I need hip surgery which STOPS my chemo!

[ElaineM]

Hi,
I don't know how I did it either, except to say when my mind is made up about something nothing stops me.
I had a total hip replacement and still had my normal weekly treatments plus the usual physical therapy after the hip surgery. I ate healthy and took all my usual medications and supplements after the hip surgery. The orthopedic surgeon did not want me to have my treatment for a couple months, because he thought the hip would not heal properly. He also believed the cancer would spread much faster after the hip surgery, so why bother with treatment, but I told the oncologist to save my life.I also told him here was no sense in having a great hip if I did not survive cancer. That was and is my priority. He told me he would go along with that and have a talk with the orthopedic surgeon. Xrays and scans afterwards all showed the hip replacement healed well. I see the orthopedic surgeon from time to time. I always remind him that my hip is okay and the cancer did not spread any further because of the hip surgery. Smile.