Hi Everyone,
Two things to mention. First, don't forget to sign up for the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure if you want to be part of our team. The LAST DAY for team registration is this Friday - the 31st. I will be picking up the shirts for the team. I'll be sending team members an e-mail with details on the shirts and hopefully we can meet somewhere before the race and do a team picture.
Second, as many of you know, this Thursday is my last treatment. I'm soooo excited! YIPPIE!!!!
Next time I'm posting I'll be on the road to hair!!! (well, after a couple weeks anyway)
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Friday, August 10, 2007
Only one more.....
Yesterday was treatment #5. Not as bad as the first one, but worse than the last. I can't even begin to say how happy I am about this almost being over. I can't imagine those that have to go through treatment after treatment hoping for shrinking tumors with no real end in sight. I sure hope that I will never be in that position.
The Dr. said that three weeks after my last treatment they'll have me back in for a blood draw to see how my counts are. Then, if they are OK, we can schedule the medi-port to be removed.
After that it's back to the plastic surgeon.
As far as the plan with the oncologist after that, it seems there are no magical blood tests and they don't do any sort of scans. It's monitoring some blood counts to be sure that the treatment didn't wreck anything, then it's just me letting them know if something doesn't seem right. He is going to work with radiology and the Breast Care Center to determine what type of imaging screening will be done.
The hardest thing is going to be to try not to think about a recurrence all the time. Hearing the statistics about recurrence is scary. It seems my chances in 10 years are 3%. When you talk about something like a recurrence, 3% seems like a huge number. When you think about it in terms of a lottery drawing, they seem low. It's all the perspective. I think it's best just to take it a day at time. I will not be consumed with worry.
I also want to remind everyone the deadline for on-line registration for the Race for the Cure is August 30th! Thank you to those who have already signed up and to those that have donated!!
The Dr. said that three weeks after my last treatment they'll have me back in for a blood draw to see how my counts are. Then, if they are OK, we can schedule the medi-port to be removed.
After that it's back to the plastic surgeon.
As far as the plan with the oncologist after that, it seems there are no magical blood tests and they don't do any sort of scans. It's monitoring some blood counts to be sure that the treatment didn't wreck anything, then it's just me letting them know if something doesn't seem right. He is going to work with radiology and the Breast Care Center to determine what type of imaging screening will be done.
The hardest thing is going to be to try not to think about a recurrence all the time. Hearing the statistics about recurrence is scary. It seems my chances in 10 years are 3%. When you talk about something like a recurrence, 3% seems like a huge number. When you think about it in terms of a lottery drawing, they seem low. It's all the perspective. I think it's best just to take it a day at time. I will not be consumed with worry.
I also want to remind everyone the deadline for on-line registration for the Race for the Cure is August 30th! Thank you to those who have already signed up and to those that have donated!!
Sunday, August 5, 2007
Hi Everyone,
We had a great weekend. Contrary to a couple of the comments posted, my 5th treatment is actually on the 9th. This also happens to be our 10th wedding anniversary. Needless to say we are going out to dinner on Tuesday night instead of Thursday. I've now managed to have all sorts of things going on during some significant dates. My surgery was on my friend Amy's birthday, my first chemo treatment was on my Dad's birthday, and the 5th is on our anniversary.
We went to State Fair on Friday with the girls. Here are a couple pictures - the two of them with the Grand Champion Goose (how exciting is that??) and Matt and Carina going down the Giant Slide. Olivia said she will go down next year. Perfect.
We had a great weekend. Contrary to a couple of the comments posted, my 5th treatment is actually on the 9th. This also happens to be our 10th wedding anniversary. Needless to say we are going out to dinner on Tuesday night instead of Thursday. I've now managed to have all sorts of things going on during some significant dates. My surgery was on my friend Amy's birthday, my first chemo treatment was on my Dad's birthday, and the 5th is on our anniversary.
We went to State Fair on Friday with the girls. Here are a couple pictures - the two of them with the Grand Champion Goose (how exciting is that??) and Matt and Carina going down the Giant Slide. Olivia said she will go down next year. Perfect.
Olivia and Carina are quite the swimmers. Here are some pictures from Saturday.
Finally, today was the Brewer baseball game. We had a great time and there was a lot of effort put in by a group of people at work to put the event together. Matt informed them the were part of history - one of the worst losses in Brewer history. They were winning while we were there though. Man, was it ever hot. We lasted until the middle of the 7th inning. Then it was time to hit the road.
I hope you all have a great week. Oh, I almost forgot - I went running today for the first time since before my surgery - so early April. Although I've been doing other things, this I found out that I am definitely not in running shape. My legs let me know what pretty clearly along with my sky-high heart rate at a normal jog. So, since I know you all are planning on signing up for the Race for The Cure and just haven't yet - I highly recommend a little preparation.
Happy training!!
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