So, the weird thing I didn't know about breast cancer is that I FEEL FINE! Or, rather, prior to surgery, I felt fine.
With most things, you feel sick, so you go to the doctor, and they make you better. You go on living
With this cancer, I felt great, found a tenny lump (less than an inch small).... but, I felt fine. Actually, I felt great. This is me the weekend I found the lump. I went to Cincinnati and Churchill Downs with a friend.
After finding the lump, I was poked with needles, they took samples, squished my boobs, put a needle in me, cut out pieces of me (surgery), and will soon pump me full of poison (chemo), burn my skin (radiation), and then .... let me heal and hope (!) for no recurrence.
....I went from feeling fine to alarming everyone and having to see 100 doctors.
Post-finding the cancer, I ....
With most things, you feel sick, so you go to the doctor, and they make you better. You go on living
With this cancer, I felt great, found a tenny lump (less than an inch small).... but, I felt fine. Actually, I felt great. This is me the weekend I found the lump. I went to Cincinnati and Churchill Downs with a friend.
After finding the lump, I was poked with needles, they took samples, squished my boobs, put a needle in me, cut out pieces of me (surgery), and will soon pump me full of poison (chemo), burn my skin (radiation), and then .... let me heal and hope (!) for no recurrence.
....I went from feeling fine to alarming everyone and having to see 100 doctors.
Post-finding the cancer, I ....
- Have to get shots in my tummy daily (blood thinner, prepping for the chemo)
- Will cut off all my hair (and donate it) to prepare to be baldie for 8 months
- Am stocking my home with chemo-friendly foods
- Have to call the insurance company 400x to see what is covered...and what isn't
- Visit. Every. Doctor. Ever.
Okay, just some musing for the day as I prepare to see my surgeon to check the progress of my wounds. Wish me luck!
wish you luck, loads, from lux
ReplyDeleteWhat foods are chemo friendly?
ReplyDeleteThat's a good question. They say to just wait and see what you can eat or drink. ....something at which I am great ... waiting. ;)
ReplyDeleteI bought non-smelly snack foods, vitamin water, and some juice I like in case I can't keep down water.
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DeleteMy dad complained about chemo mouth. Using plastic utensils helped, and staying away from any metal cups made drinking easier. Really cold drinks were painful for him, so room temperature drinks were our go to.
ReplyDeleteIt'll totally be trial and error on what foods will be okay for you. My dad said that nothing had any flavor and he would dump spicy seasoning on everything.
You got this. It's scary, but you have an amazing support team surrounding you.