I want to wish everyone a wonderful holiday! Eat, drink and be merry!
Only seven more days until our five year wedding anniversary and the end of this horrible year. I can't remember a time when I was looking so forward to the new year coming around. Come on 2009...hurry up and get here! Hurry, hurry, hurry!!!
Ten million things to do....gotta run!
Cheryl
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Great Week
I am having a great week! Eddy and I had a heart to heart earlier in the week and I feel so much better knowing where he is coming from and how he feels.
This week I was busy with a lot of appointments. The lymphedema therapist (Jeanette), the radiation oncologist (Dr Kim), the chiropractor (Dr Marie Royer) and the lymphedema massage therapist (Sonja Morgner).
Jeanette was able to get the insurance to cover a pump and jacket that will help the lymph fluid move in my body. The pump "decongests" your trunk first then moves on to your hand and arms. At each of my visits with Jeanette we use the jacket and pump she has, now I will be able to decongest myself daily! I'll post a picture when the equipment arrives so everyone will get an idea of what it looks like.
I'll post more later!
Cheryl
This week I was busy with a lot of appointments. The lymphedema therapist (Jeanette), the radiation oncologist (Dr Kim), the chiropractor (Dr Marie Royer) and the lymphedema massage therapist (Sonja Morgner).
Jeanette was able to get the insurance to cover a pump and jacket that will help the lymph fluid move in my body. The pump "decongests" your trunk first then moves on to your hand and arms. At each of my visits with Jeanette we use the jacket and pump she has, now I will be able to decongest myself daily! I'll post a picture when the equipment arrives so everyone will get an idea of what it looks like.
I'll post more later!
Cheryl
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Bone Scan.....
CLEAR!!!! Yippy. I met with the oncologist the other day for a follow up and for my Tamoxifen prescription. During the appointment I asked the fifty million questions I had and mentioned the hip pain. After a brief discussion and an exam, I got a referral for a bone scan to rule out new tumors. I was extremely relieved after the scan that the radiologist actually gave me the all clear when I expected a wait for the answer. What a relief to know the cancer hadn't moved to the bones.....big sigh.
This month I am schedule for a multitude of appointments, which is nice since the insurance year is ending and I will start with my nice $2500.00 deductible and $7500.00 out of pocket max again in January. I see the occupational therapist for the lymphedema, the physical therapist to help straighten my back out and stop the numb fingers at night, the gynecologist for my annual exam, blah, blah, blah....the list goes on!
I am coming to terms with the lymphedema but still feel like it is a huge pain in the ass and just note fair (yes, I realize life is not fair but I think I've hit my quota for my entire life). My compression sleeve and glove aka torture devices are becoming less noticeable on some days but still not making it through the night with the gigantic oven mitt! The occupational therapist is helping me get this special jacket that will help "decongest" my arm with the aid of a pump.
Off to bake some cookies!
Cheryl
ps-Spell check wasn't working so try to ignore the spelling mistakes.
This month I am schedule for a multitude of appointments, which is nice since the insurance year is ending and I will start with my nice $2500.00 deductible and $7500.00 out of pocket max again in January. I see the occupational therapist for the lymphedema, the physical therapist to help straighten my back out and stop the numb fingers at night, the gynecologist for my annual exam, blah, blah, blah....the list goes on!
I am coming to terms with the lymphedema but still feel like it is a huge pain in the ass and just note fair (yes, I realize life is not fair but I think I've hit my quota for my entire life). My compression sleeve and glove aka torture devices are becoming less noticeable on some days but still not making it through the night with the gigantic oven mitt! The occupational therapist is helping me get this special jacket that will help "decongest" my arm with the aid of a pump.
Off to bake some cookies!
Cheryl
ps-Spell check wasn't working so try to ignore the spelling mistakes.
Friday, December 5, 2008
This is why finding a cure is so important!
While I was going through chemo, Judy emailed me, sent e-cards and called to make sure I was doing well. Although I never met her in person she helped me with a very difficult time in my life. A great woman is gone and I am beyond sad. Cheryl
Judith Lee (Reynolds) Baker
August 2, 1948 - December 3, 2008
Age 60 of Morgan Hill, CA, Judith passed away on December 3, 2008 due to metastatic breast cancer. Judy was born August 2, 1948, in Dayton, Ohio; the second child of Ernest and Dorothy Reynolds, both now deceased.She is survived by her husband and soul-mate, Melvin J. "Mel" Baker, and two great loves of her life; son, Scott, of Apple Valley, Minnesota and daughter, Melinda "Mindy" of Morgan Hill, California, as well as her constant feline companion, "Binxwell J." She is also survived by her brother, John (Mary Frances) Reynolds of Toledo, Ohio; nephew, Jason and niece Katie and their respective families, and by her brother-in-law, George (Debbie) Baker of Huber Heights, Ohio; and nieces, Jacquie and Shannon. Many cherished friends also survive her.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Judy's memory to the Gabriella Patser Program, Palo Alto, California, which benefits uninsured and underinsured women under the age of 40 who are in need of information/screening for breast issues.
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