All is well and Sundance and I are both doing fine.
I just wanted all of you - my army of supporters - to know how much it has meant to me to have your support during the past four months since my cancer diagnosis. Thank you from the bottom of my heart (and Doug's too) - you cannot imagine how much of a difference you have made and how much you have helped to keep our spirits up.
Enjoy your holidays however you celebrate them. But celebrate - don't forget to find some joy in this hectic holiday season. I can personally attest to the fact that looking for good things never fails to deliver and that it provides the fuel to keep pressing forward.
I am very grateful for the many good things in my life - many of them are the people reading this blog. You bring me joy.
And finally, best wishes to all of you for a happy and healthy new year!
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Quick Update on Sundance
Since I mentioned Sundance's illness, I should also provide an update on her condition. She is now responding well to the medication to treat her Addison's disease and has returned to her normal state of high energy, activity and entertainment for her loving owners.
I think our household is finding its way back to something we can call a normal state of being. Whew!
I think our household is finding its way back to something we can call a normal state of being. Whew!
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Mammogram and Ultrasound
I had a mammogram at Highland Park hospital today since the technicians at Rush saw some density in my left breast during the check CT last week and they wanted it checked out. I should state up front that nobody was overly concerned about this density, they just want to be thorough and make sure they don't miss anything.
When I was all gowned up and ready to be smooshed, the technician at HP said she couldn't do the mammogram without the films from the CT so that they could see what they were looking for. This was the first I heard of needing those films for this appointment, but I had them at home. I convinced the tech to go ahead with the mammogram and I would bring the films and hang around until they looked at them in case they needed to take more images.
Well, I brought the films on a CD as well as the technician's written report from last weeks chest CT and I waited.... and waited... and waited... Once the doctor who looks at the scans was available, he couldn't get the computer to read the CD so they had to bring it to another department. About an hour and half later they said they wanted to do an ultrasound to be sure there was nothing amiss. So I gowned up again and had the ultrasound of my left breast.
No surprise to me, they didn't find anything so all looks well. They even mentioned to me that they could see the same density in the chest CT scan that Highland Park hospital performed in August and in my prior mammograms. This whole thing felt like a big waste of time to me. But I guess it is good that they are being so cautious and thorough.
When I was all gowned up and ready to be smooshed, the technician at HP said she couldn't do the mammogram without the films from the CT so that they could see what they were looking for. This was the first I heard of needing those films for this appointment, but I had them at home. I convinced the tech to go ahead with the mammogram and I would bring the films and hang around until they looked at them in case they needed to take more images.
Well, I brought the films on a CD as well as the technician's written report from last weeks chest CT and I waited.... and waited... and waited... Once the doctor who looks at the scans was available, he couldn't get the computer to read the CD so they had to bring it to another department. About an hour and half later they said they wanted to do an ultrasound to be sure there was nothing amiss. So I gowned up again and had the ultrasound of my left breast.
No surprise to me, they didn't find anything so all looks well. They even mentioned to me that they could see the same density in the chest CT scan that Highland Park hospital performed in August and in my prior mammograms. This whole thing felt like a big waste of time to me. But I guess it is good that they are being so cautious and thorough.
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