Yet Another Diet Post

Well, we're finally doing it. John and I have joined a gym. I'm so sore I can't stand it. I'm told this will get better. Seeing how I haven't worked out since before Grace was born I barely remember the soreness that goes with starting a new workout regimen. We are also dieting. No specific diet, just calories in verses calories out. The fitness center really saw us coming, they totally up-sold us on everything. We bought the body bug band that tracks how many calories you burn each day. The problem now becomes learning how to download that info into the online program that came with the membership to the gym. I wish I were more tech savvy. So far so good. They have a nice large pool that is never crowded and the girls love that we swim after I finish working out. They also have two kids classes each week that I'll take the girls to. I myself have not yet tried a class, I want to build my endurance a little before going into a class, collapsing, and being horribly embarrassed. But I'll eventually get there.

That's all that's going on at the moment. Madison is gone to San Antonio, she had just returned from Girl Scout camp. We'll have her post all about both on her blog when she returns. I miss her, she's growing up way to fast for my liking. Grace is being Grace, cute, sweet and her innocent little self. She keeps reminding me how unfair it is that Madi is older and gets to do "everything" and she gets to do "nothing". I swear though she is the busiest 6 year old I know, always spending the night with friends and going on play dates.

It's all good

Wow, so it's been over a month since my whole cancer scare started. Yes, it was very scary. I'm much better now, not crying at night or in the middle of the day or anytime John looks at me anymore. So that's good. First, I got great news from MD Anderson, NO RADIATION recommended!!!!! Let's see, the exact pathologist comment was, "no evidence of worrisome differentiation seen", not sure what that means, but I'll take it (half kidding). Then, I was scheduled for my PET scan just to make sure there were no other "worrisome" areas. What the doctors call "worrisome", I call holy shit I have cancer. The scans came back clean only showing mild reactivity in the areas where my surgery was performed, which is normal healing process taking place. Yay!!!! So good news all around. Now we just follow-up with the ENT every three to six months for a couple of years to make sure we do not have a recurrence. Good news all the way around. My incision is healed and I'm very glad I had the sinus work done at the same time. I used to sleep ALL THE TIME, no lie. Now I sleep maybe eight hours at night and then I wake up, and can't go back to sleep or take a nap very easily, well except for vacation, I did indulge in a couple of naps. It feels good not to be tired all the time. Sinus surgery is one of the best things I've done for myself in a very long time, until I opened the anesthesia bill. Seriously, I'm glad it was after we returned from vacation, I about had a heart attack. Good thing is, my deductible is met for the year after this and everything will be covered at one hundred percent. I'm sure with follow-ups and what not that will be pretty costly in itself.

I'm gonna start posting more about kids, work, my poor decorating and paint choices, and what not, we'll see, this is the third post this year, I'm hoping it won't be the last. I just never think of it.

I wrote this entry this morning and the oncologist, Dr. Barker, called me this afternoon. So I'm adding an amendment. Yes, on the fourth of July the doctor was in his office calling patients. What an amazing doctor! He said he just wanted to go over all the results with me. All the above information was supplied by his nurse while he was out on vacation. Basically, he said all the same things and reinforced how great this was. He also said the rate of recurrence is only 10-15% and would be within twenty-four months, but usually reappears by six months, so if we wanted to have a baby he said, wait the six months and if we're in the clear and healthy, go for it. We may just try for a baby boy after all. I don't know in six months I'll be 35, we'll have to wait and see where our heads are at at the time.

Thank the Lord for a good prognosis and great doctors!