Chemo Has Been Canceled
Ok… so in my last post I noted that they told me to avoid rugs, but that was not my actual doctor. My Oncologist got the information about the extent of the neuropathy (I have symptoms beyond my fingers and toes, they don’t like that very much apparently). My Oncologist cancelled my final Taxol treatment (which means I don’t get sung to or get my fancy graduation certificate, which is the whole reason I did chemo in...
Certified Numero Uno Bra Stuffer Extraordinaire
Monday I got permission from the plastic surgeon to stuff my bra. Mind you, I haven’t worn a bra in almost 4 months because I couldn’t have anything rubbing on the stitches and the old mastectomy incision line. Now that that issue is no longer there the doc gave me the A+ to stuff away with soft things. If my situation were to be extended you can get an actual prosthetic that weighs and feels like a normal breast, but I...
Waking Up From the Fog
The past two weeks stand out as a bit of a blur in some ways. The reality that I would have to have the surgery that I fought to avoid for 3 months, the actual surgery, waking up to life with only one breast, going on disability, my Taxol treatment and the battle of the side effects. Today I am at the phase where I am coming out of the Taxol side effects a bit more. I am able to walk more successfully (the leg pain from Taxol and numb...
Fixing What Has Been Undone
I met with the plastic surgeon today, I had to write down my questions because I had so many of them and wanted to make sure I knew what to expect in the coming months. The first and main discussion was when I would have my next surgery and which surgery it would be. The plastic surgeon looked at my skin after the last surgery and told me that his recommendation is that I have the lat flap surgery on my right side. He told me he would...
The End is Near
I hear that the rapture is expected to be this Saturday, May 21, 2011. The news is “a-buzz” online and my friend Michelle even had someone kind enough to knock on her door and warn her that the end is near, along with personal visitors there are billboards to support this message. So what I should have been doing today is borrowing a million dollars from a casino somewhere and betting on black, but alas, I opted to go to...