008
• my 1st surgery was on the 4/22/08 of the colon. 12/15/08 was on lift lung, 3/2/09 was on my right lung.
• not known at this time
• Port Placement - September 4,2008/Tumor removal & colon resection, iliestomy, and a hysterectomy - December 5th, 2008
• rectal cancerous polyp removed
• Removal of my entire colon except for about 2 inches worth that was re-attached to my anus and small intestine. Removal of 60 lymph nodes. Removal of appendix.
• Removal of section of colon right side and then resection May 13, 2008. 2nd surgery in June to install a port in left side above heart to give chemotherapy by IV and take home chemotherapy attached to the port for 2 more days.
• Removal of tumor and colon resection. Tough time for about 3 days after surgery, then got better.
• Scheduled for Mid January
• Sepember 30 removal and resection of 14cm of colon and rectum. 5 of 20 lymph nodes were infected. Because of type 2 diabetes recovery was slow and developed an abscess from where the resection did not heal. A Cook drain was installed to drain the abscess. After 7 months the abscess has not fully closed and I await the doctor's decision to "glue" the abscess and resection. Because of the difficulty of the surgery I am using an Ileostomy. Because of the lack of healing I am no longer eligible for adjuvant chemotherapy.
• September 20 2006, re-section - 12 inches removed, 12 lymph nodes removed and tested, 4 positive
• September 2005 - Duke Medical Center, Durham NC: Trans anal resection of the rectum Stage I; Allergic to antibiotics and pain meds; hospital stay 8 days. March 2007 – Haywood Regional Medical Center, Clyde NC: Vaginal Sling; due to damage from the radiation treatment; Outpatient. April 2007 – Duke Medical Center, Durham NC: Trans anal resection of the rectum; Cancer reoccurrence Stage I; hospital stay 1 day. November 2007 – Duke Medical Center, Durham NC: Permanent Colostomy; Cancer reoccurrence Stage II; hospital stay 8 days.
• September 22, 2008 Removal of colon, bladder, vagina, and two ovaries. Was in the hospital for one month recovering. Major healing problem was on a wound vac for four months, had home health care. Could not eat, sit, stand, walk due to pain. Have a permanent colostomy and ileo conduit.
• Surgery - June 23, 2008. Did well with surgery.
• surgery dec 14, 2008
• Surgery following radiation and chemotherapy
• Surgery sometime in April 2007, still completing initial chemotherapy
• Surgery the day after the scope,serious chance of stricture and gangrene. l/side heliocolectomy. Removal of 14" transverse and descending colon ,13 lymph nodes 6 cancerous
• Surgery was on my birthday, 3/30/09. 10 inches of my colon (sigmoid area) was removed along with 56 lymph nodes, 10 which tested positive for cancer. Surgery was done laproscopically. Side effects were normal pain for incisions, nausea from pain medicine.
• Surgery will be after the chemo
• Surgery will be March 20
• The only surgury so far was the portacath, This take a bit of time to get used to only because there is a foreign object in your chest. No pain involved just a bump below your collar bone.
• to be scheduled yet
• We all had colon surgery @ same time in January 2006. Bart's cancer had penetrated his colon, and infected his liver, lung, and brain. He has been under chemo for many months. Brian had entire colon removed, but retains his rectum. Bruce had about 2 feet removed. Both Brian and Bruce had surgery again, due to complications. It all hurt like heck. But today, we all three are doing great.

