So, my oncologist and I have both been bugging my surgeon about the date for my port. It looks like I will be going under general anesthesia again! But I think it will be a much shorter surgery this time. From what I've read online, it should only be about 30 minutes.
My surgeon called yesterday and he has jury duty next week! He hopes to be released, and has tentatively scheduled me for Friday, 5/25. I told him to tell the judge that he has a very important patient to work on.
I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother's Day. Mine was quite relaxing. Tony and the kids brought me breakfast in bed...I actually didn't get out of bed until it was time for lunch!
This past Monday, I had several appointments. First, I went to Kaiser Ontario to get a heart scan. It was actually pretty cool. They withdrew some blood, mixed it with chemicals, then put the blood back into my body. At that point, I was radioactive!! Then they put me on this bed and a huge round thing scanned my heart for 6 minutes.
Next visit was in Fontana to get an EKG, some blood work, and meet with the gyno-oncologist. She said she has to monitor me every 6 months until I get my oopherectomy or hysterectomy. I have to get an ultrasound next Wednesday as part of the monitoring, right after I see the nurse for my pre-op.
In the meantime, I have done so much research on bilateral mastectomies and reconstructive surgeries. There are lots of options available and I will be attending a class in July that is run by a plastic surgeon. The plastic surgeon will discuss options and patients will be there to show you the results from their actual surgeries. Should be pretty interesting...
I told Matthew that maybe the hair fairy will come by when I lose my hair. He said, "To bring you a wig?" I said yes, and he got such a kick out of it! I might have to plan a visit for the hair fairy soon!
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