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| What happens in Vegas.... |
I had always said that in the Fall of 2015, if I was doing good and not needing any surgeries, I wanted to take a trip to Vegas with any girlfriends that wanted to come.
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| We had a lot of fun! |
So, in the beginning of December, off we went! 2 of my girls from home, Crystal and Amanda, came with me. My friend Catherine, that lives in California, met us there. We had a blast and decided its something we want to try and do every single year! Not necessarily just girls, but a Vegas getaway with whoever wants to come! We will see if this happens...
Crystal and I had our phones stolen out of our cross-body purses that we were
WEARING. The worst part of that, for me, is I lost a lot of photos from my surgeries. I think most of the important ones were saved, but not all of them were on my iCloud.
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| Yoga! |
My next MRI isn't until March. It's been great not having any appointments or surgeries. I am starting to work more, too. I went back to work in July after my May surgery. I was only doing three days a week and 3 hour days. My body could not handle anymore. In October of that year I started doing yoga at least 6 days a week. I could tell my body was getting stronger. I bumped it up to 4 hours a day and then 5. A few weeks into doing yoga, my swelling at my temple went away! I really do believe yoga had to do with it. Yoga is good for your lymphatic system. I think just getting all the juices flowing inside of me helped to move the fluid around and spread through my body. I hadn't been so excited about something in a long time! I could part my hair in different spots now, wear my hair back off my face. It was a huge relief for me.
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| Going in for the MRI |
By January, I was getting anxious for the next MRI. I had not gone six months without one and I was ready now for the next. I knew time would go by fast so I tried to be patient waiting for it. When March finally came I was more then ready for it!
I went in for the MRI, and then walked the crosswalk once again. We were called back into the room, where we wait for the doctor. It is not an examining room. It's a room with a table that is flat against the wall, and rounded with chairs around it.
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Staring at the computer...
waiting for results |
There is a big computer there for the scans to be pulled up on. My mom and I sit there and stare at the blank computer. She does her breathing and I just sit.
Here we go again, that life changing moment.
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| So happy after good results! |
The radiologist walks in and instantly tells us everything looks perfect! Then she pulls up the scan to show us. There is a little white cloud around the area we are watching but she said that is from the radiation and its nothing to worry about.
I had asked if Dr Kassam was busy or could I say "hi" to him, but he was in a meeting. They tried to get him out, but he couldn't do it.
Dr. Rovin knew I was ready by four months for the MRI and asked if I wanted to schedule my next for four months out...or do six months and if I feel the need to come sooner I can just call. I chose the latter option since I knew I could change it if I want, plus I had now gone six months and there was no change.
We are actually at 14 months without a change! January 2015 is the first MRI after radiation and there hasn't been a change since then. September 2016 is the next time I will be seeing them!
After getting the result, we were sitting on a bench contacting our loved ones and I could see in Dr Kassam's waiting room, there was a guy with a helmet it on just like mine.
I wanted to go in there and reach out to him and tell him I had been there.
And you will get past this hard time in your life.