Endometrial / Uterine Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Hysterectomy
Lymph Node Removal

• 6/24/09 ROBOTIC HYSTORECTOMY not too bad..pain pills take away pain i was up and walking in 24 hours ..was told 4 days after bladder was nicked and that was more of a problem than anything else..HEALED IN 28 DAYS bowels were working in 4 days...some gas and discomfort before a movement but livable EXACTLY 5 WEEKS LATER I FELT PERFECT...
• 09/14/09 total abdominal hysterectomy with lymph nodes also removed
• attempted hyster in oct-- endometriosis too involved too risky tocomplete -- closed and hoped other options would work
• Dec. 17, 2008 - complete hysterectomy (post-menopause) ~because mom is diabetic, her incision took 6 months to heal before starting radiation. July 27, 2009 - mom went into surgery to have metal rods placed in arm and leg.
• hysterectomy 31/03/2009
• Lap + vaginal removal of uterus. 6 wks to recover. My surgeon is fantastic!
• On April 30th,2008 I had a radical hysterectomy with lymph node removal. Alot of pain afterwards but started feeling much better within 2 weeks.
• Radical TAH/BSO Sept. 12 - lots of nausea and lack of appetite four weeks following.
• surgery on kidneys as tumor was pressing against tubes and greatly reduced kidney function.
• Surgery planned for August 12, 2009
• Total hysterectomy June 13, 2009

Eye and Orbit Cancer Surgeries:

• Biopsy - stitches irritated my eye. Radiotherapy plaque insertion and removal - same as above!
• Mid July ?
• Radioactive plaque sewn onto eyeball and left to work for a few days. Removed and allowed home. Less than a week total treatment 09/09 Depth perception lost during recovery, not so bad now. Need glasses but otherwise eyesight good, bit of a delay in focussing, bit disorientating but getting used to it.

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Hysterectomy	Lumpectomy
Lymph Node Removal	Mastectomy
Re-excision Surgery	Reconstructive Surgery

• appendectomy 12/27/07 right hemicolectomy 2/08/08 lymph node removal 2/08/08
• lumpectomy94 mastectomy 94 (C-section I was pregnant when diagnosed. reconstruction Dec94 (flap) hysterectomy 2007 Oh Nov 94 skin cancer cells removed from face pain swelling emotional rollercoaster

Hodgkin Lymphoma Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal

• 3 bone marrow biopsies lumpectomy of left side of neck failed insertion of chest port (too much swelling underneath) successful insertion of arm port chest catheter insertion, removal
• Excisional Biospy December 2008 - Anesthetics had me singing Billy Bragg and Chelsea football support songs in pre-op. Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy February 2009 - Bruising on my neck, weird dull pain. Excisional Biopsy March 2009 - At this point the swelling was so bad that my trachea had deviated several inches making it difficult to breathe, it was excellent to have that relieved. Bone Marrow Biopsy April 1 2009 - day before my 21st birthday, I laughed because some one had to stare at my butt. Port implant April 1 2009 - felt weird, guy did a terrible job in not sterile environment, became infected 3 weeks later, had to have it removed, that was the worst part so far. PICC line placed April 24 2009 - Lidocaine didn't numb the tissue just the muscle in my arm, scalpels hurt as much as you would imagine. New Port Placed June 2009 - beautiful job done by surgeon, no complaints. Healed quickly.
• late may - biopsy june 7 - port
• Lymph node removal, port in and port out - typical outpatient surgery effects
• Mediastinoscopy, Jan. 30, 2009; Port-A-Cath implanted Feb. 9, 2009.
• splenectomy - an operation to remove your spleen - in August 2008.
• Surgical Removal on Feb 14th of 4cm neck mass in lymph node. Confirmd Hodgkin's
• To be diagnosed, I had a lymph node on the side of my neck removed to be tested in late October, 2008. That was what confirmed the diagnosis of Hodgkins lymphoma. I also had a (purple power) port placed in November then removed in July of 2009 after the treatments ended.
• Traciodomy- collapsed lung

Kidney Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Hysterectomy

• December 1, 2008, Right Nephrectomy through an open midline incision 15.5 inch zipper through my middle :)
• Jan. 3.08 = removed left kidney and tumor -it had spread to lungs, brain and skull - it is clear cell and is responding to treatment
• July 27th, I dont know waht the doctoers call it it but he was cut from neck to groin to remove tumor and then front to back on left side to remove kidney!
• My cancer was encapsulated within the kidney therefor they removed the kidney, adrenal gland, and the gall bladder. I had a chest tube and was in ICU for several days.
• My husband has his C-4 removed, replaced and C-3, 4 and 5 fused March 16. Recently, he has 2 femoral angiograms to insert the radioactive beads.
• Nephrectomy, 02/08/02: abdominal pain, spasms, polyneuropathy, GI issues; Surgical Hernia repair, 05/15/03; Lumpectomy, 11/05/07: pain, tenderness, hives
• took out kidney 1/3/08 no problems

Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Re-excision Surgery

• THE DID A COMPLETE RESECTION OF THE TUMOR, MADDY WAS UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ALL THE WIRES BUT WITHIN A WEEK SHE WAS UP AND RUNNING

Lung and Bronchus Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lobectomy	Lumpectomy
Lymph Node Removal	Pneumonectomy
Re-excision Surgery	Reconstructive Surgery

• 11/03/2005 lost my left lung. Had to learn to breath and talk. Right lung has super inflated and I now have 70% of my lung capacity.
• 1998 2/3 left lung removed nerve damage
• 7/14/08 Right breast lumpectomy with axillary node disection of 23 nodes - all negative
• 9 yrs ago-ipsilateral thyroidectomy, radical neck dissection, 2 thyroplasties. Jun-08-pnuemonectomy w/ part of my pericardium and diaphram removed. OUCH!!!!!!
• broncospy, spitting up blood the first few hours, sore throat and some moderate pain. Needle biopsy - caused a 4 day hospital visit because of air in lung. Chest tube was placed for 4 days.
• I had fluid drained off of my lung 2x in late October and then had pulmonary effusion closed off during surgery as well. Got blood clots in my legs and lung after surgery.
• lower left lobe of lung removed plus 15 lymph nodes, 2 of which were positive
• lymph node removel
• March 2, 2009 Lobectomy (upper right lung) August 20, 2009 succcessful open brain surgical removal of 3cm tumor
• N/A
• N/A
• None
• Removed Kidney, 1990, Tumor regrew by 2000, Cancer Matastized to Lungs, Kidney removal 2000, Lung Hot spot removed 2006. Exercise counteracted side effects.
• Surgery to fill in the whole in my hip that the cancer chewed. May 2006 Radiation, chemo 2006 Tarceva daily & Zemato monthly Hip replacement(avascular nerosis to my hip)June 2007
• The top 1/3 of the lung would be removed
• Unable to be removed as of now.

Melanomas of the Skin Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Re-excision Surgery

• January 4/08, scrape biopsy, Jan.10 call from derm saying positive Melanoma, Stage 1A, Clarks II, had Wide excision on Jan.15/08, tumor on adrenal gland Feb/08
• So far only the mole removal.
• Wide excision and sentinel node biopsy May 23, 2008

Mesothelioma Cancer Surgeries:

