My Fantasy Surgery TEAM!

I hope you had a great Monday!!

My apologies for no posts over the weekend, I had a really busy weekend with friends and catching up on sleep when ever I could!!  Here is a picture of Nate and I from this weekend... ALL SMILES!!

I truly believe that you can't control most of what happens to you, but you can control how you react.   That being said, I do my best to keep my posts always positive; It's important to me.  However, can I complain about one thing, just once? What I've grown to hate about having Cancer is that I'm always tired!  I wake up and I'm tired, I get home and I'm tired, and I'm tired all throughout the day too.  No matter how much coffee I have, I'm tired.  Get the picture, lol?  I've had to learn not push myself too hard.  Sometimes, that means that how I feel in the morning will dictate my day (forget making plans).  I can't do as much in one day as I've been able to do in the past.  I'm not superwoman.  There.  I said it.

Cancer Center Updates

Today, I heard from three different departments of the Cancer Center in San Francisco. I heard from Nurse, Carol today.  She prescribed me Valium for my PET scan on Wednesday.  It is a 3-4 hour exam in a small confined area, similar to a MRI.  I agreed, Valium would be just fine.  She also gave me as set of diet and activity instructions (below).

I also heard from Dr. Gottschalk's office.  He is the Professor of Clinical Radiation Oncology and he is my new Radiation Doctor!  He will be in charge of my radiation during surgery and after surgery.  He is also located in the UCSF Cancer Center in San Francisco.  He too specializes in Sarcomas and is a specialist for putting the radiation in during surgery.  I have an appointment scheduled for Friday, November 1st!  I can't wait!  I've been writing down a ton of questions that I can't wait to ask!

Read more about my Radiation Doctor and his background HERE.

Fantasy Surgery Team

As big fans of football, my husband and I play fantasy football.  It consists of picking only the BEST players off of any given team to construct your own fantasy football team.  This week got me thinking about my surgery.  I feel as though every time UCSF adds another Surgeon or Specialist, that it is God creating a Fantasy Surgery Team for me!!  I feel with the team He's constructed, I can't lose!

Love you all, thanks for reading!!