Every single doctor has mentioned that regularly exercising will help my chance of keeping cancer at bay and it will also be better for any possible side effects from surgery/radiation (i.e. lymphedema). I've been thinking of getting a trainer to motivate me until I develop this internal motivation. But again, open to suggestions.
My hair is slowly but steadily growing. I don't have enough to feel comfortable to go without a wig but it feels great to finally have some fuzz growing. I'm seeing some grey and I want to pluck them out but at this point, beggars mustn't be choosy. :)
So, what's ahead? I have a checkup with my surgical and radiation oncologist in a month. I'm already clear to do 3-month check ups with my medial oncologist (the chemo doc), which I will do for the next 2 years. Aside from a blood test and being checked up by the doc, there's not much monitoring that I need to do. And since I don't have any breast tissue left, I don't have to do any more mammograms. But as I said before, I do need to start exercising more regularly and eating healthy (i.e. lay off the cupcakes -- I'm looking at you, Dad -- stop driving by Sweet Mandy B's!). I'm also enrolling in the Northwestern Ovarian Cancer Early Detection & Prevention program because I'm also at a high risk for ovarian cancer. I'll see that team every 6-months. And, I hope to have my reconstructive surgery at the end of the year, around the holidays. Thankfully that surgery should be much less invasive than the surgery I had last year.
