It has been a good week and a good weekend. I’m working on getting stronger so I can tackle another large surgery. We walk 2-3 miles every day. I’ve definitely lost muscle mass since my surgery in January, but I’m slowly rebuilding muscle strength. I’m managing to contribute more and more to home chores and most days I tend to forget that things aren’t quite up to par. I’ve also gained a bit of weight back. Strangely enough I haven’t…
If you can’t go to the mountain, bring the mountain to you – or something… The mountain is unfortunately not The Sierras. That trip is postponed until I’m not on blood thinners anymore – however I wish I could but I can’t bring The Sierras home. But, when you can’t go to the hairdresser, and the hairdresser can’t come to you – you have to fix it yourself. So I cut my own hair! I have never done that before,…
Everything went well on my laparoscopy today. What a relief. No surprises. Two small incisions in my belly. It was not much scar tissue from the last surgery (the debulking). The surgeon got a good overview and was very pleased. He saw the tumor on the diaphragm – it has not grown, but not reduced in size either most likely. He saw two tiny tumors in the lower abdomen that the other surgeons probably missed. He also confirmed that there…
Today James, Chess and I hiked in Santa Ysabel, close to Julian. It was a nice sunny and warm day, with a little bit of breeze – just perfect. We walked through two large meadows and I had to pick some of the beautiful flowers to bring home. The smell of the bouquet reminded me of summers in Norway and all the flowers I have picked during summer months. It brought a big smile to my face. We saw two…
Not a lot to tell today, but for those of you that wonder how I’m doing; I’m doing well – just waiting and prepping for the next procedure. By prepping I mean that I try to get enough exercise and food to tolerate a new anesthetic and surgery. The surgery coming up is not a big one – just laparoscopy to have a peek inside, but I need to be physically fit enough to not be affected too much and…