IT'S OVER!!!! YEAH! It's 9 days post chemo and I am feeling great today! Round 6 came and went with the normal fatigue and side effects. I would say I actually recovered more quickly from this round than any other. I think part of it was mental as I had to giddeee up to see Bono on Tuesday night. We had an awesome time at the concert and found a lonely new friend from Canada who insisted on buying our drinks all night- how funny is that! On Wednesday we met with my plastic surgeon, Dr Kim. To say the appointment went well isn't doing it justice as Dr Kim and I really hit it off. He said he liked my energy vibe and that I had a phenomenal life force, so who wouldn't love him after all of that! After discussing my options for reconstruction, we decided to wait on doing any reconstruction until after radiation. I will meet with him two months after radiation ends to discuss timing and next steps, and the fun stuff like what 'size' I am eyeing and other aspects of my plastic surgery. When all is said and done I will have a 'perkier chest' (his words not mine) and I will have the tattoo I have always wanted! ha ha ha ha ha... Heck, I may even opt for the shamrock over the normal one they use :o)
My mastectomy is also scheduled. Seems odd, but actually setting that date was really hard for me. I didn't want to schedule it as if subconsciously I thought that would make it not happen. I know that sounds weird but the thought of them taking off my chest is creeping me out right now. I have a month to wrap my head around it as the big day is August 8th. I am told I'll need a few weeks to recover so I am planning a lot of downtime in August and a full month off from work to recover. This will allow me to get my energy back and get my kids off to the start of a new school year as well.
We head to our little piece of heaven in Michigan tomorrow..... I plan to sleep under a beach umbrella for about half the week. We are all really looking forward to getting away and spending some much needed family time together now that chemo is behind us.
I am so psyched that it's July and I get a break from all the medical business for a while. I have only three appointments the entire month and I am looking forward to a little normalcy for a while. I hope the summer is going well for everyone....Game On!
