MY CANCER STORY PART 2 • Cervical Cancer • Cervical Cancer Story • After Cervical Cancer
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- Опубликовано: 19 сен 2024
- •PART 1•
• MY CANCER STORY • Cerv...
What happens after being told I am cancer Free?
I went through a radical hysterectomy and just when I thought I would get to recover and move on from the nightmare of a cancer diagnosis, I was hit with a whole new problem of recovering from infection, stress, anxiety, and more.
If any questions are left unanswered, please reach out to me. I made this series of videos to help others that may also be going through this nightmare. Feel free to DM me over on my Instagram - I want to help You and be there for You!
•REACH OUT•
stereotypehousewife
Maegan, I am so grateful to have found your videos. I just got a call from my gynecologist saying I have cancerous cells two days ago and I haven’t slept since. I am due to see an oncologist next week and I’ve just been trying to get a better feel of things and not go down such a dark path during this waiting game. Your videos helped me eased some of my worries and help me try to stay positive. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.
Thank you! I’m so glad it could help! Staying positive is definitely helpful! I hope you can get with a doctor you trust and are comfortable with and get rid of this quick and easy! ❤️❤️🙏🙏
Thanks for the two videos they were great, learned a lot. It doesn't matter if your young or old any one can get cancer, your are a much stronger Women then I am a Men so if I got cancer I would have to watch your videos 100 times over for sure! Telling all friends and family not to wait 3yrs for sure! :-) Thanks
Thank you!!
I think the surgery experience may have left you with some PTSD. So glad you found the natural path that listened to you!
I could definitely agree with this and thank-you, I am so glad as well ❤️
I’m so glad you said that and thought that “what do you want a mother of 3 to be high all day” because when my mom was on Xanax before she died she did sleep her life away with three young children until 16 years later when she died
Sorry you went through that.
I hate that doctors don’t give us better options. :(
My kiddo has EXTREMELY BAD panic attacks at 14 has since she was in 1st grade. U need to try meds to prevent them as well to keep u from getting to that point. My daughter has been on 5mg of Zoloft since she was FINALLY diagnosed with Emetophobia ond OCD tendencies in 4th grade. Its been an AMAZING difference!! Her outlet use to be pacing the driveway and ANYTHING cold. She wld sit outside in the winter and snow for 30-45min at a time. Now that she is older she RUNS them off. Panic attacks r HORRIBLE and i wld not wish them on any1. God bless u ..
They are absolutely horrible for sure. Check out just.ingredients on Instagram. I am now almost 4 months without even a moment of anxiety or panic and I have not taken any medication In over a year. The body is an amazing thing and can absolutely heal itself if we give it a chance. Exercise is definitely a great medicine as well!
Thank you so much for telling your story! I'm in the research stages myself. I have a Colposcopy on April 7th. God bless 💛
Sending you healthy vibes!! I’ll be thinking about you! Don’t be afraid to reach out if you need to ❤️
@@meagan5722 Thank you so very much!!!! 💞
This has been amazing to watch, so much information. I applaud you for staying strong!! I am waiting to go in for a colposcopy..and possibly the cone procedure...two weeks wait..ugh the wait it killing me
Waiting is the worst!! Sending healthy vibes your way and always reach out if you need to!
How are you?
@@colecoley3473 doing great , they got the cells out and I am healthy again:) they are still going to watch it just in case but clear for now:) Thank you for asking!
Thank you for making these videos. I'm due for my cancer hysterectomy on Tuesday so my anxiety is obviously off the charts at the moment.
I don't really have questions for you (and this was made a few years ago it seems), I just wanted to say thank you. A lot of what you went through before your operation is similar to what I've had, and my major takeaway from your story is to trust my gut.
They are telling me that it doesn't look like it has spread...but I feel so horrible, sore and tired. I'm pretty sure when they take out those two lymph nodes they are going to find what I'm expecting...guess we'll see. Until they actually test it, this is out of my hands.
I hope that in the three years since you made this video that only awesome things happened for you and your family, and that you are fully recovered from the whole mess.
Thanks for your message! Sending you all the goodluck vibes and hopefully it hasn’t spread.
Looking back I was very tired as well and mine had not spread. Hopefully your body is just fighting what is there and nothing more 🤞🏻🤞🏻
I have been great and healthy so i hope that gives you hope as well ❤️❤️
How's it going?
