Cancer Support

My initial diagnosis was in spring of 2013, followed by hysterectomy, chemo and radiation. It returned in the summer of 2017 on my upper colon, too, with hip and back pain as the signs (that I too ignored). A different chemo that time. Then the same colon-based tumor returned in the summer of 2019.

I got a second opinion from Ohio State University, and they suggested the immunotherapy drug Keytruda, originally a drug for lung cancer but now indicated for endo cancer as well. They don't have good statistics for survivorship for endometrial cancer, because not enough people have died!

Be aware that there are side effects. After 18 months of a once-every-three-weeks infusion, I have developed rheumatoid arthritis in my hands. It's not totally debilitating, but I've had to get some mechanical aids for opening jars and I'm having trouble knitting. But when comparing hand problems vs. the return of cancer, I know what I'd choose!

If you've got questions, send me a DU mail. Best of luck to you, Woodsprite!