The portacath is out! The surgery was about a week ago. I felt quite a bit of pain for a few days, but it’s getting much better. The wound is still healing. Please pray that the scar will heal well and there’ll be no infection. AND, please pray that I will never ever need it ever again!
Physically, I’m feeling great --
* Returned to work full-time on August 30.
* Went biking 3 weeks ago, round trip between Lake Forest Park and the wineries in Woodinville, about 18 miles total. I did it without much problem.
* Went on a hike during the Labor Day weekend to Lake Serene, about 7 miles round trip. It was a pretty tough hike for me coz it was fairly steep for the last few miles. The trail was very rocky and had a lot of steep wooden staircase to climb. My legs were super sore and I had to walk funny for 4 days. Really need to ramp up my physical activities if I’m serious about backpacking to Enchantments in mid-October.
I’m contemplating about doing a half marathon on Thanksgiving Sunday. I’ve joined a local support group, Team Survivor Northwest, which organizes group trainings dedicated for women cancer survivors who want to run this race. I know I should be able to walk 13.5 miles, but running is a different story. I could barely finish Greenlake (3 miles) before I was sick. The first group training session will be this evening. Will see what happen.
Hair, eyebrows and eyelashes are growing back at a pretty good pace. :-) I wish my boob would grow back too, but that’s not gonna happen. :-(
Emotionally, still a roller-coaster, but it’s getting much better now that I’m working full-time. I tend to feel down more easily when I’m home alone. When Michele was visiting, she asked me what was the hardest part of the whole process. I said probably chemo. But I want to change my answer. Chemo wasn’t that bad. It was not as tough as I had expected. The hardest part is to get past the pain of losing a breast and the disfigurement. But I thank God for giving me a loving husband who makes me laugh and still thinks that I am beautiful. Without Siang, I think I would be very miserable.