Woman Undergoes โคaccomplished โฃSurgery to Remove 3-Kilo Tumor, Expresses relief: “Itsโ Time For Him To Go”
Amsterdam, โขNetherlands – Kirsten, aโ Dutch woman, has successfully undergone a โcomplex surgery to remove a large โtumor sheโ described as โฃfeeling “like a kind of pregnancy belly.” teh operation, performed by oncological surgeon Winan van Houdt, took hours of meticulous work, with the surgical team “fighting for every centimeter” to dislodge the growth, according to vanโข Houdt.
The tumor, which weighed approximately 3 kilos (6.6โ pounds), was located near KirstenS ovary, necessitating โคits removalโค as well after careful โฃconsideration with her husband, Leo. While the prospect ofโฃ losing the ovary was a difficult blow โ- the couple had begun the year hoping to haveโ a second child – Kirsten and โคLeo are focusing on gratitude for their daughter and maintaining hope for the future.
“It no longer feels like you can provide that safe havenโข for a child,” Kirsten shared, but added withโ persistent optimism, “I โthink I will be very โhappy if I come out of this well.”โฃ She powerfully stated her feelings about the tumor itself, declaring, “He’s hard โฃand he’s in โขthe way. It’s time for him to go.”
Surgeons routinely document these procedures, and Kirsten’s tumor was no exception.”Patients always really want โฃto see it and frequently enough they want to have the photo,” explained van Houdt, highlighting the emotional significance of confrontingโ the physical manifestationโ of their illness.
Kirsten is nowโ recovering and โฃresting,with a follow-up appointment scheduled to monitor her progress.
This story was featured on the Dutch television โฃprogram Antoni vanโ Leeuwenhoek:โ About Living With Cancer, which airs Tuesdays โฃat 8:30 PM on RTLโ 4. The program also recently highlighted the story of Jolanda and her facial prosthesis.
