“Having one more 'thing' gone, out of my body, helps me to feel more normal.”
“He can't wait for mommy to crawl back in bed with him. Mommy can't wait either.”
“Jeff remains my rock….”
Good morning everyone,
I wanted to update everyone on the happenings in the Ibach household.
I have had a few setbacks but nothing that has been a major problem. I got an infection in my left drain and have a mambo hematoma on my right side. Neither is unusual just more time consuming. The surgeon put me on antibiotics for 10 days and the hematoma is just going to take time. I did get the left drain removed two days ago, huuraahh. It made a big difference in my comfort level. Having one more 'thing' gone, out of my body, helps me to feel more normal. My range of motion sucks but that is temporary. I don't know how long I will have the right drain. It doesn't bother me the way the left one did so it's okay.
No treatments have started yet. I did speak to the medical oncologist, Dr Lonergan. We haven't met him yet (Feb 20th). He called me at 9:15pm one night last week. We talked for 45 mins. I have been taken care of by Evergreen Hosp and staff in ways I didn't know still existed. They are AMAZING. I have offered to be their poster child. I digress! Doc Lonergan hadn't seen the pathology report yet so he asked me to read parts of it to him. He reinforced that I had made the best decision possible and that the path report sounded really good. He asked a lot of questions and said he wants me to have further testing, some genetic and some probability. The genetic testing will be BRAC 1 & 2. Those test for ovarian cancer. He said because of the breast cancer and my northern European descent I am more likely to have ovarian cancer. If either of those comes back positive I will have my ovaries removed. The probability testing is plugging in my history into a national data bank that statistically analyzes the probability of a cancer reoccurrence. They then give you the increased % of help that chemotherapy would be. (WHEW, that was a tough sentence to put together. Hope it made sense). They will put me on an estrogen blocker for 5 years, though that may change if I had my ovaries removed. Not sure about that, just a guess. As you can see there is more to come and we don't have an end in sight yet.
The rest of the family. Cole hasn't gone down any more laundry chutes nor do we anticipate he will ever again. He has been very good at the 'soft hugs' that Aunt Jani taught him. He did tell his teacher yesterday that mommy can't pick him up anymore because she has 'ouies'. He can't wait for mommy to crawl back in bed with him. Mommy can't wait either. He has been more sensitive than normal which is to be expected. A loud noise last night brought him to tears. It scared him. We are just trying to love him more.
Jeff remains my rock and I know he has to be exhausted by all of this. He gets the husband of a lifetime award. Not only did I get a young stud I also got an amazing man.
Angie has been a doll. Not that that is new but greatly appreciated. She is doing laundry, cleaning, entertaining Cole, grocery shopping, hauling me around and smiling that beautiful smile she has. I adore her. She gets to go to Austin TX today to see a friend. It will be a nice break for her to hang out on 6th St. A music mecca in the south. The weather is also much nicer there this time of year.
I have not been bored as I feared. I have very much enjoyed my time either in person or on the phone with all of you. Your meals have kept me from losing weight which I was concerned about. So thank you again. My attitude remains good as I have a great deal to be thankful for. I won't bore you with the list but trust me it is long.
My love to you all and AGAIN THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING,
Mary
“He can't wait for mommy to crawl back in bed with him. Mommy can't wait either.”
“Jeff remains my rock….”
Good morning everyone,
I wanted to update everyone on the happenings in the Ibach household.
I have had a few setbacks but nothing that has been a major problem. I got an infection in my left drain and have a mambo hematoma on my right side. Neither is unusual just more time consuming. The surgeon put me on antibiotics for 10 days and the hematoma is just going to take time. I did get the left drain removed two days ago, huuraahh. It made a big difference in my comfort level. Having one more 'thing' gone, out of my body, helps me to feel more normal. My range of motion sucks but that is temporary. I don't know how long I will have the right drain. It doesn't bother me the way the left one did so it's okay.
No treatments have started yet. I did speak to the medical oncologist, Dr Lonergan. We haven't met him yet (Feb 20th). He called me at 9:15pm one night last week. We talked for 45 mins. I have been taken care of by Evergreen Hosp and staff in ways I didn't know still existed. They are AMAZING. I have offered to be their poster child. I digress! Doc Lonergan hadn't seen the pathology report yet so he asked me to read parts of it to him. He reinforced that I had made the best decision possible and that the path report sounded really good. He asked a lot of questions and said he wants me to have further testing, some genetic and some probability. The genetic testing will be BRAC 1 & 2. Those test for ovarian cancer. He said because of the breast cancer and my northern European descent I am more likely to have ovarian cancer. If either of those comes back positive I will have my ovaries removed. The probability testing is plugging in my history into a national data bank that statistically analyzes the probability of a cancer reoccurrence. They then give you the increased % of help that chemotherapy would be. (WHEW, that was a tough sentence to put together. Hope it made sense). They will put me on an estrogen blocker for 5 years, though that may change if I had my ovaries removed. Not sure about that, just a guess. As you can see there is more to come and we don't have an end in sight yet.
The rest of the family. Cole hasn't gone down any more laundry chutes nor do we anticipate he will ever again. He has been very good at the 'soft hugs' that Aunt Jani taught him. He did tell his teacher yesterday that mommy can't pick him up anymore because she has 'ouies'. He can't wait for mommy to crawl back in bed with him. Mommy can't wait either. He has been more sensitive than normal which is to be expected. A loud noise last night brought him to tears. It scared him. We are just trying to love him more.
Jeff remains my rock and I know he has to be exhausted by all of this. He gets the husband of a lifetime award. Not only did I get a young stud I also got an amazing man.
Angie has been a doll. Not that that is new but greatly appreciated. She is doing laundry, cleaning, entertaining Cole, grocery shopping, hauling me around and smiling that beautiful smile she has. I adore her. She gets to go to Austin TX today to see a friend. It will be a nice break for her to hang out on 6th St. A music mecca in the south. The weather is also much nicer there this time of year.
I have not been bored as I feared. I have very much enjoyed my time either in person or on the phone with all of you. Your meals have kept me from losing weight which I was concerned about. So thank you again. My attitude remains good as I have a great deal to be thankful for. I won't bore you with the list but trust me it is long.
My love to you all and AGAIN THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING,
Mary
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