I just realized today that I haven't added some necessary updates. Right now I am procrastinating on a paper I need to write for school (masters in MIS...I know....very geeky) that's due tomorrow at midnight and I haven't started, and rather than write my paper I am playing video games, getting distracted online, and writing this :-)
I got my way with the MRI. The good news is that it doesn't look like my cancer spread to my head (I guess the other good news is that I do have a brain, so for those of you who think that blondes are without brains, sorry, you're wrong). However, sometimes when you go in to look for one thing, you end up finding something completely different. The weird news is that I have a 6 mm mass near my pituitary gland. So now I have to go in for another MRI to take a closer look at that and then probably do another whole-brain MRI. I did some research on these types of things, and they are not uncommon. In fact, my next-door neighbor had one 6 years ago, and she is several years younger than I am. So I am not worried; it will just be a bit of a hassle to get more MRIs, and I will probably have to have some sort of surgery. Amy (my neighbor) said they surgically went up her sinuses and took care of the pituitary thing. Doesn't sound like a very pleasant process, but it beats invasive surgery I suppose.
Other than that, all is well. I don't miss the Herceptin a bit. I am taking a break before I go full force after Tykerb. Not even sure if I will be able to use it, but I plan to take a close look at it.
Have decided against reconstruction. Because of the unpredictable nature of radiated skin, there's too much risk in a poor outcome. And what's the point...why add a lump of tissue and silicone when there's no real purpose for it?
