Cancer Surgery, Description and Side Effects

What Cancer Survivors said about their surgeries. Select the type of cancer to view their surgeries.

Uncategorized Cancer Surgeries:

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

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. - Yolanda
11/4/08 - full hysterectomy, right hemi-colectomy (1/3rd removed), appendectomy. First operation ever. Muscle and bowel issues. - Tina B.
12/29/06 - Left breast lumpectomy, reconstruction. Removal of five lymph nodes all negative. - Clmoore
2/13 tumor removed in neck along with lymph nodes.still in pain and sore around site and shoulder - Sharon
2001: initial debulking; 2005: debulking, mesh placement for hernia; 2006: mesh removal and abdominal wall reconstruction - Ellen
2006, December no side effects that are permanent - Lucy
8/24/2010 - Felt tired and sore for a few days. - Norma
Biopsy on chest.. Chamber procedure. That's it. Big scar. - Heidi
Cancer debulking with all the works... - Dee
Dec. 6, 2010: Went into the Marin General ER with (what I thought) was bad food poisoning. Turned out to be a carcinoid tumor wrapped around my intestines and appendix. The doctor removed part of the lower intestine, tumor and appendix. He put it all in a bucket and showed it to my wife in the waiting room. It took about five months to recover from all that. My system is still kinda tender. Summer 2011: Right hemicolectomy at Stanford to remove some lymph nodes that showed signs of cancer. It took a few months before the sutures really healed and longer before I felt I could get back into a normal routine. - Derek
En bloc surgery. They removed his spleen, his left adrenal gland, and of course, the 5 pound tumer that had encased his adrenal gland - Michele
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. - Julie445
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. - Julie445
Full Hysterectomy 11/2005 - Jessi
hysterectomy 1 Nov 2005 lymphedenectomy 11 Jan 2006 - Jane
Hysterectomy 10 years ago..not a safety net since I developed Ovarian Cancer recently. Omentectomy in Febuary to remove tumors. - Debb
I am under observation Mayo Clinic Scottsdale, AZ I am not sure what are they waiting for. - Gelena
I only have the one Lymph Node removed so I can't give too much help in that area. It went real good and not much of a scar. It was taken from the side of my neck. - Kreedy
I went to the doc. after a year of feeling out of it in 2005 and no one would listen to me for yrs..I went to e.r. room twice a year still no help in 2006 Dec. a doc heard me and did find a tumor 15cm i looked 6mo preg. my blood level was at 35.They took out one side and now i deal with other side. - Unseenwalking
In March of 2008 I had mastectomy. One month later I had a infection, for one week I stayed in the hospital. I felt a lot of pain, toke injection in my stomach everyday for my blood not coagulate, antibiotics etc. - Marcia
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 â€“ even when I was not sick. - 4mylady
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. - Janbd
march 24th 2011, not sure yet about what all they will take, so far its gonna be right ovary and fallopian tube, oomentum, large tumour and complex hemorraghic mass on my left ovary, really hoping that ovary is ok, - Tabatha
mohs removal of tumor 10/6/10. Plastic surgery to rebuild nose 10/7/10. second surgery 10/20/10 - Bonita
Omentectomy June 2010 - Areyes
PV is treatable but not curable - Barb Stingl
Removal of 5.1 centimeter mass, hysterectomy - Missy
Removal of 9 lb tumor and adrenal gland. - Kelly
resection of my liver 1990 total removal of thyroid 2010 - DesaRhea
Right - Stephgreg
right salphingo-oophorectomy, appendectomy- August 2011 - Father's Child
See my website - Linda
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. - Jennifer
they took a wedge of my middle lobe of my right lung March 29,2010, I really didnt just lots of soreness sometimes was hard to take deep breathe but it passed - Patti
Thyroid Cancer....diagnosed April 2011. I am currently experiencing side effects such as hives, chest pain, severe mood swings, anxiety, and a great deal of frutstration. They are having difficulty regulating my meds. - Grammie5
Trans Hiatal Esophagectomy - Tim
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 - Stacey
Tumor removed on 5/22/07 as well as gallbladder, and adrenal gland - Stacey
Wide area excision and skin graft 12/09 - no side effects to report Lymphadenectomy 6/10 post surgery infection and Lymphedema (still ongoing) - Tom Martin

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Surgeries:

March 2010 - after my first round of chemo I had to have my gallblader removed - had to wait for my blood counts to recover first. - Jessica

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. - Alison
I received lumbar punctures (spinal taps) weekly for about 12 weeks. Headaches were common. - Stephen
My only surgeries other than the lymph node biopsy I had - were all for ports to be placed. I've had 3 total. One through my entire first treatment, and so far 2 for this time around. My first port was placed fine, except that I got a collapsed lung from where the surgeon cut my lung on accident. 2nd port just always gave us trouble, and kept getting stuck until one day it just quit working. Would flush, nothing. Had to be replaced. 3rd port - it works great but the Dr had such a hard time getting it in that a lot of blood went down around my lung causing me a lot of pain for about a month every time I took a breath. We actually had to stop treatment for a month until this went away. - Rachel
PICC Line & Hickman Line placement. - Luis M.
port a cath x 2 bma (cant remember how often) - Cheyenne Axe
Surgery to remove a tumor in neck. Second surgery in same place a week later due to my neck swelling. - Leann

Acute Myeloid Leukemia Surgeries:

CVL/port, successful allograft of radius, a few other minor surgeries here and there. - Sarah
just hickman line - Silas K
spleenectomy - 12/2008 had a hard time healing - Stacey
spleenectomy - 12/2008 had a hard time healing - 1saddaughter

Anal Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Colorectal Surgery	Colostomy
Hysterectomy	Lobectomy	Lumpectomy
Lymph Node Removal	Mastectomy	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 - Lee A.
02/17/11: Anal fissurectomy with lateral sphincterotomy. Only SE was pain. Now, I can poo w/o pain for the first time in MONTHS. It still looks weird (TMI.) - Carol
02/17/11: Anal fissurectomy with lateral sphincterotomy. Only SE was pain. Now, I can poo w/o pain for the first time in MONTHS. It still looks weird (TMI.) - Carolj
09/2006 – My first head CT showing 3.4cm X 2.9 tumor in my head 09/2006 – Surgery to remove tumor through mouth 06/2007- Surgery to remove tumor through nose and mouth 08/2009- Embolism surgery for Giant Cell Granuloma in head (x2) 09/2009 – facial degloving and attempt to remove Giant Cell 08/2010- Anorectum Ansocopy and removal of Squamous Cell 09/2010- Removal of upper right jaw and remaining sinus to remove Granuloma 10/2010 – One more surgery scheduled on my anus exterior and interior to remove cancerous cells - Levi
1/22/10: Outpatient surgery biopsy of anal canal and diagnosis; 2/4/10: Outpatient surgery colonoscopy; 2/5/10: Outpatient surgery place Medport; 2/9/10: Transvaginal CT scan of pelvis; 2/26/10: Primary - blood work, antibiotics, vitamin levels; 4/15/10: Surgeon followup; 4/26/10: Gastro followup; 6/1/10: Ultrasound with contrast of pelvis; 6/16/10: Outpatient surgery Ultrasound with contrast of pelvis; 7/16/10: Gynocology consult at Primary concerning possible perforation; 7/21/10: Venogram of Medport blockage; 8/4/10: CT scan with contrast of pelvis; 8/6/10: Outpatient surgery biopsy of anal canal; 8/26/10: Surgeon followup - NED. - Carmen
10/5/2010 Intra-anal excision to remove tumor. Lot's of people talk about "minimal discomfort" from this surgery. I have to say that was not the case for me. I had lots of swelling, bleeding and pain - internal and external. In addition to internal tumor excision, I also had stitches in my rectum. After two weeks bowels movements just bearable - even with pain medicine every four hours. - Travis
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 - Pattyputty
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 - Linda
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 - Jane
1st surgery 2 years ago non cancerous, 2nd last year noncancerous. now 8-11 anal cancer. pet scan sched for 8-17 - Mark
2 biopsies on inguinal lymph node. - Kathryn
6/97 out-patient excision/surgery without clean margins; 9/97 out-patient groshong port implanted. It was removed in March, 1998. My chest muscles had grown around it, and the removal was 2+ hours. - Emory
7/2/09 hemmorrhoidectomy - Annie
7/20/09 Colonoscopy and biopsy. 7/27/09 Medi-port placement. - Eva
anal biopsy, power port, liver biospy - Maya
anal excision Oct. 5, 2009, no side effects other than minor discomfort - Ruth
Biopsy and Ultrasound, November 24, 2010 Biopsy, July 2011 APR with Flap reconstruction, July 29, 2011 - Mel
Biopsy on Friday. This is my second biopsy since Nov. 2009. The doctors thought my cancer went away as it did not show on PET SCANS. I tried to tell them that Radiation softened the Tumor and that the Tumor was shaved off by brutally rough bowel movements. - Dave
biosy on Feb. 14, 2011 ~ tumor and anus seem more sensitive and sore since. due to have rectal ultrasound on March 1 and have first appointment with Oncologist on March 3. - Kim
Colonoscopsy March 2011 no side effects Liver Biopsey March 2011 Still bruised and slightly sore Portacath April 11, 2011 This HURTS!!! hopefully will be better next week. - JoDean
colonoscopy with biopsy - Kay
Colonoscopy, 12/09, no side effects - PAgirl
Colostomy 08/15/11 - Lisa
colostomy because I developed a fistula during radiation - Pam007
colostomy, stint in kidney with drain - Cindy1
Excision Surgery and further examination. Margings were clear so no Chemo for me! Tons of pain after surgery. Getting better every day. - Doris
Excision very close to sphincter muscle. Diagnosed on 4/27/11 and excised on 4/29/11. Big crater where tumor was, few stitches, pain, drainage. Doctor optimistic she got it all, Pathology will indicate whether or not rad or chemo is in order. - D'Artagnan
I had what the surgeon said was a "skin tag" on my rectum that was removed On July 22, 2010, along with some exploratory surgery to remove adhesions on my left side and they drained a cyst on my right ovary. I was scheduled to see my surgeon on Aug 5th but received a phone call asking me to come in on July 28th, never in a millions years did I think I would be told that I have stage 1 anal cancer, I am scheduled to see an oncologist on Aug. 4th, so for now it is just waiting and wondering. I am not sure of the size or what course of treatment I will be going threw just yet. - Kim
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 - Allison
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 - Alliday
June 2007; Lower right lung wedge resection - Kathy Bienapfl
June 2007; Lower right lung wedge resection - Kbienapfl
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. - Deborah
Laminectomy and tumor removal of the metestatic sacral tumor. This was done microscopically (with a small spoon). - Michele
local excision 10/27/11. Knew it would be bad but it was worse than I expected. Surgeon did not get a clean margin. - Julie
lymph node removal from iliac area November 2, 2011 - Elizabeth
March 20, 2009 - Biopsy of fissure tissure - Frank
May 16th colonoscopy - May 17th Path report - Anal cancer - constipation, itchy burning "hemorrhoid type" symptoms then pressure on vaginal wall - Jana
No Surgery - Cherie
No surgery as cancer was Stage 1. - Lori
no surgery recommended at this time - Melanie1
none - Peter
None was required. - Texas Jeff
November 13th, 2009 - colostomy surgery - temporary if chemo/rad treatments are successful - Angela
November 29, 2010 Removed tumor. I was sore, but had immediate relief. - Lori
October 23rd 2009 - Colorectal specialist thought it was a fatty tumor. With none of the removal being within margins. - Ron
On Oct. 17th I had a lesion removed from my anus and my doc and I were hoping it was CIS. He just called to say it is invasive and I need chemo and radiation. Don't know about a stage or grade yet, so, this is new territory for me. I am curious about clinical trials. And I wonder what the prognosis is if I get no treatment.... - Jeanann
port placement - Nova
Port placement Nov. 22, 2011 - Leanne
Port placement scheduled 10/4/10 - Wendy
Port-a-Cath placement for chemo tx. - Valerie
Porta Cath inserted.....soreness for about 10 days - Elizabeth
Removal of growth and condylomas 5/12/10. Mild discomfort, no side effects. - Peggysou
removal of tumor 9/13/2010, originally told precancerous-3 biospies done, a week after surgery told cancer cells found - Deborah
Removal of tumor....extreme pain, everything in the lower region raw and blistering. - Sue M
Resection -Nov 16 Port- Dec 3 - Brenda
Surgery set for January 2010, complete removal of rectal arrea,as well as all lymph nodes, and permanent colostomy due to location of tumor. - Mike H...
Tumor removal on November 1, 3009 - Steve W
unknown yet - Marcia

Bile Duct Cancer Surgeries:

Dec 7, 2011. Surgery to implant titanium chemo pump that delivers chemo directly to the liver. NO Side Effects! - Dianne
Whipple Procedure scheduled for March 16, 2012 - Carolv

Bladder Cancer Surgeries:

First Surgery 3.5 years ago to remove two tumors. BCG treatments to follow. Not much pain other than the catheter. Second surgery on the bladder to remove a tumor November 18, 2010 - Janet
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. - Mac
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. - Rigidridr

Bones and Joints Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal	Re-excision Surgery	Reconstructive Surgery

2001 resection of vertebre involved and rods inserted - Kelly B
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. - Robin

Brain Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lobectomy	Re-excision Surgery

07/26/2010- remvoved whole tumor, no side effects - Kelly
1/12/10-Brain Biopsy, headaches 2/22/10-Partial Tumor Resection, loss of finding words (certain names of things. people, places), Severe headaches, short term memory problems. Undergoing Speech therapy - Amanda
10/06 resection he is no longer the man I married tumor was in left temporal lobe - Cat
1st craniotomy- 5 cm tumor- August 7, 2002- Anoplastic Astrocytoma- Grade 2/3 2nd craniotomy- 2 cm tumor- September 23, 2009- Glioblastoma- Grade 4 - Claudia For David
2 brain surgeries. mediport. spinal catheter. feeding tube. lung cath. - Sammie
3 surgeries- right parietal lobe - Jen
After sugery I just had to keep the would clean. Very forgetful after surgery and was put on disablity after surgery. - Jeffery
Biopsy 2/15/08 Partial tumor extraction 5/15/08 - Lelekbolek
Biopsy done and shes never been the same. Not a candidate for recession - Joni's Journey By Her Daughter
Brain Surgery on August 22, 2010. Paralysis for 2 1/2 weeks afterward on left side of body. Minor memory problems. Fatigue. Lots of physical therapy to regain fine motor skills. - Tara Dahle
Crainiotomy - March 4, 2009 - paralyzed on her left side. - Diane
Craniotomy and resection on 12/1/2010 - Renee
craniotomy on 1/30/09 with ability to speak better immediately but still needs lots of speech therapy. - Paul Daigrepont
craniotomy on 1/30/09 with ability to speak better immediately but still needs lots of speech therapy. - Pauldaigrepont
Craniotomy, 8/8/1986 - Duper
Emergency brain surgery on June 12, 2004 After surgery Michael had a stroke. Now uses a walker. - Laura For Michael
First removeal was on April 13, 2011 - he was told it did not look like cancer or anything that would ever grow back and to go home and relax! Second surgery August 15th tumor was the size of a golf ball. Surgeon had pathology results of cancer on August 25th 2011 but it was not told to him until his family dr finally got the pathology and called him in on October 6th 2011. Told him it was Stage III anaplastic glioma ... later find out that it is stage IV. - Poobare
had 2 tumors removed from brain, still have them in brain and lungs - Gail
had 2 tumors removed from brain, still have them in brain and lungs - Gschrier
I was woke and had to talk and stay woke during the whole surgery. January 17,2010, 5 hours. weakness,less appetite,and fatigue. - Reginald Dontae Johnson Sr
Inoperable - Linda
January 10th, 1996. Staten Island University Hospital - Matthew Zachary
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. - Karen
May 6, 2005 Total Gross Resection - Suzy G.
Mom had resection of tumor - Mistyjo74
My tumor is inoperable since it's in the middle of my thalmus. There had trouble just getting the biopsy. - Colin Messick
Needle biopsy of brain tumor. I chose to stay awake during the procedure. - Jeanna
Nov. 3: biopsy-no side effects showed a grade 3 Dec. 2: 1/3 removal of tumor and showed a grade 4-short term memory loss and word finding and number confusion Dec. 23: developed an infection(staff) and had to have part of the skull removed-same side effects as the second surgery - Misty
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. - Tabby6680
Oct 8th 2008 Reading Pa Sept 23rd 2009 Balt MD - Janet
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 - Graymatters
Resection, June 2007, Minimal Side Effects Resection, June 2009, Loss use of Left eye lid - Dean
spinal fluid re-routed in brain - Tatiki
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. - Jen
Surgery took place at Albert Einstein 4-3-12. Able to get more than 90% out but prelim path report said stage 4 cancer - Allie
Surgery was May 5th. side effects were just normal for the healing process. Weakness, dizziness (tumor was sitting on the equilibrium), lots of headaches that I still get, sunburn on my chest, ears felt funny... - Kristi
Surgery: Craniotomy at Right Temporal Love for full tumour removal Date: October 21, 2010 Hospital Stay: 4 days Side Effects: Initially the pressure in my head was really bad but that was due to swelling of the brain from surgery and I was on steroids to control that. The steroids that I was on however gave me major hallucinations to the point that I tried escaping the hospital on one occassion. This of course was controlled by a dosage change when it was brought to the attention of my attending physicians. 4 months post surgery:I still get horrible headaches. I find that it hurts to lay back and put full pressure on my head at night and many mornings I wake up with headaches. I was informed that this is normal and will last for some time so really you just have to learn some coping techniques to get by. I sometimes still get what I call "skull pain" that feels like there is pressure around where the incision was but that again is normal. 6 months post surgery: I am no longer getting headaches and only get a pressure behind my right eye when the Barometric pressure changes. - Tara
Tumour Resection & Craniotomy - November 25, 2011 - She stuttered, eyes weak and struggled with walking Central Venous Line Insertion - Dec. 16 - Rosiesweetrosie
two surgeries, radiation to follow - Mark G

