Well, almost a week on Tamoxifen and I’m doing well.  I really have not noticed any side effects yet.  I have a long way to go in that department, but so far, so good.  What more could I ask?  As far as my skin goes, if you picture a rectangular patch from sternum to side ribs, clavicle to just below where a breast used to be, much of the redness is fading and the sloughing skin is smoothing out.  There is about a 3 inch patch over the scar that is pretty hot and breaking down.  The most sensitive areas are at the ends of the scar.  I have to be careful when I dry off from a shower not to rub that area.  The skin could just fall right off and that causes really raw areas.  Dead skin is not pleasant to look at, but at least I can see that some healing is going on beneath it.  Don’t know if there are any morbidly curious people out there, but I will publish some scar pics from before, during and after radiation.  Probably once I see that the scar is in healing mode rather than breaking down mode.  I’m totally morbidly curious.  I love to talk about body fluids and would be very curious myself.

I visited my herbalist last week and she gives acupuncture some of the credit for my not experiencing neuropathy with all the chemotherapy I had.  I give acupuncture credit for a lot.  I still do not believe that I have any signs of neuropathy.  I’m so grateful for this.  She also gave me a menu to cleanse my liver.  I want to do this to mark the end of chemicals and treatments (other than Tamoxifen, of course.).  A has decided she would do it with me.  It’s so nice to have a partner in this.  We are on day 3 of 7 today.  All is going well.  My acupuncturist treated me this week, using points related to my breast area.  I am still intrigued by acupuncture.  I strongly recommend it (not just for breast cancer treatment, by the way).

I’m back to work full time with the exception of the few interspersed appointments that I have.  It feels good to feel good.  I’m not as fatigued this week as I thought I’d be.  D and I have made it out for our golf course walks 3 times this week.  In fact we are due in 5 minutes to go this morning so I’d best be off.  I pick up E from a friend’s house after that, and then head out prom dress shopping with A in our favorite local city.  Life is normal.  That is good.