St. Patrick's Day is a big event in Savannah. Last year the estimate was a quarter of a million people watching the parade on Saturday, and a million enjoying the festivities that night. I'm going to give you a pictorial taste of the week for me. All of the fountains were dyed green for St. … Continue reading St. Patrick’s Week in Savannah, GA
Month: March 2013
On MRIs and Claustrophobia and the Cloud of Witnesses
Last week I had an MRI to see if what looked like cysts really were cysts. I'd had an MRI 18 months ago after my breast cancer diagnosis - and didn't remember having a problem with claustrophobia. Did I just forget in the whirlwind of information and procedures and emotions of that time? Perhaps, but … Continue reading On MRIs and Claustrophobia and the Cloud of Witnesses
The 18 Month Mark: Part 3
I'm sharing a short post (more later when I'm not exhausted) and will cut to the chase here. . . . with the good news that the MRI today showed NO problems! What looked like cysts were indeed cysts. So I'm cancer-free at the 18 (plus almost two weeks) mark. None of us is assured … Continue reading The 18 Month Mark: Part 3
The 18 Month Mark: Part 2
The all-clear report of yesterday has become an almost-but-not-quite-clear-though-probably-clear. . . . so let's schedule an MRI. My surgeon called at about five today to say that he had consulted with the radiologist, and there are some places in my treated breast that are new and look like cysts, but he'd rather I have an … Continue reading The 18 Month Mark: Part 2
The 18 Month Mark
Yesterday was a day of seroma aspiration followed by mammogram followed by ultrasound. It was 18 months to the day after my breast cancer diagnosis and a check-up to see if everything is okay. And everything IS okay, I'm very happy to say! According to my doctors, the first two years after a cancer diagnosis … Continue reading The 18 Month Mark