Too many appointments

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. Same here.

Two scans a year
Dentist x 2
Annual visits x 2
Eyes
DEXA ev 2 years

And then follow ups and other odds and ends.

I forgot the annual hearing test.
And then an endocrinologist check-in every 1-2 years

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. It is too important to miss so health appointments take a priority. I’m single with sole custody of two teens, one with chronic health issues. I’ve got skin cancer (at least 4 appointments a year) and in chemo treatments soon to be followed by radiation (uterine cancer found by regular gyn appointment/biopsy of possible polyp.) I’m managing a lot of appointments on top of teen activities and my job.

I write everything in a paper calendar and block my work calendar. To the greatest extent possible, I get the earliest appointment of the day to limit the impact on my work. For annual or 6-month appointments, I schedule in March and September so they are predictable and kids are in school.

How did the gyn appointment find the cancer? i wonder about this because I never get ultrasounds other than when I get a new IUD inserted and that's obviously not often.

I had light spotting between jan/feb periods. No other symptoms. First an ultrasound and everything pointed to polyps (no family history of cancer of anything other than skin cancer, no additional risk factors, no other physical symptoms). A biopsy determined cancer. Surgery determined one lymph node involved. Suddenly I was a stage 3 cancer patient.

Do not skip regular appointments. And check out any odd changes sooner rather than later.

The most important thing in your life is your health.

I'm so sorry to hear you have cancer and have to juggle so much. You sound like you are handling everything well and have a good system with the March/Sept appointments.

PS: I just had a biopsy of my uterus. With ultrasound, they found a polyp, which will have to come out. I am waiting to see if they detect cancer. No one mentioned looking at my lymph nodes though.

May I ask where you had the surgery done? My GYN says they could do it, but would they know enough recognize cancer in a lymph node?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. It is too important to miss so health appointments take a priority. I’m single with sole custody of two teens, one with chronic health issues. I’ve got skin cancer (at least 4 appointments a year) and in chemo treatments soon to be followed by radiation (uterine cancer found by regular gyn appointment/biopsy of possible polyp.) I’m managing a lot of appointments on top of teen activities and my job.

I write everything in a paper calendar and block my work calendar. To the greatest extent possible, I get the earliest appointment of the day to limit the impact on my work. For annual or 6-month appointments, I schedule in March and September so they are predictable and kids are in school.

How did the gyn appointment find the cancer? i wonder about this because I never get ultrasounds other than when I get a new IUD inserted and that's obviously not often.

I had light spotting between jan/feb periods. No other symptoms. First an ultrasound and everything pointed to polyps (no family history of cancer of anything other than skin cancer, no additional risk factors, no other physical symptoms). A biopsy determined cancer. Surgery determined one lymph node involved. Suddenly I was a stage 3 cancer patient.

Do not skip regular appointments. And check out any odd changes sooner rather than later.

The most important thing in your life is your health.

I'm so sorry to hear you have cancer and have to juggle so much. You sound like you are handling everything well and have a good system with the March/Sept appointments.

PS: I just had a biopsy of my uterus. With ultrasound, they found a polyp, which will have to come out. I am waiting to see if they detect cancer. No one mentioned looking at my lymph nodes though.

May I ask where you had the surgery done? My GYN says they could do it, but would they know enough recognize cancer in a lymph node?

You should talk through these questions with your gyn. They are all totally reasonable.

For me, when they found the cancer from the biopsy I was referred to a surgical oncologist who removed everything with robotic surgery (uterus, tubes, cervix, ovaries and one lymph node from each side). Pathology found the cancer in a lymph node. I believe the ultrasound did indicate that one node was slightly larger, but report and gynecologist indicated it could just be inflamed.

I’m note sure if that approach to surgery is standard protocol for someone not planning to have any more kids.