Short update

 

First, I had my echocardiogram done and the results were fine. Phew!

Then I got sick with a yucky cough. Hubby, Kenn, convinced me to go to urgent care. Turns out I have the flu, type A, which was good news because if I had something bacterial that would be worse. They did a chest xray which showed a tiny bit of fluid which could be from the cancer itself. So, luckily I have an appointment with oncology on Monday so I can update them and they can keep an eye on it. We’re on our way to the pharmacy now for some cough suppressant.

M&M

Nope, not M&M candy but Magnesium and Me!

Mini update: I see the oncologist today because I have twitching muscles around my eyes that is getting worse and I have really sore thigh muscles and it’s getting worse too. It feels like I ran 2 miles but I didn’t. She said that is from the low magnesium and to drink Pedialyte. I got some yesterday and the flavor I tried is super sweet. We’ll see how the other flavors taste….

Later update: I saw oncology. They are having me come back tomorrow morning to give me IV magnesium to try to get my levels up. She said the low magnesium is why my thighs are so sore. As for the eye twitching, she said it’s from fatigue and my mental health provider already ordered some antihistamines for me, this kind has made me sleepy in the past so were going to try it again and hope it works. Hoping and praying we can get the magnesium levels up and I can get some better sleep.

Surgery scheduled

 

I met with the breast surgeon yesterday and the plastic surgeon yesterday afternoon. The first surgery will be the double mastectomy on February 27th. The second surgery, the reconstruction, will not happen for several more months and will be dependent on if I have to have radiation or not. We will know about the radiation about a week after the first surgery, when the pathology report comes back. I am apprehensive about the surgery, but who wouldn’t be, right? I have complete confidence in both my surgeons, so that’s a bonus.

The MRI showed one spot that is completely resolved, gone. The other spot they can not evaluate because of the magnetic “seed” they placed for finding the mass when we were still thinking lumpectomy. There’s a new questionable spot, but since it’s all coming out, there isn’t a concern about it.

Jan 5th Update

 

From Jan 5th – belated post:

I just realized I’ve not written up an update since I had my last chemo a week ago. I’ve been fatigued, as usual and running a fever with diarrhea today. The fever is being controlled and I think I finally got a grip on the diarrhea too. Tomorrow we have a birthday party for our soon to be 10 year old granddaughter. Nothing else planned for the rest of the weekend. Thanks for your support!!