Did I tell you?

Did I tell you that the spot of cancer on my left lung is GONE? Did I tell you that a lot of the cancer in my liver has either diminished in size or power and/or is now scar tissue? Did I tell you my doctors now consider me stable? "Stable" is a big deal when it comes to stage IV cancer. It is a golden ticket to Willie Wonka's factory as far as I am concerned?:)

Anyway, I know I haven't talked about the scans much because I am not feeling well. The reason for that is because the scar tissue in the liver is causing me problems with digestion. Though it is not a major long-term problem, it is causing me a lot of discomfort. This week was Morgan's first week of school and I wasn't very involved in it because I thought I had the stomach flu.

But, my brilliant oncologist figured out from my scans that one of my bile ducts was being blocked. Yes, I said bile. Not sure what bile is and I am a little too tired to wikipedia the word right now. In essence, they are going to go in on Monday and put a stint in so we can reroute my bile. Such an attractive thing to say on a blog, huh? But, there it is.

In the short-term, I look a little jaundiced but whose counting appearances when you weigh 100 lbs and you have no hair?:) A little yellow hue to the skin and they whites of the eyes might make me a little more attractive? I am laughing right now and I hope you are, too.

The truth is that I am all-too-human and if that once-cutie George Stephanopoulos had not already taken that book title, I might consider it for my book. I have also considered NINE LIVES because, let's face it...I have had numerous miracles along the way, which I will credit in the book. However, I must admit that all my serious book titles are under wraps because they are that good!

Anyway, Michael and I both got the sense from my oncologist that we might be getting off the chemotherapy after this outpatient surgery on Monday afternoon. However, nothing is certain until the doctor writes the orders for the medicine so don't hold me to that.

This digestive issue has been causing me a lot of discomfort for a while and it has been the biggest issue when dealing with this chemo and keeping my liver enzyme counts high. I am pretty resilient when it comes to surgery. For those of you who haven't been followers of my story from the beginning, I was able to walk two miles a day while recovering from lung surgery. I bounced back from my double mastectomy and got right back into work. I bounced back from my earlier liver surgery pretty quickly. So, basically, I am telling you this because my doctor may decide that I can do a little more chemo once this bile duct issue is resolved. Who knows? Once I know more , you will know more.

My ultimate plan is get into the gym this Fall. I plan on strength training two days a week and spinning three to four days a week. My sister and I are also planning on doing yoga every once in a while. I crave the hard workouts and I miss my bike. But, I am about 75% healed and am still on the mend. I am alive when a mom in my shoes twenty years ago would not be facing such a bright future.

I guess I said I wasn't going to write much this weekend, but I am starting to feel a little better. That helps.

Have a wonderful and bright Saturday!
Lolo