Oh hai, gym!

Today I had an appointment with my onocologist. Since the cancer is gone and I am now done with treatment, I will now be starting on Tamoxifen (http://www.drugs.com/tamoxifen.html) which I will be taking for the next 10 years because my tumor was estrogen responsive. I have to get a gynocological exam for a baseline because one of the side effects of Tamoxifen is increased risk of cancer of the uterus so they monitor it (<sarcasm>and I totally need more doctor appointments in my life</sarcasm>). We also discussed getting my medi-port removed and he wants me to get blood work one more time before giving the final ok on removing it. I go back and see him in a month. 

I joined a gym today! I have been thinking about it since I finished chemo and finally bit the bullet, walked in and joined. I did 30 minutes on the elliptical and was totally drenched in sweat afterwards. I also get some sessions with a personal trainer which will be nice to kick-start this next step. My first goal will be to lose the weight I have gained since starting treatment (about 20 pounds). Once that is gone it will be time to lose the divorce weight (about 30 pounds). Then I will be back in One-derland I will feel so much better! 

Radiation... almost done

Today was supposed to be my last day of radiation, but because they gave me 2 days off last week and 3 days off this week for my skin to heal it was extended until next Friday. I will be so happy to not have to go everyday. I also will be happy when I can wear underwire bras again. Soooooooon.... very soooooon!

Ah, Honey, Honey!

My skin under my breast has been pretty raw from the burned skin peeling off so Dr Ray gave my these patches made from honey to help regenerate the skin more quickly (http://www.dermasciences.com/medihoney). They are definitely helping. I can tell the skin that has been covered by the patch and what hasn't been, but I feel like I should be avoiding bears for the next few days while I am wearing the patches. I made sure to move the patch location to cover some areas that have not been covered today. It does hurt for a little bit after I put the patch on but that dies down after a while. I occasionally can smell the honey. Hey, as long as it's helps my skin I am all good with it. They gave me yesterday off from treatment which means my end date was pushed back as well. Now the final treatment will be on July 14th. Today I am spending most of the day at home with out a bra on... letting my skin breath so it can heal. I don't really like walking around with boobs a flopping but anything to get my skin to heal is ok with me. Don't worry, I will not be taking or posting photos of my burnt skin... that's gross plus it's on my boob which I don't want posted on the interwebs for all to see.

I mentioned in my previous post that I am looking at buying a place to live (probably a condo since that is what is available in my price range). I've been able to save money while living with my mom and also throw more money at my debt. Yesterday I looked at my savings account and looked at how much I owe on an account that has been haunting me for years and that needs to be paid off before my lender will giving me funding and decided to take a chunk of my savings and pay off that account. It feels good to have that paid off knowing that it will no longer be an issue, but this does mean I need to building up my savings a little more.