@@annas8535 it turned out that it already spread unfortunately. I'm busy with chemo and radiation and next week I start brachytherapy. It's not going great, but it's still going.
@wechooselife8481 so sorry to hear this !! How did you find out you had cancer ? Do you get regular paps?
@@pushaalexander5281 it started with a breast abcess actually. We had just immigrated to Germany one month before that started. My language skills were limited to say the least... extremely stressful. Well they said I needed an emergency operation but their process demands that I first go for a mammogram and a general OBGYN checkup. I didn't even have a Frauenarzt here yet, so they even helped me find one. The pap results came back with abnormalities about two months later and I was referred to a Dysplasia Institute for a colposcopy at first. There they found a small lesion on the cervix and I had CIN2 dysplasia but no one was very concerned about it. They recommended I go for the LEEP procedure. Unfortunately at this procedure they didn't manage to get clear margins and I tested positive for HPV-16 and my dysplasia was now rated CIN3 (also known as Carcinoma in Situ). They recommended a Coninisation procedure next and instead of clear margins they then found not just dysplasia but proper cancer behind what they removed then. Then I was sent for the hysterectomy but because they found during the operation that it was already in the lymph nodes, they didn't do the hysterectomy and removed 42 of my lymph nodes instead. Next came chemo and radiation and Brachytherapy. All that is finished now and I'm busy recovering...it was quite intense. In three months I have to go for more scans and biopsies to see if they got everything. Hopefully that's it, but if not I'm actually not sure what comes next. It's been one hell of a year! Of course the moment it hit the lymph nodes it's rated at stage 3 and it can come back anywhere any time. It can also be over, there's no way of knowing. I used to go for the annual check ups, but due to circumstances I wasn't able to go for the two year prior to us moving.
I can not stand our medical industry. omg hearing this makes me so angry! so glad you are better now though :)
It was a big eye opener for me to actually need our medical system and see how flawed it really is. It was hard! But thank you for your kind words!
Hey girl I watched your whole story and I have an abnormal pap and awaiting a biopsy and I’ve had ptsd from child hood abuse and it really sounds like you may have it… after all those traumatic experiences in the medical system could cause it anxiety is a huge symptom . Exercise is amazing but something I’ve been working with with my theperaist who took specialized in a thing called brain spotting it’s supposed to really help and it’s reduced my nightmares xox
I just got called 2 weeks ago tomorrow.. just got referral to OBGYN for the scope so they can take biopsy’s.. I have Mild abnormal cells and lesions.. and positive for HVP… they just called and I get the scope ran Oct 27th.. and they will take the biopsy’s then..
I hope everything came out ok for you 🙏 ❤
@@lifeoflw84 i hope you're doing well 💗
I know this is late but I pray you are better now 🙏 💛 and yes I used to have anxiety and had episodes where you couldn't catch a full deep breath. I had to call the ambulance for that once but my oxygen was at 100 so that was a relief
The placebo effect is so powerful
Dr’s that mask 😷 the issue with anti anxiety meds are just not taking care of the issues. Period or probably never experienced anxiety or panic attacks. Knowledge is power! Thanks for sharing. I’m currently going thru this cancer journey. In the waiting game to find out results 😞
Absolutely. But to be fair I think doctors are just going by what they are taught. They aren’t taught about causes so it’s up to us to seek out naturopaths who are taught cause. If we could embrace doctors for what they are good for and naturopaths for what they are good for I think we would have an amazing medical
System. Unfortunately people think doctors are the be all end all and that is definitely not the case.
So sorry you are having to go through this nightmare!! Goodluck on your results and if you ever need to vent you can find me on Instagram @meaganhaberlack ❤️
I thought I would mention that the Gardisil vaccine is for boys, too. HPV is sexually transmitted and leads to an increased risk of not just cervical but anal and oropharyngeal cancers as well. In males AND females. Thank you for sharing your experience and insight. It has and WILL help someone!
Since my experience I have looked into the gardisil vaccine and my thoughts are very mixed.
