2 months into the BCS bank

2 months into the survivorship bank. Lovin' it. Still haven't heard if the clinical trial is off, but I have my skin test appointment on Monday remains so I'll just keep going until someone says stop. My oncologist told me she was submitting the CT findings to the review board as "Right Lung Inflammation/Not cancer". She was pretty certain that it will be ok.

I didn't get to run as much as I would have liked, but lets just say the 4 mm does not effect my ability to still run 3.5 miles. What makes my run a little uncomfortable is the tweaked knee (workout in the ran last saturday, not my best plan) and the reemergence of heartburn. You see having Mochaccino  flavored barium for dinner Monday night and then Tuesday night having a Fenway frank, cracker jacks and a full strength coke may have aggravated my digestive system. Each day of not eating those things make it a lot better.

Another item that showed up on the CT scan was the post op changes from having the tumor and lymph nodes out. What it showed was a small fluid collection, which is normal but exactly why I can't have anything infused into my right arm. No lymphedema wanted here! And I keep stretching out the post op are and breaking up any scar tissue by doing things like pull ups. (Sadly, I have to do assisted pull ups, but the assist weight is getting less each week). They are not the most comfortable, but the surgeon said I didn't need to be afraid in the gym. Last week I also did something I hadn't done in about 10 months-push ups! I take great pride in the fact that I can still do 3 sets of 10 real (no knees) push ups.

A Must Read
Someone sent me the best article of what not to say to people when you find out they are ill. It has a great info-graph that has rings on it and the message is Comfort In, Dump Out. Well worth the read.  It is pretty funny how people really mean well and some of the things they say when they find out about cancer/illness.  Now that I have a full head of hair and I am wearing a pink ribbon more and more people at work have felt comfortable enough to ask me about what kind of cancer I had, how I am feeling and what my next steps are. 90% of these conversations start with "I really wanted to tell you how great your hair looks. It's really come in nice". Loving the chemo curls.