Cancerversary

Today is my two year cancerversary, and I couldn't be happier. Today I had a routine bone scan. Results show that my existing bone lesions are improving, and there are no new lesions. What else could a cancer patient ask for?

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Overall, I am doing great! I have a MUGA this week to check my heart... after all, it is routine scan time. I expect to everything to be fine this time.

I am working away at summer school, finishing up the high school yearbook, and selling pampered chef! In all my free time (ha ha) I am learning to play golf, trying out new recipes and traveling. Summer is keeping me a busy bee and I couldn't be happier!

Oh What a Feeling....

Port surgery was absolutely successful. Steri-strips are off, incision is healing! " Maxi" is one happy girl!

In other news, I just learned that a girl that I went to high school with was also diagnosed with stage IV cancer. Ironically, she lived on the next street over from me during our high school days. I can't help but think there was something in the water...

Her and her family have been in my thoughts everyday since I learned of her news. Cancer is a crazy thing. It knows no boundaries and I hate it.

In happier news, I can honestly say that I feel the best I have felt in two years! My energy has finally returned and I actually feel normal-ish. I have begun to book pampered chef parties again, and am getting on with my life. I have been exercising which gives me energy. Next I plan to work on cleaning up my diet...this steroid weight has to come off sometime, right? It surely isn't going away on its own. No time like the present!

Oh, and one more thing that has been a HUGE mood enhancer....IT'S SPRING!

(Happy Birthday, Lindsey!)

Gearing up....

For another surgery! Tomorrow morning (March 6) I am getting my port replaced. I can't WAIT! I am getting a purple power port.

My port hasn't worked for months. It allows medication in, but it won't let blood out. My veins are so shot that the last time I had a blood test (which is every three weeks) they could only get my blood by taking it from my knuckle.

Gross? Yes.

I almost fainted.

Literally.

I had to lay flat and get a cold compress.

I almost puked.

As a result, I drew the line at the knuckle blood draw and asked for a new port. My new "power port" is made for administering IV treatment, withdrawing blood, and I can use it for the contrast that is administered during scans. WAAAHHHOOOO. Power port means less needle sticks in the arm, and I am ALL about it!
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And The Good News Continues....

SO, All my scans came back with no change. I think this is the first time ever that my scan reports came back with nothing significant. On top of that my tumor markers - which is a test of blood proteins that look for evidence of Cancer cells (more here and here) have all gone down. They are still slightly elevated, but they are significantly lower than they were in October.

HURRAY!

Stop the inscanity!

Ok. Good news. All scans (ct of brain, chest, abdomen, and pelvis, mammogram and bone scan) came back with NO CHANGE. This is good. No new spots, no evidence of new metastasis. I am one happy camper!
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In other news, I have gained a ridiculous amount of weight and I am beginning to finally work on my own physical and mental health, rather than focus on recovering from surgery and breast cancer treatment. I am determined to once again feel comfortable in my own skin.

In yet OTHER news, my nephew is WALKING! He is such an adorable little boy I just can't stand it. Check him out!

Yahoo!

Bone Scan came back with no change. Yahoo! Maintenance drugs are doing their job!

Beginning The New Year With Scanxiety

Two days into the new year...and it is that time again.

I had my routine bone scan today. In two weeks I will have my routine CT Scan and Mammogram. We won't have results for a few days...so I am trying to be patient. I don't like surprises, so I hope everything comes back clean.