The Next Step

My final round of chemo is done! That's right, stick a fork in me I am done. On Tuesday Marnie and I will spend all day and I mean all day at several testing and doctors offices. I have another full body (PET/CT) scan, then another MRI and then my first consult with my Radiation Oncologist. The 2 tests will help my surgeon decide what kind of surgery I need to have, a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. I have responded so very well to the chemo it is going to be really hard to swallow a mastectomy after all of this. I know I have asked for a lot of prayers and such, but now is the time to send up some more with maybe some different needs and requirements :-).

We are hoping that at some point between surgery and the start of radiation we might get to take a vacation. Maybe to Oregon to see several sets of friends that moved in the past few months, if not that then maybe to Tahoe for a few days. We need a little break, a change. I certainly need something new to look at. While our backyard is lovely something with a little more grandeur and wildness would be nice for a change.

Everyone has been amazing through this phase of my treatment. The meals, the phone calls, the visits, the silent yet ever present support I/we have gotten has been staggering. Again, thank you seems too small to cover how I really feel.