Thank you for your good wishes. It’s going to be a slow road, but I’m prepared for it.
Sorry to hear about your lymphadema. I hope you get some relief soon. But at least you’re getting reconstructive surgery, which is a plus! :)
Right now, I have a small infection in the area where the underarm meets the chest. The doctor prescribed antibiotics and I’ll see him Monday. Otherwise, everything is going well.
I’m still not sold on chemotherapy though. I’ve been starting to experiment with alternative treatments. It’s not time to visit the oncologist yet, so I can still buy some time before a decision has to be made.
I hope you continue to get well, Bunches. We’re all in this together!
MMJ
WOOHOO, y’all!
My LAST CHEMO was yesterday!!!!!!!!!
In 2 weeks I’ll do my bone scan n CT, then get with the surgeon (again) and by early May have me surgery to be rid of this ‘thing’.
But until then, one week of bedridden mindnumbing foot, joint and bone pain, living on vicodin, then a week of alternating between milk of magnesia and anti-diaretics(sp), then finally drifting day by day back to some form of “normalcy” albeit somewhat weakened and fatigued.
BUT overall, I must say it wasn’t near as bad as I expected!! Quite do-able.
In the movies you always see the chemo patients bald, bedriddened, soft spokened, big dark circles under their eyes, completely helpless, weak, thin as a supermodel...dying. Maybe that is the case still in some situations but not mine and certainly not with any other breast cancer gal I encountered at the cancer center.
If it wasn’t for my constant wearing of berets and knit caps I don’t think any one in public would have suspected.
Anyway, I’m totally excited for now (maybe that’s just the dexamethasone talking, LOL) IT’S OVER!!!!! (sorta.)
Please someone ping me with their news, too!