2 days after the “portectomy” the incision is itchy, but not painful. Oh, I was at a party yesterday and saw a friend who is very exhuberant in his story telling and when he clapped me on the back of my shoulder, it smarted a bit…but it’s not really painful. Tender, maybe. It’s interesting to…
Walk4Hope 2010
It was a wonderful gathering of so many people, this, our 2nd year at the Walk For Hope. The day before was terribly windy and rainy all day long. We were fortunate to have remained almost completely dry, and once we got walking I believe most of us kept our body temps up. You can…
Houston: we have lift off
Short story: Blood work is excellent. CT scan looks as normal as can be. Breast and scar exam uneventful. Longer story: I got home from today’s workshop and as I walked onto the porch, I was struck by the sugar maple tree. It’s starting the transformation and I am tinkling with anticipation. It becomes the reddest…
CT scan day
Oh yea. I remember this. Sitting around for an hour and a half sipping on a fairly sweet concoction that has been slipped into my 1 quart Poland Spring water bottle.  They’ve changed the time from 1 hour drinking to 1- 1/2 hours because it gives the contrast more time and this apparently makes better images. …
Attack of the Angels: The Next Generation
I had full intentions of using this computer tonight to do a little work, but something has happened that I have been thinking about for probably 2 hours. This month and week marks one year from the start of chemotherapy. My hair is probably the same length as it was when I cut it before…
Genetic testing
I thought I’d saunter into the survivorship clinic meeting with the genetic specialist MD and get my blood drawn after a quick consultation. WRONG. I brought the 5 page history form in all filled out, handed it in, was weighed and measured and … sat for too long waiting for the doc. The staff were…
Walk 4 Hope 2010
You’ll notice that there is a new TAB at the top near the comments tab: Walk4Hope 2010.   The walk is on October 16, Saturday.  Like last year, we will update our team’s progress from time to time on that tab. There is a link on that page both to the MaineGeneral walk site and a link to…
In the moment
I really am not a very good blogger. If I were following this blog, I probably would have given up checking for new entries by now. I feel some sense of responsibility to whomever is still hanging in there with me and us, and appreciate that very much. Like my favorite “there must be a…
First day with that new breast?
I guess it was mid day before I stopped looking down and checking myself out in whatever reflection I could find. I was fairly symmetrical for the first time since November 10th, 2009. To be honest, I don’t know if I’m more self conscious right now with or without a breast on the left side….
Thumbs up from Dr. Surgeon
I attended my 6 month follow up with Dr. Surgeon today, CD in hand with the digital images of my mammograms from the last 3 – 4 years. Here’s what she said:  “The mammogram looks great!” “I would like to do an MRI in 6 months, alternating mammograms and MRI’s for two good runs.” This is…
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