A time when I was proud of myself...

OK Andrea, this is for you and your contest...

I would have to say a time when I was most proud of myself was in 2006. I had a lump in my neck and I had gone to the Dr once where they said there was nothing wrong and that I just had a herniated disc. I went on and got married on September 16, 2006 and the bump was not getting any smaller. I went back to the Dr, after my wedding and she immediately referred me to a ENT to get the lump looked at more closely. She did ask if I had a history of cancer in my family to which I was very pissed about. I went to my ENT (who is a God sent to me now that I know him)and he tried to do a biopsy. I passed out three different times during the biopsy due to the pain. He then ordered another biopsy where I would be sedated. This biopsy went much better as far as pain. Withing two days I was informed that I had synovial cell sarcoma in my neck. A very rare cancer that is usually within the arms and legs. I was alone at this appointment because I didn't want anyone with me because I wanted to be able to deal with this diagnosis on my own. No Dr.in Colorado or the United State had ever seen this kind of cancer within the neck. No Dr. knew what my treatment should be. I went to Dr. after Dr., all telling me different treatments to try. I finally made the decision to have surgery to remove the tumor and then do the radiation treatment. I have had clean scans up until October of 2008 where I was confronted with my first possible metastasis (spreading of the cancer). I will be having a CT scan tomorrow to determine if the cancer has spread to my chest region. If the cancer has spread I will have surgery to remove the lymph node and have it biopsied. If the lymph node is no longer active I will continue on with my current plan for IVF #3 and it WILL WORK!!

OK, long winded it was.
Long story short, I am proud of myself for kicking cancer's ass and plan to do it again if the need arises. Andrea, I know you will do exactly the same thing!!!