I encourage people to do their own research and decide if it’s best for you and your family. Make sure to look at both sides... it not research if you just look for studies to support your initial thoughts 👍🏻
OMG. I’m just an older version of you. I live in Saskatoon, I was gaslit by every doctor I saw…told me I was crazy, gave me klonopin (longer acting Ativan) etc. I got to the point where I literally stood in the ER after flagging down an endocrinologist and told her I was dying. Turns out, I was. I had secondary adrenal insufficiency due to postpartum abnormalities. I had 10 pregnancies, 7 ectopics and 3 kids (c-sections) in 5 years. My body shut down. Due to the adrenal insufficiency, my cortisol levels were nonexistent. My organs started shutting down and I was rushed unconscious to the ER. They pumped me full of hydrocortisone for 5 days on strangely the oncology ward. I turned around pretty quickly. It took me a full year to get back on track. But - 14 years later, I still don’t feel the same. Still have the klonopin for ‘safety’.
I found your video - started continual bleeding for the last 5 weeks. Currently being told I can’t see a gynaecologist for 2 months. I guess I’m supposed to bleed every day for the next two months? I think not. Fighting with the medical ‘system’. Be your own advocate - I don’t care if I go to the ER every day to get an appointment sooner. This system kills people.
I suggest you get your cortisol levels checked. You pee into a jug for 24 hours and they measure it. Don’t accept a blood test. You’re not crazy, your hormones are totally out of whack. I wish you luck!!!!
Wow yes this very much sounds like what I went through and adrenal fatigue is what the naturopath treated me for and how I started getting better. I too had an ectopic and a miscarriage and 3 pregnancies in a short period right before this. Definitely something the doctors need to start acknowledging. I didn’t know adrenals could get that bad!
I’m glad you’re a doing better and know to push for answers.
I’m a born and raised sasky girl too but in alberta now. The Canadian sickcare system is very broken :(
Goodluck with your new issues 🙏 🙏🙏 :( I hope you get better care this time. Waiting is the worst.
Thanks for your story. I have endocervical well defined adenocarcinoma in situ 1B. I am probably going to have a radical hysterectomy. I'm most worried about bladder symptoms - but wow, the experiences can really range. I don't know why but I strongly intuited that a progesterone cream might help you. Best of luck!
Good luck with your surgery. I luckily had no bladder problems. 🤞🏻 for you!
Thanks for the suggestion. I have had a hormone panel and am now on a plethora of vitamins and minerals that have made me even better than pre surgery. I’m so thankful for naturopaths. I’m not sure if progesterone is one of them but could be :) best of luck to you!
How are you doing
I listened to your first video and now watching this and from the beginning of this one I instantly said you need to see an herbalist.
My naturopath truly saved me. I am now on my second round of fixing hormones and everything my hysterectomy screwed up. 🤞🏻 highly highly recommend naturopaths/herbalists!
Thanks for sharing!
This video was so helpful thank you for this
🙏 praying for whatever you are going through!
You are so wise. I had 4 yrs of panick attacks before I got help. Lorazepam is great for emergency but it has a bite to it. It could try a .5 mg sublingual Ativan in emergency. Wise again we have to solve the neck down before neck up.
It breaks my heart when people don’t do anything and everything to get help with panic attacks! And my number 1 piece of advice is see a naturopath!! I am over a year with nothing and all I take is vitamins! 🙌🙌
What supplements were you taking?
Thank you for sharing all of this. Just a question, do you still get screened or tested for cancer? What is the chance of it coming back if you don’t mind me asking.
I hope it helped :) I just get a pap once a year. I’m in Canada so it might be different elsewhere.
Don’t know that stat sorry :)
@@meagan5722 ok thanks!! May God protect you, and your family and keep you cancer free 🙏🏻
I’m only half way through this 2nd part, but I was wondering if they did take your ovaries without telling you? I guess you’ll tell us. 🙏❤️ You’re smart!! If they put epinephrine in the anesthesia- it can cause shortness of breath also.
I actually went years not knowing and I am still not 100% sure. I have had 2 ultrasounds- one said I did have ovaries and the other said I didn’t. I got Hormone testing with a naturopath and she said my hormones were screwed but not so much so that I wouldn’t have ovaries so I’m assuming they are there. My naturopath also requested my surgical notes and it didn’t have that Info in it which she said is very strange. 🤷🏼♀️ what a mess!
Interesting about the epinephrine. Something was not right so if they would have told me something like this it would have been nice. I was also told many months later that my blood clot numbers came back abnormal so I often wonder if I had a blood clot and my incompetent doctors ignored my pleads for checking for that.
Hi Meagan i was wondering if you did go for treatment after ur surgery?
