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I'm just some girl who was diagnosed with cancer at age 30, just seven months after getting married. I always had a flair for the dramatic.

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Monday, November 11, 2013

And we're OFF...Like a prom dress

Oncology appointment was today, port tomorrow, first chemo sesh Wednesday. I've got a journey ahead of me so let me just break it down using bullet points...ahhhhhhh I feel like I'm doing a grad school presentation again.

  • I have invasive ductal carcinoma in my right boob
  • Port goes in tomorrow
  • I need 6 sessions of chemo once every three weeks starting Wednesday
  • I am going to be undergoing a double mastectomy after chemo (don't debate me on this)
  • Going to undergo reconstruction after the mastectomy
Girl you are only 30 why do you have it? Cause I do! Stop asking why and how and tearing up and start touching your tits and getting your early detection on bitches!

So I am a fan of my oncologist, she wanted to talk about freezing eggs and blah blah blah, but I have no time for that, gimmie my treatment and give it to me now! I'm not one for somantics or bullshit, I'm sure she counsels several women, crying, on the floor, wondering why this happened to them. I went through all that drama last week from the comfort of my own couch so I'm ready to get my ass kicking on. Freezing my eggs would have postponed my treatment three weeks and with there being a less than 10% chance of infertility due to chemo, I opted for the chemo ASAP option. I'll be on a drug that will put my ovaries in a dormant state so I won't ovulate or get a period (holla for silver linings) for the next couple of months.

Funny/not funny/me losing my cool story. So a hospital where I was suppose to receive my scans called me this morning to schedule my appointments for some scans I already had scheduled for tomorrow. Me "Oh, I'm already to have x,y,and z done tomorrow at blah o'clock." Lady: "Oh no you don't, I'm calling to schedule that now." Me "This appointment was made Wednesday of last week, are you the radiology office and blah blah blah hospital?" Dumb lady "yes." After some back and forth, she realizes I've already been scheduled. Please do not tell me what I do and do not have scheduled, I'm fully aware. I fuck up when it comes to things like:

1. Did I put underwear on this morning?
Cowboys, you let us down yesterday!
2. Did I put deodorant on this morning?
3. I have no idea where my drivers licence/wallet/chongo/birthcontrol pills/fav wine glass is.
4. Trash day, which trash isn't even my job (JAVIER), but it is something I f up on from time to time

While at my oncology appointment the booking girl starts freaking out....seems like my breast surgeons office CANCELLED my appointments for tomorrow AFTER I confirmed with the dumb lady on the phone. She was working me in for another sono of my heart and a port and now had to schedule me for like 3 extra scans so I could start chemo Wednesday. Why would they cancel me? I mean how frustrating is that? Onc came through and got me scheduled tomorrow for everything and a bone scan on Thurs, but you know I had to go like a psycho to my other doctors office to the B who cancelled my appointment. She was scared to show her face, don't know why? Perhaps it's because I was already rolling up my sleeves prepared to deck a bitch! LOL I digress, should have totally taken my Xanax this morning, Xanax saves stupid peoples lives!

Lord I apologize for losing my cool, grant me the strength of patience, I'm short on that! Lady you screwed up, you know not what you do and I forgive you. I'm sorry I got mad at you and that I used foul language...you'll get over it! Everything is going do fast, I'm starting to really freak out! So that's my update, please continue praying for me and for my totally awesome hubs!

3 comments:

  1. Lady V, I havent had the pleasure of meeting u (totally my fault, I kno) but I can honestly say u r the most awesomest person I've never met....praying, praying, praying.....

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  2. Thanks girl!! Look forward to seeing you ,I need some Puerto Rican loqueria in my life!!! <3

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  3. You ARE your best and strongest advocate! Way to take care if yourself.

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