Breast Cancer Surgeries:

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

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 - Jeedee
1/24/07 - Lump was removed and biospied 2/13/07 - Lumpectomy with axillary disection - Tisha
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. - Donna Peach
1/4 Bi-lateral lumpectomy, lymph node removal. Numbness on left side. - Stefanie
1/4/11 - Lumpectomy. Had 3 lymph nodes taken out. Lymph nodes negative and had clear margins. Scars were minimal and healing was suprisingly very easy. The worst part about the whole surgery process was the injection of the radioactive substance the put in through my nipple as they "thought" I was numb enough to administer it. It was EXTREMELY painful! - April
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. - Chelle Jones
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. - Ltajones37
12/12 Mastectomy, with 29 cancerous lymphs removed Reconstructive surgery immediately following (TRAM flap) - Deena A Warner
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 - Greta Press
1999 and 2009 - Excellent condition post-op. - Gigi
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. - Karen Maranuk
2/16/2011 first scheduled surgery - endured preparation (i.e. radio isotope injection for lymph node mapping) mamogram for wire localization showed 2 new unknown masses. After surgeon review, 20 minutes prior to surgery - cancelled and advised I needed another biopsy. I was emotionally destroyed and broke down sobbing. I withdrew inward and was unable to speak to anyone, including my husband, for 2 days. I then underwent another (new and more involved) excruciating biopsy. Thankfully they were benign. Surgeon called on Thursday and surgery rescheduled following Monday 2/28/11. I was extremely quiet and reserved which bothered both my husband and surgeon. When asked what was going on, I said I didn't believe or trust anyone or anything, and until I was laying on the operating table, I could not get my hopes, belief up that my cancer was being removed. Surgery was a little more than I expected and had minor complications with extreme vomitting (anesthesia and pain meds) and stayed over-night. I had to have stomach meds 1/2 hour before taking any pain control meds to eliminate vomitting for next 4 weeks. Also woke up to severe pain in opposite shoulder (way I was positioned during surgery) and still have pain and numbness in thumb. I just began physical therapy last week, while there for daily radiation treatments. Will advise progress. - Constance
2/17/10 - Lumpectomy, Axillary Node Dissection, Medi port 3/10/10 Re-excision - Tracie
2/6/03 ~ wake up not initially that fun, adjusting to meds, draining weird to me, scary.......but, determined to use my left arm! - Tammy Morgan
2000 - Mastectomy - Daria
2000 - Mastectomy - Daria
2008- Partial masc. an the beginning of chemo.(Mar).2008(Oct) Double mascetomy with reconstruction. 2008 ( Nov)complete hystorectomy.2009( Apr.) implants and about three months later the nipples were constructed. 2010 (Mar) body rejected the implants and they were removed. And after that I suffered infections and four more surgeries until thsi brings me here to this website as of tody. - Cami
3 biopsies, double mastectomey, node disecction - Becky
3/07 - Radical Mastectomy Right Side 3/07 - Port placement 5/07 - Emergency removal of infected tissue expander 4/08 - Lap band for future tram flap reconst. 8/08 - Ovaries removed as a precaution 1/10 - Removal of left breast - Bilateral free tram flap reconstruction 5/10 - Breast revision reconstruction - Karin
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... - Katie
7/10/08--Lumpectomy, 1 sentinel node, and 2 other nodes removed. Nodes were free of cancer. - Kathy
7/10/08--Lumpectomy, 1 sentinel node, and 2 other nodes removed. Nodes were free of cancer. - Curlygirl
8/19/10 - Right breast needle localization lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy (10 lymph nodes examined--all negative) - Norma
8/5/2008 Partial Mastectomy;7 Lymph Nodes removed Can't lift anything heavy, pain in my arm - Dr. said it is my tendon (?) - Tropical03
9/7/2011 Double Mastectomy with immediate reconstruct using tissue expanders. My side effects have just been pain really - Erika
Actually my surgery went really well. I didn't have much pain and went home the next day. Some lymphadema. - Denise
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. - Judee
All went well. - Karen Lee Beck
All went well. - Kleebeck
April 11, 2008 - lumpectomy. Other than slight soreness and tenderness, I felt great after my lumpectomy and had little pain. I found it enormously annoying that I couldn't shower without wrapping it in Saran wrap, couldn't lift anything, do much, and couldn't drive, but I felt good and didn't have to use pain medication. The only weird thing was that my right nipple was pointed to the right of my body (rather than facing front) and appeared to be dented and creased, which took some getting used to. Today my breast looks more normal, but it is still slightly creased and dented. The breast is smaller and I have to wear padded underwire bras for symmetry, but at least my nipple is facing front again! On December 11,2008 I had to have a total and complete hysterectomy since the cancer was hormonally driven. Since I could not take Tamoxifen or Arimedex as they are potent hormone/antihormone drugs and could give me a recurrence, a hysterectomy was my only option. I had it done via the DaVinci robot at Sloan Kettering...it was a Laparoscopic Vaginal hysterectomy. Physically I was tired at first, but I actually felt great...I was pain free for the first time in 40 + years. But hormonally and mentally? I was a wreck for a long time, especially since I was estrogen dominant and my estrogen levels were far higher than those of other women in menopause. It lasted for a year plus and threw me into a devastating depression (mixed with major anger) for almost 3 years. - Alive And Thriving
April 7, 2010 day surgery. No side effects. I went on a short shopping trip April 8th. - Patti
Bi-lateral mastectomy scheduled for March 9, 2009 - Elsa
Bi-Lateral Mastectomy with Sentinel Node Biopsy. Followed by Axillary Node Dissection. - Evelyn
Bilateral lumpectomy on June 24, 2009 with lymph node removal for testing. - Cheri
Bilateral masectomy-09/25/07 27 lymph nodes removed-10/29/07 Left expander removed- 11/02/07 Complete hysterectomy-05/05/08 Silicone Implants-04/17/09 Nipples created 06/30/09 Areolas tatooed 10/13/09 - Evelyn
Bilateral Mastectomy (1/11/2010) but I can't exactly remember much because the pain meds were excellent! :-) But about 4 weeks after, was really sore. - Mrsfitz
Bilateral Mastectomy 2-8-06 - Jerryann Norton
Bilateral mastectomy and expander implant in 2/10 - Haroldine
Bilateral Mastectomy March 30, 2010 with left breast being prophylactic with immediate reconstruction. After 6 weeks of recovering from the mastectomy, I seen my oncologist and he decided since I was node negative to put me on tamoxifen due to the tumor size being so small plus my receptors were positive which is an aggresive form of cancer. I have been taking tamoxifen for 6 weeks now and feel pretty good, except for constipation and now take two laxative pills daily to help with this and just recently got hives. I am on steroids to get rid of those. - Stephanie
Bilateral mastectomy November 7, 2011. I chose this route because my sister died from breast cancer and I didn't want to risk having it return to the other breast. I also had an aggressive form of breast cancer. Side effects = more pain and discomfort for longer than I'd like. It interferes with every aspect of my life. - Andrea
Bilateral Mastectomy with reconstruction (latissimus dorsi/tissue expanders) in four weeks, then another surger in around 4 months to have my expanders removed and permanent implants put in. - Deb
bilateral mastectomy, SNB, expander reconstruction. - Mary Ellen Martinelli
Biopsy was the most painful surgery, including my mastectomy. - Natalie
Biopsy, mass removed 12-21-10 Sentinal Node Removal, eight nodes, 12-29-10 Port installed, 1-17-11 - Jen
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. - Barbara
Breast cancer No. 1. Surgery left me with some lymph oedema in the left arm, but the exercises helped and this is now barely noticeable. Leiomyosarcoma 2009: Can still sometimes feel the 'join' where my guts were resectioned and this can be a little uncomfortable. Breast cancer No. 2 2011: The nature of the reconstruction made it really hard to stand straight for about 3 months after the op. Also a tiny part of the new boob 'died' as it lost its blood supply temporarily - its taken 6 months to heal fully but is ok now. - Marneyd
commin up after chemo - Lori
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. - Nancy Grace D
Dec 2008-lumpectomy - Esther T.
December 17, 2008 - Beverly
December 2, 2003, bi-lateral mastectomy. Lymphedema. - Joanne Howard
DIEP flap. - Hessica
Double breast surgery June 19, 2007 with 34 lymph nodes removed. 31 were positive. - Chelle Jones
Double masectomy 11/10/2011 - Kiwifestor
double mastectomy and reconstruction 1995 - Ellen
Double mastectomy December 2000 Not able to have reconstruction, not a good candidate I am told, not enough skin left. - Maureen
double mastectomy on July 28, 2010 - Nan
Double mastectomy with no reconstruction on August 11, 2009. My surgeon was awesome and surgery was a breeze. - Jill
Double mastectomy with tissue expanders placed at surgery. Developed psudemonas twice and had to have right expander removed. - Irene
Drainage tubes suck. If you have lymph nodes remove, begin immediately to stretch out the arm and side of removal. Yoga is wonderful for this. - Joyce
Excision 11/2, then re-excision 11/15, then bilateral mastectomy 12/15 when they couldn't get everything. Also had port placement in my left subclavian. - Laurie
Excisional biopsy of left breast 11/23/10 (1.1cm tumor) Re-excision to get clear margins and do sentinel node biopsy 12/21/10 - MIchelle
Feb 11, clear lymph nodes, clean margins - ~~~~K~~~~~
First surgery on 6.28.11 didn't obtain clean margins so a re-excision was made on 7.8.11. I got a MRSA infection which landed me in the hospital for five days in September and later, 10.14.11 my surgeron reopened me to clean out the incision and I was sent home with a wound vac (and home care nurses 3 x a week). Wound vac was ended on 12.21.11 but open incision of about 1" x 1" remained. Still healing as of 3.4.12 but oh, so much better. - Scrappy Darlene
First surgery was in Sept. of 08. Lumpectomy with sentinel node removal and 22 lymph nodes under left arm. This go around was bilateral mastectomy with lymph node removal on right side also. Surgery was Monday April 25. 4 days ago. - Laurie Harner
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 - Prtw
got to do it, accept it, move forward each day, little by little - Jenny Warrior- Amazon Woman Style
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. - Bobbie
Had a mastectomy on July 30,2010. About 2 weeks after diagnoses. - Rachel
Had a partial Lumpectomy on the right breast 9-2-09. Had an infection for a month. - Annette
Had a terible surgeon for my biopsy. Felt my whole biopsy, October 2009, and was in pain for days afterwards. For my lumpectomy, November 2009, changed to Dr. Fine, and my lumpectomy and sentinol node surgery was wonderful. I do have grade 1 lymphodema as a result of my surgery (had nine lymph nodes taken out). January 26 will have ovaries out as I am unable to take tamoxifen. - Elsabe
Had a total mastectomy with 15 lymph nodes removed.Pathology from surgery showed 14 of the lmmph nodes had cancer. - Gloria
Had bi-lateral mastectomy. Pretty tough surgery. Had 4 drainage tubes for a week. Most uncomfortable other than surgery site: Had to sleep on my back at a 45 degree angle and I always slept on one of my sides. This lasted about 3 weeks. - Joyce888
Had lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biospy 10/21/08 - Annie
Had lumpectomy and sentinel lymph node biospy 10/21/08 - Manateetmr
Had my surgery last March 22, 2004 . I had the lumpectomy and negative for my lymph nodes. - Leah
had surgery to remove lump and some lymph nodes early march 2011,then had second op mid march to remove more cells as it was on the borderline from previous op,recovered well from both surgeries - Sarah
Have not had surgery yet. Currently doing treatments to shrink the tumor before surgery. - Tenna
Hopefully a lumpectomy after chemo has shrunken the mass; otherwise a mastectomy; reconstructive surgery. Post Op. note: bilateral mastectomy after two attempts at lumpectomy - good thing because undetected cancer was found in both nipples. It's all in a jar now! - Sonja
I had a biopsy done on Sept. 26, 2006 and a lumpectomy on Oct. 3, 2006. Waiting to have mastectomy and reconstruction. - Kay Ward
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. - Denise Carter
I had a double mastectomy on October 20, 2010. It was very painful and the pain medication wasn't very helpful. The drains were extremely uncomfortable. Teh severe pain lasted for about a month. - Stacy
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. - Machele Towle
I had a modified radical mastectomy on May 24, 1990. I didn't have any side effects. No pain pills needed at all. - Marianne Svihlik
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. - Phyllis
I have had two surgeries-lumpectomy and reincision to get the rest of lump and port installment. - Cathy
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? - Hayley Townley
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. - Kelly
I was lucky that I only had to wait about one week to have surgery. It was so disappointing to know that I would have to have chemo. I woke up with the tube under my arm and knew that meant lymph nodes and chemo. Can't I do anything easy? - Cindy
I was told today, I must have a rt mastectomy with lymph node resection. - Shelly Bryant
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. - Dawn
Jan 2007,Day surgery - Marion
Jan 6, 2010 -lumpectomy, and 9 axillary lymph nodes removed. Jan 13 revision of tissue margins. Jan 29 insert Portacath - Linda
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%). - Joyce In NC
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%). - Joyce
January 5th 2009 is the date for the new ta ta's! - Elizabeth
July 28, 2006 - Partial Mastectomy with lymph node removal. Aug. 28, 2006 - Port Placement in left arm. - Tari
July 9th 2008 Lumpectomy and Sentinal lymph node removel Numbness in the upper and under arm area - Susan
June 18th Biospy of right breast. Sore July 29th Biospy of left breast with marker. Sore, exhausted from the long procedure. Next day very painful. January 25th Double mastectomy with tissue expander and DIEP Tram Flap from the back. Also lymph node removal. Pain from the tissue expanders, difficulty moving from the Tram Flap incision. Waiting for date in May for removal of tissue expanders. - LC
June 29th BMX with immediate reconstruction (tissue expanders) - Elizabeth
Just had second surgery recently and a portacat put in. Chemo soon. - San
Lateral Mastectomy & lymph nodes removed on left side June 6, 2011. - Cindy
Left Mastecomy 9/25/07. Recovering really wasn't that bad. The node procedure was worse with recovery. - Doris
Left mastectomy - January 19, 2005 - Denise Hall
Left mastectomy and sentinal node biopsy, August 8, 07. Muscular and nerve pain, depression, headaches, lymphedema, sleep loss, major loss of confidence. - Stacy
Lumpectomy - Jo
Lumpectomy - Joannab
Lumpectomy - Mickeyg
lumpectomy feb 2009 super surgery i put lavender on it hemp oil asap - Barb
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. - Wendy
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. - Wildspirit
Lumpectomy and 12 lymph nodes removed. (Sentinel node only positive) - Suzieq
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. - Karen Visnansky
Lumpectomy and lymph node removal 2002 - Judy
Lumpectomy and lymph node removal. - Sassy
Lumpectomy and nodal dissection Sept 24, 2009. No side effects other than drainage and mooshed up boobs from the bandages. - Rachel Pappas
Lumpectomy and nodal dissection. Sept 2009. No side effects other than slow drainage. - Rachel Pappas
Lumpectomy and Sentinel Node Biopsy scheduled for December 9th - Bernadette
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 - Judy
lumpectomy biopsies, bilateral mastectomy - Shannonknight123
lumpectomy in August, 2007- no complications and no pain - Staypositive
lumpectomy in August, 2007- no complications and no pain - Staypositive
Lumpectomy in fall of 2009; no major side effects - Kate
Lumpectomy January 2008 - Karen
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. - Louise
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. - Weezie
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. - Donna
Lumpectomy on "Lefty" and endometrial ablation on July 22, 2011 Portacath insertion scheduled for August 30th - Ange
Lumpectomy on 7/23/09 no bad side effects from surgery. - Betty Guillen
Lumpectomy on April 23, 2010. - Sally
Lumpectomy on Jan 15th,201 - PAT
Lumpectomy on June 25, 2007 - Shrinklady
lumpectomy On Sept. 15 2009. Bilateral Salpingo oophorectomy. Pain not too bad went away after a week or so. - Colleen Ryan
lumpectomy On Sept. 15 2009. Bilateral Salpingo oophorectomy. Pain not too bad went away after a week or so. - Colleenryan
Lumpectomy removal one centinal node not positive - ML
Lumpectomy sentinel lymph node removal - May 8, 2008 - Angelwthwingz
Lumpectomy sentinel lymph node removal - May 8, 2008 - Angelwthwingz
Lumpectomy with 2 lymph nodes removed. 4-14-2009. Caused menopause. - Lisa
Lumpectomy with clear margins, 15 lymph nodes removed with 9 showing cancer cells. CT Scans done and showed NO signs of spreading. - Lori
Lumpectomy with node removal on 7/3/2006. - Ragis
Lumpectomy, ALND, and port placement in November 2010. - Leeza
Lumpectomy, lymphnode removal. Still numb after all these years and swelling. - Regina
Lumpectomy, Sentinal Node Biopsy. October 2009 Excessive time to wake up - 6.5 hours. Severe rash from Benzoin and Steri-strips - Toolucky
Lumpectomy, Sentinel Node Biopsy, and drainage of multiple cysts that became huge during chemo. Second surgery for axillary dissection after final path report. - Jan
Lumpectomy. Node dissection. - Marina Smith
lumpectomy/lymph node removal April 2nd 2007 Mastectomy 18th April 2007 Numbness under arm and across chest. Pain in my ribs. - Donna Jayne Watters
Lymph node biopsy August 20, 2010, left a big ole scar! No more BP or needles in this arm! - Camille
March 09 -lumpectomy and lymph nodes removed. A drain I called wayne came to stay in my body for a week. We didn't get on . - Jilly
March 17th, 2011: single mastectomy (skin saving) with immediate reconstruction - silicon implants. Only 2 weeks in, so hard to say! Going well so far... - Jolene
March 26,2009 - MA
March 28 2010 left Breast left the building. - Sherri
March 28 2010 left Breast left the building. - Karlak
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. - Sylvia
Masectomy 05/20/2008 - Jadec
Mastecomy (2001) Back surgery (2006) - Grace
Mastectomy (single) with lymphnode biopsy - Sept 30, 2010 Major fatigue, arm soreness, general pain, emotional trauma - Sadie
Mastectomy 1/2011 Nodual removed part of tyroid takem in 1974 the rest takem out 1996 ROI 3 months later - Joyce52
Mastectomy 2003 - Sus
Mastectomy and lymph node removal Oct 08 - Kath
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. - Susan Kapuscinski
mastectomy in 2003 - side effects: ugly reconstructed breast with no feeling - LisaLovesLexi
Mastectomy in Aug.'08 because dcis was in 2 places. Lumpectomy not an option and besides, I didn't have to have chemo or any other after treatment. Endometrial cancer caused complete hysterectomy in August '09. I am just now finished with 6 months of chemo and 28 radiation treatments. Both were hell. Chemo put me in the hospital the first two treatments. Dehydration, near kidney failure, hallucinations, dysentery,metal mouth made me not want to eat or drink. If I can say it again : Hydrate all day every day! - Debbie
Mastectomy L side in 2003 Partial Nephrectomy L side 2005 Mastectomy R side in 2010 - Tanya
Mastectomy on right 8/05 gamma knife on right brain tumor 11/07 removal of right brain tumor 4/28/08 - Melissa Ball
Mastectomy upcoming this week - Tammy Branham
Mastectomy with reconstruction 10 years ago when I had breast cancer the first time. - Leslie
Mastectomy, January 28, 2008 - Brenda Smikle
Mastectomy, Sept. 7, 2011. Recovered well. - Donnalh
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! - Sharon M.
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! - Sharon2353
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 - Barbara
May 2010 lumpectomy June 2010 port inserted - Swhiting
May 27 2011, lumpectomy, clear margins, centinal lymph nodes removed, ca positive plus 16 other nodes removed due to having implants and not sure the radiation was going to get them. All 16 were negative. - Lauri
Modified Radical Mastectomy with lymph nodes removal in Feb 2009 after 6 months of Chemotherapy. Breast reconstruction planned in 1-2 years. - Yuyu
Modified Radical Mastectomy with lymph nodes removal in Feb 2009 after 6 months of Chemotherapy. Breast reconstruction planned in 1-2 years. - Yuyu
Modified radical mastectomy, left breast August 2, 2007 with ten nodes removed only one positive. - Emmagordon
MRM: Modified Radical Mastectomy - Kitti
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. - Jill
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. - Jill
My Surgery was April 1 and April 3rd. Pretty easy. I was happy to see my breast had not changed because of surgery. - Kathleen
My Surgery was April 1 and April 3rd. Pretty easy. I was happy to see my breast had not changed because of surgery. - Cupcakegirl
Needle biospy: Tumor too dense Core biospy: Negative results, me: relieved Lumpectomy: Positive, IDC. Mastectomy: 2 extra tumors found, TNBC - Anne
No surgery date scheduled yet. Started with systemic chemo a/c followed by (now) taxol and herceptin. Hope to have surgery in October 2011 - Kimz57bc2
Nov. 2005 - masectomy June 2006 - implant put in Jan. 2007 - reconstruction phase and reduction of other breast - Cindy
Nov.10,2009=lumpectomy & removal of 4 lymph glands Nov.23,2009=took more breast tissue margin around the site of the lump & inserted my port-a-cath. I still have some neuropathy around the lymph gland removal site - Tricia
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. - Desi
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. - Lottie Bethea
Oct 3rd/07 Lumpectomy,sentinial node disection(none envolved) - Kelly
On December 7 2010 i had a lumpectomy. 2 lymph nodes were removed. I had cancer in 1 node. the cancer was upgraded to stage 2. in january I was scheduled for radiation when I developed an infection at the site of the lumpectomy. i spent 2 weeks in the hospital and another week with a nurse coming daily to my home , giving me antibiotics through a pic line. I then developed lymphodema in my breast. - Mjf501
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!! - Jeana Pain
only removal of my ovaries - Renata
Partial mastectomy and sentinel lymph node removal. - Sicktodeath
Partial mastectomy, vertebreaplasty, two times port insertion, lymph nodes removal. Side effects: vertebraeplasty: when it's cold it feels like I have steel in my verterbrae. Lymph node removal: cannot rise my left arm as much as my right one - Erika
Partical double mastectomy/lymph nodes removed Dec. 15th, 2010 Where the lymph nodes were removed had fluid build up was very sore. - Linda
Radical Hyst -- May 10th Partial Masectomy, Sentinel Node Biopsy--July 19th - Rachel
Radical Mastectomy in Dec 2000 - couldn't have reconstructive surgery because too many lymph nodes were malignant & had to start immediate aggressive chemotherapy Complete Hysterectomy in Aug 2001 - growths were benign!! Wound Debredment Surgery in July 09 for non-healing wound caused from removing infected medical port. To get this completely healed took more than six months of treatments at the Wound Care Center. It was very painful and worse than chemo side effects. - Dana
Radical Mastectomy of the left beast, 11/14/2011, 24 nodes removed, all showed no sign of cancer. - Kathysman
refused - Pmarklow
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. - Sue
see bio - Susan Ubertini
sentinel lymphnode biopsy 9/10 mastectomy 2/2/11 with lymphnode removal and reconstruction started - Shannon
sentional node byopsy, Oct 27 2007 - Denise Brewer
Starting in May 2008 - right side modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection (13 of 21 nodes positive), port insertion, left modified radical mastectomy for prophylactic reasons, insertion of tissue expanders for reconstruction, bilateral oopherectomy, implants inserted, encapsulation of right implant, port removal, removal of excess scar tissue in armpit - QuiltMom
Surgeries in 2004, 2005 and 2007 were outpatient. 2007 was easiest. Pain was managed. - Sherry Taylor Cummins
Surgery 5/1/08. - Karin
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. - Sonia
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. - Bleunote
surgery after chemo july 21st, lumpectomy with sentinel node biopsy and wires to locate ... not as bad as I thought it would be, less painful following surgery, faster recovery - Joey
Surgery after I am done with chemo which will be in 7 or 8 weeks - Gina
surgery was april 4,2008 ,,i didnt have any side effects besides depression - Valerie
Surgery was fast and was out the next morning. - Kris
Surgery: March 15th...To Be Continued. - Cathy
SURGEY WILL BE 4/14/2011, PARTICAL MAS - Monette
TBD - Lisa Lu
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. - Sharron
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. - Simplysharron
too many surgeries. Since my recent diagnosis Feb 2, 2010 I have not had any surgeries. Nothing left to remove. - Wendy
Too many to list - Patty
Total bilateral mastectomy in March 2008. 9/9 lymph nodes positive. Followed by aggressive chemo once every 2 weeks for 8 sessions, then once a day radiation for 6 weeks. - Awoliii
Two major surgery within six months. - Danielle
Unilateral mastectomy (October 2008) with immediate reconstruction with tissue expander which was replaced with silicone implant July 2009. - KorynH
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. - Sandy

