Medical Appointments
I saw my radiologist Monday. She was pleased with everything, and said I could either see her in 3 months or not--only if I see my oncologist instead. So, it looks like she's signed off on me.
Because I wasn't seeing any real need for it anymore, I thought Monday would also be my last physical therapy session. However, Sarah worked on my scar tissue, and it made such a dramatic noticeable effect, that I will be continuing that for awhile.
Today I got a new nose piece for my CPAP--oh, did I ever mention that I have sleep apnea? Hopefully, this new design will work better for me since I've been breaking out with red blotches on my face where the headgear rests.
Finally, today I saw my oncologist. My WBC's are at 9.1, Platelets are 298, reds are 4.6, and hematocrit is 37.4. All nicely within normal ranges. He said they'd call me if my liver and kidney functions were out of range. Otherwise, I don't have to see the whites of their eyes until December 18th! wooohooo! The protocol now is 3 month checkups up to 2 years, (or maybe one year--I can't remember), then 6 months, etc. They will be checking my CLL at the same time. After the breast cancer checkups, I'll just be seeing them either every 3 or 6 months, depending on how fast my whites go up. Otherwise, he said I need another couple weeks of rest before I go back to work. I'll take it!
Next Monday, I see another plastic surgeon. He's the one everybody here brags about--it's too bad I didn't see him to begin with, and that was because my surgeon was under the impression that this doctor did not accept my insurance plan.
I attended an IA leadership meeting the other night, and I realized I can't be going back to my other civic duties for awhile yet. My body just yells, "NO!" I had tried to do some political picketing awhile back, but even then, I could go only about 1/2 hour before calling it quits. I found that phone calling is also hard for me to do. And here the last election cycle I worked at campaign headquarters at least 3-4 nights a week plus some doorbelling on weekends.
Baby TJ is growing and thriving. My daughter sent some pictures with both him and his daddy in Seahawks jerseys. He's already changed so much. I plan to see him again next week.
Thank you all for being with me through all this--albeit in spirit if not in flesh. I'll report again next week. M
Because I wasn't seeing any real need for it anymore, I thought Monday would also be my last physical therapy session. However, Sarah worked on my scar tissue, and it made such a dramatic noticeable effect, that I will be continuing that for awhile.
Today I got a new nose piece for my CPAP--oh, did I ever mention that I have sleep apnea? Hopefully, this new design will work better for me since I've been breaking out with red blotches on my face where the headgear rests.
Finally, today I saw my oncologist. My WBC's are at 9.1, Platelets are 298, reds are 4.6, and hematocrit is 37.4. All nicely within normal ranges. He said they'd call me if my liver and kidney functions were out of range. Otherwise, I don't have to see the whites of their eyes until December 18th! wooohooo! The protocol now is 3 month checkups up to 2 years, (or maybe one year--I can't remember), then 6 months, etc. They will be checking my CLL at the same time. After the breast cancer checkups, I'll just be seeing them either every 3 or 6 months, depending on how fast my whites go up. Otherwise, he said I need another couple weeks of rest before I go back to work. I'll take it!
Next Monday, I see another plastic surgeon. He's the one everybody here brags about--it's too bad I didn't see him to begin with, and that was because my surgeon was under the impression that this doctor did not accept my insurance plan.
I attended an IA leadership meeting the other night, and I realized I can't be going back to my other civic duties for awhile yet. My body just yells, "NO!" I had tried to do some political picketing awhile back, but even then, I could go only about 1/2 hour before calling it quits. I found that phone calling is also hard for me to do. And here the last election cycle I worked at campaign headquarters at least 3-4 nights a week plus some doorbelling on weekends.
Baby TJ is growing and thriving. My daughter sent some pictures with both him and his daddy in Seahawks jerseys. He's already changed so much. I plan to see him again next week.
Thank you all for being with me through all this--albeit in spirit if not in flesh. I'll report again next week. M
1 Comments:
This all great news! Now just get that energy back. It will come, just takes time. Won't it be nice not to have to run to a doctor constantly?
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