It's been a while. I've mostly been without internet access and doing nothing, which has been awesome.
The wedding was just about perfect. The provigil worked, we enjoyed the day and all the ancillary events over the weekend. The one big downer is that I seem to have jammed my knee badly, so it's definitely back to physical therapy for me. I didn't fall down or twist it, but I think just walking on the cement floor for hours did me in.
The last of our family and friends left on Monday and then we had another 72 hours of stress, trying to get our stuff together for an 11 day trip to see Bob's family, and wedging two doctor appointments in there as well.
I saw the oncologist that Wednesday. She said everything looks good, except I'm still definitely anemic so I'm on daily iron supplements for the summer. We'll continue to do bloodwork every 90 days for the next couple of years to make sure everything stays in line and keep an eye out for cancer antigens in my blood. I think it's every 90 days for two years, and then every six months until we hit year five, and then I just do it along with my annual physical.
I also checked in with the plastic surgeon on that Thursday. He thinks I'm healing well and we're good to go with reconstruction in early October. We don't have it officially scheduled yet, but the paperwork is in the works.
Friday morning (July 4) we got up ridiculously early and flew to Atlanta. We spent the next 10 days visiting Bob's family all over South Carolina and Tennessee. We also took a detour for an afternoon in Nashville with one of my best friends from high school. It was a great trip overall, and the best thing was that it was totally stress free for me. After all the planning for the wedding and the trip, there was nothing for me to do, nothing hanging over my head. I brought my laptop but only used it for the two days we were in Greenville. It was fantastic.
I'm still tired, and I still have neuropathy in my feet, but overall I'm feeling pretty good, so the week after the wedding we also started the paperwork for me to go back to work. I just got word this morning that it's all completed, so I'm officially back in the office on Monday, 7/21. I mostly work from home so I can pause or take a nap if I need to, but I don't think it will be necessary. Physical stuff still makes me really tired, but sitting at a keyboard and talking on the phone don't.
The one big thing left (beside reconstruction) is hormone replacement therapy. Instant menopause sucks. I'm getting hot flashes, night sweats, and my memory is a little funky. It's impossible to tell what is the leftovers from chemo-brain and what is hormone related. Either way, I see an endocrinologist in August to start straightening that bit out.
The wedding was just about perfect. The provigil worked, we enjoyed the day and all the ancillary events over the weekend. The one big downer is that I seem to have jammed my knee badly, so it's definitely back to physical therapy for me. I didn't fall down or twist it, but I think just walking on the cement floor for hours did me in.
The last of our family and friends left on Monday and then we had another 72 hours of stress, trying to get our stuff together for an 11 day trip to see Bob's family, and wedging two doctor appointments in there as well.
I saw the oncologist that Wednesday. She said everything looks good, except I'm still definitely anemic so I'm on daily iron supplements for the summer. We'll continue to do bloodwork every 90 days for the next couple of years to make sure everything stays in line and keep an eye out for cancer antigens in my blood. I think it's every 90 days for two years, and then every six months until we hit year five, and then I just do it along with my annual physical.
I also checked in with the plastic surgeon on that Thursday. He thinks I'm healing well and we're good to go with reconstruction in early October. We don't have it officially scheduled yet, but the paperwork is in the works.
Friday morning (July 4) we got up ridiculously early and flew to Atlanta. We spent the next 10 days visiting Bob's family all over South Carolina and Tennessee. We also took a detour for an afternoon in Nashville with one of my best friends from high school. It was a great trip overall, and the best thing was that it was totally stress free for me. After all the planning for the wedding and the trip, there was nothing for me to do, nothing hanging over my head. I brought my laptop but only used it for the two days we were in Greenville. It was fantastic.
I'm still tired, and I still have neuropathy in my feet, but overall I'm feeling pretty good, so the week after the wedding we also started the paperwork for me to go back to work. I just got word this morning that it's all completed, so I'm officially back in the office on Monday, 7/21. I mostly work from home so I can pause or take a nap if I need to, but I don't think it will be necessary. Physical stuff still makes me really tired, but sitting at a keyboard and talking on the phone don't.
The one big thing left (beside reconstruction) is hormone replacement therapy. Instant menopause sucks. I'm getting hot flashes, night sweats, and my memory is a little funky. It's impossible to tell what is the leftovers from chemo-brain and what is hormone related. Either way, I see an endocrinologist in August to start straightening that bit out.
