Good News, Bad Luck
You know I never thought of myself to be supersticous but last Thursday I was driving along...la dee dah, then out of no were a black cat runs out in front of my car. I slammed on my brakes to avoid hitting the feline, and thought sarcasticly to myself, oh no bad luck.
Friday morning I had a very important DR's appoinment. A week prior to my appointment I had a CT Scan preformed on me and I was waiting and waiting and waiting for my results. When my Dr. walked in the room I could tell she had good news. When the news is not so good, she walks in the room and seems a bit hesitant and makes little eye contact. If its good news she walks in, smiles and immediately makes eye contact. So back to my results...The cancer is stable! NO new growth. :) Being on chemo for 2.5 years I would rather hear something like; oh your cancer has miraculously disappeared. But compared to my previous scans the cancer is not spreading. Now Martha, that is what I call a "Good Thing". I was also scheduled for chemo treatment on this same Dr's visit but I had a minor tooth ache the night before which turned to a impacted, infected wisdom tooth. So chemo was postponed. Then I immediately needed to call my dentist and have my wisdom tooth extracted. My dentist is so on top of things. He had booked me with an appointment with an oral surgeon that afternoon. So one side of my face was swollen and sensitive but hey, no treatment for another two weeks! :)
Saturday I took it easy and ate ice cream. By Sunday my gums were begining to feel better and I was up and moving around the house and cleaing. While I was cleaning I accidently tipped a cup of water onto my husbands lap top and our only link to the internet was down. The keys were not working even after we had let them dry out. So Monday we went out and dug ourselves even more into debt and bought a new computer.
Was the tooth and the computer coincidental? Or was it the black cat?
No matter, what is most important was my scan results.
Thanks for your time, I will write soon again.
Friday morning I had a very important DR's appoinment. A week prior to my appointment I had a CT Scan preformed on me and I was waiting and waiting and waiting for my results. When my Dr. walked in the room I could tell she had good news. When the news is not so good, she walks in the room and seems a bit hesitant and makes little eye contact. If its good news she walks in, smiles and immediately makes eye contact. So back to my results...The cancer is stable! NO new growth. :) Being on chemo for 2.5 years I would rather hear something like; oh your cancer has miraculously disappeared. But compared to my previous scans the cancer is not spreading. Now Martha, that is what I call a "Good Thing". I was also scheduled for chemo treatment on this same Dr's visit but I had a minor tooth ache the night before which turned to a impacted, infected wisdom tooth. So chemo was postponed. Then I immediately needed to call my dentist and have my wisdom tooth extracted. My dentist is so on top of things. He had booked me with an appointment with an oral surgeon that afternoon. So one side of my face was swollen and sensitive but hey, no treatment for another two weeks! :)
Saturday I took it easy and ate ice cream. By Sunday my gums were begining to feel better and I was up and moving around the house and cleaing. While I was cleaning I accidently tipped a cup of water onto my husbands lap top and our only link to the internet was down. The keys were not working even after we had let them dry out. So Monday we went out and dug ourselves even more into debt and bought a new computer.
Was the tooth and the computer coincidental? Or was it the black cat?
No matter, what is most important was my scan results.
Thanks for your time, I will write soon again.
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Post a CommentGreat post Lori...I think you've got the hang of it!
That was from me, somehow I accidentally commented as anonymous : (
I hope that you'll keep writing about good news! :)
Yes, the news is a good thing! YAY! Ah, hell, it's only money and superstition :)
Dear Lori, I discovered your blog via your Flickr account and I was saddened to hear about your cancer. My best friend is also 29 yr old and currently battling breast cancer. For the last 2 years I dedicated my time to the fight against this horrible disease. I will be walking the 60k this year for the second time and I also plan to shave my head for the walk. I am doing this for people like you. No need to say thank you. Take care of yourself and believe instead. A cure can't come soon enough.
Cheers,
Irina
Lucky Thirteen
Last night I was in bed thinking about a dream I had two weekd ago. I was in a really sunny city that had a lot of trees and well trimmed bushes. The weather was fantastic and there were a lot of people sitting around in open air cafes. Then this car started to circle me, and there were two bald, tired cancer patients inthe front seat telling me to run. They told me that cancer had found me. I woke up running.
Before I moved from state college, a gypsie women told me told me that my lucky number is 13. I always thought it was 19. Last night I kept thinking about this and remembered what my doctor said on our last visit after four cycles of chemo. I was the 13th patient that he put on his cured list.
Remission. It is a big word for me. I hope your lucky number soon.
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