I don't disagree with that but you're still terrifying me 🤣

Gym this morning. Then some curtain and window washing. I’m pooped! 🪣🧽

It was 86 degrees today. Summer just keeps coming back! I’m ready for some semblance of FALL. There’s hope for later this week 🤞.

You and I are close to the same weather pattern. I’m not far from TX.

We have a movie day planned for Sunday. I’m not doing anything!

Movie day sounds perfect - no matter the weather!

I'm still in a bit of limbo on the medical front. Did get my drain out Wednesday this week - and that was tougher than expected. It had been in too long I think - it did not want to leave. An second experienced - somewhat fierce nurse at the clinic finally came in to help the nurse who had just about given up on getting it out. She told me to breathe like I was having a baby and she pulled that sucker out. Otherwise, the first nurse was sending me to the ER to get it removed

Saw my oncologist on Wednesday too. She is not certain on the next steps. The post mastectomy pathology showed 11 tumours of Estrogen / HER2 positive invasive cancer. But they were very small tumours. The estrogen blocking treatment is off the table - because I'm 60, post menopausal, that type of cancer is slow growing, and the treatment is hard on your joints. To me the benefits don't seem worth the risk, she agrees.

But the HER2 is aggressive and fast growing, normally treated with Chemo - but the tumours are small - so are the benefits worth the risks???? She is uncertain so she sent my case to a local tumour board. Hopefully I will hear a "definitive" answer this coming week. If it is still uncertain apparently they can send info to an international Harvard group to make final recommendations??????

All the numbers seems really small - I'm not certain I want to go through chemo if the difference is pretty insignificant????

My chest is healing - but after the initial "this is much easier than I thought" - it is more problematic than I thought Scar tissue feels like a ridiculously tight ratchet strap around my tissue - I need massage - but had to have the drain removed first and to have that opening heal up. Soon. Soon. Oh to be the other side of all of this.

Me and the pup are walking, eating, cuddling in bed watching House these days.

It will.

The worst part is that there is no screening to know whether or not the cancer has "returned" - if it does HER2 positive tends to metastasize to the bones or the brain and you can only tell once you start having symptoms 😳 that's enough to encourage you to feel more inclined towards chemo?

It’s a tough place to be Laurie. Hopefully there will be frequent monitoring.

Don’t rush it Laurie! All in good time.

I have booked an appointment with a dietician/nutrionist in December. Hopefully by then I'll be ready

Wow everything is out patient surgery now! I remember my mother-in-law telling me how she spent two full weeks in the hospital after each of her 4 sons were born. I’ve had several surgeries- and like you- all were out patient. Even when I had my hand tendons resectioned. Of course, spending the night in the hospital can’t be as restful as your own bed.

Glad you’re doing well Nic ❤️‍🩹

So good to read your update, Nic! Hope you get a good night sleep and wake up feeling that much closer to becoming thin!!! 💕

Sounds like you are in a great groove! Good work, Nic.

So glad to hear that the surgery went smoothly and so far recovery has been good Nic!