A lot has happened in one week since our last update. I’ve viewed the four chambers and blood flow of my heart through the lens of an echocardiogram (the good news is I have a heart and it’s healthy). I sat through a baseline ultrasound and mammogram (the mass is about 9 cm long and basically fills the entire breast), as well as a baseline MRI. While Amy Farrah Fowler took pictures of “the girls” (yes, that’s what she called them), Tim and Elizabeth successfully packed up the RV, hooked it up to the truck for one last drive, and took it in for sale. Tim almost shed a tear as he let go of the keys. Today he traded in our truck so all our finances are in order, ready to conquer the bills that will likely cross our paths. We already miss the truck, but the SUV was a nice compromise.
We moved into our house with a lot of help from our friends. Thank you Bob and Patty as well as the Bergstrom men! I was a little sore after the move, and Tim was too, but it felt good to finally get settled. I have a sitting space where I can look out the window while drinking tea with my morning devotions. My desk sits by the window with a view of the many trees in our yard. Our house is surrounded by nature, an empty lot to the back, side and front of us. The community is quiet, and we look forward to the spring when we can sit out on the deck and enjoy our new porch swing.
All of this to prepare for what is yet to come. Tomorrow morning, bright and early, we will go to MD Anderson to begin chemo. Taxol and Herceptin will be my cocktail for the next six months. They start me off slow the first time, introducing each drug separately until they are certain of no adverse reactions. The doctor has ordered a port but I won’t get that until after the first couple of treatments. She indicated the first few chemo treatments are relatively anti-climactic. Patients come in, get chemo, go home, and do not notice anything different. We are confident this will be my case as well. I’m taking my computer, so if you see me online, feel free to chat! I’ll keep the lights in my Facebook turned on.
In the 90’s my doctor found a lump in my breast. The mammogram was a new experience for me. Talk about a boob in a wringer! Bill went into panic mode. The biopsy showed a calcium deposit. I knew I didn’t have cancer. The doctor said breast cancer is curable. Yours is too. You have God and
In the 90’s my doctor found a lump in my breast. I went for a mammogram. talk
about a boob in a wringer! Bill went into panic mode….I went for a biopsy. I had a calcium deposit . My doctor told me then, breast cancer is curable. You are going to be fine. I’m not going to think any other way, you have God and Tim in your corner.
I love all of you.
praying for you and the family as you begin this journey – hugs, Irene
Praying for you as you begin this journey. There is a book that I used in the days after my surgery called “Praying through Cancer” – it’s a 90 day devotional. If you’ll send me your new address, I’ll send it to you. God is faithful and good even in the difficult times we face. I’m sure you have a great support systen there – don’t be afraid to allow them to take care of you. Let me know if there’s anything I can do.