38. THE C WORD
The last 3 years saw changes coming fast and furious.
A tumour was detected during a routine mammogram. The biopsy was not good - invasive carcinoma. I was subjected to a battery of tests right away to prepare me for a lumpectomy in 2 days.
The 3 days in hospital was dullsville - the boredom and inactivity could have killed me first. I felt down....I did'nt want to spend almost a year undergoing and recovering from treatment - without a spouse to help me along. I asked Baba - is this necessary?
Not one to sit and mope, on discharge, I went right back to work and to my regular hair cutting service at the community hospital - with a tube attached to my armpit to drain lymph fluid.
A few days after surgery, I returned to hospital for the 'sentencing'. How bad is it? How long will the treatment be? What's the damage going to be like? How much time do I have?
A tumour was detected during a routine mammogram. The biopsy was not good - invasive carcinoma. I was subjected to a battery of tests right away to prepare me for a lumpectomy in 2 days.
The 3 days in hospital was dullsville - the boredom and inactivity could have killed me first. I felt down....I did'nt want to spend almost a year undergoing and recovering from treatment - without a spouse to help me along. I asked Baba - is this necessary?
Not one to sit and mope, on discharge, I went right back to work and to my regular hair cutting service at the community hospital - with a tube attached to my armpit to drain lymph fluid.
A few days after surgery, I returned to hospital for the 'sentencing'. How bad is it? How long will the treatment be? What's the damage going to be like? How much time do I have?
posted by shirley @ 5:49 pm
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At 3:32 pm ,
Anonymous said...
One of the best blogs around. Sincere, honest. Refreshingly different.
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