Thank you to all of you reading my blog and wanting to keep up with my appts, my feelings, and my everyday life. Recently I entered into another realm of my cancer treatment. This is an extremely emotional and private time for me and my family. I would like to update my blog to keep you informed on what's going on - my phone has been crazy and I aplogize for the non returned phone calls. I have received them and appreciate it.
Beginning this week, my blog will be changed to "PRIVATE". If you would like to continue reading my blog, please send an email to mbyron@rmx360.com and include your email address. I'll add you to my list. Again, its a privacy thing. Believe me, as much as I want to be of "Hollywood Status" I do want keep this part of my treatment on the low :)
Thanks for understanding...
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 5, 2011
New Information ...
So much has gone on and set in the last few days... I'm going to try to be as organized with this blog as possible. Afterall, the blog is for me and my closests and if you know ME it'll be understood.
The surgery recovery has taken longer than I anticipated. I'm healthy and energetic and outgoing. I thought for sure I would "pop"right back into place. I also thought a week of Lifetime Movies, 90210 reruns, and DrByron pampering me would be exciting. However, it's been miserable. I don't ask for help ... much. I'm originally a FARBER and now a BYRON and both of those mean INDEPENDENT! Two independents mean that you will do everything in your power to not ask for help. Not being able to drive to grocery shop, drop kids off at school, and run errands is difficult. So I am doing the best I can while continuing to feel helpless.
Last Wednesday I had an appt with my Oncologist. More bad news - My breast tissue and tumor have been tested and run through pathology. Test results have arrived. It turns out that my type of tumor had very aggressive genes and puts me at a high risk for recurrence. I thought for sure I was out of the woods and was cancer free. Unfortunately my oncologist has suggested a more severe treatment. Its hard for me to say the type of treatment although you all probably know exactly what I am expecting. My treatment will begin in the next 2 weeks. It's too hard for me to say or put out there right now. It's still new to me and very difficult to accept so I hope that if you are reading this you are a dear friend of mine and will respect my wishes on the privacy front.
Also on Wednesday, I had a phone call from a close friend of mine. Her dr found a lump in her breast. She'll be 35 this month. Her drs are very optimistic that it's a cystic thing rather than a "mass". She'll find out more next week. Please keep her in your thoughts. I'm thinking about her daily and hoping and praying that she will not have to endure the pain of a biopsy or anything more severe.
My sister in law Alison from Boston arrived on Wednesday to help out. She's been a tremendous help with house work, organization with all paperwork we have collected, and laundry. She leaves to go home today but hopefully we will see her again very soon.
This past Friday I was relieved of my surgical drains. YAYY!! Those were a complete nuisance. I finally feel somewhat human again. Tina is picking me up - since I can't drive a car yet because of sore muscles and pain meds. We are going to the mall - shopping withdrawals and buying something for myself seems very therapeutic right now.
Also on Friday I had a Echocardiogram. That's a sonogram of the heart. My heart's chambers and size was looked at to make sure I am up for the new treatment. My heart is healthy although it hurts. I was stuck with more needles and more IVs and had to have a CT Scan to check my liver, lungs, kidneys, and other important organs. They want to double check to make sure that everything is very healthy.
I have been scheduled for another small surgery this Monday. The surgery will last an hour at the most and I'll be home by Monday afternoon. This surgery is in preparation for my upcoming treatment. It'll make my treatment more manageable.
I appreciate all of the dinners arriving daily! Everything has been so delicious and very appreciated. I'm pretty sure we are going to add more to the calendar for just 2 days a week for the next 6 months as that is how long my additional treatments will last.
Off to do a little shopping and take Addison to Katelyn's b-day party. Nothing can warm your heart like watching a bunch of crazy toddlers run wild.
The surgery recovery has taken longer than I anticipated. I'm healthy and energetic and outgoing. I thought for sure I would "pop"right back into place. I also thought a week of Lifetime Movies, 90210 reruns, and DrByron pampering me would be exciting. However, it's been miserable. I don't ask for help ... much. I'm originally a FARBER and now a BYRON and both of those mean INDEPENDENT! Two independents mean that you will do everything in your power to not ask for help. Not being able to drive to grocery shop, drop kids off at school, and run errands is difficult. So I am doing the best I can while continuing to feel helpless.
Last Wednesday I had an appt with my Oncologist. More bad news - My breast tissue and tumor have been tested and run through pathology. Test results have arrived. It turns out that my type of tumor had very aggressive genes and puts me at a high risk for recurrence. I thought for sure I was out of the woods and was cancer free. Unfortunately my oncologist has suggested a more severe treatment. Its hard for me to say the type of treatment although you all probably know exactly what I am expecting. My treatment will begin in the next 2 weeks. It's too hard for me to say or put out there right now. It's still new to me and very difficult to accept so I hope that if you are reading this you are a dear friend of mine and will respect my wishes on the privacy front.
Also on Wednesday, I had a phone call from a close friend of mine. Her dr found a lump in her breast. She'll be 35 this month. Her drs are very optimistic that it's a cystic thing rather than a "mass". She'll find out more next week. Please keep her in your thoughts. I'm thinking about her daily and hoping and praying that she will not have to endure the pain of a biopsy or anything more severe.
My sister in law Alison from Boston arrived on Wednesday to help out. She's been a tremendous help with house work, organization with all paperwork we have collected, and laundry. She leaves to go home today but hopefully we will see her again very soon.
This past Friday I was relieved of my surgical drains. YAYY!! Those were a complete nuisance. I finally feel somewhat human again. Tina is picking me up - since I can't drive a car yet because of sore muscles and pain meds. We are going to the mall - shopping withdrawals and buying something for myself seems very therapeutic right now.
Also on Friday I had a Echocardiogram. That's a sonogram of the heart. My heart's chambers and size was looked at to make sure I am up for the new treatment. My heart is healthy although it hurts. I was stuck with more needles and more IVs and had to have a CT Scan to check my liver, lungs, kidneys, and other important organs. They want to double check to make sure that everything is very healthy.
I have been scheduled for another small surgery this Monday. The surgery will last an hour at the most and I'll be home by Monday afternoon. This surgery is in preparation for my upcoming treatment. It'll make my treatment more manageable.
I appreciate all of the dinners arriving daily! Everything has been so delicious and very appreciated. I'm pretty sure we are going to add more to the calendar for just 2 days a week for the next 6 months as that is how long my additional treatments will last.
Off to do a little shopping and take Addison to Katelyn's b-day party. Nothing can warm your heart like watching a bunch of crazy toddlers run wild.
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