Aug. 22, 2005

I am magnificent! I met with Dr. Brandt (Plastic surgeon) and he says I am healing quite well. I can almost raise both arms over my head! He said that I get to start scar therapy, if I wish, which is just this silicone, sticky strips that stick to my scars. I'll need to wear them for at least 12 hours a day for 12 weeks for them to be effective. I have seen some photos of the results on mast. patients and it looks great.
NO MORE PORT! I am so thrilled to rid my body of that hard thing under my clavicle. I can sleep on my left side and wear my shoulder seatbelt again. Sweet freedom!
St. Louis Magazine put out a list of the best 500 doctors in St. Louis. Two of my three doctors were on the list. Dr. Brandt (for plastic surgery) and Dr. Naughton (for oncology)! Whoo, hoo! I am so blessed to be treated by these drs. I am bummed that Dr. Dietz was not on the list. She should be on the list. She is an amazing, compassionate dr.
Very excited that I get to join Greg while he is in England in October. October will be a wonderful traveling month. First I get to go to England and then two weeks later, Greg and I head down through the Panama Canal on our I-kicked-the-living-daylights-out-of-cancer-cruise. It is going to be fantastic!
2 weeks and counting no hot flashes! :) Alicia