Oh, I forgot to tell ya'll that I was diagnosed with cancer a year ago.... Had chemo every 3 weeks until mid December (horrible!), then surgery on Jan 3 of this year, then radiation for 6 weeks until the end of March. Then it has been 3-weekly infusions of Herceptin until mid August and now I'm done except for Tamoxifen - one pill every day for 10 years! Really??!!
So now I'm like "Now what?" Everything has ended - the treatment, the surgeries, the radiation, the infusions and most of the doctor's visits. Kind of feels weird after going non-stop for a year. Oh yes, I am getting the port out next week. After that, I'm on my own (mostly). I see the surgeon and the radiation oncologist every 6 months it seems. Maybe the regular oncologist every 3 months who knows yet? I see him tomorrow and will find out more.
The surgeon told me if this cancer comes back, there's no cure. That's why I'm having the port out - no sense in having chemo again if it's not going to help, is there?
I'm happy it's me and not a member of my family! Really happy. Also, I leave myself in God's hands. I don't know the reason for these things happening but I choose to trust Him and if possible, to bring Him glory through to the end. This has definitely been stressful for hubby - he's had to deal with numerous of his family having cancer - so for his sake I hope it's not a long, drawn-out deal.
This is my bald head during chemo
This is at my LAST infusion in mid-August. Got to ring the bell, Yay.
The longer I live, the more I realise how MERCIFUL God is. I wouldn't want to serve or deal with any other god, ever! Thank you, Jesus!
Another thing I've realised is that no-one can pinpoint the cause of cancer occurring although one can speculate to some extent, I suppose. In my case I have no genetic mutation for cancer and no direct family history of this type of cancer. I'm vegetarian, exercise and am a non-smoker etc. Things which may have contributed, but not definitively are: I used to eat quite a bit of sugar; I had two direct injuries to that exact location where the tumor was found and I did have a bit of stress at work a year before the diagnosis. So who knows? I had a friend who was a vegan, exercised, gluten free and strictly NO sugar, and she still got cancer. So I'm a little less black and white than I used to be about causes of cancer....
Til later,
