Has anyone had surgery on the lungs to remove Granulosa cell cancer?
Hi, I am an old hand at this cancer. Have the hystorectomy. I live in Atlanta, Georgia, what part of the country are you in?
My doctor is wonderful. I have been fighting this since 1994, I am a 4 time survivor.
Ask me what you want to, I will be gland to help you if I can.
I am 52 years old and I have had this cancer since 1994. I am a four-time survivor. The first tumor I had in 1987 was benign. I had it removed with a total hysterectomy. The Doctor said I was "good to go” no more problems.
What he did not tell me was Granulose Cell Tumors could come back malignant. Mine did, with a ruptured 11-centimeter tumor in my pelvic area. I had hemorrhaged, had 7 blood transfusions and surgery to remove it, followed by 6 mos. of aggressive chemo.
Hair loss, sick the works. The chemo did no good.
The cancer came back on my Liver in 1999. I had a liver ablation (probe into the liver burns off the cancer). Followed by chemo again, the same works, had trouble breathing and sick, very sick.
The cancer did not do any good. In 2002, more cancer on my liver (the doctors don't know if it was there in 1999 and they missed it or it was a new growth. I had a complete liver resection in 3/2002. By 10/2002 it showed up in by abdomen and liver again. We watched its slow growth knowing my "cure" is surgery to remove it.
I feel great have no symptoms in the mean time.
On March 21, 2005 after seeing the Doctor a few weeks earlier and feeling great. CT scan showed the cancer continued to grow slowly; I fainted, dizzy and went to the ER, the CT showed bleeding from the tumors. I had blood transfusions to get me up to speed and then had surgery by my Gynecologist Oncology Doctor and my Liver Surgeon Specialist. They remove my spleen (tumor attached there) part of my colon (tumor attached there too) and part of my liver along with the other tumors.
I came through this surgery great! I feel wonderful. My strength is in the Lord; I could not survive this nasty cancer without him!
I work, have a husband at home (medical disability) one daughter in college and two other grown children (3 grandchildren). I have a lot to live for and I intend to keep going. Having read this message board is enlightening. I did not know the granulose spread to the lungs. What is that "cure"? Scary stuff. We press on! Keep the faith and find joy everyday ladies.
Melody’s Mom