Getting Better Daily

Here is a quick update on Cindy-
She is still in Bear Grass trying to take it easy and get lots of rest. She is getting better daily and doing well. She will be getting internet access in Bear Grass midweek and is very excited about it. She is starting to get out a little bit but is still unable to drive. Hopefully after next week's doctor's appointment she will be released to drive and go back to work. Give her a call or drop by if you get a chance. She will be updating soon.
Please continue to keep her in your prayers.
Thanks,
Cindy Bullock Brinson

Surgery Update

This is Cindy Brinson giving an update on Cindy.She is at home in Bear Grass recovering. Her surgery went well and as expected. She is very sore but is able to eat and get periods of sleep. She is ready for visits and would love to have phone calls or messages. I will try to update the blog and facebook as I talk to her. She will return to the doctor on December 21st and will possibly be able to go back to work at that time. Thanks for all your prayers and support.
Cindy Bullock Brinson

Hysterectomy is scheduled for Monday....

Ho! Ho! Ho! Hey everybody! Christmas time's a comin'!! I've gotten a jump on my shopping this year because, as you can see, I have surgery scheduled soon. I am very pleased that my surgeon could squeeze me in (and that's literally what she has done!). I am scheduled to be at PCMH Monday morning at 0930 for surgery at 1230. Of course, that is a tentative time; I will get the definite time on Friday afternoon. My surgery is being performed by Dr. Paige Fisher.

Remember, the type of cancer that I had had estrogen receptors on it, meaning it was fed by my estrogen. As an attempt to prevent reoccurrence, I need to at least have my ovaries removed. The plan is to remove my uterus and cervix as well, but Dr. Fisher will make that decision during surgery. Evidently, not having had a baby before makes it harder to remove your cervix. Oh, I failed to tell you that she is planning to do the surgery laparoscopically (by making three very small incisions versus one long one).

Hopefully, she will be able to do it laparoscopically; I don't want to lose any more time at work than I have to. Right now, I am scheduled to be off for two weeks. By the time I go back to work, which should be the 21st, my patient will be out of school for Christmas. Instead of accompanying her to school, all I have to do is go to her house. That makes it much easier. If I were to have one long incision, recovery would take much longer.

When I was at Dr. Fisher's office this morning, I was running a low grade temp of 99.2. She told me to let my oncologist know in case she wants to put me on another antibiotic. I had just finished Augmentin about a week ago. This concerns me considering what my chest CT results showed. I was glad that Dr. Fisher ordered a chest xray today, and I'm anxious to see what it shows. Of course, that's not as good as doing a CT, but at least we'll be able to see a pretty good picture of what's going on in my lungs. I'm pretty sure that's where the temperature is coming from, but I'd like to know for sure.

For those of you wondering why I was so glad to get the surgery done before the end of the year:
(1) I have a large deductible that was long ago met. (2) I want to enroll in the cancer survivors' exercise program in January. (3) I'm tired of being out of shape, overweight, tired, stiff, etc., and I'll have a month to recover before the program begins. (4) I can wake up on January 1st without another surgery hanging over my head. All I'll have to do is continue taking my Herceptin treatments every three weeks until the first of May.

So that's it for now. I'll post again if anything changes......

Thanks,
Cindy