Friday, July 12, 2024

Hoping for Nothing Blue Skies Ahead!


 

Last week on one of my walks the skies were so blue and the trees were so green! Everything seemed ultra-saturated and there is no filter on that photo!

I am slowly starting to pull out of the storm of treatment. My wrist is feeling a little better, and all the scabs from my fall have fallen off. My jaw is no longer sore, and my mouth in general feels 100x better after the root canal, which obviously was the right thing to do in retrospect.

My scars still feel tight and itchy, but they don't bother me much in the daytime. Sometimes it can be hard to settle at night, but, better living through chemistry helps...

Next week Frank and I are going to Seattle for a work meeting / early BD celebration (for Frank) 

I got really brave this morning and tried on my swimsuits which didn't look nearly as bad as I feared. One doesn't work anymore with my smaller chest, but the other 3 looked OK, and covered high enough around my arms that the scars don't show. 

I started taking the hormone blocker (anastrozole) last week, and so far I feel OK, with no obvious side effects. I'm also back to taking my vitamins and supplements, which helps with my energy (I think).

SO just steady state and continued healing for now. I am 4 months out of surgery (and 1 month out of radiation) and just now starting to get to a point where it's not on my mind every waking minute. I so hope all this treatment has eradicated every cancer cell, and I NEVER have to deal with this again. 

Be well all, thanks for reading and commenting- I appreciate everyone's support. 


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