Taking a Break
It is something I have considered a few times, but kept choosing to avoid it because I was squeaking by using vacation and sick time, but with the recent addition of two surgeries to my recovery in the coming months along with a chemo that seems to pretty much incapacitate me physically for a week I decided to do the unthinkable for me, and go on short term disability. Women do it all of the time to have a baby, so I will take the...
Just Call Me Queen of Surgery
The hospital called me last night and initially told me to call at 7:00 AM to get my surgery time, they later called to tell me to come in at 6:45 AM. I am not an early bird… at all… I was worried that since I was what they called an “add on.” We would be in the waiting room all day (when waiting for surgery you do at least get a private room you can hang out in), this was not the case. Once I got changed into...
My Bags Are Packed
It seems that I am not going to win the battle with my incision. The plastic surgeon has done everything within his power to avoid surgery, but this time I guess it is just meant to happen. Today I was working out of the office with some of my team, and I started to experience sharp pain in my legs, back and arms. Monday had been a pretty bad pain day on Taxol and I thought maybe I was just battling Taxol pains. I was a bit confused...
The Elemonators at the Race for the Cure
Over 20,000 people attended the Salt Lake City, UT Komen Race for the Cure. Here are the Elemonator team photos: .
Taxol Number Two
The morning meeting of doom (seeing the plastic surgeon) went pretty well. He told me he wasn’t taking out the stitches and then changed his mind and took out the stitches (replacing them with more steri strips). So now I am stitch free, but not steri strip free. Steri strips are much more comfortable than stitches as stitches like to get caught in shirts. I have had stitches since March 2, 2011 (2 months, they took the first...