On Wed, 26 Nov 2003, Mary Anne wrote:

> I felt the same.  I thought I had a death sentence too.  However, I'm now
> approaching
> 6 years since my diagnosis and no problems & I have a toddler!  My doctor

I am so happy to hear this. Right now, my biggest concern is that I will
not have the chance to have a child. No, actually, my biggest concern is
that I'm going to die, but that's a close second. :-)

> less predictable than squamous cell which is what most have.  I would
> think
> you have more time to work out your fertility than I had.  How old are
> you?

I'm 32. The women in my family don't hit menopause until about 60 (!), so
I hadn't worried about my biological clock until I got the diagnosis on
Tuesday. The only iffy factor is that the squamous cell carcinoma was
near a glandular area.

Thank you so much for your post! It really eased my mind a lot.

- Nikki

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