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I got my endometrial cancer diagnosis after a routine Pap smear in September 2004. You could say I also got the shock of a lifetime. Only one other person in my family had ever had cancer, and none of my friends had gone through it either.
First came the hysterectomy. Then, after getting the pathology report, my gynecologist told me it was Stage 4 cancer. That meant I’d have to endure both chemotherapy and radiation.
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Sure, I was given treatment options, but by that point I had such confidence in my doctor and Memorial Hermann The Woodlands that I knew I would have my treatment there. And am I glad I did!
After recovering from surgery, I had four heavy doses of chemotherapy. Then, it was on to radiation treatment – five days a week for eight weeks. I became an experienced healthcare consumer very quickly.
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And in all that time, if anyone on the staff had a bad day, I never knew it. They were so understanding and supportive, and they really made me feel like I was important to them. There’s no doubt in my mind that they helped me get through the ordeal. Plus, they were great at treating not just my disease, but my whole being as well.
I talked to a wonderful social worker there, and the support group meetings I went to were really helpful as well. The truth is, I don’t think I could have gotten better care than I did.
When I moved to The Woodlands in 1979, there was no hospital near my home. But, I’m sure glad it had been built by the time I needed it for my cancer treatment.
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