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| Hidden courtyard cafe in Malmo, Sweden (July 2012) |
So yes, I am still alive, after a wonderful summer vacation in Sweden and Denmark during July 2012, and two trips this year to out west: Colorado in March 2013, and Wyoming in August 2013. (Many more photos at some other date.)
And yes, there is an apparently endless series of various medical tests scheduled for me in the next year. Some are routine (bone density, mammo) and one, not so much (recent liver sonogram, some kind of uterine test if & when my next period ever arrives, and an upcoming MRI for my brain).
The liver sonogram was because I have elevated levels of certain proteins and enzymes (ex: if the normal range should be 1-31 mg/L, I had 57) after 4 years of tamoxifen.[BONUS ROUND: I realized today that I had miscalculated mt tamoxifen schedule, and I actually have ANOTHER YEAR to go. Bah!] The uterine test can only be done if my damn period ever arrives (I forget the reason now, but it made sense at the time) -- personally I want it to NEVER COME BACK, but who the hell knows?
The upcoming MRI is due to have occasional rounds of dizziness, especially upon the first bite of food. Since my blood sugar levels do not appear to be pre-diabetic, AND I'm having some vision problems, well, 2 neurological symptoms = 100% chance of brain MRI. There's a slot available this coming Wednesday, October 16th, at 8:00 AM. After the radiologist interprets the results and confers with my oncologist, THEN, I will hear the news.
Since I am not claustrophobic, and am relaxed enough during these scans that I have fallen asleep in the past, it's not the test itself that worries me. Nope, it's the fact that this time, they're scanning my HEAD, the seat of what makes me, ME. And as unlikely as a brain tumor would be, my college friend Ellen discovered that she'd had a golf-ball-sized one in her head! (Luckily, it was operable, and she is fine now.)
Okay, enough for now. Time for bed, since one of my resolutions lately (more on those some other time) is to get ENOUGH rest, especially since stress has caused me to wake up in the pre-dawn hours, along with eating more heathily.
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| Farmers market in Stockholm, Sweden (July 2012) |
Don't worry too much my dearest. I know all symptoms are different & there are many explanations for those symptoms and it does NOT have to be that. It CANNOT be that because you see: We have SO MANY things to visit! Awful Red Light District. Kinderdijk. Leiden. Volendam. Spakenburg. Amsterdam. Den Haag. Loads of Foodporn to experience together etc.
ReplyDeleteI'm not going to talk about my Dad here and what he had in his head because like I said; every case is a different kind and non is the same. It could mean nothing.
And if they are waiting for that Uterus thingy....how can you get your period when on those Taxi-thingy drugs..... *scratches head*
*Hugs & kisses and a high 5 from Maeghan!!*