• VATS procedure 7-09

Nasopharyngeal Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal

• june 2003 radical neck surgery to remove bump on left side of neck

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Re-excision Surgery

• April 2008 Biopsy Left Groin Lymph Node May 2008 Left Overy Anf Gall Bladder Removed
• Biopsy's (lymph node and bone marrow)
• Biopsy, port #1, port #1 removal, port #2
• Dec 19th 2008 lymph node removal for biopsy, bone marrow biopsy.
• Excisional biopsy
• Had SO MANY SURGERIES. two to remove the lump on neck, one because the doctor suspected appendicitis, and two on the intestines, apparently still bleeding after the first, so have to reOPEN and reDO
• Hernia Surgery
• I've had so many surgeries it's not even funny. From the day the doctor called my mom and told her to get me to a hospital NOW, until today, I have been relentlessly tortured in every which way possible for the greater good or some bullshit like that. I had two biopsies in the same spot, one was with just shots and no numbing medication and ther other was actual open surgery. Then they had to clean it out because they didn't check it and it got infected and couldn't heal properly. Then it finally did, but then they had to open me up again to put my port in my chest but since my diagnosis, I've stopped working out. All I can do is eat and eat and eat because of the steroids they're giving me so Im growing immensely! Well, that tilted the port in my chest and they almost can't get to it so they may need to cut me open a fourth time. Everytime I go into surgery they put a long scope down my throat into my chest so I can breath is I start to slide. Well when they take it out, you wont be able to swallow your foods for the next 3 days or so. Waking up initially is scary to because there's something covoring your entire face and all you can see is up and hear groggy voices. you're in a lot of pain to.
• Lumpectomy, biopsy to right breast
• Lymph node biopsies / Bone marrow biopsy -8/09
• lymph node removal for biopsy (2) bone marrow biopsy, installation of a port a cath.
• Mai02 : very small lymph node removal from neck --- NHL was detected Jul07 : lymph node removal for evaluation of cancer stage.
• Medi-port placement, Oct 13 2009. Still healing. Nicely, I suppose. I keep eying it suspiciously because I can't get even earrings put in and this thing is a lot bigger than earrings.
• My two legs and recently my left arm have been cut
• None that where too bad. Surgery is much better than chemotherapy
• Partial Gastrectomy, Vagotomy, Pyloroplasty in October 2008 to remove tumor and adjacent lymph nodes.
• Port implantation surgery.
• Port in right arm 08/2008 it got infected and developed a clot and was removed. Port in chest 10/2008
• removal of lymph node for dx
• removed mass from right side of neck was a size of a pear they told me.also had moved to my lung at the size of 2.0cm if i remember correctly
• Surgery March 2002, excisional. Initially dx as benign.

Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear Surgeries:

• Endoscopy to locate primary. Feeding tube scheduled 6/30. Radiation set for 7/1.

Oral Cavity and Pharynx Surgeries:

• Inoperable
• No surgery

Ovarian Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Colorectal Surgery
Hysterectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Mastectomy	Omentectomy
Re-excision Surgery	Reconstructive Surgery

