I saw my plastic surgeon on October 30 and he said I was doing well. I no longer have to wear my abdominal binder, yay! He also siphoned off 500 cc’s of fluid from my abdomen. It would have come out on its own if I had the drains still in place, but I don’t, so here we are, lol.
I stopped the Anastrozole, again, due to side effects. The month of October held nearly daily headache and/or migraines for me. I only had 3 headache free days and a lot of the other days I had 2 headaches. So, my oncologist had me stop the Anastrozole until I see her again on November 21st. I stopped on October 29th and have yet to see any real improvements but I know it just takes time.
I have still been having difficulties with talking as well as confusion and forgetfulness – more so than my usual. My MRI was essentially normal so we do not know what is causing it. It could be due to stress in general or something else.
The incision is healing well. When I saw Dr Pierce (my plastic surgeon), he said that there was some granular tissue that shows I am healing. It was white and looked like pus but apparently was this granular tissue. It also appears like it’s re-opened but that’s just the healing going on.
I see my oncologist, De DeYao on the 21st for a follow up and lab work.
We are hoping to go to the Veteran’s Day parade this year. Kenn will be having surgery for his hand November 22nd and we are praying for a successful surgery & recovery. Other than that November looks to be pretty calm with me just healing and making Christmas cards.
Thanks for all your support! This has been a long journey but hopefully we are nearing the end.