I Am An Organized Person

Wow, two blogs in 3 days.  I must be inspired.  Not really, just have a few updates to share.

Yesterday, I had 2 doctor's appointments.  I had very high expectations that I would loose my last two drain tubes and bulbs.  Those expectations were dashed before I made it to the first docotor.  I am still draining too much fluid so those 2 tubes must stay in until Friday....UGH!!!  I am so over the tubes that stop me from having a shower and make my clothes look like I a stealing products from a store.  Also, I have to continue taking the nasty aftertaste leaving antibiotic as long as my tubes are in....so tomorrow definately I get my tubes out and can cut back on some of my pill popping.  Anyway, my first appointment was to my breast cancer surgeon.  Suprisingly, it will be the last time I see this kind, comforting, and competent surgeon.  He has no reason to follow me any longer, since his goal was to cut out my cancer.  He did that, and did it well.  Now I am off to the care of my plastic surgeon and oncologist for the duration of my treatment.

Then I left his office and went to the oncologist.  I REALLY DISLIKE GOING TO THE ONCOLOGIST OFFICE.  The doctor is great and everyone is nice, but it just depresses me to be there.  All of these people, almost all a lot older, just sitting in a room having cancer together.  Just not how I want to spend my afternoons...and you are there HOURS when you go.  This was the appointment to discuss my chemo treatments, learn more about side effects, and the general procedure for chemo days.  Well, I START MY CHEMO NEXT THURSDAY.  Sooner that I thought but time to finish the "surgery stage" and begin my "kill cancer cells" stage.  I now have like 5 differnent appointments with multiple doctors before next Thursday.  This is where I am glad(and Tim is even happier) that I am an organization freak.  Plastic surgeon, cardiologist for an ECHO test, plastic surgeon again, oncologist on 2 different days.  I will be spending a lot of next week in the car it seems.  Let the battle begin!!!! 

I got a phone call from my genetic counselor today......and the results were in much sooner than expected.  But lucky me, I am not BRACA positive.  This means my genetic history is not in play here so I will not need my ovaries taken out as a preventative measure against posible ovarian cancer.  So when I finish my 8 chemo treatments, given every 2 weeks, for a total of 4 months, I will not have a partial hysterectomy waiting for me around the corner.  I will finish my plastic surgery and then be done.  I am grateful I only have 4 months of chemo...it will be hard but not as long as I expected.  So hopefully, by my birthday in July and before Parker starts school in August, I will be done fighting cancer and hope to be cancer free.  That would be a great birthday gift. 

I have kept the boys home with me today.  The weather was just too nice, and I wanted to be with them.  Of course, by this time in the day, they are driving me crazy but I would not have it any other way.  Poor Nell, I know they are wearing her out.  So off we go for lunch and to enjoy the sun for a little while.  Then maybe a nap before some friends come over for dinner.  Overall, this is going to be a great day.