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Gradually Reclaiming My Life
January, 23, 2004
Today I was told about a friend who had been
diagnosed about the same time I had. The last time I was
in contact with her she was still considering her options.
She was the one who told me about the support group that meets
at the local health food coop. I never attended. As
a matter of fact, I can honestly say I avoided support groups.
I wasn't really sure they would be as supportive as my family
and friends were. At any rate, last week she had a CA125
blood test and a cat scan that came back clear, cancer free.
She opted totally into alternative treatments. I am so
glad for her. My question, however, is why those tests
were done for her when I keep asking physicians for some type of
test that would give some peace of mind and they say they are
not definitive. So, what's the story? Is she truly
cancer free? Do the tests give us that info? If they
do, then why not give them to such as me? If they don't
then why give them to her?
The best part - if the tests are reliable.
GOOD FOR HER!
January 31, 2004
I have plenty of energy to spend. What I
have found is that I don't recover well. It's good to have
lost so little of my abilities. The bad part is that I
don't always realize that I remain physiologically compromised.
A day or two after exerting myself I am very tired. I'm
not usually sleepy, just a very great fatigue. This is an
interesting journey.
February 5, 2004
I have been in pain for 5 days. The
surgical site feels like a knife. I have aches all over my
body. It took me a few days to realize what my problem
was. I just thought I didn't feel well with low energy.
Once I cam to the realization that I was in pain the condition
improved about 40%. Over the counter pain relievers -
tried acetaminophen, aspirin and ibuprofen. None really
seemed to make a difference. I was thinking about
combining, like aspirin and 2 hours later acetaminophen.
But, then at the store I saw that Excedrin is a combination of
the two. That helped. Also saw my acupuncturist.
Also, yoga poses for relaxation. I am feeling much better.
Still some pain, but not a lot. It probably has to do with
our variable weather - as much as 20 degrees from one day to
another.
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