Russell Williams
Well-Known Member
Cancer update
I thought I had mentioned the first part of this but could not find it in any post of mine.
A 400 pound person I know has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. All of the information this individual has gathered suggests that the best treatment for ovarian cancer is a hysterectomy followed by an examination of the extracted tissue to find out how invasive the cancer is. An appointment was set up with a cancer surgeon from Baltimore. This surgeon did not want to do a hysterectomy on this fat diabetic person. This surgeon recommended radiation for treatment.
The person went to a doctor who specializes in radiation. He did not feel that radiation was the best treatment option. He pointed out that the only way to know how far the cancer had spread was to examine the tissue that had been removed. With radiation no tissue would be removed.
An appointment was made at Johns Hopkins. At Johns Hopkins the surgeon exhibited no qualms about surgery. He explained that keyhole surgery was not a good option because the patient would have to be on their stomach with their head lower than their bottom and that in a fat person this might produce breathing difficulties. The surgeon explained that, when a patient has a hanging belly, there is a concern about the healing process in the area covered by the apron and therefore not well exposed to air. The surgeon said that instead of doing a vertical incision he would do a horizontal incision, remove a lot of the apron and then do the hysterectomy. This way all the incision would it be exposed to the air during the healing process.
Why am I posting this? This 400 pound person is not the only large person who will ever develop ovarian cancer. Another large person getting ready to talk to a doctor may find it useful to have knowledge of other people's experiences before talking with a doctor.
I thought I had mentioned the first part of this but could not find it in any post of mine.
A 400 pound person I know has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. All of the information this individual has gathered suggests that the best treatment for ovarian cancer is a hysterectomy followed by an examination of the extracted tissue to find out how invasive the cancer is. An appointment was set up with a cancer surgeon from Baltimore. This surgeon did not want to do a hysterectomy on this fat diabetic person. This surgeon recommended radiation for treatment.
The person went to a doctor who specializes in radiation. He did not feel that radiation was the best treatment option. He pointed out that the only way to know how far the cancer had spread was to examine the tissue that had been removed. With radiation no tissue would be removed.
An appointment was made at Johns Hopkins. At Johns Hopkins the surgeon exhibited no qualms about surgery. He explained that keyhole surgery was not a good option because the patient would have to be on their stomach with their head lower than their bottom and that in a fat person this might produce breathing difficulties. The surgeon explained that, when a patient has a hanging belly, there is a concern about the healing process in the area covered by the apron and therefore not well exposed to air. The surgeon said that instead of doing a vertical incision he would do a horizontal incision, remove a lot of the apron and then do the hysterectomy. This way all the incision would it be exposed to the air during the healing process.
Why am I posting this? This 400 pound person is not the only large person who will ever develop ovarian cancer. Another large person getting ready to talk to a doctor may find it useful to have knowledge of other people's experiences before talking with a doctor.
