Hopeful...

Yesterday I made a special delivery from my surgeon to the consulting plastic surgeon. I picked up a CD and printed reports from my last few breast MRIs and the resulting biopsy. 

I had received a call from surgeon Dr. Elboim on Sunday, and discussing the fact that he still felt a lumpectomy may be possible, but that he wanted to consult with the plastic surgeon first. I then received a call from the office on Monday about the files going to Dr. Sommerhaug, the plastic surgeon. At that point, to expedite the process, I offered to make the delivery from Santa Rosa to Petaluma myself. Besides, it gave me the opportumity to deliver some farm fresh eggs to brother Matthew and shop for those sports bras I have been advised to have on hand for post-surgery. Not to mention it was a 90 degree day here and Kohls was nice and cool inside.

I've had a couple of episodes the last few days of light headedness and slight nausea. I think I have just been overdoing a bit, pushing myself back to "normal" activity levels. This combined with the quick summer heat that has arrived, and I think I have just been going too fast. So another episode of this while shopping brought me to my senses and cut my excusion short on Tuesday. Besides, I needed to return home to rest up and prepare a dish for our weekly farmer's market gathering of friends that evening. And it was a gorgeous Summer night on the Sonoma Plaza for that. So good to see a large crowd of friends and many more out to enjoy the first of the monthly Jazz events in the ampitheatre during the farmers market.

So the outcome of this post is to say that I am still hopeful that a lumpectomy can be performed, and am waiting for "that call" from the doctor; which will hopefully be to schedule surgery. I do need to ask about my concern of the cancer that is located near the chest wall, as that does wear on my mind right now.

But otherwise; I am hopeful! Be hopeful for me too!! :-)

Hugs,

Debbie... aka the cancer warrior ... AND SURVIVOR!!!
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