Another Milestone
I haven't posted in a while ...
Which is good news in this case. After all, no news is good news. Or so my grandmother used to say.
I had my 6-month follow-up mammogram on April 3, 2019. And an ultrasound to boot. This time, they only did it on my right side. The healthy left side only gets one once a year. Lol.
A really nice lady doctor Radiologist whom I had not met before did my reading and consultation. She had a great and joking manner about her and that was either very good or very bad. We did a lot of chit-chat before she talked about the results and I figured either she had good news and was in a positive and joking way with that knowledge or she was trying to lighten the mood and put me at ease before she dropped a bombshell. Fortunately, it was the former.
She said everything looked great and my scars were laying flat and had healed well. She gave me the free pass go and collect $200 ... err, I mean pay $391 for the mammogram/ultrasound. Lol. I am still cancer-free and NED ... and very grateful and relieved.
Am I really gonna get to skate out of here with no more then what I've gotten so far?
When I hear what others have gone/are going through, I almost feel survivor's guilt. Is that normal?
On a side note: I have developed a problem with the right shoulder (same side as cancer) and my first thought was: is this in any way related to the cancer? Although I am reasonably sure it is not, two months of physical therapy has not made much of a difference in the pain and stiffness. I have pretty limited range of motion and this has been going on about 6 months now. I am going to an orthopedic specialist on Monday. I may have arthritis, frozen shoulder, rotater cuff injury ... Who knows? They did an X-ray in January which did show some early arthritis ... but not consistent with the pain and limited range of motion which is moderate to severe. At least we know it is NOT bone mets.
So passed the cancer test with flying colors. Now if I can just figure out this shoulder thing ...
Which is good news in this case. After all, no news is good news. Or so my grandmother used to say.
I had my 6-month follow-up mammogram on April 3, 2019. And an ultrasound to boot. This time, they only did it on my right side. The healthy left side only gets one once a year. Lol.
A really nice lady doctor Radiologist whom I had not met before did my reading and consultation. She had a great and joking manner about her and that was either very good or very bad. We did a lot of chit-chat before she talked about the results and I figured either she had good news and was in a positive and joking way with that knowledge or she was trying to lighten the mood and put me at ease before she dropped a bombshell. Fortunately, it was the former.
She said everything looked great and my scars were laying flat and had healed well. She gave me the free pass go and collect $200 ... err, I mean pay $391 for the mammogram/ultrasound. Lol. I am still cancer-free and NED ... and very grateful and relieved.
Am I really gonna get to skate out of here with no more then what I've gotten so far?
When I hear what others have gone/are going through, I almost feel survivor's guilt. Is that normal?
On a side note: I have developed a problem with the right shoulder (same side as cancer) and my first thought was: is this in any way related to the cancer? Although I am reasonably sure it is not, two months of physical therapy has not made much of a difference in the pain and stiffness. I have pretty limited range of motion and this has been going on about 6 months now. I am going to an orthopedic specialist on Monday. I may have arthritis, frozen shoulder, rotater cuff injury ... Who knows? They did an X-ray in January which did show some early arthritis ... but not consistent with the pain and limited range of motion which is moderate to severe. At least we know it is NOT bone mets.
So passed the cancer test with flying colors. Now if I can just figure out this shoulder thing ...
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