• 07/02/09: removal of tumor, right ovary & right fallopian tube (unilateral salpingo-oopherectomy), appendix, lymph nodes, and omentum
• 07/07 - hesterect...and remove of cancer 10/07 - lapro...remove cancer 01/28 - Redact small intest. covered in cancer 02/11 - repair facial
• 1/24/08 ER visit - removed R ovary intact! 2/29 (Leap Day!) Total Hysterectomy and debulking.
• 10 inch incision on lower stomach. The doctors found a 22cm tumor surrounding my right ovary, removed it cleanly along with my appendix and right fallopian tube.
• 11/18/08
• 12-01-08: debulking operation, everything removed, both ovaries, uterus, lymfe, spots on liver and I had a lung drain (3liters of flued with cancer cells) juli 09: one breast removed
• 12/8/2008- Complete Hysterectomy (only able to remove 80% of cancer, mainly because 2 large-ish tumors were on my mom's stomach lining and removal would have allegedly caused too much damage)
• 2/16/05 - Left Ovary, falopian tube, pelvic tissue, lymph nodes removed Side effects, horrible scar, numb skin. 9/24/08 - full hysterectomy
• 4 major abdominal surgeries: permanent problems digesting
• 9/1/05 Full Hyster, Omentum, Appendix, etc. 4/22/06 Diaphgram muscle lining peeled off, microscopic cancer found at that gime (after 8 rounds of chemo).
• August 8,2006 Major debulking lasting 10 hours and 3 surgeons the cancer was all the way to my diaphram A swollen lymph node against my uretha from my left kindney caused me to have a stint put in the uretha in september
• Complete debulking and 2 laperoscopies
• complete hysterctomy, instant menopause
• Complete hysterectomy with both Ovaries removed. Side effects was a jump right into menopause complete with hot flashes, mood swings and because my hormones were out of whack depression.
• Dec/05 optimal debulk at major center by great gyn-onc CA-125 =174 Stage 3c -Endometroid Adenocarcinomas
• Everything female down there taken..Delivered a 9 pound tumor as well.
• Fertility sparing surgery, right ovary and fallopian tube removed, appendix removed.
• Had ultrasound on 2/19, which discovered a mass on my right ovary. Had a hysterectomy on 2/27/08, where they discovered and removed Stage 1c ovarian cancer (endometrioid). They also decided to remove my appendix, although no cancer was there.
• Hysterecomy
• Hysterectomy - Instant menopause just add panic...
• hysterectomy March 17 2008
• I had a partial hysterectomy 2 years prior to finding out about the cancer. During the surgery they removed some of my peritoneum and omentem and both ovaries. All were found to be cancerous.
• I've had 3 surgeries total. The 1st was laproscopic when they discovered I didn't have endometriosis, what they originally thought I had. That's when they discovered that the 2 huge tumors were either cancerous or pre-cancerous. On the 2nd surgery they removed the 2 tumors and managed to save my ovaries, but the patholgy sent to Johns Hopkins came back showing a 6 mm invasive carcinoma in my right ovary, and the left ovary had a micro-invasive tumor. On January 29th, 2007, I had a total ovarian hysterectomy.
• I've had one surgery. Can't imagine there would be much need to do another... they removed just about everything including my appendix (smile).
• In 2003 I had a partial hysterectomy. I had two tumors one a football size and another a basketball size in my ovaries. When they removed them I lost about 60lbs. My wound did not close right so I had 3 hernia surgeries after that. I have also had a laprosopic surgery to look around and remove some of the tumors.
• Jan 23, 2004 and June 29, 2004. Infection, hernia, bed sores and alot of pain.
• July 1996-Removal of 13 pd tumor, one ovary, fallopian tube and appendix. No chemo needed.
• June 1, 2006 Laproscopy...ultimately colonoscopy, and partial small intesting removal...with lymphnode involvement June 12, 2006 Placement of a port-a-cath for IV chemo. October 5, 2006 Coloscopy take down (reversal), and debulking...removal of tubes, ovaries, omentum, and more lymphnodes.
• Laparoscopy 3/4/09. Anticipated debulking surgery will be July 2009 after 6 rounds of chemo.
• Numerous paracentesis and filter for blood clots.
• October 2009--unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy
• removal of avaries (had had hysterectomy in 1981 but they left both ovaries at that time), omentum, several lymph nodes, Jan. 31, 2006. Optimum debulking. Surgical scar runs from just above pubic bone to just under breasts. Gyn/Onc told me I had an enormous omentum, much larger than "normal", making the huge scar necessary for complete removal. She installed an InterPeritoneal Port for IP chemo at the time of the surgery. Had serious pain for weeks following surgery; also had 2 pulmonary emboli as a result of surgery, requiring treatment with Warfarin. Because of PEs, chemo was delayed 2 weeks.
• Removal of left ovary 06/2007... (Football sized dysgerminoma tumor located on left ovary which grew all the way around healthy ovary) 6 inch incision on lower abdomen.
• removed omentum, all female oragans, lymp nodes on oct 31. 2008 along with large tumor
• right ovary cyst dainage6-05 then removal along with a nodule left pelvic wall 8-05
• Right ovary removal on Oct 8th. Maybe more, won't know till after surgery.
• rt ovary and tube removal, just returing to work, I tought I was ready, but I got soo tired my first day back on Friday 3/29/2007, mabey with so much going on.
• Surgery removing one ovary and tumar attached to it.
• Surgery was on 8/3/87, I was only 21 years old. I had a 30 lb tumor removed that had my left fallopian tube wrapped around it. The tumor size was 22x18x8 cm
• The surgery was on December 4, 2008. During the surgery I had both ovaries removed and two lymph nodes removed as well. The recovery from the surgery was rough but I got through it.
• Total rad. hysterectomy, cytoreduction, colon resection 5/06 (menopause, bilateral hydronephrosis); cytoreduction, node removal, hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, bowel resection, ileostomy (since reversed, thank god) 10/07; subcutaneous tumor removal 6/09 (ugly scars)
• VATs surgery, left ovary removal

Pancreas Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal	Re-excision Surgery

