Page 65 2024 PAINT THE PAPER PINK Lincoln Daily News Oct/Nov 2024 up mammogram was scheduled to check for growth. Praise God only a little bit of growth was detected. Tina continued to have a rocky health journey and developed cardiac issues as well as uterine fibroids. While in the emergency room in July of 2022 Tina received a blood transfusion because of excessive bleeding of the fibroids. It was also found that she had bilateral pulmonary embolisms and was admitted to the hospital for 8 days. During that hospital stay another mammogram was done and in just 6 short months the cancer in her right breast had grown and there were suspicious findings in the left breast. Her surgeon explained that while the cells in the left breast were not cancer at this time, abnormal cells can turn into cancer at any time. The decision was made to have a double mastectomy along with chemotherapy. Surgery was set for September 8, 2022, but the road to that surgery date was paved with more illness and neurological issues. After another trip to the hospital with an EKG, CTA, MRI, and lab work, a stroke was ruled out, so surgery was able to take place as expected. The surgery took 12 hours to complete. Tina developed an infection on the right side and was put on a course of antibiotics. Infection then set in on the left side and Tina was admitted to the hospital for IV infusions to treat the infection. Chemotherapy was postponed until the infection was clear. Tina also had surgery to have her fibroids and uterus removed. In January of 2023 chemotherapy treatment began, but Covid Continued --
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