Cancer of the Esophagus Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal	Mastectomy

12-5-'08 Esophagectomy - Greg
esophagectomy, June06. Removed esophagus and half of stomach leaving me with a stomaphagus.Lost 50 pounds. Permanent (so far) damage to pancreas. - Jpfrank
Esophagus Removal 2003.... Neck tumor removed with some neck mussels removed ... - Ric Tomlinson
Esophagus Removal 2003.... Neck tumor removed with some neck mussels removed ... - Rict
To start chemo and radiation Monday. 12/25/07 - Carlg
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. - Travis

Cancer of the Larynx Surgeries:

06/24/2004 Mucoepidermal carsanoma Infections - James L. Johnson

Cervical Cancer Surgeries:

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

Cold Knife Cone biopsy. D@C and hscope all rolled into 1. June 3rd. Side affects... I felt like I had just had a baby for about a week after. crampy. - Beth
05/2010 ureter stents bilat. 02/2011 Colostomy - Angela
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 - Sharisse
26th November 2010, Hysterectomy, including removal of ovaries. Wind Pain and constipation biggest complication. - Brenda
9/2/2010 modified radical robotic hysterectomy. GAS!! lots of gas!! - Dawn
Chemotherapy, Radiation, and internal radiation - Tara Mansir
cold knife conization scheduled. radical hysterectomy to be done after they shrink the tumor, which appears to be 7 cm wide??? - Indianar6girl
Colposcopy May 09 - two biopsies were taken, one was normal, one was moderate to severe. Cone biopsy of the cervix- Aug 14, 2009 - Christa
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. - Barbie
complete vaginal hysterectomy - Mari Moody
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!!! - Kat
CONE Biopsy June 10th 2010. - Missnurse
D&C, Hysterscopy - Angelica
Da Vinci Robotic radical hysterectomy with lymph node dissection 11/10/10. Had a complication (my colon was STUCK) to my uterus due to adhesions, and they had to cut my colon and repair it. Turned into a 7 hour surgery, and the result is that I cam home with a catheter and a small drain for 13 days - Laurie
DaVinci radical hysterectomy with lymph node removal 11/03/2009 - Nan
DaVinci Robot Assisted Radical Hysterectomy and Bilateral Lymphadenectomy (kept both ovaries). 5 incisions in abdomen, little pain, quick recovery (up walking around that night and home the next day). Only took pain medicine for 3 days. The biggest nuisance was the catheter. I had a UTI (urinary tract infection) with bladder spasms 5 days after my surgery. Once the catheter was removed and antibiotics started, I felt much better. Went back to work 5 weeks after surgery. Some right front thigh numbness and annoying, dull ache were lymph nodes were removed. No complaints! - Angie
Hyst,Colostomy,Stents,Kidney Disease - Melody Mcdaniel
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. - Rhonda Michelle
I had a cone biopsy/removal in July, 2011. - Jamie D.
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. - Laura
I had a radicl hysterectomy on October 28th. The gas pains were the worst part of all. My tummy was very bloated for about 2 weeks. I just tried to walk every day to the end of my street and back to get moving again. The pain from surgery was not bad itwas just he gas. - Deborah
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. - Debbierea
I'll be having a complete hysterectomy. But before that I have to have a cardioseal implanted in my heart, so that will be scheduled first. Hopefully, within the next two weeks, because we need to get moving on this! - Vero
laporoscopy to remove lymph nodes caused dead legs..... - Brenda
leep procedure, no major side effects just discomfort, back to normal after a day. - Kellie
LEEP Procedures, Biopsies - Ashley
No Surgerys yet!! Getting a port soon. - Natalie
not an option - Margaret Rogers
not an option - Ute
not an option... - Chickracer
Not an option...... - Billie Jean
Nov 3rd 2011 scheduled - Suzy
Oct 23 2009 Radical Hysterectomy and pelvic lymph dissection Oct 20 2010 Para-Aotic Lymph dissection - Michele
Radical Hysterectomy Nerve damage in abdomen, left leg - SurvivingBeautiful
Radical hysterectomy - May 15 2006day after Mother's Day, ironically), Ureteral stent placement-November 2008 - Ali
radical hysterectomy in Dec. 2005, removal of pelvic lymph nodes, removal of 1/3 of bladder. - Angela
Radical hysterectomy, pelvic lymph node removal on May 19, 2008 - Lisa
Radical hysterectomy, pelvic lymph node removal on May 19, 2008 - Littleprincess
Radical hysterectomy, ureter was cut, subsequent interventional radiology to drain the urine, etc I've developed Rhumatoid Arthritis (8/2009- 10/2011) can't figure out if it was triggered by treatment? - BeeClassic
Radical Trachlectomy May 18, 2011 with lymphnode disection April 4th D&C, with Cone bx - Stacy
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. Hysterectomy, appendectomy, ovary transposition, and repositioning of bowel fat pad on March 11, 2010. Some acid reflux at 48 hour mark, but I feel better overall after this second surgery. - Safia
Removal of 10c tumor. 9-8-10 - Patti
Robotic assisted radical trachelectomy, lymph node dissection, staging, bilateral ureteral stent placement & removal and cystoscopy (April 28th, 2011) - Carmela
Sept 14, 2008, Hysterectomy lymph node removal, biopsies. - Cheryl
So far just a port in to chest - Mishell
Surgery was not an option - Sherry
Surgery was not an option - Tinkerbell
Surgery was not an option for me. ureter stents - Claudia
Surgery was not an option for me. - PattiD
the most scariest feeling going under the knife. After surgery looking like i was pregnant from the blowding. - Lorena
Too many to name Brachy therapy 3 times - Laughatcancer
Total Vaginal Radical Hysterectomy, kept one ovary, lymph node removal 9/2010 - Dandelion441
Vaginaplasty July 2008 - Adi

Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy

Bone Marrow Biopsies depending upon what my blood work reflects on how often I now get BMB.2005 Vertioblasty performed when I received a double compression fx. of T-7 & T-8 from biopsy. Nose reconstructive & internal reduction 3/2010 after a fall where I fx. my nose - Patty
Bone Marrow Biopsies depending upon what my blood work reflects on how often I now get BMB.2005 Vertioblasty performed when I received a double compression fx. of T-7 & T-8 from biopsy. Nose reconstructive & internal reduction 3/2010 after a fall where I fx. my nose - Ibpatti32

Colon and Rectal Cancer Surgeries:

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

Sister: Scheduled for colon resection and hysterectomy 4/20/12. M-i-l: Numerous paracentesis and filter for blood clots. - Kellye
Sister: Scheduled for colon resection and hysterectomy 4/20/12. M-i-l: Numerous paracentesis and filter for blood clots. - Kellye
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!!! - Wendy
10 inches of colon removed - 17 lymph nodes - and appendix You think it's bad for a couple of weeks, then it passes - seems like it was rather easy now - Dan
12" transverse colon resection (nov 07) IVC filter placed (jan 08) - Angel & Ben
12/23/09, surgery went well, at home recovering. - Teresa
2/16/2011 - Removal of the appendix, ascending colon, and terminal ileum. Removal of omentum on right side, and 41 lymph nodes. 08/04/2011 - removal of gallbladder and discovery of more cancer 3/30/2011 - Port placement in right upper chest. 4/27/2011 - Surgery for necrotic ulcer and perirectal abscess 5/12/2011 - Removal of compromised port. Placement of new port in upper left chest. 5/26/2011 - Removal of infected port (L) and debridement of necrotic tissue surrounding. Port will not be replaced. - Mark Sechrest
3 colon surgeries, 2 liver surgeries, 1 lung surgery - Carl Volkmann
3/7/08 - colon resection. We're talking some pretty serious pain & discomfort here... - Rhonda
5/10/2010: tumor removal at rectum, resection of ureter and new connection to kidney (cancer wrapped around ureter),full hysterectomy, temp ileostomy (9 hr surgery!) 1/2011 Ostomy reversal - Stacy
5/19/2009. Lower anterior resection, lots of pain post-op, nausea no appetite. - Robert
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. - Sue
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. - Sue123
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. - Gretchen
8 inches of colon removed - Matthewsmom
8/02 sigmoidostomy and cath port 11/11 ostomy revervsal and colon rectal resection, removal of a 13cm X 16cm tumor on my right ovary that later turned out to be colon rectal cancer that had somehow moved to that area between second CT scan (it was not there at that time)POST chemoradiation on 9/28 and also put me into full on hot flashes!! - Laura
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, wedges removed from left lung 8/08, 3 were cancerous. 10/10 intestinal blockage removed, colostomy installed, permanent. - Annette
8/6/08- Total colectomy and appendectomy... after surgery body went into acidosis. 8/7/08- Emergency surgery from complications... resection of the small intestine and temporary ileostomy. 10/8/08- Reversal of the ileostomy. Extremely sick for the following month, then found out I had an infection. 11/10/08- Lung surgery due to a developed strep infection in my liver and lung cavity. 12/12/11- Partial oopherectomy to remove a mass. Mass was benign and endometriosis was confirmed. - Reagan Meredith
APR May 23,2007 Second surgery may 30, 2007 - Moe
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 - Stacy
Ascending colon removed along with all blood vessels and lymph nodes feeding the ascending colon. Surgery was on May 11, 2004. No side effects. Ron went peacefully onto Heaven on May 1, 2011. Ron will be greatly missed especially by his wife Sara. - Ron Siemientkowski
Aug '05 Colon Resection, Feb '06-RFA Liver, Liver Resection. - Donna Richno
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 - Katherine
believed they removed cancer during colonoscopy - M345
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. - Linda Kaye Blair
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. - Gerald Lane With Help From Timothy
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. - Daddylane
Bowel resection and hysterectomy 02/09 - Kathy
Bowel resection in August with (hopefully) temporary colostomy bag. Liver resection with gall blader removal October - Rachel
Bowel resection, tumor removal, colostomy - July 2, 2010. Hospital for 1 week recovery, slow healing on wound vac for 2 months. - Jennifer
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. - Gwen Wilkins
Colon resection 8/31/11 - Panda55
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. - Lisa
Colon resection April 2004, Liver resection August 20009 - John
colon resection Dec 9, 2010 - Radiation and chemo were not in the picture. Once they did the surgery then it was told that I would need radiation as my resection was just on the cuff of being close to the rectum. Then the lymph nodes came back (2 out of 16) positive for cancer. It all changed...then chemo came into the picture. - Jennifer
Colon resection March, 1984 Liver resection August, 1984 Lung removal May, 1989 - Carol
Colon resection upcoming - Anita
colon resection with liver wedge biopsy 2/2008 severe anemia - Diane Bell
Colon resection, lobectomy 2002. Lung wedge removal, pericardial window 2005. - Dana
Colonectomy with out colonostomy. 05 liver resection and ablation. 06 hysterectomy and liver ablation.07 percutaneous liver ablation.08 liver resection 09 - Sparklie
Colonoscopy August 12th 2010,hemicolectomy surgery August 28th 2010, septic infection August 31st 2010, colosotomy, and several infections to follow.Porta-cath Oct 13th 2010. Too many CT's to count. Started Chemo October 19th. Reconnection Summer 2011, can't wait! - Charity
Colostomy surgery 6/08 - Kim-our Mom's Fight Against Colorectal Cancer
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. - Katie
colostomy; 8/3/2007 none - Becky
Coming soon/rectal resection. - Jeanee
Dec 6, 2011 12" colon removed with 14 limp nodes and aa very abnormal appendix, benign. - Mike
Doing chemo and radiation prior to surgery. European standard to reduce the tumor size. Surgery March/April - Tita
Emergency colostomy on 9/11/09. No real side effects other than the basic lifestyle changes that a colostomy can bring. - Lou
February 8 Right hemicolectomy June 22 9 RF liver ablations open surgery - Tammy
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. - Larissa
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 - Rena
Had surgery July 9, 2010. Everything went perfect. Only bad side effect is that my digestive system is completely messed up. - Julie
Hemicolectomy 17 Sept. '09 Loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, high heart rate, loss of energy, vomiting. - Eli
Hemicolectomy 17 Sept. '09 Loss of appetite, weight loss, fever, high heart rate, loss of energy, vomiting. - Eli
hemicolectomy and appendectomy on April 12, 2010. Made it through the surgery just fine. - Eileen
hemicolonectomy/ 6/8/10 somewhat painful, Great scar - Ielmar
hemmoroid removal.12/7/09 found anal melanoma 12/11/09 rare 1% removal of rectum and anus. Colostomy (permanent) 12/28/09 - Kathie
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. - Melanie
I had a transanal excision surgery on July 22nd. - Donna
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 - Sunshine
I had lapascopic (?) resection on March 31, 2011. I was in the hospital for six days and did very well. VAery little pain after the first two days and had no problem with my system returning to some what normal - Corine
I had the tumor removed on Sept 7, 2010 and had Ileostomy surgery the same day - Bjtracey
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. - Ken Hunt
I've had five colon surgeries and a hysterectomy in the last two years. I no longer have a large intestine and I look like I lost a cutlass battle with an angry pirate! - Ann
Ileostomy Reconnection - Bdog
In November 2008 I had the mass removed as well as my right colon and lymph nodes. - Lisa
In the hospital for 5 days for colon resection and temporary colostomy. Stage 3c, 6sm tumor removed, 15/33 infected lymph nodes, well differentiated cells. - John
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! - Diane
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! - Stillarose
Initial surgery in 2009, Stage I no chemo. CEA elevated in August, CT/PET showed single met to liver. Right lobe of liver removed September 16 with multiple re-admits to the hospital and recovery spanning 4 weeks. - Tellittrue
Inoperable at present - Shelly
Inoperable, primary tumor lodged in pelvis - Anne
January 12, 2010. Removal of tumor in colon/rectum. had to remove approximately 8 inches of colon/rectum. - TJ
January 2006 Low Anterior Resection - Wendy
January 2009 : Section of colon removed - Jennifer
july 14 i meet with my surgeon and hopefully get a date scheduled. there are some post bad outcomes where colon will have to heal naturally if it does not get put back together 100% air tight. - Lionel Austin
July 23, 2010 removal of 2 tumors in rectum, full hysterectomy, temporary illeostomy. Had to reopen wound in 2 places after surgery still working with these as they have not healed yet - Christy
July 7th, resection of rectum. tempoary colo bag, Oct 1st, surgery to repair fistula from the first surgery - Joep
June 2nd - Beth
Just had a stent put in, no surgeries - Jennifer G
just surgery for insertion of port, no side effects - Anna
laparoscopically assisted sigmoid colectomy 6/26/09 - Connie Berchem
laparoscopically assisted sigmoid colectomy 5/11/09, successful, home in 4 days, no ill effects so far - Susana
Laparotomy to shift the ovaries.Resection of the tumor and installation of stoma.Multiple surgeries because of an abscess between rectum and spine and also rectovaginal fistulas. Last surgery happened to be removement of the stoma. - Moeki
LAR 9/17/2009 35-40 lymphnodes remove all cancer free. Lots of pain from surgery. Pull thru surgery 10/11/2009 because LAR failed. This final surgery saved me from a bag for life. - Rick
LAR with ielostomy on 06/06/2008 - Manoj Vashisth
March 2009 colon resection - DI
March 25th 2009 - ultra low rectal resection, illio stoma (reversed in Nov 2009 - farewell to Homa!!) - Lyndel
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. - Kev
My First surgery was 1/26/11 I had and appendectomy done, that's when I was diagnosed. I was in severe pain after the surgey. My second surgery was 4/28/11, I had the HIPEC surgery which was 12 hours long, again in severe pain. - Ty-TheWarrior
My first surgery was Friday the 13th in August of 2010, was a 9 hour surgery and my doctor really screwed me up other than he did get the tumor. He also cut my uterers. those are the tube that run from your Kidney to your bladder. Well now mine are cut...and I have a left and right nephrostomy. Thats how I urinate..it sucks .. I tell everyone to call me the bag lady. I have 2 nephrostomies and a colostomy! I also supposidly had my umbilical hernia fixed and a hysotrectomy. In November of 2011 I had my umbilical hernia really fixed...had a colostomy rivision and had my right nephorostomy installed for lack of a better word.I had the suregery in 2011 done in Dallas..had great doctores! - Pam
No major surgeries as of yet. Had a malignant polyp surgically removed in 2006, port placement after diagnosis, ablation on liver tumor. I am waiting to find out about a possible resection in my rectum. - Jen
No surgery - Marilyn
no surgery yet, but will have liver resection and colon resection sometime this year - Loritodd63
None. - Randy
Not planned. Cancer will spread too fast if chemo is stopped at my stage. - Randy
Nov - Dec 2010 Radiation / Chemo therapy - (Feb 2011 - Removed 1 foot of colon.) (June 2011 reversal of illeostomy) - Nov 2011 removal of chemo port - David M
Nov 2006 Right Hemi colectomy, July 2008 Laparotomy, May 2009 Whipple, Feb 2009 Cyberknife Pancreatitis June 2009, collapsed lung - Tony
Oct. 17 colonoscpy/ Oct 19 removed 18 inches of colon, 15 lymph nodes and appendix. Six days in hospital. Lymph nodes clear cancer had spread outside the wall of colon and almost completely closed off bowels. - Gina
October 2010- colonoscopy showed a "polyp" too large to remove at the beginning of my colon near the cecum. Biopsy did not show any cancer, just abnormal cells and I was told the polyp would need removed either way. Continued working and named polyp "Albert" December 3rd 2010- scheduled for a "SILS" procedure: single incision laparoscopic surgery to remove "Albert", supposed to be back to work in 4 weeks. Yeah, right... Wake up to the Dr telling me he had to do an open surgery so he could get at my liver and lymph nodes. Some lymph nodes removed but liver has too many lesions to do anything. My polyp was trying to punch thru the colon and grab my gall bladder, luckily it wasn't successful. Went from being "no big deal polyp" to "you have stage 4 colon cancer" Was told an oncologist would be in to see me the next day. Wasn't going to be able to eat until I passed gas, nothing but ice chips, morphine pump, walks down the hall and breathing treatments for 4 days. December 28th: surgery to put in a port for chemo, with first treatment to be given the 29th (next day) - Kat B
October 28, 2008 (Cyst Removal); January 5, 2009(Cyst Removal, Partial Sigmoid Colon Removal); September 21, 2009(Simple Ovarian Cyst Removal); July 2, 2010 (Complete Hysterectomy and HIPEC treatment) - Toni
October 7, 2010- Port Implant February 8, 2011- Colon resection resulting in a permanent colostomy (which I was in hopes to avoid) - Patrice
Open surgery, removed lymph nodes, resected sigmoid, removed some of small intestine, removed gall bladder, resected liver - Linda
partial colon resection 7th Nov 2011. Pain and nausea post-op - Laurabarrett
planned for May 2010 - Teresa
Port instered Dec. 28, 2010. Pain for about 3 days. I had no side effects. It went pretty smooth with no problems. - Jeannie
Port Placement - September 4,2008/Tumor removal & colon resection, iliestomy, and a hysterectomy - December 5th, 2008 - Audrey Friedman
Port Placement - September 4,2008/Tumor removal & colon resection, iliestomy, and a hysterectomy - December 5th, 2008 - Audreyk
Power port installed. LOVE IT! Side effect: People look at it and I have to explain it's my bionic nipple. - D-
rectal cancer resection and loop ileostomy- April 13, 2010 Ileostomy takedown- Dec. 7, 2010 - Laura B
rectal cancerous polyp removed - Saddaughter
Rectal tumor / Liver / Left lung - Brad
rectum incision 3-march 2010 - Alison
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. - Christine
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. - Ethel Craven-Sweet
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. - Sweete2
Removal of tumor and colon resection. Tough time for about 3 days after surgery, then got better. - Cowgrlsrul
Removal of tumor, temporary illestomy, reconnection surgery - Vicki
Removed 12 inches of the colon in August of 2011. No problems with the surery - Darlad
Resection surgery on September 17th. - Travis
Resection, September 2007. - Tracy
Scheduled for Mid January - Allyson
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. - Ben
September 20 2006, re-section - 12 inches removed, 12 lymph nodes removed and tested, 4 positive - Cecile
September 20 2006, re-section - 12 inches removed, 12 lymph nodes removed and tested, 4 positive - Caitaly
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. - Jeannine Madigan
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. - Melinda
Surgeon mentioned that surgery will be done 4-6 weeks after chemo radiation is completed. - Jtu
Surgery - Port - 7.29.11, went ok. Dr didn't say anything about liver & colon resection. - No
surgery dec 14, 2008 - Marsha Solomon
Surgery following radiation and chemotherapy - Chris White
Surgery for hemicolectomy begininning of Sept, 2011. Starting chemo (5-FU oxaliplatin and Avastin) begininning of Nov, 2011. Post surgery Mykol lost 20 kg (44 lb) due to complications of surgery and loss of appetite. - Jodi
Surgery for me is planned after Chemo and Radiation treatment, as I write this I am starting week 4 of 6 total weeks. Doctor plans to remove tumor and unfortunatley probably my rectum because the tumor is a the very bottom of my rectum. So there will be a stoma in my future. - Cbolin69
Surgery is scheduled for July 16, 2010 - Terri
Surgery July 2, 2010: No Colostomy bag, Praise God! Hardly any rectum left, and 14-16 inches of my colon removed. I cannot urinate on my own and have to self cath at this point. I have no feelings down there, and often cannot tell I've had a bowel movement. I hope this passes. There is a peculiar knot in my insicion line... - Melissa
Surgery occurred 5 days after diagnosis. No real side effects to date....good job by the doc!! Was out of hospital and back to work in 3weeks! - Susan M
Surgery on June 20th, side effect - bowel obstruction - Maja
Surgery sometime in April 2007, still completing initial chemotherapy - Nicky Hopper
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 - Ron50
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. - Amy
Surgery will be March 20 - Carol
The most recent surgery involves the removal of section C7 of the spinal column, which had been eaten away by the tumour. An artificial titanium support was installed. For three weeks, my mother was hospitalised and could not walk for several days. With rehab, she began to walk and can do basic things on her own, but her health has been very frail. The area around the incision, at the front and back of the neck, are continuously sore, even almost two months after the surgery. She also lost her voice, and will have to wear a neck brace for 3-6 months. - Formosa
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. - Wil
Thorasic Surgery on April 13th, 2010. -Confirmed metastisis:( Rectal surgery was on May 11, 2010. reconnect of the rectum, reversal surgery tbd .... Port surgery June 2010 - Michelle
Transanal resection October, 2009. - Danean
transverse colostomy (temp) 10/14/10 port 11/14/10 tumor removed / rectum resectioned 02/09/11 - Kellie
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. - The 3 B's, Bart, Brian, Bruce Hultine
will receive surgery date after last day of chemo/radiation. - Coupejete

