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Karen Spriggs (kleigh)


December 28, 2006


Houston, Texas


01-27-60


Ovarian Cancer


Primary Peritoneal Carcinoma


June 1, 2006


Stage 3C


Yes


Lymph Node Removal, Re-excision Surgery


Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel)


Cancer Survivor


It comes back...sometimes


cramps (like the kind that you have when ovuating)just sort of different…
slight weight gain
being just a bit more tired than usual, but ultimately


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.


June 20, 2006, and every following 3 weeks…through August 29, 2006…then the last 2 of the 6 treatments – November 7, 2006 & November 28, 2006
Carboplatin & Taxol
I really didn’t know what to expect with the first treatment. Felt great for 24 hours after…but then I felt like a semi-truck had run over me about 10 times…or worse case of the flu X 20! Twelve days later, I had a reverse mohawk going on (hair falling out)and had my husband shave my head. The worst of it was losing my eyelashes and eyebrows! You know your hair is going to go…but no one told me ALL of my body hair would go Talk about being striped of your “womanhood”! I still wince when I think of those times!
Numbness in my feet(Pins & Needles)...always worse by the end of the day.


I’ll take my chances without it


June 21, 2006, and every following 3 weeks…through August 30, 2006…then November 8 & November 29, 2006
Injection of Neulesta
Major bone and joint pain…and I just thought chemo did a number on me!

Aranesp…only when my red count and platlets would get below normal. That wasn’t often

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I would like to Introduce....

James & Kristen Love

Posted on March 11, 2007 at 5:44:04 PM by Karen Spriggs (, Post a comment. 3 comments)

Karen – absolutely beautiful! It looks like the wedding was wonderful. They look so happy. I’m assuming since you posted the pictures, that you made it through. Yea! Where did they go on their honeymoon? How are you feeling? Remember, you can make it. I prayed for all to go well at the wedding. I’ll pray for encouragment for you.
Hugs!

Posted on March 11, 2007 at 9:34:58 PM by kleebeck

The wedding was really beautiful…I cried and cried…of course! Yep…made it through…tummy troubles and all. I was 30 minutes late getting to the church…cause I couldn’t stay out of the bathroom.

Wife and new hubby took a short trip leaving today for Dallas…as they both have to return to work next week, or the end of this week.

Thanks for all the support that you guys have given to me! I’m sooooooo very thankful for this site!

Much love,

Karen

Posted on March 12, 2007 at 1:59:28 PM by kleigh

Love is glowing!

Posted on March 13, 2007 at 12:15:22 PM by karlak

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Posts: 6
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Events: 2
I Support: 1
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