Dear Family and Friends:
It’s been 3 weeks since my final chemo treatment. I am feeling much better. Still a little tired and achey here and there, but manageable.
As I am awaiting a surgery date, I started to think that my little tumor and cancer cells are going to go through “chemo-withdrawal” – normally, they would have been blasted and raging battle in my body this past Wednesday. I don’t miss the treatment, but I am thinking that they might! (Hopefully not – – I wouldn’t want them to think they are free to start roaming and causing havoc again….)
I will update you when I finally get my surgery date planned and set. Then, it’s “call in the favours” time. I know during chemo I remained fairly active and independant, however, they tell me that I’ll be down for the count (mobility-wise) for a couple of weeks. So get the recipes ready – there may be a need for some home-cooked meals! No carrots please!
A little bit of good news – as there always is – at this point, we have decided not to do radiation at this point (unless after my surgery, the pathology reports suggest that I might need to reconsider). My radiation oncologist doesn’t feel obliged to radiate based on my situation. So let’s keep our fingers crossed that his hunch and gut feel (and I agree) is right! My surgeon is on the same page as well. All positive.
Some great news – – my MRI looks much better than it did before I started chemo; AND, although the tumor is still there, it may be a little smaller – at least it didn’t get bigger. My lymph nodes are not as enlarged – to which the radiolost who did my ultrasound said that was “tremendous”! The chemo has done some good, even though some of side effects have not been pretty!
Will keep you all posted. Hope for a surgery date soon in April. It’s making me crazy not having one. Never good for a “planner” like me!! haha.
Big hugs,
Winnie