Bye Bye Boobie

This is actually Travis, updating for Laura who is all hopped up on morphine and percocet. OK, so we got here this morning at 9 and were supposed to be in surgery by 1030. That didn't happen. Laura finally went in at around 1230. She was out of surgery by around 430. Both the surgical oncologist and the plastic surgeon said the surgery went very well. We had a really good feeling when Mr and Mrs Clause came in the room before the surgery (picture to follow). Anyway, we are pooped. Laura is expected to go home tomorrow sometime. I will play surrogate author to keep everyone in the loop. We cannot express how much everyone's kind thoughts and prayers mean to us. Thanks once again.

Surgery Date

My Surgery date is August 29th at 9:00 AM at Emory University Hospital. I will return home on Thursday evening. Thanks in advance for all your prayers and best wishes.

CHEMO is OVER - YEAH!!!

Long story, but my last chemo ended up being today. I am so glad to be done. Thanks to everyone who had a drink with me. Now I am gearing up for my surgery and radiation, should be a walk in the park after all this. I am still running and plan to not let anything hold me back. My hair started growing back and it feels like a baby ducks down. The kids love to rub it. I am still eating close to nothing. You would think I would weigh close to nothing, but now that i can stop the steroid i can get back to normal.

Any of you DC grads who haven't logged on to Temples blog page, here it is...
http://dcclassof89.blogspot.com

Two More

My eye is much better and I only have two more treatments to go. I will have one on Monday and the last on Friday and then we are off to the beach for a week with the kids and my beautiful niece. We are all so excited.

If you all don't mind, Saturday night have a margarita with/for me and we can all celebrate together.

Have a great weekend

New Crap

Well for the last week or so, i have been dealing with a "sick" eye. I found out that the Taxol can cause certain areas to dry up and my nose and eye are part of it. Today i am writing to you with one eye shut because it is so swollen even the ointment i have been using isn't helping. It is difficult enough not to have hair and have my skin wrecked, but now i look like the one eyed bandit. Enough already!!!

Feeling Better

Although i am still dealing with the same crap, i am coping much better. It was nice to vent and share my thoughts. Everyone has been very supportive. I only have 4 more sessions to go and i cant wait to have a Margarita.

We saw the plastic surgeon and along with my new boob, i get a lift on the other side and they use the fat from my stomach and butt if needed. So i get a new boob, lift, tummy tuck, and possible lipo. I am not the plastic surgery type, but when given lemons, might as well make lemonade...

Talk to you all soon

Today Sucks

I think i finally hit the wall. Unfortunately it is the cancer wall and not the marathon wall. I am tired, my eyelashes are falling out, my nose wont stop bleeding, the Social Security office wont answer the phone, the steroids wont let me sleep and make me feel like i am starving to death, i am to tired to run, I hate complaining and i don't want to make my friends listen to me bitch, i am making my poor husband do everything and i am worried he is going to go off the deep end soon, i have no energy to play with my kids, my skin is freaking out, and i could go on forever, but does it really matter? I still have to deal with this crap, but life goes on. Right?

Sorry, not one of my usualy happy go lucky blogs. I am sure i will feel better tomorrow!