Endometrial-Uterine Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy	Colorectal Surgery	Colostomy
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... - MARY ELLEN BOWMAN
09/14/09 total abdominal hysterectomy with lymph nodes also removed - Debby
09/14/09 total abdominal hysterectomy with lymph nodes also removed - Debby
attempted hyster in oct-- endometriosis too involved too risky tocomplete -- closed and hoped other options would work - Michelle
colostomy April 2nd. ureter stents, bladder catheter since May 2011 total pelvic exenteration Nov.2011 - Manuela
Complete hysterectomy, July 17, 2005. I had a blood clot that travelled. Also still have a hernia from the surgery. Not to mention a very large scar on my abdomin. - Tina
Complete hystrectomy on 12/3/2010 with removal of 11 lymph nodes Vaginal cuff recurrence 3/2011-metastatic endometrial adenocarcinoma - Maria
da Vinci May 28, 2010, side effect of spinal anesthesia - spinal headache said to be the worst headache of your life, had to go back to the hospital a week later for a procedure called a blood patch - Deb
Davinci total hysterectomy Oct 11, 2010. None so far - Mary
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. - Alyssa
Hysterectomy - Nov 2, 2011 - The side effects have just been the typical healing process. - Crystalwoman
Hysterectomy 3/25/10 - no suspicion of cancer; pathology report showed tumors in uterus and ovary; Staging Surgery 5/17/10 - more cancer found in cervix and fatty tissue - Debbie
hysterectomy 31/03/2009 - Melody
Hysterectomy is not an option Emergency surgery bowel obstruction - colostomy 02.05.2011 Ureterstent 02.21.2011 - Luise
Hysterectomy on July 1, 2010. - Dennis
Hysterectomy was not possible. June 2010 bowel obstruction - colostomy - Monika
Hysterectomy with bso June 25, 2010. Laproscopic surgery. Lymph node dissection. Surgeon said he thought they caught it early, as in most cases. Pathology came back July 6. Stage IIIC2 with positive nodes in pelvis & periaoritic. Seriously? Yes :( - Jeannine
I had surgery in May 2007 and have been cancer-free for 3 1/2 years. Then all of a sudden I had some very slight spotting again, so I went to my doctor who did a biopsy on a nodule he found in a gyn exam. It turned out to be cancerous, so I will have an operation on January 4th to remove the quarter-sized tumor. I think radiationn treatment will follow. I will know soon enough, but I am very apprehensive about the results of the operation. I did not think I would have a recurrence of the cancer after 3 1/2 years, but now I am worried because I did not reach that "5-year cured benchmark." My father had melanoma and died at about the five year point. - Pat
I will be having surgery tomorrow morning at 6 am, December 21st, to make an opening in my uterus to allow them access to the tumor. I will be having high dose radiation twice daily for 3 days. - Patricia
I will receive Hysterectomy after Chemo is complete - Ashley
Jan.31, 2011 Bilateral Salpingo-Oophorectomy - non-laproscopic - vertical incision - Cheri
Lap + vaginal removal of uterus. 6 wks to recover. My surgeon is fantastic! - Jane
laproscopy complete hysterectomy - Robin
May 17, 2011--Radical Hysterectomy(DaVinci)surprise abdominal hernia repair Recovered well from both. I developed a seroma behind my largest incision Memorial Day weekend and leaked like a faucet for 5 days. Sent from urgent care to ER. No infection, just an annoyance. - Cookiemookie
October 3rd, 2011 Vertical incision, Full hysterectomy and removal of tumor in my rectosigmoid colon. Tumor had grown out back of uterus and merged with part of my colon. Big surgery but I am only 28 and very healthy despite the obvious and I have been healing quickly and easily. Its been nine days since surgery. - Kristina
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. - Candy
Radical TAH/BSO Sept. 12 - lots of nausea and lack of appetite four weeks following. - Bonnie
Robotic only 5 small holes. Removed uterus, ovaries, tubes, cervix, 5 funky looking lymph nodes (1 had small amount of cancer), upper part of vagina. Done May 2011 - Mfrye
Surgery planned for August 12, 2009 - Drina
Surgery was excellent no side effects and minimal scar - Ava
TAH/BSO Dec. 2010 - Gabriela
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy - Faith
total Hysterectomy - Laurie
Total hysterectomy June 13, 2009 - Muff
Total hysterectomy June 13, 2009 - Muff

Esophagus Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal	Re-excision Surgery

9/23/11 took out esophgus and strech stomach to top of throat - Peggy
No surgery yet. Undergoing radiation and chemo at this time, then 'possible' surgery at a later time if the tuma is shrunk. - Wally Silvia

Eye and Orbit Cancer Surgeries:

Biopsy - stitches irritated my eye. Radiotherapy plaque insertion and removal - same as above! - Littlun1066
First sugery Aug 08 removal of tumor, second surgery Jan 10 patch placed over incision of first surgery due to leakage of incision - Lorrie
Mid July ? - Paul Coverdell
Mid July ? - Eyecandy
Plaque therapy for 5 days. Feb 16-22nd, 2009. Loss of vision, detached retina. - Randine
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. - Lunar

Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumors Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Colorectal Surgery	Hysterectomy	Lumpectomy
Lymph Node Removal	Mastectomy	Reconstructive Surgery

Appendectomy 10/31/09 Right hemicolectomy 11/29/09 - Emily
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 - Sharon Tirone

GIST (Gastro-Intestinal Stromal Tumors) Surgeries:

December 9th, 2008. Resection of tumor (8.5 cm) along with 31cm of small intestine. Nine days in the hospital to recover from surgery. Second diagnosis: February 4th of 2011. Pain in shoulder and abdomen. CT showed GIST had returned in my pelvic area and had metastasized on my liver and peritoneal wall. I have been on Gleevec ever since. - Alexander

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 - Rachel
Cervical lymph nodes removed Sep 2009. Surgery went smoothly. Iliac (abominal lymph node removed) and ovary removed for freezing after relapse in April 2010. PermCath placed R side of chest/neck May 2010 for salvage chemo and autograft of stem cells. - Lydia
CT Biopsy (March 2008) inconclusive, Biopsy of the sacrum (April 2008), Port inserted (June 2008), Port extracted (July 2010). - Art Nun
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. - Sal
Had chest x-ray July 10, CT scan July 17th PET scan July 24th. Lymphnode biopsy set for tomorrow August 12th. Port put in August 23rd. - Anne
Just the initial biopsy and to put in a central line - Angela
Just the removal of initial lymph node and mediport so far... - Dan
late may - biopsy june 7 - port - Lauren Moore
Lymph node biopsy Bone marrow biopsy--would have rather had another baby...at least you can opt for an epidural. Mediport placement - Trisha
lymph node biopsy 3/22/10 medi-port put in 4/2/10 bone marrow biopsy 4/9/10 - Cortney
Lymph Node Biopsy, February 5, 2009 Mediport Placement February 16, 2009 Bone Marrow Biopsy February 18, 2009 - Sarah
Lymph node removal, port in and port out - typical outpatient surgery effects - Sara
March 16, 2011: Lymph node biopsy and bone marrow aspiration. - Briana
Mediastinoscopy, Jan. 30, 2009; Port-A-Cath implanted Feb. 9, 2009. - Allison
Oct. 18, 2010- medi-port - Jaime
Okay. The only surgeries I had was for the Biopsy of my cancer Tumor and for my chemo port. :D yes chemo port. Lovely little thing... - Mary
Removal of one axillary lymph node on May 17, 2010, for biopsy. - Dan J
Right cervical lymphnode excisional biopsy 9/23/2010 PowerPort placement 11/22/2010 - Ashley
splenectomy - an operation to remove your spleen - in August 2008. - Jolanda
Sternotomy to remove tumor behind sternum - Kendall
Surgical Removal on Feb 14th of 4cm neck mass in lymph node. Confirmd Hodgkin's - Jen
Thoracotomy 7/91 Thoracotomy 8/92 Thoracotomy 9/92 - Heather
Thoracotomy, on my birthday. I felt like I'd been caught in a bear trap. - Trees
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. - Laura M
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. - Michigan2012
Traciodomy- collapsed lung - Stephanie

Hodgkins Lymphoma Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Hysterectomy	Lobectomy	Lumpectomy
Lymph Node Removal	Thyroidectomy	Tonsillectomy

11/02/10- Biopsy on left lymph Node- Pain, swelling. 12/10- Port placement-Pain swelling 03/11-Port malfunction and removal- Heart Damage, 3 days Hospitalized 03/11-PICC Line placement-pain, annoyance, No swimming :( - Megan
amount of air i could take in and cardio - Todd Strange
Bipsopy, anterior mediastinotomy. Feb 2011 - Timothy
bronchotomy in June 2010: tenderness near incision and scar. - Bryan
first byopsy to test and see what it might be and then a second to remove as much as possible. - Majjicmike
i had lypmnodes removed removed on my neck and under my right arm January 29th, 2011. Positive for Hodgkin's Lymphoma. And March 29th, I had the port for the chemotherapy put in. - Denae
I have had five different surgery's, for four different cancer issues. Complete exploratory, splenectomy,(little side effects). Five inches of rib was taken right above left breast. Hysterectomy - very slow recovery because of infection. Brain surgery because of ruptured tumor. Honestly the worse thing yet. I as well had both parathyroids and Thyroid glands removed with five accompanied tumors that were attached to them. Sheesh...when u write it all out like that, it makes me wonder why in the heck I am still here? I am still suffering side effects. We cannot get the meds. leveled out. I have been known to get up, sit down for a bite of breakfast and wake up three hours later with toast still in my mouth and hand. Very sleepy! But alive!!! - Shelsong
lump removed on right side of neck 08/15/11 - Dawn
Lymph Node Biopsy - Kelsea
Lymph node removal Bone marrow biopsy Portacath - Miss Molly
Lymphnode biopsy Bone marrow biopsy - Esglover
No surgery, just chest biopsy of my mediastinum. - Robert

Kidney Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Hysterectomy	Lymph Node Removal	Nephrectomy
Re-excision Surgery

December 1, 2008, Right Nephrectomy through an open midline incision 15.5 inch zipper through my middle :) - Suzy Smith
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 - Christine
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! - Claire
Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy to remove tumor on Left Kidney, March 25th 2011 - Surgery was a great with good margins taken. Side effects were extreme nausea, lung collapse, and continual fluid on left lung to date. - Carol
Left LRN 4/20/10 - Chris
Left Nephrectomy, nearby lymph nodes, part of rib, March 2nd 2011 44 Staples, 8 days in hospital, 6 weeks low activity 0 lifting - Malfoy
March 23 2010, 5 hours and hurt like hell, still going thu alot of changes in my stomach and tastebuds, - RENEE
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. - Cindimac
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. - Megan
Nephrectomy, 02/08/02: abdominal pain, spasms, polyneuropathy, GI issues; Surgical Hernia repair, 05/15/03; Lumpectomy, 11/05/07: pain, tenderness, hives - Lee
no surgery - Toolgirl
November 10,2010. Had the options of 1) Thermal/cryo ablation (probes that heat/freeze the mass) 2) Laproscopic Partial Nephrectomy 3) Robotic (Davinci) Partial Nephrectomy 4) open partial or full nephrectomy. I chose the Davinci and was very happy with the results. - Dan
Open partial right kidney removal March 10th, 2011. Recovery has been great but stint has migrated into my partial kidney and will be removed May 5th. Stint removal on May 31st, lots of cramping the day of and back pain. Glad it's out. - Lois
Radical nephrectomy April 2009. - Chris
radical nephrectomy on Nov. 29, 2010 - Tracey
Radical Nephrectomy, left kidney with 32 lymph nodes on 7/21/11 Left lung nodule thermal ablation on 10/11/11 - Kitti
Removal of kidney (radical nephrectomy), November 2007. - George
Removal of left kidney; Feb 27, 2012; really really sore for 3 wks afterwards - Linda
right nephrectomy--hand assisted laparoscopic 4/4/11. Recovery was fine. - Amys
Robotic partial nephrectomy July 2010. - Mel
Scheduled for an open partial nephretomy on April 21st, 2011 - Mike A
took out kidney 1/3/08 no problems - Christine Cian

Larunx Cancer Surgeries:

Biopsy- October 12, 2011- no side effects, was a breeze. - Shannon
No surgery - John's Wife

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 - Maddy

Liver Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Colorectal Surgery	Re-excision Surgery

i will tell you - Hope
Liver biopsy - Slh
Liver resection of 13.5cm tumor 3/18/10 (I know it was huge... whats the saying.. go big or go home... I believe 2 or 3 lobes total on left side of liver removed. Unfortunately there are more that couldnt be resected out of the right side, which sucks!! No side effects from surgery, speedy recovery, released on 5th day, back to work after the weekend. - Cancerwarrior
Liver Resection of complete left lobe 10/22/2009 - Charliegirl09
March 2010--Liver resection right upper lobe apex (top)---Felt like a cinder block had been stapled into my abdomen---took me a week to walk with a walker---one week hospitalization--home with help from family & friends--- - Shasha
Removal of right lobe. - Westie47
Sloan resected a 16cm tumor from the left lobe. Went back to work after 4 weeks Lots of numbness - Nick

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. - Theresa
1998 2/3 left lung removed nerve damage - Sherry
7/14/08 Right breast lumpectomy with axillary node disection of 23 nodes - all negative - Carol
9 yrs ago-ipsilateral thyroidectomy, radical neck dissection, 2 thyroplasties. Jun-08-pnuemonectomy w/ part of my pericardium and diaphram removed. OUCH!!!!!! - Denita
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. - Marie Seneca
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. - Courtney
lower left lobe of lung removed plus 15 lymph nodes, 2 of which were positive - Longinglady
lymph node removel - Mark
March 2, 2009 Lobectomy (upper right lung) August 20, 2009 succcessful open brain surgical removal of 3cm tumor - Amethyst
March 2, 2009 Lobectomy (upper right lung) August 20, 2009 succcessful open brain surgical removal of 3cm tumor - Amethyst
N/A - Tina
N/A - Elena
None - Gaile
None - Gaile
Removed Kidney, 1990, Tumor regrew by 2000, Cancer Matastized to Lungs, Kidney removal 2000, Lung Hot spot removed 2006. Exercise counteracted side effects. - Doug Cronin
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 - Livelovelaughwlc
The top 1/3 of the lung would be removed - Raymond Ouellette

Lung Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lobectomy	Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Pneumonectomy	Reconstructive Surgery

