6/29/12 Pain in the A$$!!

Gallbladder removal today – another casualty of my chemo treatments:

As my faithful blog-readers know…Last year I was having horrible pain, bloating, GI issues, pain in my back, etc…we just thought it was a chemo/treatment reaction.  So, when the problems persisted then got worse in March/April I looked all the symptoms up then put them together.  They all pointed to gallbladder!  So, I went to my oncologist & surgeon with this info and they both concurred and said it was common for women in my age group (35-50) to have their gallbladder removed within a year of chemo.  LUCKY ME!

So, after an ultrasound (to prove no stones or tumors, etc.), upper/lower GI scopes (to prove no tumors or problems), and then a HIDA-scan (to prove my gallbladder isn’t functioning properly – which it AIN’T), I am now insurance-approved to have my nasty little pain in the ass taken out!

So, a year later here I am about to go under the knife again.  I’m bummed, but happy that these pains and problems will go away within a month!!!!  Can you say lower than my already low-fat diet?

with the extended Doherty clan in Tucson AZ

6/21/12 Graduation!!!

Kurt graduated high school today!!!  I felt so responsible for his derailment last year and was ever so stressed about him graduating that I sent my blood pressure up for a year!  Thank you God for this beautiful feeling.

6/23/12 -- Two days later, I’m back to normal BP.  Yes, I’ll say it again…the mind does terrible things to our health sometimes!

6/10/12 Happy & Healthy

Today was Braelyn’s 2^nd birthday party!  It was a scorcher of a day, but we all had a great time.  When I got home I had a text message from my older sister, Kathy.  She said, “Joe & I both just said how you look like your old self – happy & healthier.”  That made me feel soooo good!  I called her right away...

She then said they no longer see the “pain” in my face.  Funny, how we don’t register the physical pain anymore because it becomes a part of our life at the time.  I’m glad it no longer registers on my face!

Like I said, it was SUNNY!!!