June 14th Well this is it... My treatments are done. I'm on my way back to my life. It's been a long journey that's for sure. I hope I've come through this a different person. Physically and mentally. I hope I look at life a little different now. Maybe not stress over things that I cannot change and give more attention to the things I can. I know through all of this I have made such wonderful friends and become closer to the friends that I already had.
My physical appearance has definitely changed. I still have no breasts, my hair is extremely short and about 15 lbs lighter... well that part may be a good thing. I had been trying to lose a little weight :) I do NOT however, recommend chemo as a weight loss program. hahaha. My son announced to us that he is getting married July 30th. I truly hope that I at least have fake breasts by then. I hate to have pictures taken looking like this. People that don't know us will think Michael has 2 daddy's. Hmmm, maybe I should wear a tux to the wedding or maybe a really frilly dress so people will know.
This blog has been a great comfort to me. I have used it to voice my feelings and to keep up with some of my friends and family. Anyone that knows me knows that I have to voice my feelings and opinions. Everyone wants my thoughts right? :)
I return to work tomorrow. Please say a prayer for me. Actually, maybe we better say a prayer for the people I work with :)
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Thursday, June 2, 2011
What's normal?
June 2nd Today is the last day of my "normal" radiation treatments. Starting tomorrow I begin something called boosters. It's a little more intensive and aim directly on my mastectomy scar. According to my doctor, breast cancer has a higher chance of reoccuring in the scar area, so they do 5 treatments directly to the scar. Hopefully, this will ward off any chance of the cancer coming back.
My bloodcounts have been coming back a little low the last 3 weeks. I think it's so funny that my WBC & platelets were within normal limits all during my chemo but now....At this time they aren't really concerned about them but the doc said that if they drop much lower I will need to wear a mask out in public. Dr Price said that this could be a side effect of the radiation hitting the sternum. Apparently, the sternum is a big enough producer of bone marrow that it can make a difference in my blood count. I've lost a little weight so for right now my bones are not hidden very well by fat and this means they are getting the full strenth of radiation. I'm sure once I get back to work by bones will be covered by lots of fat. We love to eat at work :) Well, when I'm "normal" I just love to eat.
My bloodcounts have been coming back a little low the last 3 weeks. I think it's so funny that my WBC & platelets were within normal limits all during my chemo but now....At this time they aren't really concerned about them but the doc said that if they drop much lower I will need to wear a mask out in public. Dr Price said that this could be a side effect of the radiation hitting the sternum. Apparently, the sternum is a big enough producer of bone marrow that it can make a difference in my blood count. I've lost a little weight so for right now my bones are not hidden very well by fat and this means they are getting the full strenth of radiation. I'm sure once I get back to work by bones will be covered by lots of fat. We love to eat at work :) Well, when I'm "normal" I just love to eat.
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