Progress

Had herceptin Friday. Got to see Doctor too. He said everything looks great. I only have three more treatments left.  I am glad. I had diarrhea friday night. I felt rough. I felt great today. Just part of it. I am starting megace for hot flashes again. I hope it helps. I started new pill for five years back in Aug. The hot flashes aren't as bad as before. I have gained 15 pounds since I started this new journey. My knees hurt more often now too. May be the weight. I am sleeping better at night without pills. Yeah!! I am not pleased with boobs yet. Dr gotta do more work on it. Tattooing starts in a month or so. He may have to graph more skin to add for nipple.I just want it to be done.

I have joined the Race, Now it's your turn.....

I wanted to join the Susan G. Komen Race last yr but due to treatments didn't. I have joined this year and want my friends and family to join me. Below is my team name and the link to click to join the race. You can walk with me, my husband Jeff, Vanessa and Carl. We would love to see you there. Thanks!

Thanks for all your support and wonderful felt prayers!

Team Name Laughter & Faith Wins!

 http://komenknoxville.donordrive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=508&participantID=25117

final stage of reconstruction

I had surgery on Aug 10th. I had ovaries removed. Then plastic surgeon took fat from belly to add to left breast. He made a nipple. He cut on right breast to give it better shape and moved nipple. I really struggled with this but figured what the heck. Let him do what he does best. I look at it now its ugly. I have a nipple that looks partially black and no feelin. The other one is bruised and yellow but I feel it. This is hard to look at but the end result will be great. I just Thank God for letting this journey be an easy one for me. I have learned alot about myself and others.
God has taught me to be myself more don't hold myself back. I need to do what I like doing and not let others stop me. I want to help people and love Gods people better. I just want to serve him and make this a better place to live for all of us.
I have great support from family and friends. Some of them have went beyond what I thought of them. Thanks! I have made new friends and gain a closer relationship with one friend.
It has been great. I look forward to my future.

Thanking God for new life

I had my surgery wed June1. I now have gel implants in both breast. I look a little more normal now. I am thrilled about about. I was a sore Thursday and some Friday. This weekend I feel great like nothing happened.
I thank God daily for all he has done and all he will do for me and my love ones. I pray that all of you will be blessed and see Gods wonderful gifts. He teaches me daily and I am trying to learn how I should walk with him and teach others about his wonderful loving spirit.
My sister has exspanders in and is finally getting her new breast process started. She has been going through it since 09. Mom and Sis came up this wkend. She is doing good.

Have a great week. God bless you all.

Just update on how things are going.

I am enjoying the short hair cut. I still prefer longer hair but this is cool for now. I am working on getting hot flashes under control. Gyn. visit went great. Trying to decide if I want ovaries taken out. I think I will. Go see Gyn Tuesday.

My surgery is June 2.I will have expander taken out and implant put in on left side. On the right side, He will cut muscle and insert implant. I decided to do it at one time. He said he could do it that way or two different surgeries. I will have another surgery to get fat to make nipple. No rush though. I look forward to moving own with my life.

It has been a journey but God has been there every step. I have voiced that to everyone I meet. I want to be a witness for Christ. I have a great story of how worry can be stopped and hope and faith can concur all.
Thanks for the prayers. God has definitely answered them.

Doing Great

Well, I am done with treatments except Herceptin every three weeks. I am back at work and loving it. I got brave last Thursday and didn't wear my wig. My hair is one inch long and grayish. I decided that there are more imporant things in life than my looks. What God gives us every day is so much bigger than me. I have realized how important my life is and being a witness for God is more important than anything else. I must help my family and friends see what great things God has done for my family and me. If they need help in their life, God can help them through anything. He has been so great to me. My husband and children have been great and God has been there for them too.
I used to hate for anyone to touch my hair and almost beat Jeff a few times for touching it. I no longer think that way. I am doing better on focusing on what is really important and that is God. I will do what God wants me to do to the best of my abilities which God continues to improve my abilities and me in general. He can shape us and make us better if we just let him. We are trying to grow as Christians and do better for our family.
Thanks for all the prayers. I continue to pray for all of you and everyone that has cancer and/or knows someone with cancer. May you all grow closer to God and if you don't know him please contact me or a friend. Each day is very precious so don't wait.

I will let you know when surgery will be; I will have two of them.

God answers prayers

God has been so good to me and my family through all of this so far. He has made the way. I never got really sick. I will take last radiation Thursday. I didn't realize the scare had to be treated differently so I have a few extra days. He is giving me 7 treatments on it which the first one was Wed so this Thursday will be the last one. My skin is a little pink but not bad. I have had worse sun burns. I have plenty of energy most of the time. I have maintained my weight all the way through this. My nails are fixin to break off but I am trying to keep polish on them to help hold them on. I wear colors like blue, purple and teal. I never did before. I am thinking outside the box now.
The really great thing is I am going back to work tomorrow in the classroom I was in when I quit work. I never thought I would get it back but God made things work out for everyone so I could return. I am so amazed by the great work God continues to do in my life. I prayed that he would show me where he wanted me to go. I thought maybe I needed to go back to college or try to find something else but he wants me to go back where I was before. He knows what is best. I only worried for two days then turned it completely over to him and forgot about it. I am trying to stop worry and let God help me through things. He will guide me and show me what I need to do and where I need to go. I am so thankful for his power, love and everything he is.

We must hold on for one more day because he will make a way. It's when we fully give it to him that things fall into place.