Tuesday March 29 2011- Day 85

Today I have another mammogram. This one is to check the progress of the tumor since our last check-up a month ago prior to my last 2 rounds of chemo. The appt is at 10:30 and I arrive a little early. I have my mammogram and then the nurses leave me sitting in a gown from the waist up for 1/2 hour til someone figures out that no one is checking on me. A nurse finally calls someone and I get dressed and go wait for the results. The radiologist brings me back to show me the latest mammogram. She shows me the original again with the large dark knot and the latest blurry splotch barely visible on the xray. She informs me that this is all that remains. Ok so now we know what we're working with. I leave radiology and walk over to the breast care center. I ask the nurse if she can tell me how soon after surgery can I have my port removed. She asks Dr McSwain who informs her that I can have it done after the pathology report comes back depending on the news. Ok fine..so at least 10 days after surgery. I'm at least happy to hear that. I leave the hospital and go to work. I do a half day and I get home exhausted. I fall asleep in my roommate's bed til he wakes me and then I get up eat and go back to sleep through the night.