One Year Follow up!

Hard to believe that is has been 1 year already! Last year at this time I was recovering from 2 lumpectomies on Lefty, figuring out chemo plans, looking for a radiation oncologist close to home and wig shopping with my friend Diane!

Fast forward to this week.....I had my first mammo since last year, and except for about 12 titanium clips, all was perfect in both boobs! They also wanted to ultrasound the right, since last year they had seen stuff in that one on MRI, and that was A-OK also!

Met with my surgeon, Dr. Houlihan, MJ to everyone, and she is happy to report I don't need to see her till June 2009. She does want a follow up MRI with contrast in Jan 2009, given my "young" age, and that will be followed by a mammo in June. Yippee!

So, do I end my blog, or keep it going? One can only talk about boobs and cancer so much. Maybe I will just keep blogging away about silly things in our life, that way you can all keep updated on our comings and goings!! I may be getting my tubes and ovaries removed in the near future, that also makes for good blog talk! I might see if my boss Rich can come in and do a tummy tuck after they are removed!!! What the hell, right??

Anyway, the Road to Baldness and Back is over, thank God! Thanks to all who have been loyal bloggers!!!! I love you all!!

Kristin

Good Bye To Our Jake!

Jake MacCutcheon 1993-2008

Our Jake died yesterday June 9th 2008. He would have been 15 in September! Jake is the bigger Aussie Cattle Dog on the right in the photo. Max, the smaller boy, died in Sept 2006 at age 8.

Jake and Max each had a wonderful life, and they were both the best boys. Jake was like the Nanny Dog in Peter Pan, always by Emma's side, or any small child for that matter! If there was a baby in the carrier, Jake was right next to that baby! He had a wonderful heart and not a mean bone in his body.

Max was a special boy, I think he may have had a loss of oxygen at birth! He was the whiner and the barker....his only focus was ball and frisbee. I don't think he noticed Emma till maybe she started walking. But he also had a great heart and alot of love to give you!

So we are down to 2 cats, 2 guinea pigs and a big tank of fish now. The dogs corner is quiet, that is for sure! I am donating all of their stuff to the animal shelter here in Marshfield, they will love the dog beds and food bowls.