Cancer Loses – Kathi Trostad Wins

13 Jun e 2011 marks six months cancer-free for survivor Kathi Tronstad of Poulsbo!

After four operations in five and a half months, after times being told, “You have Cancer”, Kathi celebrates six months CANCER FREE.

Where does the Kathi Trostad cancer story begin?

Did her childhood add to the someday-adult Cancer risk?

1. Kathi’s mother took DES to avoid miscarriages when she was pregnant with her.

2. Kathi was sexually abused as a young child that turned her as an adult into an outspoken child advocate

3. Kathi took HRT and lived with stress.

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6. Kathi’s mother’s aunt died of breast cancer about 1942.

7. Kathi’s mother had breast cancer, developed Lymphedema and lived another 27 years with COPD and the Pulmonary Fibrosis that killed her brother.

8.  Kathi’s father had prostate cancer, and it spread later to his bones and lungs.  His stomach ruptured and he bled to death.

9.  Her uncles died of lung and prostate cancer. Each of Kathi’s parents had a sibling female with uterus cancer in their 30’s but both survived to their 70’s.

“Then cancer came to my cousins but still I was told I had only a small risk.”

Following is Kathi’s story…

In April of 2010 after feeling rotten and in treatment for a UTI and kidney stones, I went to the ER in Silverdale.  An urgent care doctor said I might have Diverticulitis. Of course I said oh, no wouldn’t I know if I did?

2 1/2 weeks in the hospital to drain the abscess in my colon then home to rest and of course I had a hole although it didn’t show up on the test so then I had a fistula.  I was making 3 dozen krumkake one night and was on #30 when I thought I was getting too warm from the iron, so I put on summer pajamas.

On the #34 krumkake, I went in the bathroom, saw a red ro