The time has finally come to go back to MD Anderson for my second reconstruction surgery which will be March 5. That means Romeo and I will be heading to Houston on Sunday for my pre-op appointments on Monday and then surgery on Tuesday. This surgery is to “fine tune” the new hardware, or as Romeo says, I’m getting my tires balanced. But I liked to think of it as a redesign.
This surgery won’t be nearly as major as my mastectomy and if all goes well, it will be out-patient. Recovery should be about a week and then I should be good as new. I am really looking forward to getting through this part of the process because I am so ready to feel normal again. Of course, I still have to go visit my Oncologist every three months, but hopefully all the major surgery and treatment is OVER! Yahoo!!
The bad news is Dr. BK says there is no way I can run in the St. Patrick's 5K, but I still plan to participate with my Tulsa running buddies by walking the race. But as soon as I can, I'll be back on the road training to get ready for the Susan Koman races coming up in the Fall.
When I look back and think about everything that has happened since my diagnosis in September, I am so thankful for all the new people I have met during my treatment, friends and family who I have reconnected with, and all experiences (good and bad) that occurred. All of these people and events have altered my perspective of life and I wouldn't change a thing, even if God let me have a do-over. My Momma use to say there is a silver lining to every dark cloud and she was right!
Thank you for joining me in this incredible journey. I've truly enjoyed your company and have appreciated all of your love, support and prayers. I'll check in next week to let you know how I'm doing, but don't worry . . . I have complete faith in God I'm going to be just fine. In fact, I guess I will have to start blogging about normal things since I am almost cured. Thank goodness my family and coworkers provide me a lot of good material.
The bad news is Dr. BK says there is no way I can run in the St. Patrick's 5K, but I still plan to participate with my Tulsa running buddies by walking the race. But as soon as I can, I'll be back on the road training to get ready for the Susan Koman races coming up in the Fall.
When I look back and think about everything that has happened since my diagnosis in September, I am so thankful for all the new people I have met during my treatment, friends and family who I have reconnected with, and all experiences (good and bad) that occurred. All of these people and events have altered my perspective of life and I wouldn't change a thing, even if God let me have a do-over. My Momma use to say there is a silver lining to every dark cloud and she was right!
Thank you for joining me in this incredible journey. I've truly enjoyed your company and have appreciated all of your love, support and prayers. I'll check in next week to let you know how I'm doing, but don't worry . . . I have complete faith in God I'm going to be just fine. In fact, I guess I will have to start blogging about normal things since I am almost cured. Thank goodness my family and coworkers provide me a lot of good material.
