There have been so many things that have happened since I posted last. I will do my best to cover it all. I will being in February since that is the last time I posted. I had started the Tamoxifen(which I will be taking for 5 years). It is an anti-hormone therapy pill. I had huge ups and downs for the first 6 weeks. It was an emotional roller coaster that I wanted to jump off of. I would cry at a commercial and get angry if someone smiled at me the wrong way. It was miserable feeling that way, I am so thankful that it has passed.
I had my yearly mammogram/ultrasound in May. The entire month before the exam I was a nervous wreck. It was constantly on my mind. I was so nervous to go in, in fear that the cancer was NOT gone. It is amazing how many crazy thoughts can run through your mind.
I still was not feeling physically well and at the end of June missed some time from work because I had the flu. I had more blood work done which was not up to par for my oncologist so had to have a couple extra visits with her. I have had some major leg pains and lower back problems that have just gotten worse over time. My oncologist finally ordered an MRI for me. Results came back that there was no cancer but that I have a herniated disk(L5 I think). This was such a huge relief for me. I was feeling very down and discouraged that I had not been progressively feeling better. Although I am still in pain my spirits are much better. I am now seeing a physical therapist who has helped a ton. Apparently I also have a curvuture in my spine that is wanting to go one way while I need to go the other way to help heal the disk. The PT has given me excercieses to work on and it has helped with the leg pains. We are working on the pain from the curvature and when that is to a point I feel comfortable with we will focus on the disk. I did have a neurosurgeon and orthopedic specialist look at the MRI. They both agreed that it would be best to try other methods before injections or surgery. Just my luck though, my herniation can go either way. It could heal in 6-9 months or it could just get worse and then I will be looking at injections and/or surgery. The orthoped. said that 75% of the people with a herniation like mine will have it heal on their own.
ok I will have to revist this later. I will edit and update more after I help Hunter out. He is needing some mommy time.
