First had an appt with my endocrinologist, Dr. B. He was happy to report that my A1C is the lowest it has ever been and he is happy for me! He adjusted my Humalog scale for the next chemo cycle and prescribe me a cheaper type of insulin to use since we had to double my Lantus dose. That's the first time I left his office in a happy mood!
My next appt was was with the breast doctor, Dr. L. She had a long consult with me about my upcoming mastectomy. She is glad to say I can save all of my skin and 'landmarks', so there will not be a need for much reconstruction. They will be putting in the expanders at the time of surgery, so I get to deal with those for several months after the surgery. Dr. L showed me various diagrams and photos of how the surgery works, and explained what methods they'll be using with me. She didn't go into a lot of detail since I'll have a final consultation with her in a few weeks, but she gave me some of the basics, such as that I'll be in the hospital for 2-3 days after the surgery, I'll need 6 weeks of recovery and that I'll need a lot of help at home. Ugh.
My surgery is scheduled for August 24th, with another consultation and several pre-op tests scheduled for the week before. That's only a short 6 weeks away :-(
My last appt for the day was with a new gastroenterologist, Dr. R. The chemo and other meds have been giving me a lot of gastric problems, so Dr. S. sent me for a consult. While we did a lot of talking and going back and forth with symptoms, Dr. R. is pretty sure my problems are caused by the medications, but he says he doesn't want to overlook anything, so he's sending me for a colonoscopy. Oh joy. My first one ever. Of course I asked for general anesthesia - I do not want to be awake for any of that!
So it was a long day with a ton of information to take in at once. I go back next week for my last chemo. Then the next obstacle on the horizon is the surgery....
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