I traveled to Dallas again on Thursday for my next chemo treatment. Dr S. gave me a check up before heading down for chemo. He kept commenting on how well I'm handling the treatments and said I am doing better than he has expected. So with a clear report, I went downstairs and spent the next five hours in the chemo room. We were late leaving the clinic, so I'm sorry that we missed Tristan's T-ball game, but we made it to dinner with Brad, Andrea, her parents and the kids. Although I didn't feel like eating much, it was nice getting to sit down with everyone and being able to relax some more.
All day the sugars were running high, but they never got over 400. If they did I would have to call Dr. B. - but they only reached the high 300s before bed. When I woke up this morning, they had dropped over 150 points, so I'm on my way back to normal now.
Today we woke up and headed back to the hospital for my consult with the plastic surgeon and my booster shot. The plastic surgeon, Dr. A., will be the one to reconstruct my new boobs after Dr. L. chops them off. For this visit he just went over the basics of the surgery and showed me the types of expanders and implants they use. He couldn't give me specifics about the surgery until he consults with Dr. L. and finds out what she wants to do. I see Dr. L. for a one-on-one consult on July 6th, so I'll hear her side of the surgery on that day. Then about 2 weeks after my last chemo round, Dr. A. and Dr. L. with have a joint consult with me to discuss exact details of my surgery, such as setting a tentative date, discuss costs, hospitalization and recovery time and anything else I could be forgetting. Right now they are aiming for the end of August or the beginning of September. After my appointment I went by the chemo office to get my booster shot and then headed out for the day. Of course I made a stop at the Russell Stovers outlet that just happen to be on the way home ;-)
When we finally made it home after getting through the crazy Dallas traffic, I was amazed to come into a clean house with fresh laundry, clean floors and counters, a whole case of water and a freshly made new bed with a clean being set. I guess my family noticed how lumpy my 10 year old mattress had gotten! lol I'm so thankful to my mom, my sister, my aunt, and my cousin for surprising me today. It feels goo to come home from a long chemo trip and just being able to crash. Even this grumpy cat needs some R & R.
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