"DON'T PUT THAT ON YOUR BLOG!"

I have been feeling really good the last couple of days. My hands are still bothering me but I am learning to adapt. Every time they start hurting, I start searching for heat. I'm not picky, as long as it's hot. The blow dryer works great, if I'm home. And of course, there's always Pinky. I took her to work with me today. I have a part time consulting job, where I work in an office a few hours a week. Some of my coworkers got to personally meet her today. Emily was disappointed I took her to work without the diaper. I do have my limits.
I forgot to mention I got my mammogram. It was so easy. The lady felt sorry for me b/c I wasn't feeling good. She had me out of there in 15 minutes. She was so nice to me. She said women come in there bawling about being scared of the mammogram, I said it's nothing compared to having your colon ripped out. She agreed. My pain tolerance has really improved. Having said that, I will say the bone pain has set in from the Neulasta shot. Dr. Lilly told me to expect it and to take 3x the legal limit of Ibuprofen. I thought I was superhuman b/c I didn't have pain but last night it started. If you've ever been pregnant, remember how your hips feel during the 9th month, that's what it feels like.
There's a new phenomenon called "Don't Put That in Your Blog". People will tell me something personal and then say "Don't put that in your blog". I promise I will not reveal your deepest, darkest secrets to the world. I am wondering if people are telling me their secrets b/c they figure, hey she'll be gone in 6 months anyway; not really, I'm just kidding. Speaking of prognosis, a lot of people ask what my prognosis is. So I will add that to the FAQ list. Dr. Lilly says 85%. I don't like numbers (sorry to my math teacher friends) but he volunteered the info. So, I really do think I will beat this. In the beginning I was worried but not so much anymore. I think my optimism comes from my friends at the Colon Club. They are so wonderful. When you hear the term Colon Club, are you like me, imagining a bunch of sick people sitting in a treehouse talking about cancer, it's not like that but the image does come to my head. It's actually an online thing but everytime I log on, I feel like I'm climbing a ladder up the tree.
Have a great week.
Michele;