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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Tuesday, February 04, 2003
Quick Medical Update
I was at the family doc yesterday. Still no results from my most recent CAT scan. I think it's been 3 weeks since i had it done. I have to see him again in 10 days so hopefully he will have it by then. I'm probably going to call today and check again cause he said they would phone for it if it didn't show up in yesterdays mail.
I've been having some breast pain too. So he's gotta check that out pretty soon. Time for a physical. He says it's not normal to be experiencing that but i'm not worried. ACC doesn't metastasize to the breasts so it would have to be another primary site i would guess. Chances of that have got to be slim. Although my mom in law had a primary breast cancer along with a primary lung tumor.
Hubs is booked to see the respiratory specialist again. Same guy that did his lung biopsy. Sarcoidosis usually affects the lungs so he's going for lung function tests again and just a chat with the doc. I think it's pretty routine... shouldn't find out anything new.
That's about it i guess. The mouthguard i'm supposed to wear at night is working great when i bother to wear it. It's stopping me from biting my cheek when i sleep which was causing the lumps and pain in my cheek on the rad side. I didn't believe it would work at first cause i couldn't believe i could bite that hard at nite to cause that kind of damage and not wake up. Whatever... it seems to be working. It's good for my TMJ anyway.
I still can't open my mouth very wide but enough to eat comfortably if i don't have to bite into anything. Sandwiches and such can be a little annoying but not annoying enough to work with the tongue depressors everyday. I really should get on that one of these days. It does hurt though so i'm not too anxious to get started again.
My mouth is still quite dry although i think the meds i'm on are contributing to that. I don't bother with the salagen much these days. Taking another pill 3 or 4 times a day just doesn't seem worth the short time ( an hour or so) they actually work. It's not so bad carrying water (or timmy's coffee ;) with me everywhere. They are outrageously expensive too although that doesn't matter so much anymore as we have drug insurance now.
susi
9:25 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."
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C A N C E R S T U F F
accoi - adenoid cystic
carcinoma organization international