3-27-10 rod put in left arm - Valerie
Brain biopsey, august 6, two blackeyes looked awful! - Amy For Kathleen
lobectomy 9/24/09,massive infection removal & lobectomy 11/3/09 - Daddyo422
lobectomy 9/24/09,massive infection removal & lobectomy 11/3/09 - Daddyo422
Mediastinoscopy/bronchoscopy 4/5--No side effects - Kim
My surgery date was on October 6, 2010. The surgeon did a lobectomy on my right lung, where the two spots were located. My side effects were that I had extreme pain in my side, difficulty breathing, and even pain in my right arm. The pain from the surgery went away after about two weeks, but I still have shortness of breath because I am missing part of my lung- go figure. - Elena Gilbert
n/a - Gracie
No surgery is available in my Father's case. - Kristi
not a candidate for surgery because of location - Rhonda
removal of the tumor in my pelvis and the superior remus bone of the pelvis (july '07), side effect is continuing pain in left hip, removal of left adrinal gland (sept '09)- no side effects - Charlie
removed my left lung on 12/17/2008,i was in surgery for 8 hours and had some complications with low blood pressure the first 12 hours and had to taken off morphine because of the low BP.I had the operation on wed. and they had me walking around on friday morning and i left the hospital on sunday morning. to be cont. - Edwin
removed right lung 6/7/2009 - limited movement in rt arm,can not reach very high and then some pain.slight pains from time to time around incision.dr. say it will improve with time - Billy
Surgery is not an option at this point for me - Missangeep
The surgeon, an excellent surgeon, recommended a lobectomy on the right lung. Surgery was performed on July 13, 2009. The surgeon found the nodule was cancerous and had grown in an area of the lung damaged by a fungal infection, cryptocaucus. My recuperation period in the hospital was twelve days, the release prolonged due to a pneumothorax (collapsed lung). The treatment for this was the most painful thing I have EVER encountered. It's called Pleurodesis and consists of putting one of any number of chemicals (sclerosing agents or sclerosants) into the pleural space by way of the existing chest tube. The sclerosant irritates the pleurae which results in inflammation (pleuritis) and causes the pleurae to stick together. I don't recommend this to cure boredom but it did work!! - Dawn

Melanomas of the Skin Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal	Re-excision Surgery

had a very small mole removed on my cheek 2.5 years ago.One year later check up showed the bugger got away.Melanoma - John
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 - Donna Jay
Nov.1997 -Re-excision Surgery, with scalp sweep and skin graft- 2cc down, 4" wide. Aug. 2010 -Re-excision Surgery between eyes on forehead. sz of pea - Betty
Skin excision and sentinal node biopsy, all negative. - Jennifer
So far only the mole removal. - Kristin
Tissue and tumor removal on Feb 9th 2010, lymph node removal on April 16th - Laura
Wide excision and sentinel node biopsy May 23, 2008 - Louisa

Mesothelioma Cancer Surgeries:

VATS procedure 7-09 - Karen

Multiple Myeloma Surgeries:

kyphoplasty of L4 and L5, July 2010 - Janna
not yet - Eddy
November 2010. - FJ73

Myelodysplastic Syndrome Surgeries:

lost both hips due to medications - Roger

Nasopharyngeal Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal	Tonsillectomy

April 19, 2012 surgery was performed to remove the cancer because the MRI results showed the cancer millimeters from spreading to my brain. An incision was made from the bridge of my nose and down the side curving underneath my nosteral. Once opened the doctor scraped the cancer that was heading toward my eye and believes he removed all of the cancer. SIDE AFFECTS: My face is still slightly numb and as the numbness wears off it feels like someone keeps banging my nose painfully making my eyes water. My nose is still discharging blood and mucus that feels like a rock once removed. - Humorthisgirl
june 2003 radical neck surgery to remove bump on left side of neck - Rose
split mandibular resection with a radial forearm flap - Ben

Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Colostomy	Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Re-excision Surgery	Tonsillectomy

7/29/10FNA of thyroid (not bad), 8/5/10Vacuum Assisted Core Needle Biopsy on breast mass(Ouch but better in 24 hours),8/18/10 mediport insertion(localized soreness),8/19/10 Bilateral Bone Marrow Biopsy(Ouch followed by days of sore) - Danell
April 2008 Biopsy Left Groin Lymph Node May 2008 Left Overy Anf Gall Bladder Removed - Marie(ToMeanForCancer)
biopsy and insertion of the port-a-cath.....port-o-cath..haha - Ian
Biopsy on April 20, 2010. Cancer diag. on April 23. - Kristie
Biopsy's (lymph node and bone marrow) - Shirl
Biopsy, 14/11/11 - Bethany
Biopsy, port #1, port #1 removal, port #2 - Adragnfli
Bone marrow biopsy 27th July, very uncomfortable but improved rapidly. CT guided needle biopsy 28th July, uncomfortable but minimal side effects. Laparotomy for surgical 'chunk' biopsies 6th August 2010 - recovery took several weeks, now have vertical scar down my midline which stops before my belly button - I have an exclamation mark! - Kat
Dec 19th 2008 lymph node removal for biopsy, bone marrow biopsy. - Olivia
Excisional biopsy - Jim Hartson
Excisional Biopsy on January 18th, results came back as no evidence of lymphoma. Still felt sick, had another biopsy on February 18th and then got diagnosed with lymphoma. - Rachel
Had a colon infection and had a colostomy bag for about 3 months.. Then got it reversed - Amanda
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 - K33pcool
Hernia Surgery - Bob
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. - Perry Alan Wargnier Jr
Jan 2009 1st node removed from lower rt chin March 2009 2 node removed from under rt arm pit April port put in Oct port removed no chemo yet all nodes disappear March 2010 Nodes removed from left shoulder sometime in July they are going to remove the new node in rt neck area to confirm diagnosis forgot they bone marrow extraction March 2009 - CATHY
Kidney Transplant, 3/17/2004 Tonsilectomy Stomach Lymph Node Removal - Faydra
Luckily they only shaved a small portion of my hair, as I my son was getting married 5 weeks after surgery! - Kim G.
Lumpectomy, biopsy to right breast - Elisa Rinn
Lymph node biopsies / Bone marrow biopsy -8/09 - Jodi
lymph node biopsy to my neck 25th May 2010. Apart from some discomfort, nothing. Sub-Pectoral lymph node biopsy and axillary nodes 6th September 2010.much more painfull as the other lump was in an awkward position. - Lily
Lymph node biopsy. - Doreen
Lymph node removal and biopsy 3 bone marrow biopsies - TinaK
lymph node removal for biopsy (2) bone marrow biopsy, installation of a port a cath. - Mike
Lymph node removal in leg - Scott
Lymph node removal right neck. Smooth surgery. No problems. 5/2011 - Eileen
Lymph Node Surgery Feb 15th 2011. - Dale
Mai02 : very small lymph node removal from neck --- NHL was detected Jul07 : lymph node removal for evaluation of cancer stage. - Virginia
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. - Jackie
Mediastinoscopy Port Placement - Jeff
My two legs and recently my left arm have been cut - Miriam UcaÃ±ay
none - Vivian
Partial Gastrectomy, Vagotomy, Pyloroplasty in October 2008 to remove tumor and adjacent lymph nodes. - Carrie Davis
Polyp removed during colonoscopy. - Patti
Port implantation surgery. - Carl Wilton
Port in right arm 08/2008 it got infected and developed a clot and was removed. Port in chest 10/2008 - Ligaya
Port placement May 2011 Bone marrow Biopsy May 2011 - Robyn
removal of lymph node for dx - Teresa
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 - Wayne Brummett
sorry dont know all the terminology,here in the uk we are not as informed,by the doctors,lymph gland removed by surgery,just the normal side effects from minor sugery - Karen
Surgery March 2002, excisional. Initially dx as benign. - Jeannine
Thoracoscopy to biopsy mediastinal mass, port placement - Carly1115
tumor biopsy, pleural effusion: liquid drained from lung, pump put on my heart to drain fluid - Cheryl
two sergical biopsys - Bluewater

Nose, Nasal Cavity and Middle Ear Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal	Reconstructive Surgery

Endoscopy to locate primary. Feeding tube scheduled 6/30. Radiation set for 7/1. - Elena
May 30th, 2011. Ron underwent a 20 hour surgery with 6 surgeons. Incredible really, they did what others said could not be done. He had a Cranial Facial resection, including a free flap on the eye, Neck Dissection, removal of the eye and orbit and small portions of bone. They also removed a very minute amount of tissue from the left lobe of his brain. Skin graft to the arm and leg... - Quemon

Oral Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lumpectomy	Lymph Node Removal	Re-excision Surgery
Tonsillectomy

3 inch incission to remove lump x 2. No side effects. - Vince
Hemiglossectomy - with rebuild from a forearm flap - a left neck dissection 40 nodes removed. One node positive with ECE. Tumor removed with clear margins. No pain though I had a trache, for 5 days - Very frustrating - mostly numbness, stiffness, in neck, stitches in mouth, and drooling like a dog! Surgery 2/4/2011 released 2/14/2011. - Cheryl De Luca
I had part of the upper palate removed on June 12th, 2007 at UCLA by the Head and Neck surgeon Dr Abemayor, who told me " The body is a wonderful healing machine" and it is. - Froggiegirl
Inoperable - David McArthur
Modified radical neck dissection. This was a cake walk compared to the radiation. - Steveg
None - Robert Welton
Partial neck disection with lymph node removal, may 2009. - Patti
Radiacal neck dissesection and tonsilectomy - Jcbunch

Oral Cavity and Pharynx Surgeries:

No surgery - Brenda

Ovarian Cancer Surgeries:

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

07/07 - hesterect...and remove of cancer 10/07 - lapro...remove cancer 01/28 - Redact small intest. covered in cancer 02/11 - repair facial - Wendy
1/24/08 ER visit - removed R ovary intact! 2/29 (Leap Day!) Total Hysterectomy and debulking. - Carol
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. - Gemma
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. - Gemmag
11/18/08 - Chelleperk
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 - Debralee
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) - Jessica
2 July 2008: Removal of both ovaries, uterus, omentum, and a bowel resection. IP Port and IV port inserted. IP Port later removed. - Catherine
2/16/05 - Left Ovary, falopian tube, pelvic tissue, lymph nodes removed Side effects, horrible scar, numb skin. 9/24/08 - full hysterectomy - Sam
2/16/05 - Left Ovary, falopian tube, pelvic tissue, lymph nodes removed Side effects, horrible scar, numb skin. 9/24/08 - full hysterectomy - Slockwooclimbs
2010 TAH/BSO 2011 Pelvic exenteration - colostomy urostomy - Nico707
3/13/08 did the surgery on friday the 13th lol it was a success cancer is gone ill be in remission in 6 mos cuz i have to do chemo for 6 mos MORE - CELESTE FROM CT.
4 major abdominal surgeries: permanent problems digesting - Shoppingkharma
6/1/2011 - Removal of bilateral ovarian tumor , 10 inch scar from my lower abdomen up to my belly button 6/29/2011- placement of my port-o-catether - Juanita
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). - Bonnie
January 2009: Hysterectomy and removal of ovarian masses turned into emergency surgery due to a bowel obstruction. The tumors were too large/difficult to remove at that time. The doctors decided to blast her with chemo, shrink the tumors and operate again in a few months. May 2009: Complete hysterectomy. Omentectomy. Tumor debulking. An ostomy was created. Septemper 2009: More tumor debuking/removal. The ostomy was reversed (yay!) September 2010: Admitted to hospital for bowel obstruction. Had gastrostomy surgery. PEG tube(Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy) inserted to help decompress stomach contents and to prevent and manage nausea/vomiting.December 2010: After an unsuccessful abdominal surgery, she was discharged and began Home Hospice Care. So far, her symptoms and pain are being managed. We are positive, upbeat and cherishing the moments we have together.January 7th, 2011: My mom passed away at home. I held her until the end. Her body went in to acute renal failure and she became unresponsive. She held on for two days and passed away peacefully and as comfortably as possible. She will be missed forever. - Carolyn
April 7, 2010 - radical hysterectomy with lymph node and omentum removal. Ovarian cancer discovered in surgery. Surgery recovery was very easy for me. - Colleen
April 7, 2010 - radical hysterectomy with lymph node and omentum removal. Ovarian cancer discovered in surgery. Surgery recovery was very easy for me. - Clabat
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 - Tammy B
Carboplatin & Taxol - Sandi
Complete debulking and 2 laperoscopies - Laurie
complete hysterctomy, instant menopause - Barbara Ouellette
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. - Terri Lee
Dec/05 optimal debulk at major center by great gyn-onc CA-125 =174 Stage 3c -Endometroid Adenocarcinomas - Mary Jordan
Everything female down there taken..Delivered a 9 pound tumor as well. - Tmay
Everything female down there taken..Delivered a 9 pound tumor as well. - Tmay
Exploratory intent. I had partial hysterectomy in 1992 due to large fibroid. this surgery July 6,2009 removed remaining ovary, appendics, four lympth nodes, and a mass that was 20 cm in size and approx. 8lbs 2oz. Before surgery my CA-125 was 266. After the surgery my CA-125 was down to 30. No side affects, just an ugly new stomach. As of today May 15,2010 my CA-125 3.21 - Solliah
Feb 2010- total abdominal hysterectomy, hemicolectomy, appendix also removed. 2 litres of ascitic fluid drained. - Louisa
Feb. 18 had omentectomy which had 8 tumors within it. Long incision, worst to date surery I've had, difficult getting back to normal. Hard to walk, stand for long periods of time, took 6 weeks at home before going back to work - Debb
February 10, 2010 - Surgery went extremely well...removed all visible signs of cancer from diaphragm, liver, colon, as well as omentum and complete hysterectomy. Appendix came out as well (seems to be the protocol). My mother became very depressed and was given anti-depressants. - Allie's Daughter
Fertility sparing surgery, right ovary and fallopian tube removed, appendix removed. - Marie
Had exploratory laporatomy on 1/3/12 - removed omentum and multiple lymph nodes. No further evidence of cancer was found! - Rachel
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. - Timegal
Hysterecomy - Denise
Hysterectomy - Instant menopause just add panic... - Rory Williams
hysterectomy March 17 2008 - Carol
hysterectomy scheduled for 1/31/12 with greenfield filter placement because I had a blood clot previously - Michelle F
I had a hysterectomy on 03/17/2005. Both ovaries had tumors on them the size of footballs. My fallopian tubes and part of my bowel was consumed. All of this was removed. - Missmarymack
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. - Jeannene
I had one overy and tumor removed in june and then i had staging sergery and three little tumors removed in july - Aly
I had surgery on Dec 27,2010. It went well. I had a rough couple of days which would be normal. I went back to work after work and went to my Doctors app. alone due to the fact that he thought it was only a cyst and everything was just fine. That is when I was told that it was a Granulosa cell tumor. I started this journey that nobody wants to take. I have had lots of blood work, cat scan, ultrasounds and biopsys. I now have a spot on my right ovary. - Julie
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. - Tanya
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. - Tanya
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). - Kendra
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. - Sarah
Jan 23, 2004 and June 29, 2004. Infection, hernia, bed sores and alot of pain. - Janet
Jan. 5th: Tumor, right ovary, right fallopian, and a bit of intestine removed. - Navil
July 1996-Removal of 13 pd tumor, one ovary, fallopian tube and appendix. No chemo needed. - Jennifer Vorraro
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. - Karen Spriggs
June 21, 2010 successful surgery with no visual cancer remaining. - Movingforward
June 28, 2010. 1) Exploratory Laparotomy (ex-lap) 2) Total Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) 3) Bilateral Salpingo Oopherectomy (BSO) 4) Lymph Node Dissection (LND) 5) Omentectomy 6) Appendectomy - Cindy
Laparoscopy 3/4/09. Anticipated debulking surgery will be July 2009 after 6 rounds of chemo. - Kristin
Laparotomy to remove 5-lb tumor; laparoscopic staging surgery 6 weeks later (removed lymph nodes, appendix, omentum and other tissues) - Northcntrygirl
Laprascopic Salpingo Oopherectomy on 12/26/11. Couldn't use abdominal muscles after surgery so needed help getting up, walking, using the restroom etc. Pain in abdomen with bleeding from belly button incision put me back in the ER a week later. - Sarena Perez
May, 1998 hysterctomy; July, 1999 corrective surgery; abdominoplasty to help with healing. 2005 double mastectomy; floating met. - Daphne
My mom was in surgery about 5 days later. By this time she was absolutely miserable b/c of the fluid which had built up in her belly. My mom is a tiny woman, 5ft and just over 100lbs and the doctor removed 6 LITERS of fluid during the surgery. She also removed, in her words, "anything that my mom didn't need" which included: ovaries, F tubes, uterus, cervix, appendix, omentum, and any cancer that had "planted" itself on her lining, diaphram, and colon intestines. (Just in case there is anyone out there who is clueless like I was: She did this with a suction devise that she said literally sucks the cancer right off. She also explained that just because the cancer is on the surface of an area or organ does not mean that it has metastasized to that organ/area. That was much welcomed news to me!) - StephLoves
My surgery was 1/31/11 to remove ovary w/ tumor and uterus. After tumor was tested positive for cancer, other ovary, cervix, tubes, appendix, and wall of fat (can't remember the medical term), all removed. No adverse effects of surgery. I healed quickly and without incident. - Cathi
October 2009--unilateral salpingo-oophorectomy - Stephies' Blog
October 24, 2011 surgery for hysterectomy and omendectomy - Amazing Race
Partial hysterectomy - they took everything but my uterus getting ready for another surgery - Megan
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. - Katherine Moore
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. - Christina
Removal of ovary, fallopian tube, and lymphnodes - Kristi
removed her ovary fallopian tube appendix half of her omentum and 40 lymph nodes on april 15 2010. November 22 2010 they removed her other ovary due to a chromosomal defect. Started chemo 4days after surgery. - Mini
removed omentum, all female oragans, lymp nodes on oct 31. 2008 along with volleyball sized tumor, was staged at a 1c initially. did the initial 6 treatments of chemo was so called in remission, got a chest cold 3 months later and a pet scan revealed the cancer was now a stage 4 with mets throughout. - Sandy
right ovary cyst dainage6-05 then removal along with a nodule left pelvic wall 8-05 - Kara Marti
right ovary cyst dainage6-05 then removal along with a nodule left pelvic wall 8-05 - Kara
Right ovary removal on Oct 8th. Maybe more, won't know till after surgery. - Jalene
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. - Troublennc
Salpingo Oophorectomy, right ovary, July 8 2009 - Vanessa
Surgery November 30, 2011 Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, omentectomy, lymph node and appendix removal. Staging. Left ovary cantalope sized (0ver 6" diameter} was wrapping around bowel. Right ovary golf ball sized. 5 Days in hospital. - CarolS
Surgery removing one ovary and tumar attached to it. - Amu
Surgery total hysterectomy, appendix removed, and tumor in abdomen removed--June 8,2011, still really tender and sore where incision is, no side effects other than grief. - Believeinliving
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 - Chrissy
Surgery was on Jan 5, 2007. I lost nearly 40 pounds and spent 21 days in the hospital. - Hannah
TAH/BSO 08.06.2010 iv. Port 09.05.2010 Ascites paracentesis 10.29.2010 Ascites paracentesis 12.23.2010 - Brombeere
TAH/BSO Feb.2009 Colostomy Nov.2010 - Katharina
TAH/BSO July 2009 tot. pelvic exenteration August 2010 - Carmen31
TAHBSO and section of supraclavicular lymph node on July 25th, 2011 - 1 Very Palpable Hit
TAHBSO and section of supraclavicular lymph node on July 25th, 2011 - 1verypalpablehit
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. - Rosanna
total hysterectomy et al. 9/18/09 - Melanie
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) - Sarah
Total Radical Hyterectomy/Tumor Debulking 11/17/10 - Lucy
VATs surgery, left ovary removal - Sammy

