Scan time

Wow, here it is Aug. 1! Time sure flies! And now it's time for another CT scan, just to make sure all is as well as it appears to be ...

The scan is scheduled for bright and early Tuesday morning, Aug. 3, and then I'll get blood work and see Dr. W-G, my oncologist, on Thursday, Aug. 5.

I remember getting my first post-treatment scan, last fall, and thinking, as I drove to the doctor for the report, "This will either be the best day of my life or the worst." I'm sure I'll still be nervous about this one, but maybe not as much as that first time, when you're wondering if a year's worth of treatment actually worked ...

The thing is, I know the cancer could come back. But every year that goes by will be a blessing -- and just maybe a little more insurance that I've escaped the "big C" forever. We'll just have to wait and see.

In the meantime, life is good! I still have some numbness in the toes (from the chemo) -- and a bit of lymphedema (swelling) in the left leg (from the lymph-node surgery) -- but that's a small price to pay for your life! And it hasn't slowed me down one bit! I'm still dealing with the broken wrist, which has slowed me down some, ha, but it's getting stronger all the time -- each week when I go to rehab, they take measurements that show my range of motion is improving! So I guess I'd better get off this computer and do my exercises (sigh) so I can keep getting better ...

Until next time ...
P

P.S. Happy anniversary to me -- it's been almost exactly a year since my treatment ended!