• 1. ERCP set for 5 Feb 07.
• August 2004 tumor removed from pancreas and took part of pancreas with it and removed the spleen. My father was told that he would not have to have chemo and that he would live a normal life that they got all the cancer and that was it. We should have made him get a second opinion you see the cancer that he was diagnosed with is very rare about 1 in 25 million people. the doctors didn't know enough about it. well two years later he started having the same symtoms as before very low blood sugars (he is not diabetic) so when he went back to the doctors they discovered that he had several very large tumors on and in his liver. We took him to MAYO's where he had a seven hour long surgery and had several complications, PE, and phrenic artery bleed. We know now that this cancer can not be cured or treated with chemo and that the tumors will be comming back. We just got back from Mayo's this last week and they found 2 more new spots on his CT. We go back in Jan. He is not ready for another surgery it has only been 7mos since the last one. I would love to hear from any one who knows anything about this cancer.
• surgery not an option
• Whipple Surgery he did remarkably well only pain from scar areas.
• Whipple, March 2008

Prostate Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal

• attempted removal of prostate, found adjacent lympnodes involed, abandoned removal....started hormone theraphy 01/06
• Schedule May 2007

Stomach Cancer Surgeries:

• 2 surgeries to remove tumor and then intestine bypass

Testicular Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal

• 03 march 2002 i was put under and had my left testicle removed.i had a prosthesis put in its place.mentally i was a mess but physically i felt fine was allowed home after 1 day but had to return to the hospital for a whole 5 days after for various tests.
• First surgery was in 7/08 for orchiectomy,that wasnt to bad..my second was lymphadenectomy on 4/09 this one left me with a nice zipper like scar down my stomch.more to come...
• NONE
• Orchiectomy on Feb. 3 2009, pain and swelling. Retroperitineal Lymph Node Disection still pending.

Throat Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Reconstructive Surgery

• 2003 - Transoral Laser Micro-Surgery - minimal side effects 2006 - Photodynamic Therapy (tumor ablation) - extremely painful as necrotic tissue subsequently epelled from throat 2008 - Open neck ressection - swallowing/speaking issues 2009 - Open neck ressection - continued swallowing/speaking issues
• no surgery
• None so far

Thyroid Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Lobectomy
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Mastectomy	Re-excision Surgery

