Well I'm making progress. The wound area is not nearly as sore but I'm still not using any abdominal muscles, my sauntering is becoming more of a steady walk, and getting up and down from a lying position has become easier. I've been staying at my parent's house since Friday and it's nice being home. My grandparents have been dropping by to make me lunch and go for an afternoon walk which is a nice breakup to my day of reading, naps, video games, and netflix. Next week will be follow up appointments with the oncologist and surgeon. I expect to have a better idea as to next steps afterwards and if any more chemo is in the near future. Part of me definitely doesn't want to go through with anymore of that and another part says lets kick this cancer while it's down. There is no known cancer in my body at this time but there still may be concern of small sites due to the small amount of live cells found in one of the 24 lymph nodes. Either way, recovery from the surgery is top priority so that's what I'm focused on.
For those of you I haven't seen in awhile, my hair growing abilities have returned. I'm sporting a decent beard and tuft of hair on top of my head. It's all coming in full but the patch that my nephew pulled out, that area is a bit sparse. I plan to be back in the 'couv in a couple weeks.
It's nice to hear the good news!
ReplyDeleteLet us know when you're in the Couve, I'll try to make it for lunch or something.
First time trying to comment. Glad to hear about your great progress in recovery!! Can't wait to see the hair, though I think you still have an awesome chance to rock a bunch of cool wigs. Dreads would be awesome.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to hanging out next week. With no chemo or surgery to deal with, we should plan some activities in between your doctor appointments.
ReplyDeleteYou'll need to shave off all the hair for the triathlon anyway, right? Keep nuking cancer's glutes...
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