Count your blessings
Posted by Kelly on April 23, 2007
I had a followup appointment with my Radiation Oncologist, Dr. Nolan, on April 12 to make sure all my burns were healed and everything was getting back to normal. I filled her in on my “situation” with Dr. Younis and she told me she would do all my followups from now on and I didn’t have to go see him again…yippee. She said it only made sense since I was seeing her for the study I am participating in. She also okay’d for me to have my portcath taken out…another yippee.
She also told me that based on the information I gave the nurse my “quality of life” was being greatly affected by the tamoxifen and since the side effects would last the whole time I am on tamoxifen (5 years), she strongly recommends I try another drug to help with the side effects. I really hate taking medication of any kind but I finally caved today and got the prescription filled. The hot flashes during the day are not comfortable but are manageable, it is the ones during the night that are getting hard to deal with. They are more intense and leave me shaking and chilled afterward. Have 5-7 of those a night and you can forget about a “good nights rest”. After 7 weeks without a full nights sleep I am getting a little cranky.
So instead of whining about having to take another mediation I am going to be thankful that there is a drug designed to help prevent a cancer recurrence and another drug to help with the side effects. Plus I’ve lost 10 pounds…bonus! Count your blessings.
Esther said
Hey there, I still check to “see how you are doing” but no pressure of course:) I guess if I really wonder I can ask!
We are still praying for “Kelly and Dana that the cancer stays away!”
I would have come to your yard sale, but I was scared of seeing things I wanted and I’m trying so hard to purge and not replace.
Have fun:)Getting rid of STUFF is such a natural high! (for me anyway)
Love Esther
Christine said
So glad you are back – we were looking at a house to buy and then when I looked around our house – it just seemed so overwhelming what had to go (give away or yard sale) I usually have a yard sale the long weekend in May – people are ready after a long winter to BUY!!! Let me know about lunch – glad to hear you are feeling better and I really did miss your blogs…
Christine
cheryl moody said
congrats Kelly on your 10 pound loss!!!!You go girl, doesn’t it just make you feel so much better! I think You look awesome all the time, just wanted you to know that!
Dawn Shive said
I have no blog just an email (I pretty much live on email for work dshive@pattersonlaw.ca. And I feel like such a heal that I never did get a call into you again. I still want to come up to visit – but my goodness how the weekends and weeks fly by. The girls are crazy busy in to dance (especially Liv). Plus there is swimming and skating – you know all about it. Doesn’t seem to be a weekend that something is not going on – either people visiting from the Island or birthday parties or dance competitions. And my work is quite crazy (good job I love it and they are so good to me). Anyway I still want to come visit. I am hoping we will get up sometime in the next couple of months (I shall certainly call before I make the big journey). So so so glad you are doing so great. You always amazed me and now you amaze me more. You are one tough cookie.