Update – chemo & such

If you haven’t had a chance to enjoy the silliness of our Barbie girl video coupled with my slightly educational dialogue on Nipples & Barbie Boobs yet, STOP NOW and go back for a laugh first because this post is lame in comparison.Chemo consult was this morning. I start Jan. 31st and go until mid June. It will be twice/week biweekly for 8 weeks, then once/week for 12 weeks. Since I am young and they have more time to cover to keep reoccurrence at bay, the treatment is more advanced than I had anticipated.

Yes, this type of chemo will make me lose my hair, so the ceremonious shaving of the head might fall on Valentine’s Day ?❤️ I’ve looked into cold caps but do know they’re a bit of a process and again, if I’m embracing the “experience” I suppose this is par for the course. I didn’t realize I was a bit on the vain side until the Cancer demons hired the dynamic duo of Freddie Krueger & Edward Scissorhands to mess with my mojo. To add fuel to the fire, the oncologist also pointed out that my CT scan showed a spot on my liver. This wasn’t a complete surprise since a trip to the ER a year or so ago showed the same, but the Dr. blew it off assuming it was just a cyst. Fast forward to now, a spot on the liver in light of a recent breast cancer diagnosis doesn’t get blown off as quickly. Sooooo, Friday morning I have a MRI to check it out, which could turn into a biopsy to confirm it is not cancer. The optimist that I am is channeling it’s just a cyst. Of course I’m nervous about the alternative and had a good cry when I left the appointment this morning, but it’s out of my control so I’ll just roll with the punches and hope & pray for the best.

I also have another outpatient surgery next Wednesday. It is to close up that area of the abdomen that’s being stubborn and a small revision to right chest reconstruction. Both of which need to be healed so I’m good to go by the 31st.

Maybe we should go back to talking about nipples again?

HAPPY HUMP DAY!