My nickname is kelly. I'm a 40yr old mom of two beautiful little girls, two guinea pigs and a hamster(Rocky)~ICU nurse~cancer survivor~recovering addict~ex-smoker~living
in Calgary, Alberta.....
.... or...
just another sheep searching for the meaning of life and everlasting
happiness....
bahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!
When i find it i'll be sure to let you know though ;)~~~~~~~~
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Currently i don't know if i'm going to maintain
my blog on a daily basis but i am going to blog ACC (cancer) updates - the
original reason for creating my webpage and blog. *Hugs* to my friends and i wish
anyone looking for information about cancer on behalf of themselves or friends
and family all the best on your journey. ~kelly sXe
"With happy
thoughts,
faith and trust and
a sprinkling of fairy dust"
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Wednesday, January 08, 2003
Well i could work on a new template but i'm feeling like i may just have a nap instead. What a surprise... ha!! Almost slept in this morning. I set the wrong alarm... i have two on my clock and i turned the one i use for my naps on instead of the early one. That means i woulda been getting me and kids up around noon... *grin*. Luckily hubs was home and got us up.
Dentist went good yesterday. He is such a good doc. I'm lucky to finally have found some good people to look after me. Everything with my teeth etc is fine... doing good for someone who's had rad. I'm still really, really dry. I don't notice it much cause i always have something to drink with me... but on monday i had to be NPO (nothing to eat or drink) for 2hrs pre CAT scan and the gum i was chewing just wasn't cutting it.
Anyway, no cavities or anything like that... just a little spot on one of my front, bottom teeth that has decalcified a bit near the gum line. I think that is due to the vigor of my last cleaning more than anything. I had some staining there from smoking so many years and last time i complained to the hygienist that i hadn't smoked for over a year so get that flippin stain off. She really went to town and got most of it. I had no idea some staining can be permanent. Hell why didn't they tell me that years ago... my vanity may have made me quit sooner. Nah forget that... smoking ages you prematurely and that never stopped me.
Oh so the most important part. He had a really good look at the lump in my mouth. He was more thorough and took more time than anyone who's taken a look so far. He figures it's more than likely a blocked salivary gland due to the location. One doc told me i had no salivary glands there??? Unlike most other people he didn't just tell me not to worry about it he told me why i needn't worry about it. If it was cancer it would likely be a hard lump, fixed in place and there would probably be some kind of lesion there. I think that was more or less what he said.
So Rob ( my recently acquired online dentist ) you were right and my dentist more or less said the same thing you told me.. He said he would still keep a close eye on it and to let him know if it suddenly changed etc. Also told me not to be surprised if the CAT scan showed nothing. So that was kinda good news. I say kinda cause i've been thru this before the first time... it's not cancer cause it doesn't feel like cancer... and it's not adhered to anything so it's not cancer... etc etc blah blah... but it is nice to have someone i trust tell me they don't think it's cancer all the same.
So that's about it for now... i think i'll go have a quick nap... finding it hard to keep my eyes open again... despite really wanting to work on a new template. Laterz. :)
susi
10:09 AM
"I have heard it all my life,
A voice calling a name i recognized as my own.
Sometimes it comes as a soft bellied whisper.
Sometimes it holds an edge of urgency.
But always it says:
Wake up my love.
You are walking asleep.
There's no safety in that."
- -- Oriah Mountain Dreamer
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"You're an interesting species... an interesting mix.
You're capable of such
beautiful dreams...and such horrible nightmares."
- -- Contact
C A N C E R S T U F F
accoi - adenoid cystic
carcinoma organization international
) you were right and my dentist more or less said the same thing you told me.. He said he would still keep a close eye on it and to let him know if it suddenly changed etc. Also told me not to be surprised if the CAT scan showed nothing. So that was kinda good news. I say kinda cause i've been thru this before the first time... it's not cancer cause it doesn't feel like cancer... and it's not adhered to anything so it's not cancer... etc etc blah blah... but it is nice to have someone i trust tell me they don't think it's cancer all the same.