• **update** had TT and the surgery was successful. I advice you to sit back and observe this site first before the final result then you can ramble on. I did ramble on thru cancer scare before final result so I regret it. If it comes up negative, you won't get over the cancer scare for the rest of your life. Mark my words.
• 11/08 Total Thyroidectomy and 25+ lymph node removal 6/09 Para-tracheal and right neck dissection
• 5/8/2009 Paratracheal neck dissection, total thyroidectomy with 11 lymph nodes removed.
• 6/4/09 - Total thyroidectomy with removal of 4 tumors (two in thyroid, 1 in lymph node, 1 in tissue of neck). Mild hoarseness for a day or two, lingering neck stiffness.
• 9/06 - Thyroidectomy - right vocal cord paralysis
• August 1 and Sept 12, 2006 Dr and Hospital acted like they never had thyroid patients. Were nasty and rude to me. Almost died.
• august 20th - removed tumour and half of thyroid Oct. 8th - removed other half of thyroid and not sure what else.
• Bilateral neck dissection 4/2/09. Hard neck still 4 weeks post-surgery, shoulder and back muscle problems, starting PT.
• Complete thyroidectomy September 9, 2009
• Excision of lymph node from right side of neck 7/21/2009; resultant pathology showed metastatic papillary carcinoma of thyroid in a lympht node. TT and right modified neck dissection 10/26/2009; multilple positive lymph nodes and primary tumor identified in right lobe of thyroid- papillary ca, follicular variant, only 4.5mm, and tiny .2mm met in left lobe of thyroid. Resulting side effect: hypocalcemia, hopefully temporary, requiring some iv infusions while in hospital, and continued p.o. supplements for now
• Had a thyroidectomy March 2003 with an RAE131 ablation 8 weeks later, had residual thyroid cells on the thyroid bed ablated 18 months later. everything was GREAT until Oct. 2009 when I felt a bump on the side of my neck and my then endrochonolgist assured me that everyone had them, but then my Primary provider decided to send me to a thyroid specialist who first ordered a CT scan and then a Lymphectomy which proved to be cancerous with Papillary Cancer. Because of the Holidays and other scheduling conflicts on the doctor's part the surgery was put off until Feb 24 2010. I had a right neck dissection in which 28 Lymph Nodes were removed along with the outer jugular vein were removed. 8 of the 28 lymph nodes were canerous.
• June 9, 2008: Subtotal Thyroidectomy August 21, 2009: Substantial Thyroidal Mass Surgery
• March 28th half thyroid was removed along with lymphnodes and on April 4th the other half was removed with more lympnodes
• Mastectomy May 2002.
• removed rightside of my thyroid because of a large goiter ( multi nodule cyst).Now Imust go back for second surgery. wanting to get a 2nd patholgy test ???
• Right Lobectomy Nov 3/08 - 6 cm tumour removed More surgery Nov 26/08 for the left side
• Surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital,Oct. 21, 2009. Total thyroidectomy, bilateral central & right lateral neck dissection, autotransplant of one parathyroid.Removal of 75 lymph nodes; 26 malignant
• Surgery on 01/10/2010 Removed most of thyroid. Left some on right.
• Surgery wasn't that bad Dec.27th, 2008 Haven't felt 100% like myself
• TBA
• Thyroidectomy on 1/26/2010
• Total Neck Thyroidectomy
• Total thyroidectomy on May 8, 2008. Found cancer on both sides of my thyroid and into my lymph nodes. Incision area is sore and itchy. Met with the surgeon on May 16 and he removed the bandages. Advises me to use sunscreen daily and my scar shouldn't be as noticeable. Also had a hard time swallowing for a few days after surgery. Most likely caused by the breathing tube inserted during surgery. A week later and I can swallow without pain. The week after surgery I would feel great for awhile and then become really tired. My calcium level did dip a little and I have been taking calcium supplements that make me nauseous.
• Total thyroidectomy to remove 3 masses, on May 11, 2009
• Total Thyroidectomy with a neck Disection twice
• Total Thyroidectomy, 04/2009
• Total Thyroidectomy- 9.19.09
• Total thyroidectomy. 11/07 Removal of nodule. 1/09
• Total thyroidectomy: April 2004

Tonsil Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Colostomy	Lumpectomy
Lymph Node Removal	Reconstructive Surgery
Tonsillectomy