Pancreas Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Colostomy	Hysterectomy	Lymph Node Removal
Re-excision Surgery

1. ERCP set for 5 Feb 07. - Jim
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. - Cathy
Bile duct stent placed in December, and reconstructed twice in April. Amniocentisis, April. Lots of pain in near the lungs. Bone marrow drawn, nothing was found, praise the Lord! - Janelle
Dad had a Whipple procedure on 2/15/10. The tumor was completely removed along with 12 lymph nodes (only one tested positive). His side effects have been pain, nausea, gas build up, bile build up and hiccups which caused him to start throwing up the bile so bad he had to go to the ER. Finally found the right combination of medication to get rid of all of the side effects. - Kelly
Distal Pancreatectomy July 29, 2011 - Lumberlady
exploratory surgery - Spongebob46
Exploratory surgery. Small port surgery. Whipple. - Thisdadsdrivetosurvive
Had the whipple procedure performed 12/11 - Jonilou
had the whipples operation in feb 2009 u go into having that operation knowing that u might not wake up it is like cutting u in half and ripping half ur insides out they took most of the pancrease out part of my stomach part of my bowel and my gall blader the fist 12 hours after that finds out if u are going to survive or not my blood pressure droped that much they couldnt even find it i have never gone through so much pain but the end result was worth it - Melissa
had tuomor and part of pancreas and 9 lymph nodes along with spleen removed in Dec. 2001...just post-op pain...Dec. 2005 R.F.A. on liver along with resection...same with post-op - Stephen
Had Whipple surgery done on 2/15 - Gary
Open distal pancreatectomy and splenectomy is the type of surgery I had for my pancreatic cancer in January of 07..side effects..digestion issues....especially for the spicier foods that I love and anything gassy...peppers,cucumbers, onions, broccoli,and cabbage..must stay at a minimum and I hate this if I were to put any combo of 2 or more of these things in a salad I would be extremely ill. when I first came home from the hospital finishing a tv dinner was often more than I could handle. The good thing is the surgery actually improved my blood sugars and reduced my need for insulin. - Connie
surgery not an option - Laura
The pain I see him go threw... It just about kills me... - Larry & Debbie
Too early to know if surgery is option since cancer has metastasized. - Ellie
Whipple - Jstme
Whipple performed immediatly following diagnosis. Weight loss, depression, pain, high blood pressure, nausea and vomiting,overall weakness - Maureen
Whipple Surgery he did remarkably well only pain from scar areas. - Kelly Cartwright
Whipple Surgery Nov 2007 - My Mommy
Whipple, March 2008 - Kradma

Peritononeum, Omentum and Mesentery Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Hysterectomy	Omentectomy

Omendectomy to remove some larger tumors that were attached to it worst operation to date, 6 weeks to recover, stomach shape is crazy! - Debb

Pleura, Malignant Mesothelioma Surgeries:

VATS (Visual assisted thoracic surgery) Cancer was discovered, recovery was harder than I expected, more painful emotionally than physically. March 2010 - Theresa

Prostate Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal

attempted removal of prostate, found adjacent lympnodes involed, abandoned removal....started hormone theraphy 01/06 - Nick
Open radical retropubic prostatectomy, Sept. 11, 2007. Erectile dysfunction, a bit of incontinence. Because of pre-surgery indications of capsular penetration, my right neurovascular bundle was removed so -- ta-da! -- erection malfunction...and then at pathology, the capsule proved to be intact. - Bill Curry
Retropubic Radical Protateclocy December 16 2008, Scaring and some pain when walking. Not much at all. - Edward
Schedule May 2007 - Prufrock
Side effects: some scare tissue in bladder, stress incontinence - Dave

Sarcoma Surgeries:

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

2 surgeries . Last one - took out my scapula and now have limited range of motion with my arm . - Jill
August 26, 2010 - Reinforcement rod placed in left femur - Flo
December 16, 2011 ... I had day surgery to have my lump removed, the surgery went well, other than some internal bleeding in the area that ended up being fine. I healed well. - Tawsha
Had surgery to remove the tumor from his calf on September 8, 2010. Surgery was successful with clean margins, but given the grade of his tumor, the doctors at Phoenix Children's Hospital (PCH) felt it was imperative to enroll him in the Children's Oncology Group clinical trial, which gave a specific protocol treatment. - Kassie
I had my surgery February 7, 2011 and I didn't have any side effects from it. They tried to take the tumor out laparoscopically but the size of the tumor didn't allow for that and they have to give me a bikini cut - Stephanie
May 2010 - Initial surgery; Aug 2010 - re-resectional surgery Aug 2010 - Limb sparing surgery or limb-salvage surgery. Basically involves removal of soft tissue while also working to save the limb and not have to amputate. Alot of physical therapy after. Still experience pain and days are hard sometimes when my leg really is hurting. - Finney
October 4, 1974 was when my world changed forever. I was 16 years old and had radical neck surgery, removal of half the lower jaw - the odds of survival were razor thin... - Lucky To Be Alive
On December 30 1999 the surgeon took out a large tumor from Nicole's left forearm and after a biopsy diagnosed her with Rhabdomayosarcoma, a rare, juvenile cancer that strikes one in a million children, mostly boys under 10. - Sky
Picc line placement (arm), hickman placement (chest), G-tube, four bone marrow biopsies, and a liver biopsy. - Sarah Friedman
Resection by a certified Orthopedic Oncologist, Dr. Earl W. Brien. Amazing doctor and friend! - Sandy
Spinal Tumor removed in Fall of 2009. Two surgeries at the Mayo Clinic - Montye
Still to be determined. - Marlin
TAH/BSO, also removed free floating blob of cancer circling my uterus, cancer spots on colon and bladder. Side effects of surgery and post op meds was major constipation and fatigue. - Ruth
Unable to be removed as of now. Incureable - Nancy
Unable to have any surgery due to where tumor is locates and the size - not able to get clear margins unless they chopped off my whole left leg and up above my hip, which they did not do. I did have minor surgery in Jan 2009 to insert Port a Cath, nag again in Dec 2009 to remove the Port. - Sarah

Skin Cancer Surgeries:

Feb 2009, Feb 2010 and future July, 2010 - Ann

Stomach Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal

2 surgeries to remove tumor and then intestine bypass - Stacey
left neck lymph node removal in July of '09. This was for a biopsy to find the primary site. - Stephanie
The doctor wants to take my husbands stomach out, so right now he's been the alternative treatment.. He would like to try this for 6 months, before he has the surgery. - Wndmickey11

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. - Dan
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... - Manuel
Husband had his surgery July 2005. My son had his surgery 7th Sept 2009. No side effects - Barbeeh
Inguinal orchiectomy, November 4, 2010 - Rodger (buddy)
Inguinal Orchientomy Dec 2002: like having wisdom teeth removed, except it was one of my balls. Retropertinteal Lymph Node Dissection (RPLND) Jan 2003: Rough stuff. Digestive system took several months to get back to normal. Made worse by taking hydocodone (Vicodin) without adequate food. Eight years later I am in the best shape of my life. - John
Neck Biopsy: 18 Jun 2010: none I/O: 15 Jul 2010: ? - Dan
NONE - Louis Muise
Orchiectomy on Feb. 3 2009, pain and swelling. Retroperitineal Lymph Node Disection still pending. - Tyler
Orchiectomy, RPLLND June 08' Loss of Right Kidney, hospilized for most of June and July. Abdomon fulid build up, TPN, high heart rate (150 resting) - Theaverills

Throat Cancer Surgeries:

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

2/3 of right lung removed - MIKE
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 - David
Feb 7, 2010 Tonsillectomy - Kathy
I had to have an Embolisation first, which unfortunately took alot longer than what they thought, as the tumor was so big and had a major blood supply going to it. My operation was held on my 30th birthday, so unfortunately it will be a birthday I will always remember for the wrong reasons. My operation took 12 hours, and I was kept asleep for a further 12. When I woke up, I was told that they had to leave part of the tumor in due to side effects it may cause if taken out. I was and still am unable to swallow so at first I had a feeding tube running down through my nose, then after a week I had a peg fitted. I have been told that there is a possibility I may never swallow again, and I am finding this so hard to come to terms with. - Katie
June 9, 2009 I had to have my voice box,vocal cords and 1/2 of my thyroid removed ... leaving me as a "total Laryngectomy". - Whisperingwillow
no surgery - Kent
No surgery - Tim
None so far - Anthony
Radical removal of tissue in my neck, head, and chest including the removal of part of my tongue. Other than 24/7 pain in my left trapezoid muscle and a reduction in the mobility of my left arm I've had no other long term problems with side effects from the surgery. - Lonnie
Tonsilectomy,, Oct. 13, 2011 Lost 15 plus lbs, hard to eat, swallow and very hard to get fluids down... As you get older a very tough time. - Gordon

Thyroid Cancer Surgeries:

