Today's appointment...

I had a late evening appointment with Dr Holt today and it went really well. He said that everything was looking good, that it was possible that I may have a little fluid on the right side, but for me to just keep an eye on it and come in if it looks like it's getting worse. But I was told that I can leave the ace bandage off if I want, and if the steri strips start to peel, I can go ahead and take those off. He did tell me that my cancer was stage 2b. I didn't realize that there was an "a&b", but there can be in stages 1 or 2, and with the size of my tumor being almost 4cm, that's what bumped it to 2"b" rather than just stage 2. He seems to think that everything is going good and looking like he wants it to, so I don't have to go back to his office for two wks, well, actually he will be gone so I go back next friday, before he leaves town. I have a dentist appointment tomorrow, and then I see my oncologist Wed. He should tell us then about when I will start chemo and if I will have to have radiation or not. Dr. Holt told me today that there was still a good chance that I will have radiation, that the general rule of thumb was usually if there are 3 lymph nodes or more affected, but that I had 2 and given my young age, it would be a good idea. So, I should find out something Wednesday. Then on Friday, my twins will graduate kindergarten! I can't believe that they have went through their first year of school already, time flies! I'm so proud of them!! Well, that's about it for now, I think I feel like working on a few handmade cards while Doug works on remodeling the bathroom. See ya soon!