I finished my second week of full-time work on Friday, and although I was tired, I wasn’t totally wiped out. Slowly I’m starting to build some stamina. I am trying to park farther from work, so that I have to walk farther; and I’ve been having to do some physical stuff at work – moving [...]
Archive for June, 2009
The Bridge Over the River Exhaustion
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, recovery, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, Bridge, cancer, exercise, fatigue, insomnia, julie martin, reading, recovery, recurrence, Robin on June 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Foreign Objects and Me
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, recovery, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemo port, fatigue, insomnia, julie martin, pain, recovery, recurrence on June 7, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The surgery to have the chemo port removed was very quick – indeed, we spent more time between when my appointment was scheduled and when it actually started (1 hour) than we did undergoing the surgery (20 minutes, including changing into/out of the gown).
The numbing agent was just injected, and the surgeon started cutting before [...]
I’m being deported on Friday
Posted in breast cancer, cancer, chemo, ovary removal, reconstruction, recovery, recurrence, tagged breast cancer, cancer, chemo, chemo port, deportation, julie martin, recovery, surgery on June 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I reminded Brian that my appointment with the surgeon to have my chemo port removed is on Friday afternoon, and he said, “Oh, you’re being deported.”
This time, perhaps because the port went into the same place and there was scar tissue built up, I haven’t noticed it too much. The first time, it was uncomfortable, [...]
