KC Girls Weekend.....Woo Hoo!

Carey Kubik and I finally got to get together and see each other this weekend. She is one of my besties so I was really looking forward to it.  What a great weekend! We had so much fun together. Our love of shopping and beer always makes for a great time.  We went to Zona Rosa district in KC, MO and it is such a neat place.  We had lunch at Aubuelo's,  a favorite Mexican cantina that we both enjoy.  We ended our time that evening singing karaoke at a dive bar!  Not much has changed for these 2 pals, although we missed our children pretty badly, and I am pretty sure they missed us!!  But congrats to Carey for her first time away from Kyley. She did great and I am so happy I was the recipient of her first time away.  Love you Carey!

Another mammogram - ugghh

Had my 6 month mammogram yesterday and it went well.  I do have to come back and get the right breast (the mastectomy breast) looked at as there is a hard lump on top of it.  I can't feel anything so I didn't really know it was  there.  The breast surgeon thinks it is from fatty necrosis.  In other words, the scar tissue from the skin dying over and over again as it tried to heal itself from chemo.  If I had any words of advice for anyone having to make decisions on this very subject, I personally would have had my reconstruction done AFTER chemo.  I made my decision based on these 2 things:   my size (which was a DD) and the fact that I had a 1 year old at home.  Healing from one surgery and not being lopsided when I walked made sense for me at the time.  But it never really healed while I was doing chemo and it was slightly painful with the holes and dead skin.  I know TMI, but I am trying to make a good point here.  And now since I have the scar tissue from the bad healing, I have to have more mammograms cuz scar tissue looks very much like a tumor!!!  So that is my advice for the day.....hope it helps anyone out there that is unfortunately faced with the same decisions.

On a lighter note, Palmer comes home in about a week!!!  So excited to see him!  Pics of him to come when he gets home!

Here is Hadley this weekend.  She is cuddling up to her "Stacy".  She loves dancing with her!

July 5th will be 1 year POST chemo!!!

I can't believe it's almost been a year since I took my last chemo.  So far (knock on wood, my head) all my blood tests have checked out swell.  So has my last mammogram.  I get another mammo at the end of this month.  I was suppose to go last month but we had such terrential rains that I got flooded in at Ackley where I work, so I couldn't make my mammo appt.  So that gives me an extra month to sweat it out!! LOL   I am sure all will be fine.

1 year Post chemo and I am still chubby!  LOL --  I have no desire to exercise but I am really feeling the need to get out and walk, no excuses.  So as soon as my work-aholic hubby gets home from working in the evenings, I am just going to go walk on the highway and get in 30 min a night...I have to if I am going to feel better and get those lazy, achey joints moving again. 

Palmer is in AL with his dad and having a great time.  He did admit on the phone yesterday that he was a smidge homesick.  That made me feel bittersweet.  I miss him like crazy!  He is my entertainment most of the time, him and Hadley.  They are funny kids, wonder where they get that from?

Palmer said he is going to watch fireworks on the beach in AL....lucky duck!  I am hoping to take Hadley to some fireworks tomorrow night.  If I can stay up past 9:00 that is!!   Yes, I am lame!  And loving every minute of it!!