Random stuff besides medical issues.

Well I just have to balance my life cause the medical stuff is definitely trying to take over and I just DO NOT LIKE THAT and will not let that happen.

Since I started back on Paxil from the 3rd day my sleep has improved dramatically, hate to do this but I guess I have to stay on that crap. Hearing all the meds that I will be taking I really think this is the revenge from the' Pharmacautical Gods' for not even taking a tylenol when I had a headache before my diagnosis.

Monday Fred took me to 'The Olive' restaurant between appointments and treated me to an awesome peanut chocolate pie.. very cute place.

That night I went to the 'Breast Friends support group' in my neighborhood, there were about 11 gals- 9 which were survivors. I am learning that once you are diagnosed and messed up with ( surgery .. or chemo whatever ) you are called a 'survivor'. I guess that basically means that you survived the initial shock of learning you have breast cancer. Some of the gals had passed the important milestones clean and clear ( 5 years.. or more ) some were currently still figthing the bc which was trying to get a strong foot on their bodies. One had an awesome wig which I never would have suspected to be a wig. I should go wig shopping since the chemo cocktails ! prescribed seem to guarantee hair loss. The oncologist already gave the prescription for it anyways.

I was shown how a port looks like ( one of them had one) and some other showed the little scar that it left when it was taken out. So they sold me on it, I was kind of hesitant to have a USP built in my chest but now it makes sense.

My mother said one of her friends who was treated in UK was given a contraption which basically was an ice pack shaped as a motorcyle helmet.. covering all hairline. She wore it during chemo and a couple of hours afterwards and did not lose her hair.. hmm... don't think I will lose anything by looking into it. Oh boy.. if I walk in that chemo ward with a helmet they might give me private room.. thinking of what other bad ideas I might have on others hehe..

At the PS office saw a picture of Victoria Beckham and said ' Aha ! thats a hair do which I could never maintain with my fine/limp frizzy hair but I would love to have. Now is the chance to get it in a wig'

I will not get it blond.. but brunette and probably would get the back slightly longer have to see.
Hmm maybe will cut my hair to make the transition easier I am kind of getting sick of it being this long.

This is the flowers that Keri, Julie, Lisa B brought, check out the vase .. it is a bobbies sports bottle. Appears that I was one of the first to pay membership dues and I got the water bottle yey !

Tuesday after my second oncologist appointment I had a really splitting headache probably due to information overload frying my brain circuits. Afterwards my sisinlaw and her hubby took me and my mom to a nice restaurant called '310' at noon.