April 29th, 2019 Mood: Frustrated 😟 Today I went for my follow up appointment with my surgeon. He had good news and bad news....the good news is that he got all of the cancer out and my margins are clear. My surgery site is healing well and my drains will be taken out on Friday. …
Rough Day
April 27th, 2019 Mood: Exhausted 😴 Today was a bit rough. I have been nauseous on and off. I have been a little irritable, mainly because I am tired of the bandages and drains. Matt has been wonderful with emptying my drains and recording the amount of icky, that's a medical term you know...🤣, that …
Marking Appointment
April 22nd, 2019 Mood: Indifferent 😕 We went to see Dr. Schwartz this morning for my marking appointment. He re-measured and marked where he will be cutting to take out the tumors tomorrow, as well as where he will place stitches to mark where he will cut during my reconstructive surgery. I was very surprised …
Dropping the Ball
April 16th, 2019 Mood: Stressed 😟 As if the last few days had not been stressful enough.... My surgery has been rescheduled to next Tuesday the 23rd. I don't feel like going through all of the ridiculousness but basically someone was supposed to call me way before today to go over the medications that I …
PET Scan & MRI Results
April 5th, 2019 Mood: Relived 😌 I have wonderful news! My PET Scan & MRI came back clear of any additional cancer! My diagnosis is still serious, but at least we know now that I do not have any sign of metastatic disease. I will still have to go through chemo after my surgery on …
Grateful
April 4th, 2019 Mood: Happy 😄 Hi everyone! 💕 First I would like to thank everyone who has donated to my GoFundMe so far. If you haven't donated, please consider doing so, so that Matt and I can better manage the bills that we are responsible for as I move forward with this journey. Any …