Cancer FREE!
Woohooooool! YOU GUYS! This is very exciting news, my friends. VERY exciting! It's been a bit of a roller coaster since my surgery because at my first post op appointment I was told "the good news is, the tumor is gone and the cancer is gone but there is some residual abnormal bone that needs to be removed because it may increase the chance of recurrence and there is a good chance you will end up with a facial deformity." WTH? So that was a bit of a punch in the gut because I was so, so hopeful that this last surgery was the last one and the thought of having to do such an invasive surgery as a preventative measure when the cancer is already gone just doesn't sit right with me. Oh, and that facial deformity part....I mean, how does one even begin to process that? Another doc wants me to consider radiation and another one feels that as long as I am followed closely and scanned every 3 months any recurrence would be caught early, therefore surgery/radiation may not be necessary. There is about a 10% chance of recurrence so the odds are in my favor. I am not going to make any decisions just yet and will continue to get more opinions from Osteosarcoma specialists at Sloan Kettering and Johns Hopkins. I turned a corner last week and am finally starting to feel more myself. Still pretty tired, but heading the right direction. My body has been through the ringer a few times over the last 7 months, so I need to be a little more patient with my speed of recovery. I feel like I am moving at a turtle's pace but I think that's just how it's going to be for a little while longer. I am heading down to a little cabin in the Shenandoah Mountains for a getaway this weekend and I could not be happier! I won't be able to do much more than sit on the porch and read a book, but I am looking forward to the change of scenery and fresh air. Ok, that's all folks. Thank you for your continued love and support. You are rockstars. Xoxo K
