This is the best news, because the mammogram is probably the most thorough test I will have this year. I have one more visit with the oncologist in August and if everything is still OK I'll be given the go-ahead to come off the dreaded Arimidex. Then, maybe, my hair will thicken up again, some of the other side effects will go away and I'll get back to a normal life.
This time 6 years ago we were just starting to get hints that I might have breast cancer. It wasn't definite yet, but I was in the middle of tests and more tests. It was to be another few days before we cancelled our flight home and then found out the bad news. We went to Matt and Karlyn's wedding and then sold our house to them! Happy Anniversary, you two!!!!!As the summer progressed we managed to go through an excision biopsy that developed into an abscess, find a flat, move in, go through a lumpectomy and axillary dissection, develop another abscess and then start the process of chemo and radiation.
I say "we" because John was with me every step of the way. He was the one who pushed bandages into the abscess twice a day for 6 months; he was the one who sat with me through endless doctor appointments and every chemo session; he was the one who cooked and cleaned and did laundry when I was too weak and depressed to do anything and he was the one who took me out to fun places and brought in friends to entertain me. John helped me through by showing me the funny side of the whole process and in that way we were also able to amuse and help other cancer patients at the centre.
Thank you, John!
