Posted in breast cancer, recovery, tagged breast cancer, cancer, friends, julie martin, mastectomy, recovery on September 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Well, we have great news! The doctor visited Julie this morning, was very pleased with her condition, and told her she could stay in the hospital or go home as she wished. And so, Julie is home!
I’m amazed at how alert she is (I figured she’d be sleeping most of the time), how [...]
Posted in breast cancer, recovery, tagged breast cancer, cancer, friends, julie martin, mastectomy on September 29, 2007 | No Comments »
With Julie in the hospital for her surgery, I’ll be handling the posting duties for a day or two.
We arrived at the hospital at 10:30 this morning per instructions to prepare for her 2PM surgery. Preparations included taking safety precautions (getting ID bracelets, several verifications of who she was and why she was here, [...]
Posted in breast cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, friends, julie martin on September 28, 2007 | No Comments »
Tonight we’re packing. I don’t really have to take much besides my toiletries kit and a hard case for my glasses. I keep thinking about a book or my knitting, then reminding myself that most of my waiting will be in a hospital gown and on an i.v. I do need to [...]
Posted in breast cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, friends, julie martin, mastectomy on September 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Today was pretty hectic - I had to go to the pre-admit clinic and get paperwork filled out and consult with a nurse. As it turns out, *she* is the one who determines what labwork I needed, and although she didn’t take the blood, she did take me over to the lab right after [...]
Posted in breast cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, friends, julie martin, mastectomy on September 24, 2007 | No Comments »
The countdown has begun!
We’re mostly prepared here at home - we’ve got the cable ordered; the recliner is to be delivered on Wednesday; Netflix has sent the first batch of movies; the freezer is well-stocked; and the neighbor will walk Robin while we’re at the hospital all day Friday.
I thought I pretty much had a [...]
Posted in breast cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, friends, hair, julie martin, mastectomy, vanity on September 20, 2007 | No Comments »
I realized tonight that I had forgotten to confirm previously that my surgery date is officially set for September 28 - it’s at 2:00 p.m. at Providence St. Vincent’s Medical Center. I have to be there by 10:30 in the morning - not too bad, unlike some poor souls who have early surgeries and [...]
Posted in breast cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, Day of the Dead, friends, hair, julie martin, mastectomy, papillomatosis on September 14, 2007 | No Comments »
There’s always more to learn, but I think we pretty much know what’s necessary after our meeting with the surgeon this afternoon.
What we discussed with her today basically solidified my decision - I had hoped that she would have something that would make the choice of unilateral or bilateral mastectomy more clear, and she definitely [...]
Posted in breast cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, julie martin, mastectomy, medical tests on September 10, 2007 | No Comments »
After a wonderful weekend at the coast, Brian and I got home Sunday afternoon, and after greeting a very happy-to-see-us dog, got back into the routine (the cats were pretty ho-hum about our return).
Today, the doctor contacted me with both bad and good news. The bad news is that the additional mass in my [...]
Posted in breast cancer, tagged breast cancer, cancer, friends, julie martin, mastectomy, medical tests on September 7, 2007 | No Comments »
Hi y’all -
So Tuesday and yesterday I had my MRI-guided biopsies, and discovered that I’m a real wimp when it comes to the sedative they give - the nurse said it has a half-life of 6-8 hours, but it was well over 24 hours before I felt back to normal. Unfortunately, I seem to [...]
