I went for my chemotherapy treatment today and I asked the doctor if I could have only one more after today and skip that last one because the neuropathy in my hands is getting worse and I am not getting even one day that I am not so tired. He said that most people are not able to complete all 12 and that since I have had such a great result so far, he would be very comfortable with today being my LAST chemo!! Of course, I said, "sounds good to me"!! Now don't expect me to bounce back to my old self anytime soon as it can take many months and even up to a year to completely recover from the chemo effects, but my taste should improve in 6 weeks and my dry, irritated eyes, nose and mouth, should feel better in 4-6 weeks!! I am one happy camper right now. I will have surgery on July 22nd for a lumpectomy and lymph nodes removal. I the pathology report from the lump (which is only a tiny spot now) comes back that there are still cancer cells around the outside edges, then I will need to go back and have a mastectomy. The surgery is outpatient and it takes 5 days to get the pathology report. I have two entire weeks now with NO medical appointments. And Jared got hired by a company yesterday and starts to work on July 11th. (He has been out of work since the end of February) Yep, life is pretty darn good right now!! Thank you all so much for loving a caring about me. Each of you are important to me! P.S. I'll be back to sweeping walls and pulling weeds in no time!
Oh now Theresa, you are good! Sweeping walls? I don't think I've done that in my entire life! ha ha! :) Glad you are done with the chemo. We'll definitely have to address that "what I want to eat when my taste returns" list and eat some deliciously flavorful food! We love you!
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