I know it’s been quite a while since I’ve updated and a lot of you have been wondering how I am but, I thought I would take a little social media break after I finished my chemo treatments.
A lot has happened, but the biggest updates are that I had a clean bone scan after bone and joint pain sent me back to my oncologist’s office. And…. I think the chemo is finally getting out of my system because I am feeling much better then I was the last time I posted. I am also over the halfway hump of radiation with only 8 treatments left to complete. I’m still dealing with a lot of weakness and fatigue in addition to the obvious burning from radiation, however I can confidently say that radiation treatments are far more tolerable then chemo.
I will admit that my doctors and nurses were right when they told me that patients like me who seem pretty strong emotionally struggle the most with this phase because they start to feel like they are being less proactive. I have had my ups and downs but I’m learning that I will never fully get away from “cancer” references and sad stories but more importantly I’m learning that the fear that comes with a cancer diagnosis will always be a part of my life. I just have to try not to let it over my world, or at least try not to let it take over my world for too long.
For now I have my sights set on October 6th. I will officially be done with radiation and best of all, I will no longer be spending all of my days in hospitals. It will be nice to get back to life for a few months before my surgeries on December 15th. I will be having a hysterectomy, my first reconstruction to place one implant and put an expander in the the side I lost due to infection, tissue grafting and hopefully my port removal. The good news is that they are combing all these surgeries into one so I won’t have another surgery until Spring. For now I’m going to focus on the next milestone…, The end of in-hospital treatments. 12 days and counting!
Now off to enjoy our 6th anniversary with a much needed weekend away from reality in beautiful Northern Michigan.
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