No news.
I still don't have a surgery date.
Currently, we are wrangling a bit trying to get my onco, surgeon and plastic surgeon on the same page. The two surgeons only work together one day a week and right now the first opening for my surgery is November 12. Five weeks away. Which feels like an eternity.
I think our chances of being bumped up are good, but I don't know yet. I guess I need to be ready to just go for it when I get a chance.
I am definitely waiting to exhale on this issue. Wanting to get the show on the road. Chomping at the bit. Choose your metaphor for it: you know the feeling, and it doesn't age well.
Updates soon...
(I hope!)
Ah Hilary, I am so sorry that this disease got further along than originally expected. It sounds like you are doing a great job at "taking life on life's terms" and dealing with the questions in front of you. Your healthy body will be a great asset in whatever treatment you all settle on.
ReplyDeleteIt is totally odd to feel so healthy and to know there's this disease within as well. Paradoxes.
If you need anyone else to bounce off of on the lumpectomy vs. mastectomy questions, feel free to reach out. If there are not any strong medical indicators one way or the other, it's about what will help you feel good about your wholeness and health. That choice is very individual.
You are a beautiful writer. Thank you for being the big soul you are through this.
Hilary, I'm sorry you are in "wait and see" mode.... Hugs from Seattle.
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