@@HermieJoySerra no no treatment was required for the cancer but I have done several natural treatments afterwards for the side effects of the surgery. (Hormones, cortisol etc)
Oh same with me I just got my surgery 3 months ago for cervical cancer..it didn't have treatment..but now I'm suffering with depression and anxiety..now I'm taking medicine for depression😢@@meagan5722
Yeah I don’t know why RUclips recommended this specific video for me. Since I’m male and this is not a cancer I have to worry about. Though cancer is something aimed towards me. So I watched. She is very easy on the eyes. Probably the other reason, lol. But, I will say if someone could bottle a ‘cure’ for the waiting time between biopsy and finding the results that would be great! By far, that waiting time is hardest on one’s mental state. Harder than the cancer diagnosis for some! Anyway, probably not a channel I will frequent. But thanks for the videos. Interesting to hear the process in Canada vs the States where I’m at. Have a great life! Carpe diem.
That's awesome and I am so glad that you watched the whole video❤
Have you ever considered A.D.D. Or A.D.H.D.? Neurodivergence, under extreme stress can trigger panic and anxiety. Just from watching your videos, I see a lot of markers for neurodivergence. It might be something to look into. Our family is riddled with it so most of us can spot it a mile away.
Hi M.. it sounds like you may have PTSD also, for me cbd oil have been the game changer along with EMDR therapy with a psychologist.. together they have stopped my panic attacks.. all the best.💕
I have been told this by doctors but I had a strong belief that it was physical. I have been able to 💯 “cure” them with vitamins so I very much believe it is still physical. Not sure what the surgery did to deplete specific things but glad I figured it out!
@@meagan5722 yes with the drugs etc it can result in the physical symptoms you are having. Your naturopathic doctor sounds amazing. I studied herbs/homeopathics and cured ME with them.. the herbs cleared my liver and kidney etc eventually the ME went.
If after a while you still have some anxiety, EMDR may help, but also herbs..Take care 💜💕
Ps.. often in healing not always both the physical and the emotional needs healing..mine was both. 💜💜
Good to know!! Thanks! There are still things improving all the time. I have recently done a heavy metal detox and i swear my lungs did a 360. I knew there was something going on with them but I had no idea how bad it was.
@@meagan5722 I am so pleased for you. Stay with you naturopathic doc she sounds spot on.💕💕💕💜
I had low oxygen that I needed oxygen before my treatment started and now in the middle of my infusion I don’t need oxygen my SOP levels magically went up to the 95 plus instead of 84
You can get Ativan in a tablet and cut it in half, or a quarter.
I have had an anxiety disorder all of my life, I know exactly how you feel about doctors shrugging you off because when my anxiety disorder wasn’t under control that’s what I got told all the time. I also had it bad as a kid and mental health was still very stigmatized in the 2000s when I was in elementary school. I felt completely isolated and like nobody knew or would ever know what I was going through. It turns out I was very wrong. My mom always gave me nux vomica as a kid to help the nausea.
I’m so sorry you have to deal with this! It is a very tough thing! I’m so happy I embraced my naturopath and got the help I needed!! ❤️❤️
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I have a colposcopy scheduled for the 7th of August. I have been panicking so much in anticipation of having the procedure done. Not because of the pain but the fear of having cancer and what will happen. I tested negative for HPV but I was in for a 3 month follow up for bladder symptoms I have been having. The doctor had mentioned how red my cervix looked at my last exam and she mentioned how much worse it looked during this one. I had a lot of bleeding this exam and have had spotting every day ever since. I am so scared that I might have advance cervical cancer. I don't know what I will do.
Thinking of you Samm!! I hope everything goes ok for you!! Keep us posted!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Do you mind me asking what the outcome was?
Not trying to be nosey, I’m just realizing so many of us are going through similar things. It disappoints me that so many doctors get it wrong! So many women have what appear to be unnecessary procedures. Or exploratory procedures.
@samm hamm how are you doing now?
Can you please update us
I wonder if you are suffering from PTSD. You have been through a war and you won but the residual is PTSD.
Possibly! But luckily my body responded to building it back up naturally! I’m doing really good now ❤️
❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼how are you doing now
I great thank you. 2.5 years cancer free and all issuers from my surgery are resolved as well!
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What supplements were you taking?
Hey barb! If you DM me on instagram.com/Meagan.haberlack I’ll have a chat about supplements but everyone is different so I don’t want to put a blanket on the supplements I am taking :)
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