• - not there yet -
• 04/10/09 (5 teeth extracted) (Side effect? Horrible, throbbing pain!) 04/24/09 PEG surgery (Side effects: a little oozing still and slight pain.)
• 1st surgery removed right palatine tonsil/base of tongue on 3/20/09 {by robotic surgery}..in hospital 3 nights 2nd surgery removed right neck lymph node on 3/30/09..in hospital 1 night
• 2005, 9 hour surgery. A lot more than I expected and was prepared for! Hospital stay was 7 days. Continue with jaw pain.
• 26 Feb 2008 radical neck dissection of right side of neck, Bilateral Tonsillectomy. The neck dissection took the right jugglar, muscle, 80 nodes, the 12th spinal accessory nerve, which paralyzed my right trapezius muscle which has resulted in the right should slumping forward somewhat, asome range of motion issues. The bilateral tonsillectomy, too the tonsillar pillar and to ensure that I had a clean margin, around the right tonsil, the 5th nerve was removed which handle the function of the right side of my tounge, which has faciltated some difficulties in swallowing.
• Biopsy done August 28th/09 Quadroscopy and biopsies November 27
• Had neck lump surgically removed in July 2008 by General Surgeon- was diagnosed as branchial cleft cyst. Lump grew back - was again surigically removed by ENT surgeon on December 10, 2009 - received diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma, occult primary, on December 15, 2009. 2nd surgery to remove tonsils and biopsy other tissues to find primary is scheduled for December 29, 2009.
• Had outpatient surgery on September 10th. ENT doctor did a biopsy of the back of my tongue and tonsil so they could know where the cancer originated which was in the tonsil.
• HAD TONSIL AND 26 LYMPH NODES REMOVED..SORE THROAT , TIRED, NERVOUS AND DIARAAHI ..
• Husband found lump on neck 11/08. Jerked around by ENT surgeon for 6mths. 6/29/09 lump,diagnosed as a branchial cleft cyst, was removed. The cyst was actually a lymph node and they removed a 2nd cyst Still has 2x3cm tumor on base of tongue.
• Ill have to gather the dates but i had these in this order: toncilectomy, port placement, feeding tube placement, feeding tube replacement twice. After a recovery period i had a radical neck dissection on the right side.
• June 10, 2009 - right side tonsillectomy.
• June 25, 2009 ~ radical Tonsilectomy and Removed the tumor. Side effects were a really sore throat and not being able to exhale out of my nose. I will be having surgery on Friday August 7th, 2009 to remove lymph nodes from my neck
• Laser removal of tumor ON 02/20/2009. No scars! Week long hospital stay with 4 nights in ICU. did not need any pain meds. The hardest part was the breathing tube.
• Modified Neck dissection and bilateral tonsillectomy on February 5. Three full weeks to recover. Still have scar tissue, shoulder pain but no lasting effects.
• neck resection and removal of 55 glands of which 4 lymph nodes were cancerous but luckily encapsulated
• radical neck dissection and skin graft
• Radical neck dissection in June 2007, followed by concurrent radiation and chemotherepy with cisplatin.
• Radical Tonsilactomy
• removal of lump and lymph node followed be tonsil removal side effects slight neck stiffness worse in cold weather also went for the perg tube early on which did help
• still to come
• Surgery (radical tonsillectomy and neck dissection to remove 5 lymph nodes) was performed October 20, 2009 at Loyola University Medical Center. Two lymph nodes were cancerous.
• Surgery wasn't an option since the tumor was too large and growing upwards into the soft palette.
• Surgery went great. Left tonsil removed and 22 lymp nodes.
• Surgery: Friday February 8th 2008 Scar from below right ear to below my chin. Also removal of my right tonsil. My cheek felt numb for several weeks like when you come back from the dentist after getting novacaine. Now sensation is coming back. It feels a bit tight, but the least of my worries :) Official status is TX, N2b, MO. Meaning unknown primary, several lymph nodes, surgeon removed all visible cancer.
• tonsil and lymph nodes removed
• tonsillectomy
• tonsillectomy 09/09/08 bilateral neck dissetion after chemo and radiation completed
• Tonsillectomy and a colostomy. The colostomy was the result of complications from my chemo. A colostomy is used associated with colon cancer Not Head and Neck Cancer.
• Tonsillectomy with neck dissection Oct. 26, 2009 Rare complication of Chyllous leakage. Second surgery to repair leak Nov. 13, 2009
• Tonsils removed 6/4/09. Didn't expect cancer.
• tosillectomy 9/2/09
• Tumor removal Radical neck dissection Radical tonsilectomy

Ureter Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Colostomy
Hysterectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Omentectomy	Re-excision Surgery

• February 27, 2007 Hysterectomy, salpingo-ophorectomy, cervix and six lymph nodes. September 25,2008 Removal of three tumors in the abdomen. Two attached to sigmoid colon resulting in a colostomy. One attached to abdomen wall and the omentum.

Urinary Bladder Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Hysterectomy

• They removed the tumor by going throught the urethral tube. October 30th 07 was my surgery date and I had a great doctor. I had chemo injected into my bladder right after surgery as a preventive method. I had a hysterectomy in Feb 08 as a preventive surgery because of where the tumor had been removed from. The recovery for this was 12 weeks long and very painful. Still have side-effects from that last surgery.