It seems like we've been playing the waiting game for ages. With the civic holiday past I have finally got some new information. I will meet with the plastic surgeon on August 13. I was unsuccessful in having this date moved up. My surgery is now scheduled for August 20, although the time of day has not yet been finalized. That will depend on the outcome of my consult with the plastic surgeon and how we decide to proceed.
On Friday I had an ultrasound on my right breast. The mammogram on that side had shown an uneven surface on the breast and they wanted a closer look at it. I had to have more mammogram images taken on Friday to pinpoint the area and then the radiologist looked at it using the ultrasound machine. Fortunately, it was just a benign cyst.
We spent the weekend with Rob's parents. On Saturday his aunt Myrtle (Myrt) and aunt Reta, along with Reta's son Derek, arrived for a visit. It was wonderful to see them. Aunt Myrt has sent several cards and follows the blog regularly. Aunt Reta recently lost her husband, one of Rob's favourite uncles and by all accounts a wonderful man.
On Sunday we went to church with his parents. Rob's mom introduced me to Fran, a lady in the church who battled breast cancer last year. She's doing fine now and reassured me that chemo is the worst part of the overall treatment plan.
Sunday afternoon Rob's sister and brother-in-law, Diane and Richard, came out to the house for supper. Diane's birthday was earlier in the week. It was a really nice evening. Di and I walked down to the lake after supper and enjoyed the early evening sunshine and when we got back to the house we convinced Rob to play a few tunes for us and we had ourselves a little sing-a-long.
Monday was a holiday for Rob, so we didn't leave his folks' until Monday morning. On the way back to the city we stopped to see friends Kevin and Leslie at their summer place. It was really good to sit back and chat with them. They live at the other end of the province and we hadn't seen them in years. Hopefully we won't let so much time go by before we meet again.
Not much else going on; there was a card last week from the Southville Church of Christ. I continue to work out (walked a couple of times on the weekend and back on the treadmill today) in an effort to prepare myself physically for surgery.
Keep strong Suzanne!! We are looking forward to your return. Your desk is awfully lonely! Poor Kelly is all alone in that back row lately! You'll be happy to know that when she brought a stir fry to our potluck (Peri-Ann left)that there were veggies in it!! Keep up the exercise - you are getting more than me!
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