April 23, 2008 April 23, 2008

• I just wanted to share some wonderful news with you that is totally overwhelming to me.  I went to see my surgeon yesterday for my post op appointment.  He was out of town when they dismissed me from the hospital, so one of his colleagues shared the pathology report with me that (just as the MRI showed) there was NO cancer anywhere.  I am assuming from what I have recently learned that often times the MRI shows nothing, but… when they send the breast tissue off to pathology, there is something, a trace, a microscopic cancer cell….something!  BUT in my case, there was NOTHING!  No trace that the cancer was even there!  EVER!  They tested 19 lymph nodes and nothing.  NOTHING!  ANYWHERE!  When he came into the room at his office yesterday, he walked in, hugged me, kissed me on the cheek, then grabbed my hand, and said, “You’re a miracle woman!”  I just kind of looked at him and asked, “Why?”  He said, “Because YOU are only the second patient that I have had in my career that this has happened to. (He’s been in the business a while.) There is NOTHING there!  That’s AMAZING news!!”  WOW!  What a testimony!  God has some plans for that testimony.  Just wanted to share and say thanks and share first hand the POWER of our GOD and the prayer from lots of dear people…many of whom I will never meet.  I am SO thankful and blessed beyond words!

• My friend Christie continues to do amazingly well on the chemo.  She has finished all rounds.  Praise GOD!  She is now just waiting patiently for the baby girl to arrive.  They are scheduled to induce in June.  I will be there taking lots of pictures to capture the day for them.  I can’t wait!  She and her husband Brent are not telling anyone the name of the baby, so everyone is extremely curious.  It’s kinda fun trying to guess what it will be.  I will keep you posted on her and the baby.  Thanks so much for lifting her up in prayer as I know you all do!

• I am getting stronger every day.  I am still pretty sore, but it’s nothing compared to chemo.  I really think that stuff conditioned me!  I still have the drains in, and they are pretty annoying, but I can’t complain.  I know they are doing their job and helping me heal like I should.  All surgeons say that everything looks great and in the end, I should have a great cosmetic result!  OH….the light at the end of the tunnel!    The hair is somewhat coming back in I suppose.  You know, it’s been growing since January when I started the evil taxotere, but it didn’t come back in thick.  It’s VERY thin actually.  It’s been a month since the last round of chemo, and I know that it just takes a while for it to come back.  It’s baby fine….like duck fluff!  I’m thinking that when that’s all out of my system and it decides that it won’t be hit with it again; surely the thicker more course hair will decide to makes its presence again.  I HOPE IT DOES!  I know at this point in my life that seems like such a small thing to fret over, but nevertheless, it’s on my mind.  I’m praying for new growth because someone told me during this that He cares about the small things too. 

Thanks for always being there!

Love always,

Angela

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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