I made it home!! I was discharged from the hospital Saturday morning, and got to go home for the first time in 16 days! I am very happy to be out and back with Brandon and the kids again! Now I need to be careful not to overdo it with all the unpacking & laundry, in addition to the things I want to do 😏 I can say my own bed has never felt so good!!
Outpatient therapy will start this week, and I have lots of exercises and stretches to work on in the meantime to progress in my recovery. I’m still waiting to hear back from Mayo about their final recommendations on next steps. Trying not to think too much about it all, because it instantly puts a weight in my stomach and a dark cloud over my day.
As excited as I’ve been to get out of the hospital, it was very hard to say goodbye to my rehab team on Friday. My doctor was truly one of the best I’ve ever met: both professionally and personally. My lead OT and PT were pure gems. I cried saying goodbye to all of them.
I will continue to update through my recovery, but wanted to take a moment to let everyone know that I’m safely back home, and so very grateful to be here! 💜❤️
Welcome! Thank you for being here! My name is Lauren Doyle. My husband and I have been married since 2013, and together since 2011. We have 2 wonderful kids and live in the Twin Cities suburbs. I have both a Master’s and a Doctorate and am a board-certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner. I also have the student loans to prove it.
In 2019 our lives were turned upside down. Our daughter was born with a serious heart defect that required open heart surgery when she was just 5 days old. A couple weeks after her birth (while she was still in the hospital), I found a mass in my abdomen which required major emergency surgery to remove. At first, we were told it was just a fibroid; we learned about a week later that the mass was a rare and aggressive type of cancer – leiomyosarcoma. Through multiple surgeries and chemo, I have come out the other side, changed in many ways. I am now considered Stage IV, with a chemo-induced heart condition, and struggle with several other severe side effects from treatments.
I continue to work and live and love as best as I can. I will not claim to have all the answers about anything, but I can tell you I have learned a LOT in my 35+ years of life thus far. My passion has always been helping and educating people in whatever ways possible. I am hoping this blog will allow me to do that for a broader population beyond the patients I see at work, share my unique journey, and help keep friends and family in the loop along the way.
Thank you again for being here.
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I am so very happy that you made it home so you can relax in your own environment. Tough as you are wanting to do laundry and such, try to milk it a little bit and let the kids and your hubby wait on you at least a little bit. Lol. Continue your positive attitude and expect great things. You’ll be in my prayers daily as you have been since I first met you and heard of your situation on the Internet.
Lauren MG Doyle 
I am so very happy that you made it home so you can relax in your own environment. Tough as you are wanting to do laundry and such, try to milk it a little bit and let the kids and your hubby wait on you at least a little bit. Lol. Continue your positive attitude and expect great things. You’ll be in my prayers daily as you have been since I first met you and heard of your situation on the Internet.
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