Never thought I would be glad to have arthritis, however, the bone scan completed yesterday revealed that I have arthritic changes in the shoulders, hips and knees, but NO evidence of metastasis. So goody for arthritis! The CT scan revealed a lymph node above the left clavicle (collar bone) and a couple under my left arm. Dr. River (oncologist) believes that the nodes will disappear with chemo and radiation, but of course, he is encouraging me to discuss options with the "professors" at Barnes-Jewish next Friday. Options being to surgically remove the nodes, or wait for the chemo and radiation to work.
I am feeling stronger following surgery last week. My pain is minimal and I am taking Ambien to help with sleep, so I am resting well. My incisions are healing fine, the stitches are subcutaneous (under the skin), so won't have to be removed and the steri-strips fell off (with a little coaxing) yesterday. They were kinda itchy, so I'm glad they are gone. I am able to wear a bra pretty comfortably (not comfortable even before surgery!) and haven't used any padding - don't look too lopsided.
Blessed by all the cards, phone calls and prayers. Thank you for that!
Ellen
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ELLEN, I HEARD THE NEWS FROM MY SISTER, SHAWN, ABOUT YOUR BREAST CANCER. WE ARE PRAYING FOR YOU. I READ YOUR BLOG ABOUT HOW WE GROW CLOSER TO GOD THROUGH THE HARD TIMES. HE WANTS A RELATIONSHIP WITH
US AND IT SEEMS THAT WE GROW THROUGH THE HARD TIMES. HOPE YOU GET THIS BLOG AND WILL CALL YOU SOON.
BRYAN AND JULIE MATCHELL
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