Can't you finish anything?

I have no fewer than 5 posts in draft status. That's just sad.

I will finish one each night this week...starting tomorrow.

I finally got Dean Winchester on the blog!  Woohoo.

My nerd is showing again, isn't it?

Milestones and new adventures

Good evening all!
I'm still under the weather but I'm not going to write about that because...well...who really cares? This post will be brief but I have some updates. It's nice to not have to read the same old stuff, right?!

First, a milestone...of sorts. Today marks 1 year since I returned to work. Granted, it was only part time but it was a big step for me and one that I wanted long before it happened. (Remember, I dream of normal)  So, happy one year back to work day for me!

Second, the new adventures. The next phase of my journey is getting underway. I'm scheduled to have my port removed on Friday September 11. Yes, I'm going under the knife again...it's been a while so I felt like it was time. ;-)  The removal is much easier than the placement. If you've been around for a while, you know that placement required that I go under general anesthesia and they had to be careful and make sure that they didn't puncture my lung, etc, etc.  Removal will be done with a local and a scalpel. No, I am not scared and I'm not weirded out. I expect all to go smoothly and I'll be out of there in a couple of hours. The procedure will only take a few minutes but I have to get there an hour early...yada yada yada.  :-)

I can now report that I have a date with plastic surgeon. Yes, the process will begin with the first appointment, scheduled for mid-October. It's hard to believe it's time to even consider this already. My fabulous surgeon has referred me to, what I expect to be, an equally fabulous plastic surgeon. He also took time during my visit yesterday to tell me a little bit more about what to expect with reconstruction...or what, in my case, is delayed reconstruction. I thought I knew what was coming but I clearly still have a lot to learn. Radiation does bad things to skin. I thought they just meant during treatment but it seems that the effects are more long term. He said if they opened me up for reconstruction along the existing surgical scar, the skin wouldn't hold up. That means they will cut that out and take skin from elsewhere. EEEWWW. Also, he said the process will take most of the year. EEEWWW.  As always, I will share the details as soon as I have more specifics. I'm still going to go through with it and I'm still going to smile as I do it. Some days you just need a reminder that you are tough and can handle a lot. I've been through Hell (physically) already so this will be a piece of cake! It will likely be a little uncomfortable but I'll come out better on the other side...and my clothes will fit!

I'm off to bed. I'm hoping I'm not up every hour like last night - EEEWWW.  :-)

Have a great night everyone.
Love to all!
Andee

I'm letting my assistant write this. Fun, right?

I'm early for my appointment so I thought I would knock out a blog post. The problem is, all I have with me is my phone. Not to be deterred, I will move forward with the post with the assistance of my assistant (LOL) Siri. Note: I changed my Siri voice to male, so the above picture is appropriate.

Disclaimer: I will do my best to catch all typos but I'm sure some will be missed. This should be interesting.

So, it's been a while since I've posted. Looks like almost a month. Wow! I'll start by saying that I haven't had any more "low" periods. I haven't had much time to ponder any negatives. Thankfully, life is keeping me busy. As a matter of fact, it's keeping me a little too busy on some days. I've recently clocked some 10 and 12 hour work days, The kids are back to school and the activities are starting up.By the end of the day most days I am absolutely spent.I still tire out pretty easily but I feel like that's not an acceptable complaint to the general public eight months after treatment ends. If people ask how I am, I've now started saying "I'm just fine!"  When I have no more to give, part of me says I need to suck it up and push through and the other part of me, the more sane part, says don't overdo it or you're going to crash. Don't worry, I'm paying attention. I don't want to end up sick so I will figure out a way to balance it all out. No worries!

In other news, I get to see my surgeon on Monday! We should be discussing port removal so stay tuned. Been a little over year since I went under the knife and he promised me the last time that we could dance in the OR this time around. 

Well this was a rambling, random post. But it's a post! I have 4 others drafted so more will be coming. 

Gotta run, I have a date with a needle. 

Love to all. Back soon!

Andee