Holy cats in pajamas! What a day....
We were up at 5 am, grabbed a quick bite and on the road to the Mays Clinic at MDA. The day started out easy with a new mammogram on both sides and then we moved on to the sonogram set up. Sonogram wasn't bad, but the focused biopsies were a real "ouch", that is my new favorite 4 letter word.. Those needles were long and no amount of deadening in the world worked after about the 6th one. Not jumping when that plunger thingie fired was quite an experience. I lost count at 8 and just kept focusing on breathing, squeezing Juanita's hand and letting Dr. Yang to her thang! (sorry, couldn't resist.) Juanita had to pry my hand away when we were done. ;-) Haven't had my boobies squeezed like that in years. It was interesting to watch for a minute on the monitor, but after that I squeezed my big old peepers shut and just hung on. Four women worked me over! Hey in the good old days it would have taken at leat five. Thank goodness for extra strength tylenol, the only thing I am allowed until after the PET. I did enjoy stealing Libby's "love" blanket away as a pity prize. Won't be leaving my binkie behind anymore!
Ester, over in the main building's cardio unit, is ready for the echo cardiogram right on time. And that really was fun to watch. No, really. It was very interesting and in color. It is amazing to watch how God has put us all together, seeing your own live heart beat, watch all the valves and chambers work makes you feel a little humble. Hopefully, what the Dr.s will see in the 80 some-odd pics we took, is a strong heart that will ensure that I can withstand the chemo strength they need to give me. And when we get the results tomorrow, that Dr. Alvarez will be pleased.
We left the clinic about 1:30pm and returned to my faithful Marriott for a well deserved nap from 2 to 3:30. Thank God Libby woke up, cause I had set my alarm on my phone for AM instead of PM. But we made it successfully to the nuclear diagnostic center (Mays Clinic again) for the PET scan. Interesting thing, they inject radioactive sugar into the blood. You sit still for an hour and 20 minutes and then they stick you in the imaging system. Which is in the coldest dang room you can imagine. I brought my on binkie this time and I could feel Kelsey in every knot that we tied. I came out at 6:30pm to find Libby as the only person left in the waiting area... Poor baby, what a boring day for her. She has had to tote everything since the biopsies, we are learning to limit our stuff.
Libby is an absolute jewel. I don't know what I would do without her. Just having someone by your side is a life saver. Nita and Sheila both sent me love notes throughout the day with Kelsey and Andy both chiming in to. Trust me, I feel the love and it is very uplifting. Keep all the prayers coming, I CAN FEEL THEM WORKING.
Ned, I used your "flower power" shawl to tie the ice packs on! It works like a charm. ;-) Now it's time for some good drugs and sleep, so we can do it all again tomorrow! xxoo Leah
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