When I got out of the shower today I dried off my head and looked in the mirror and I have creepy little peach fuzz all over my head. Believe me its creepy looking. You can not see it unless you look close but its there. I would be excited that my hair is growing back but chemo will take care of that, so for right now its peach fuzz for me. I thought you all would like to hear about that. It feels better to worry about peach fuzz than cancer, surgery or stomach injections so bear with me.
I went to the doctor with Heather today(did I mention she is pregnant!...yippeee! Is yippee still a word?) Anyway the doctor said everything looked good as far as my incision, my breathing, blood pressure, etc. I will get a ct scan before starting chemo to see what is going on inside. Another one of those "hurry up and wait" situations. My pocket is still there. The doctor said it may be caused because of me being on Coumadin, but it is not uncommon. She flushed it out and said it should heal soon. The area around my incision feels like it is burning when anything touches it. Even if my shirt just barely brushes against it. The doctor said that when the incision was made alot of small nerves were damaged. Well they are healing and regenerating which causes discomfort.
I hope you can all tell that I do not have alot to complain about. This is a good thing! Thanks you guys for just being there for me!!!
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Hi Valerie!
You are doing great! Good to know the hair folicles are right ready to regenerate hair again soon! :D
Yes, walking, breathing and nurtrition are a needed focus right now Valeries. You need to boost up your reserves. When you sit and stand and walk you are exercising those abdominal muscles so make sure you get up and do little walks several times through out the day ... even if it is just down the hall a few times or out to the road and back. These little exercises will help you get back to your baseline after chemo sooner. This is your job right now. Nutrition shakes :D
I am sorry to hear about the burning discomfort of the wound. UGH ... yuck. You have taught me something. I haven't known this before-> that the edge of the wounds can hurt like that. NUTRITION will help it heal faster Valerie. :D
Again, Glad to hear about the peachy head you have going on there!
Take care! Thinking of you and sending you loads of healing energy. I look forward to hearing about the MRI.
TTYL
Love you
Jeanne
What no mention of how you "love" your doctor?
In all reality, you have come so far and Im so proud of you and blessed to be a part of this process.
-h
(the pregnant one)
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