Nothing very eventful today. I'm nearing the end of my chemo and radiation treatment. 28 doses will be the total. The end of phase I. The next phase will be when I go in for surgery. I'm only a little bit nervous about that but I know it's completely necessary.
I remember a couple years ago when I finally got around to planning having carpal tunnel surgery. I'd put it off as long as I could. I knew I would take a small financial hit for it, being on short-term disability and getting less pay, but I had planned for it so it was ok. Then a week after my surgery we learned that my son David would need surgery! Ugh! Why do things always work out that way? We discovered he had a pilonidal cyst that we caught fairly early, but surgery was necessary and urgent. Another medical financial hit.
The following year, last year, I swore I wouldn't have another surgery nor anything big medically, but just to be on the safe side I made good choices for my medical coverage. Then I got the appendicitis. Ugh! Another surgery. After that I told myself, Ok, that's gotta be it for a while. I'm young and healthy and I need a break from the big stuff. Then this year comes along. Yep, I got cancer. OMG! It's frustrating not being in power of your health in the grand scheme of things. I was only 43, didn't know I had a polyp for God only knows how long, and that one polyp decided to turn into cancer. I wonder what the odds are on that. I wish our healthcare system was actually more focused on preventative maintenance and medicine. I think colonoscopies should be moved from age 50 to 40. And mammograms should be at 30. Maybe the odds are greater that polyps turn into cancer more after the age of 50, but because it can happen younger than that, that's enough reason to do checks earlier! That's what preventative means!
I better not come up with any more diseases or surgeries next year, so help me. If they keep removing body parts from me, soon there won't be anything left :) WEIGHT 132.8
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