Hiatus from cancer stuff

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So, I guess it is pretty obvious that I took a hiatus from thinking about cancer.

I didn’t blog. I started working out – running and lifting weights. I’ve been REALLY busy at work. We went on vacation. Basically, I’m trying to find my new normal since my most recent “new normal” was two years of waiting for the next cancer milestone — surgery, chemo, radiation, reconstruction, etc. It is weird to not have the next scary thing looming.

A couple cancer-related things have happened in the few months that have gone by:

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Ultrasound results: Good news!

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We made our way down to Houston (taking a whole new route through Waco, I might add) yesterday. We started the morning off early at MD Anderson by getting an ultrasound on the infamous lump.

Ultrasound showed that I have a mixture of fat and scar tissue that are forming the big lump. According to the doctor, “We are comfortable with the look and have no concerns.”

Music to our ears.

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Recon Recovery Week 5: Quick update

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As suspected, my doctor would like me to get imaging done of the lump under my arm. Alan and I are headed to Houston in the morning for Tuesday appointments. If it is nothing, I will know quickly. If it is something they want to biopsy, I imagine it will take a day or two to get the results.

I’ll keep everyone posted.

PS: I still have one stupid drain and it just won’t slow down. Boo.