I am missing the
daily routine and conversation at work immensely. I have given myself a week to
be a total sloth; although I have been doing a few things here and there. I
have many thank you cards to write and I started that yesterday. But spent too
much time sitting at my desk and my belly and abs were screaming at me last
night. Some Motrin took most of it away. Lesson learned.
All the hoopla about
Downton Abbey is justified in my opinion. I’m nearly finished with season 2 and
can’t wait to watch the season 3 premier on DVR. I got a Kindle Fire HD for
Christmas that came with a free month of Amazon Prime service. Between that and
Netflix, which we already subscribed to, I have more movies and TV shows to
watch than I think I can get through! And there are a couple new books
from my favorite authors that have just come out.
I started a list
today of things to accomplish while on my leave. Nothing too aggressive and
stuff that I can realistically get done – organizing and sorting papers, sewing
curtains for my craft room, doing some knitting when my underarm is healed some
more. Like I said, I do need to pace myself or I crash hard; at least right
now.
Dr. Dangerfield's nurse
called today to tell me that the pathology on my GYN parts was normal, as we
expected. I have to say that I was vindicated in fighting for having the
hysterectomy at the same time as my breast surgery. Dr. Dangerfield said I had
an ovarian cyst when he removed everything. I knew it would happen and I didn’t
want to deal with all that nonsense in addition to the rest of my treatment.
Woohoo!
Dr. Bouton said he
would call if the results from the breast pathology were back before I see him
tomorrow, but I haven't heard anything from him yet. I don't expect to since
today isn't an office day for him. (It's crazy how I file tidbits of
information away for future use!) The most important news from him will be
whether there was a clear margin around the tumor when he removed it. They look
for cancer cells in that margin and if there were, I would have to have surgery
again. I don't want that.
On Thursday, January
18th I meet with Dr. Gitau my oncologist to find out definitively
about chemotherapy. I’ve tried to not think about it too much and I’ll deal
with it when I have more information. It isn’t denial, as I have done some wig
shopping to prepare for that side effect.
Lastly, I am really
amazed that I haven’t had any menopause symptoms since the hysterectomy. Nothing.
I’ll count myself really lucky. Now, can I return the dozen bottles of
supplements that I bought in advance of surgery in case I might need them?
1 comment:
I'm so glad you're healing from the surgery! Surely, you'll be knitting and sewing soon.
One of the things I hear over and over at work (which is at a regional cancer center) is that chemo is not as bad as people think it is going to be. I'm not saying anyone thinks it is fun or a good time but also not as bad as one might think. In any case, I hope it is quick and easy for you.
Healthy thoughts your way!
jess
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