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Weekend happenings
Friday night I met a friend for dinner and then we did some walking around town and looking into shops. It has been a long time since either of us have done that thanks to Covid. Town wasn’t re...
chop chop
Went and got my hair cut short today as transition to when i do not have any more. It is coming out a lot now but the hair dresser said it is still pretty thick. She did them in a pixie style a...
Still feeling physically good
It is the weekend, gray and rainy, but i still am feeling great physically. I work this afternoon and then all day Sunday so hopefully I won’t be too tired. Chemo doesn’t start up again til Wed...
Feeling good
This is a good week as I feel, almost scared to, really, really good. First off no chemo this week! Second saw the dr Monday and he is very pleased with my blood work and the way I felt the p...
Feeling better
Maybe it was chemo fatigue yesterday because I feel a lot better today. I fell asleep pretty early last night and altho i did have episodes of waking up, was able to get back to sleep. I am pr...
Feeling down
Feel down today, went for blood work and my white blood count is still climbing. It is 13.11, standard range is up to 10.16. I see the dr Monday and because the white counts are still climbing ...
Second day of 2nd chemo and mouse in tub
Feeling a little shaky this morning, not sure why. Felt a bit better after i ate but the feeling is still coming back, guess i need to drink more water than what i am. Right now i have drinking...
Second chemo
This week is the week I get the two chemo drugs so we shall see how it goes. I kept things low key last week and other than feeling occasionally tired, I feel I did ok. This week I am also plan...
One down
First chemo seemed to go well. Gave me anti nausea medication which made me a little wooly headed, might need some adjustment. Came home and took a nap but feel much better now. Go back Thursda...
Port
The procedure for the port on Thursday went well. I was pretty tired afterwards and stiff but by next day I felt a lot better and today just a little stiffness. Spent most of the day cooking so...
Getting real
It is getting more real as the radiology department called me today to go over the port procedure Thursday. After I talked to them, I had a breakdown, I am scared. I want to thank you all for yo...
A lot to process and do
Wednesday I go for a blood test, Thursday i get the port put in and Monday, the 10th, i start treatment. It will be two Mondays and then a week off. The first Monday, i will receive two chemo d...
Final lab work in, not so good
So I do have cancer. Stage 1B endometrial stromal sarcoma. There isn’t a whole lot on this type of cancer as it is rare and if it comes back, tends to find another place such as the liver or lu...
Better
Altho it is cloudy and rainy this morning, I am in a better frame of mine. Yesterday did get better, I went for a walk, had a nice chat with someone in the neighborhood, my dinner turned out pr...
Feeling down and discouraged
Feeling down and discouraged today. Discouraged in that the condos I have seen in my price range are few and snapped up in a matter of days. My house would probably sell that quick too but I ne...
Decision
First off, thank you all for your kind and up building comments as they have really encouraged me. I shared the results with a friend who is an oncology nurse and she was also very encouraging. ...
Final test result
Saw the final test result from John Hopkins and it looks like I have stage1B. I see the dr a week from Monday and hopefully a treatment plan can be discussed. From my research, it would probabl...
Not out of the woods yet
Saw both the surgeon and hematologist this week. Monday was the surgeon, unfortunately he did not have a final lab report back. The mass was contained in the uterus but the pathological is indic...
Pooped
My daughter had a photoshoot this afternoon and asked if I could come along and watch baby Ana by pushing her in the stroller. Cleared it with the dr that I could do something like that and he s...
Covid
One of my friends, who is a home health aide and very anti vaccine, tested positive for Covid and is pretty sick. A few months before Covid became “known” she and her husband were very sick with...
Survived driving
Drove about 25 minutes in city traffic to my son’s. Not too bad altho my abdomen felt wierd/achy so took a Tylenol to see if that feeling would go away and it did. I stayed the night and came h...
Good results I think
Received notification that test results from gyno we’re back. Looked at the report and I think it is good news. This is what it said Pelvic washing Pelvic washing cell block Negative for malign...
Not such a good day
But a walk helped. Monday would be 25 years that Jeff and I are married and a lot of things are triggering memories. Have not had any contact with him since November. It is 46 out, a bit breez...
Good and bad news.
Good news is that in reading the blood marrow biopsy report, it stated suspected myeloproliferative neoplasm with result summary normal. No evidence of acute leukemia or increased blasts, no evi...
To look or not to look
Received two messages that there are new test results in my medical,chart online. Do I open them or not? The first dr’s nurse had said not to look but to wait til I would see the dr. The dr’s ...
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