Graduation Day

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Okay, hope you can stand a long email...but I have so much to say:

Well, I've finally graduated from Chemo. YEAH!!!! I had my last

treatment Thursday and can't wait to take my last anti-nausea pill

tommorrow. It feels wonderful to be over this hump. And to boot my

hair seems to be starting to grow darker...honestly...my husband

thought I was losing it...but even he has to admit it does seem

darker and fuzzier.

I do have to do a CAT scan, which I can do locally as our little

hospital has just got their CAT scan up and running. This will

check out my liver. I have HEP-C with mild fibrosis on my liver

already. Earlier CAT scan showed " something " . So I was told that

if in the 2nd CAT scan that " something " is smaller it is a

tumor...if the same size just the fibrosis. PLEASE send prayers and

good thoughts my way.

Now I just have to find out about my radiation. What a saga. The

closest place I can go is a 1 1/2 hour trip (one way). So with a 4

1/2 year old I would have to take her with me and stay in a hotel

for however many weeks. I am trying to get my radiation moved to

Vancouver as I have alot of family to stay with and entertain my

little girl. But we all know how quickly the medical community can

work. I'm trying to stay out of it and let my doctor handle

it...but I don't think I can stand it any more. On Monday if my doc

hasn't received the paper work I'm going to go into full control

mode...oh those poor people :-)

On the sad side my sister called me up and said there was something

she had to tell me now that I was done my chemo. She was diagnosed

in December (just as I was starting chemo) that she has DCIS. They

couldn't get a clear margine with 2 lumpectomies so she had to have

a masectomy. I feel so bad that she didn't tell me, but she didn't

want to add to my worries. What a goof! She meets with her

oncologist this coming week. Her regular doc says that she probably

doesn't have to have chemo or radiation. Does this seem right? If

you couldn't get clear margins, doesn't that suggest spreading?

This is totally different from what I'm dealing with. I'm glad I can

support her now that I know.

Well, I've rattled on to long. You are all in my thoughts and

prayers. Take care