Crys Gorman post surgery update: This morning Crys went in for what we hope is a final reconstruction surgery. The surgery was at 7am – UGH! The doctor came out at about 9:30am to say that all had gone well and that she was in recovery. When I was called back to recovery she was in a bit of a daze from the anesthesia along with some nausea from…
If you are awake, this Thursday I’ll be having surgery at 7am and would love your prayers! I’m looking forward to it in a weird way because it’s the last big step in the reconstruction process! It’s getting rid of the wonderfully comfortable temporary situation I’ve got going on and finally replacing it with the long-term implants…you…
This morning included a minor emotional rollercoaster; as we arrived for our appointment to get the results of last week’s tests, we were told “the doctor is not in the office this week, someone should have called you to reschedule”. Well that was not one of the several thousand possible outcomes I had played out in my head in advance of today. I weighed my options…I’ve…
Well I haven’t posted any updates since I finished treatments in March, mostly because I’ve kindof enjoyed pretending like I’m the kind of person who doesn’t need to post Caring Bridge updates. But I probably owe you an update and frankly, I selfishly want to ask for your prayers again! Since March, I’ve begun a new “maintenance” treatment…
I’ve become a bit wary of surprises during this season, particularly the ones that come at the doctor’s office. But today brought a good kind of surprise! I went to my radiation appointment this afternoon and met with the doc, as I’ve done every day for the last 6 weeks. During that appointment she surprised us by saying…I’m done! 2 treatments early! She said…
This time last year I was holding my breath, I had visited my doctor because of a lump on February 23, 2018. March 7th, 2018 was the second mammogram because of detected “abnormalities”. March 16, 2018 I was diagnosed. Exactly one year later on March 7th, 2019 I’m expected to finish treatments. 7 radiation treatments remain between me and the planned end of treatment. The end…
