Excellent news!


Dana, you're on report. Which is an anagram of "err pot", which is what you should stop smoking. :p:

Good to see that you've got things moving along nicely Ortho! Sending you healing vibes and buckets of strength!

27th, great. That means only 11 days of emotional turmoil until you're on the road to recovery. You'll be healing by Labor Day. :thumb:

When it runs out. And only then :p

@ Ortho: excellent news chika! You're well on the way to beating this.

therein lies the answer.

Well, I have a change of surgery date - Sept 6 now - but I'm okay with it, as it was a date I was prepared to accept before getting the Aug 27 date, and I'll have a plastic surgeon who I REALLY like, who gave me so much more info that it changed my mind as to the type of procedure I want. And I feel confident with her. It also means keeping my care within one overall team, which is better for communication and further testing/treatment.

Feeling more settled, focusing on work again, and beginning to figure out how to work out my treatment schedule with work. My supervisors and academic faculty are being great. And all of you guys - SO great. I'm grateful for your continuing good wishes ... :thankyou:

You're amazing ortho. I'd be a pile of tears and fears.
Best of luck with everything.

It will be over soon and you'll be so glad you went with the doc you really like!

Good for you! :flower:

Having set dates gives you the something to work with. Planning schedules, and juggling obligations, is a lot better than running in circles wondering what's going on. I'm glad you've found doctors you're comfortable with, it makes for a lot less worry. Keep in mind this is going to take some time, but also, we're here for the long term too. :thumb2:

More tartan-wrapped positive vibes heading over your way!

Thank you!! Yes, I can't believe how much clearer my head is now that I have dates and a firm plan. I'm looking forward to my classes this week, getting my stuff read this afternoon, getting binders ready ... school! It's been such a long time ... I know the bloom will fade fast enough, but for the moment I'm enjoying it! And I really like the stuff I'm studying. It's what I would've liked to get into long ago.

So getting all positive here, I'll just take each day and minute as it comes and work on having Zen appreciation ... and I so much appreciate what you said, Bruce, that you guys are here long term. I know this is a marathon. I'll try not to crump in the first mile :) - but it's tremendous comfort knowing there are so many good people here. Just knowing you're here and ready with a kind word or a virtual hug is priceless.

And ... you guys are spot on with your advice, too. Letting the ex get too close ... big mistake, lesson learned, out of control train that has to be derailed. But ... I had a good reality check and have no illusions about possible emotional support without strings. There are strings like steel hawsers. So, going to explore other avenues of support and cut the hawsers asap. Zen appreciation of learning experiences ... :rolleyes:

If you have any doubts, I'm sure there are a number of us here who would be glad to check your breasts and give an opinion. ;)

:lol: Well, apparently on the night before surgery/day of surgery, someone's supposed to draw in marker all over the affected breast to make sure the surgeon operates on the proper side ... my MPH program advisor, who had breast cancer, said she had her friends in to draw pictures all over her breast in multi-colors!! They made a party of it. So that's an idea ... :p:

Hawsers, eh? A nautical gal!

Either that or a polymath ;)