Hah! So a lot has happened to me since my last post. I have felt soooo good that I just forgot to add anything here. As you know I did receive my last chemo. My hair is coming back, but it looks really bad! Picture Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree on top of my head! Seriously sparse, but non-the-less, hair.
I also have been trying to stay active and tone up my muscles again. I played tennis and , I think, I did pretty well. I played for over an hour and then I went to my first appt. with the Radiation Oncologist the very next day. There, I found out that playing tennis is probably not the best thing to do since I could develop lymphedema from the repetitive motion of tennis! Argh! I loved it and my thighs were hurting so bad the next day, what a great workout!
The very next day after that appt., I had my port taken out! Yay! I arrived at 8am for the pre-surgery crap; I.V., signing of the consents, meet the anesthesiologist, etc..... I of course, loved the meds they gave me and tried to hang on in the O.R.! When I did awake, I had some steri strips on my left shoulder/subclavian area and some surgi glue. All went well and my surgeon told Paul that I am not allowed to vacuum for at least two years! She meant two weeks! We all had a good laugh at that one!
So that brings me to taday. Today at 1pm, I will go to my very first radiation set up. I will get a Cat Scan to map out my anatomy for the radiation treatments. I was a mess last week after my first consultation, but I am better today with a better frame of mind. I am better and I know it and I feel great and that is all I can say! I will go in there with my big girl panties and take it like a big girl! The room is kind of creep, I won't lie. I had them give me a tour of the joint before I left last week. Evryone was at lunch and they seemed pretty open to entertaining me! The room is dimly lit with a very medicinal table in the middle of it with a pillow area to cradle my head. Then the gigantic arm of a machine will rotate over me and deliver the 600 million megawatts of radiation to the areas that are necessary; chest wall and any remaining lymph nodes. Just to put it into perspective, a chest xray has only 560 kilawatts to it! Yes, I asked, OK? Who wouldn't? haha So the Dr. said that I have a great attitude to get throuh radiation and that is what is needed, so I got that going for me.
OK, last thought? Tomorrow is my 43RD Birthday! I cannot tell you how excited I am to be turning another year older. This happens when you fear for your life or have ever been told any devestating news that may potentially threaten your life. I will never, ever complain about turning another year older and if I hear anyone else doing it, then shame on them! It could be worse! Have a great day!
God Bless!
Kathy
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