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Abbreviations & Acronyms
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dx |
diagnose, diagnosis
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FSH |
follicle-stimulating hormone
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IBS |
irritable bowel syndrome
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IVP |
intravenous pyelogram — study to look at the kidneys and ureters
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NED |
no evidence of disease
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s/s |
signs & symptoms
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SLS |
second-look surgery
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TAH / BSO |
total abdominal hysterectomy / bilateral salpingectomy and oophorectomy — removal of, respectively: uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries
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tx |
treat, treatment
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US |
ultrasound
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WAR |
whole abdominal radiation
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Kae Peaster Mays
Submitted on 10/09/2009
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My mother was the most beautiful woman I had ever known. Even when I was in jr. high and high school the boys would all stare at her with awe. She had a natural beauty, the kind with no need for makeup and just jeans and t-shirts. She was also extremely stubborn. When she was 41 she had started having pains in her lower side. Being stubborn and tough she didn't go to the doctor for months until the pain was so unbearable she could no longer take it. She really hadn't been to the gynecologist since my sister was born, who was now 13. When she had finally gone to her doctor they found a cyst on her ovaries and decided to have a routine operation to remove it. It was during the operation that they realized that it was not just a cyst. She was diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer at the age of 41. She was such a fighter! You seriously never knew that she was ever in pain. She didn't want anyone to feel sorry for her or to know she wasn't doing well. My mother died on Thursday, July 26, 2001 at the age of 45. She worked her full time job up until the Friday before she passed away. She passed away on her vacation week that she was going to come and see me. Tough woman but God called her home and I am thankful that my faith lets me know I will see her again someday.
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