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

**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. - L'Belle
04/15/10 - Ultrasound 04/27/10 - First FNA Biopsy 07/05/10 - Thyroid scan w/ RAI tracer 07/14/10 - Second FNA Biopsy w/ molecular marker testing 07/26/10 - Told I most likely have thyroid cancer 08/13/10 - Total Thyroidectomy 08/18/10 - Diagnosis confirmed: follicular carcinoma of the thyroid - Kelley
06.17.2008 - total thyroidectomy 01.07.2010 - recurrent tumor resection - Emily
1/29/2011 surgery to remove thyroid - Jess
11/08 Total Thyroidectomy and 25+ lymph node removal 6/09 Para-tracheal, bi-lateral and right neck dissection - Cindy
3/10/09 - Total thyroidectomy and lymph node removal 11/29/10 - (upcoming) Left functional neck dissection - Allison
4/27/10: Fine needle biopsy of lump 6/04/10: Total thyroidectomy - Jung
5/8/2009 Paratracheal neck dissection, total thyroidectomy with 11 lymph nodes removed. - Barbara
7/15/10 - Total Thyroidectomy - Kate
8.18.10 - fine needle biopsy performed. 8.24.10 - scheduled CT scan for neck and chest area. - Emma
8/20/10 total thyroidectomy, several lymph nodes + 1 parathyroid gland removed. discharged same day. - Sarah
9/06 - Thyroidectomy - right vocal cord paralysis - Grace
9/2002 - Partial thyroidectomy 11 days later - total thyroidectomy - Mispris
9/7/11 - Robinlewis
April 2nd, 2010, complete thyroidectomy. Drops in calcium levels, extreme hot flashes, mingled with cold. Some throat soreness and raspiness. - Christina
Aug. 15, 2008. Total thyroidectomy with left neck dissection. Side effects: keloid scar (greatly improved with steroid shots and pressure bandages), range of motion problems, voice problems, diminished parathyroid function. I take calcium and Vitamin D supplements. - Angie
August 1 and Sept 12, 2006 Dr and Hospital acted like they never had thyroid patients. Were nasty and rude to me. Almost died. - Pittypat
august 20th - removed tumour and half of thyroid Oct. 8th - removed other half of thyroid and not sure what else. - Stephanie
Bilateral neck dissection 4/2/09. Minimal side effects; just a continuous itch in my throat that is only relieved with continuous coughing. - Elizabeth
Biopsy- Dec 2010 Thyroid Removal and possible lymph nodes- May-4-2011 - Tessamariex0
complete thyroidectomy and bilateral neck dissection. 68 lymph nodes were removed and 24 were malignant - Jchen01
Complete thyroidectomy September 9, 2009 - Mary
Completed thyroidectomy on 2/24/10 was a breeze. Vocal chord damage. - Monique
Diagnosis July 1, 2010...Remainder thyroidectomy and radical neck dissection July 20, 2010.... - Angel
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 - Carol
First surgery was July 2011 - biopsy presurgery indicated the lump was benign but it was removed as a precaution. Post surgery results indicated that the lump was cancer. Complete thyroidectomy done December 27, 2011. - Rachael
First ultrasound in April, 2009 and FNA in June, 2009. Identified a non-cancerous growth. Ultrasound a year later in June 2010 revealed a 30% increase in size. Surgery: July 21, 2010 - hemithyroidectomy of the right lobe. Pathology revealed Papillary carcinoma. Second surgery: Scheduled for August 19, 2010 - remaining thyroidectomy. And then Radioactive Iodine down the line... - Maria
Full Thyroid Removal - Michelle
Going to talk to the surgeons on Friday 23rd July 10 - David
Had a Right Hemi Thyroidectomy and will be having the left thyroid removed in the near future. - Marie
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 endro. 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. Had 217 mCi of RAI June 16, 2010 had to wait until Nov. 30 to a PET scan which showed that the RAI had not killed the cancers and also that the cancers that were on the 4 lobes of the lungs had grown. I have now been diagnosed as a Pulmonary Mestastic Diesease patient. - Ninfa
Had my first surgery in May 2010 to remove a non-cancerous mass (which was found by accident). However during my followup appointment was informed the pathology report came back positive and had to have another surgery - Cat
Hello i just had my surgery on Friday November 5th, I had a tumor that was going to be removed upon finishing the surgery the surgeon told me that he had to remove my whole thyroid because the tumor had Cancer. I'm still very dizzy, depressed have a lot of body ache. Feel drained and very tired. - Karla
Hemithyroidectomy on January 3, 2011 revealed papillary carcinoma. Capsular invasion was noted on the pathology report as well as extension into the adiopse tissue. Also noted was cancer extension into the "inked margins" of the specimen. During the surgery, they also removed a 1cm parathyroid follicular adenoma. Second surgery to remove the remaining lobe scheduled for March 25. - Vicky
I am scheduled for surgery on Sept 9, 2011...a little nervous to be honest - Teresa
I had a total thyroidectomy in April. They also removed twenty-some lymph nodes on the left side of my neck. - Katie
I had my surgery 1/20/11. Swelling, pain, and exhaustion run my life currently. Now that I am a couple of weeks post-op I can't believe how emotional I am. I feel like a roller coaster. I want to know if others feel this way. Pain is decreasing now. - Amy
January 2010, got over surgery quickly - Rascalsmom
June 2007 Total Thyroidectomy - calcuim dropped and extended my stay for 2 more days. 12/1/09 Left neck disection - removal of my lymp nodes - I was under longer than planned and I was soo sick with nausea during my stay in the hospital that and numbness from top of my ear to the top of my shoulder. - Kelly
June 9, 2008: Subtotal Thyroidectomy August 21, 2009: Substantial Thyroidal Mass Surgery - Kellie P.
Just had surgery on October 12th,2011 and the scar is pretty big but worth it. - Kristina
Left thyroid lobectomy, 3/13/12 to remove a nodule. The nodule came back as cancer. Right thyroid lobectomy (total thyroidectomy), 4/13/12. No side effects. My scar has healed very well and I feel good. - Rachel
March 28th half thyroid was removed along with lymphnodes and on April 4th the other half was removed with more lympnodes - Amy Dell
Mastectomy May 2002. - Maureen
May 27, 2010 - Ciderfam
My surgery went well. It was on July 29th, 2008 - Candace
Oct 26, 2009 - Lydia
On June 12, 2010 had a full thyroidectomy. Stayed in the hospital for 4 days because of my calcium levels. - KL
Partial thyroidectomy, 27 Feb 2009 Final thyroidectomy (L side) 2 Apr 2009 - Moni
removal of 1 parathyroid with a total thyroidectomy and removal of 3 lymph nodes - Zona
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 ??? - Shelley
Right lobectomy In February 2011. Tumors were benign, but thyroid was cancerous. Complete thyroidectomy and neck dissection on March 17, 2011 showed that the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. Really tired and sore, hot flashes, but mostly just really tired. I'm now off of my medds and on the no sodium torture dietawaiting RAI treatment at the end of the month! - Kfarleyfamily
Right Lobectomy Nov 3/08 - 6 cm tumour removed More surgery Nov 26/08 for the left side - Tracy
September 19, 2011 - Ambra
Set. 28 2010 full radical neck disection lympadenctmy, 39 lymph nodes ,full thyrodectomy - Carol
Set. 28 2010 full radical neck disection lympadenctmy, 39 lymph nodes ,full thyrodectomy - Carolssojourn
Since half my thryoid was substernal and huge, it wouldn't come out through the standard thyroid incision. I had to have a sternotomy along with a partial right lobe thyroidectomy. When the pathology report came back showing cancer, they had to remove the remaining portion of my right lobe in a second surgery two months later. - Ann
Surgery #1 July 1st 2011. Surgery #2 July 18th 2011. - Jill
Surgery - Thyroidectomy, Date - Sept 12th 2011, Side Effects - Chronic Nausea, Strained Vocal Cords, & Breathing Issues. - Missym
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 - Andrea
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 - Andreaj
Surgery date September 19th, 2011 - Nicole Piccolo
Surgery on 01/10/2010 Removed most of thyroid. Left some on right. - Missyc
Surgery was close to 6 hours. They removed the thyroid and 26 lymph nodes on the right side of my neck. The surgery was June of 2011. The recovery was not as bad as I thought is was going to be. I spent 2 nights in the hospital. The one big negative was that I had a bad reaction to the anesthesia. - Stacy
Surgery wasn't that bad Dec.27th, 2008 Haven't felt 100% like myself - Missb
Surgery-May 6,2011 - D
TBA - Stephanie
Thyroidectomy and removal of tumour on May 5th, 2010. Tumour the size of a nectarine and it spread to two lymph nodes on the right side. - Charity
Thyroidectomy on 1/26/2010 - Meri Taylor
Thyroidectomy with neck dissection scheduled May 9, 2011 - Shawna
Total Neck Thyroidectomy - Dalisa Abreu
Total Thyroidectomy and Lymph Node Removal 5/21/2010 - Have been struggling with the effects of hypothyroidism since then. - Cassie
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. - Dana
Total thyroidectomy scheduled for October 8, 2010 - Karen
Total Thyroidectomy with a neck Disection twice - Mark
Total Thyroidectomy with some lymph removal, 12/27/10. Surgery was a breeze. Recovery was quick. NOw to get these meds straight. - Tiffany Mraz
Total Thyroidectomy, 04/2009 - Linda
Total Thyroidectomy, 04/2009 - Bittersweet
Total Thyroidectomy, 07/06/2007 - 15 weeks pregnant - Lisa
Total Thyroidectomy, March 15, 2005, excessive calcionemia which extended hospital stay by 3 days. - Kari
Total thyroidectomy, parathyroid gone crazy, calcium loss, re-hospitalized - Laurene
Total Thyroidectomy- 9.19.09 - Hungryfortsh
Total thyroidectomy. Surgery was a cake walk. Great surgeon, almost no pain. One single pill after surgery NOTHING ELSE! Felt great the next day and the day after. (sat & sun) went to work for a short time on Monday, Half a Day Tuesday and Wednesday. Took the rest of the week off, Hypo set in. - Tim
Total thyroidectomy. 11/07 Removal of nodule. 1/09 - Halli
Total thyroidectomy: April 2004 - Ruthie
Total tyroidectomy 8-2011. Surgery went great. Spent one night in hospital and went shopping the day I left :) - Angiero

Tongue Cancer Surgeries:

Surgeries:
Lymph Node Removal	Tonsillectomy

Laryngectomy to remove 5 lymph nodes on right side of her neck. A tracheodomy since she had difficulty breathing from the tumor that was growing in her neck. Plus a feeding tube - (SAM) Her Favorite Color Is Pink
Lucky, just tonsils and lymph node removed - no problems. - Biscuitgal
none - Pippisa
Surgery to remove cancer on March 10, 2011 - Rose Graves
Tumor on left side of my tongue towards the back was finally removed March,15,2010.. I was set for treatment when the Dr's found another tumor in my neck. I was sent to the Big Dogs in Boston,Ma and they decided that was also another tumor on the left side of the tongue as well as a tumor in the neck attached to the caroited artery. So on June 18th,2010 I had surgery to removed the tumor in my neck, the second tumor on my tongue and also had a radical neck disection. - Jen

Tonsil Cancer Surgeries:

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

- not there yet - - Rachel
- not there yet - - Daughterslove
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 - Dennis
2002, Radical neck surgery, removal of 15 lymph nodes: two were cancerous, removal of right tonsil, and cleaned upper palate and around tonsil area. Pain in right side of neck to this day, and shoulder and neck deformed. Pain in the neck and shoulder bad when cold weather and air hits the area. - Cindy K
2005, 9 hour surgery. A lot more than I expected and was prepared for! Hospital stay was 7 days. Continue with jaw pain. - Star
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. - Brad
3 Biopsies w/ Triscope- Feb 10th, 2012. G-Tube placed- March 3rd, 2012, 12 Teeth extracted. Only side effects were pain and some nausea. - John
4/10/12 Removed Left Tonsil - Tim E
12/23/11 Suspension laryngoscopy with rigid esophagoscopy, transoral robotic surgery for left partial pharyngectomy and left-sided selective neck dissection, levels 2 through 4. - Dan
Biopsy showed cancer right soft palate. Radical Neck Dissection 06/07/2010. Extreme pain. 2 of the 32 Lymphnodes show cancer and 1 lympnode show cancer broke out of the lymphnode. Biopsy of the sternum 01/2011. - Kim
December 6, 2010 left neck resection.. - Barbara
Diagnosed in August 2011, T&A and uvulectomy, excision and biopsies, 9 places, 6 were positive, FNA neck node, PEG 01-2012, 28 teeth removed prior to radiation - Kerry
FNA 11/09, 09/10, 9/11 Biospy during pendascopes, salvary gland stone removed 11/09 Mediport..11/09 Colonoscomy 4/10 Eye surgery 9/10 Biopsy during pendascopes 12/10 G-tube 12/09 and again on 12/10 Radical Neck Dissection 10/11 - Paul
For details see my posting. - Ertdfgcvb
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. - Chris
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. - Patrice
HAD TONSIL AND 26 LYMPH NODES REMOVED..SORE THROAT , TIRED, NERVOUS AND DIARAAHI .. - Diane
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. - Kwillis38
Ill have to gather the dates but i had these in this order: tonsillectomy, port placement, feeding tube placement, feeding tube replacement twice. After a recovery period i had a radical neck dissection on the right side. - Chris Hildebran
January 17, 2011 - Tonsilectomy - Ouch for 2 weeks lost 10 pounds but got through it. - Pat C
June 10, 2009 - right side tonsillectomy. - Kim
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 - Andrea P
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. - Helene
Left tonsil removed on 10/12/11 - Gordon
May 31 2011 Robotic Tonsil Surgery,Pain Killer gave me night sweats & nightmares, Had to sleep upright in reclining chair - Tom D
Modified Neck dissection and bilateral tonsillectomy on February 5. Three full weeks to recover. Still have scar tissue, shoulder pain but no lasting effects. - Anna
Modified Neck dissection and bilateral tonsillectomy on February 5. Three full weeks to recover. Still have scar tissue, shoulder pain but no lasting effects. - Anna
modified radical neck dissection left..tonsillectomy - Glenn
neck resection and removal of 55 glands of which 4 lymph nodes were cancerous but luckily encapsulated - Davya
No surgery, chemo 9 weeks prior to radiation and chem. - Mary1ds
None - James
Only surgery so far was the FNA and the installation of a mediport. FNA was easy, I was awake and talking to the doctor the entire time. Mediport install use "concious sedation" but I fell asleep before they started. A lot more bruising than I expected from talking to the doctors and nurses before the operation. I find the mediport a bit intrusive, but I imagine I will get used to it (it has only been in for a week, and the incision has not healed). - Tim
Radical neck dissection and partial tongue removal. Eat soft foods mostly, farina, eggs, soups. Hard to swallow. Slight speech impediment. Right side of tongue is numb from nerves being destroyed. - Mike
radical neck dissection and skin graft - Tricia
Radical neck dissection in June 2007, followed by concurrent radiation and chemotherepy with cisplatin. - Heidi
Radical neck dissection in June 2007, followed by concurrent radiation and chemotherepy with cisplatin. - Indiogrl
Radical Neck Dissection, April 7,2010, Tightness of the jaw, constant pulling sensation, crooked smile, occasional head aches. - Howard
Radical Tonsilactomy - John Nirmaier
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 - Davies Millzo
Removal of one lymph node in upper neck for biopsy, 9-8-11. Then tonsillectomy, modified neck dissection (one side) and parotidectomy (one side). - Kelly
removal of tonsils 4/14/11 neck desection 4/21/11 - Scott Smith
Removed left tonsil and hen egg size tumor from behind and above tonsil on March 8,2011. I was sent home on the next day, with medications for infection and pain. the area around surgery was painful, but meds helped. after 8 days I stopped using pain meds. I notice more than the normal amount of mucus in my mouth. When I looked in the mirror, I was surprised to see the big hole in the left side of the roof of my mouth. It is now March22 and depression has hit, I know that I have been told that its curable and treatable, I am wondering what all of these life changing experiences are that I keep hearing my Dr speak about. Going tomorrow to a consult with medical people about chemo and radiation. I have an upcoming PET scan. - Qm2
Removed remaining tonsil with cancer cells, a spot on my tongue, lymph nodes and one saliva gland - December 15, 2010. I could nto get my mouth open far so they had to cut through jaw & neck. Chin, tongue, rt side inside my mouth and some teeth are still sensitive on June 6, 2011. - Sandyjo
Right modified radical neck dissection. tracheostomy direct laryngoscopy Pec flap relocation, reconstruction. radical resection of tonsil partial glossectomy lateral pharyngotomy left fasciocutaneous radial forearm free flap reconstruction split thickness skin graft from left thigh to cover right forearm Debridement of right neck defect mandibulotomy (split jaw) rotational pectoralis major closure of defect split thickness skin graft right thigh (to cover neck) open g-Tube placement - Andrew C
Robotic tonsil and tumer removal and Neck disection to remove lymph nodes - Chris B
robotic tonsillectomy 11/23/10 with a modified radical neck followed immediately by a nerve transplant from greater auricular to facial. - June
Rt. Tonsillectomy and Rt. neck dissection done on 8-10-09 - Nita
standard tonsillectomy, went excellent I was abble to eat almost everything at day 3 - Lili
still to come - Valerie
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, one with extra capsular extensions. - Greg
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, one with extra capsular extensions. - Greg
Surgery was conducted on Nov 8th 2010 and lasted 8 1/2 hours. Surgery consisted of partial tonsilectomy (left tonsil) and removal of 40 lymph nodes. Remained in ICU 12 days; 10 days heavily sedated due to "being a bad patient" (combative). Could not drink liquids without them shooting through my nostrils for 2 weeks. I could manage one small ice chip but not two. A PET scan revealed one lymph node that probably was malignant. This necessitated radiation treatment. - Tomski
Surgery was done December 27th. Removal of right tonsil and neck dissection removed 34 lymph nodes which 3 were were positive. There are some slight issues with my shoulder and arm not having full range of motion but this is being worked out through physical therapy. 7 weeks post surgery and the swallowing is totally back. Had to have 5 teeth removed prior to radiation treatment though and that was a minor setback. - Brian
Surgery wasn't an option since the tumor was too large and growing upwards into the soft palette. - Jim And Gina
Surgery went great. Left tonsil removed and 22 lymp nodes. - Jim
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. - Jacques Ditte
Surgical biopsy of lymph nodes July 21, 2011. Surgical biopsy of tonsil July 27, 2011. Peg tube placement August 2, 2011 - Billan
This was in June. After healing from the Ablation, I visited my ENT and he scheduled for a PET scan which came out suspicious. Next the Biopsy which he removed 85% of my right tonsil and tumor, but could not get it all. Narrow throat opening. The Path on the Biopsy indicated SCC Stage II. The ENT felt it was Stage I, but treated as Stage II. THere were no lymph nodes involved and was lateralized to the right side tonsil. Felt it did not involve the base of tongue. I felt some sore throat after the partial tonsil and tumor removal that lasted 3-weeks. No real bad pain and I healed well. - Don
tonsil and lymph nodes removed - Diane W
Tonsil Biopsy 11/7/11 - Kenny & Sammy
Tonsil only March, 2008 - David Carlson
Tonsilectomey excistion around tonsils - Susie
Tonsilectomy and Right modified neck dissection 10/12/2011. - Scottie
Tonsillectomy - Doug
tonsillectomy - Bill
Tonsillectomy (3rd set which I didn't know we had these are below your adenoids and normal tonsils you cant see)which for an adult is a horrible experience however bad they tell you it is multiply it by 5, plus a Grade 1 neck dissection removing 42 Lymph nodes, a muscle and nerve in top front of shoulder that I cant figure out what I need it for, and removal of one of my juggler veins (didn't know I had more than one) 6 Weeks to recover to manageable pain and comfort level - Mike Rada
Tonsillectomy - 11/14/11 - extreme sore throat, difficulty swallowing. Partial neck dissection 4/4/12 - removed cancerous lymph node (there were no remaining active cancer cells) and surrounding lymph nodes (all clean). - Onecraftymother
Tonsillectomy - 12/10/10 Modified Neck Dissection - 12/27/10 - Henry
tonsillectomy 09/09/08 bilateral neck dissetion after chemo and radiation completed - Amy
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. - John Fink
Tonsillectomy right side. Post-op 09/30/2011 - TexanBob
Tonsillectomy with attached tumor and 32 lymph nodes removed. - Kim55
Tonsillectomy with neck dissection Oct. 26, 2009 Rare complication of Chyllous leakage. Second surgery to repair leak Nov. 13, 2009 - David
Tonsils removed 6/4/09. Didn't expect cancer. - Kim
tosillectomy 9/2/09 - LeAnn And John
Tumor removal Radical neck dissection Radical tonsilectomy - Ron

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. - Joan Kirkpatrick

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. - Klaude

Vulva Cancer Surgeries:

Sept 2011-Laser Jan 3, 2012 - Fightback