I am attending a support class called, "Cancer Transitions." It is supposed to help us move beyond cancer treatment and cope with common issues in getting back to life again. There are 8-10 of us that meet once a week from 5-7:30 pm and work with our nurse navigator out of a workbook. We have healthy snacks and have had an exercise specialist come teach us exercises each week. They have given us very nice pedometers and we have had a dietician and social worker come and speak with us. I am really enjoying the class and the ladies in it. I am the youngest, the rest have me by at least 10 years or more. Most of us have had breast cancer but one gal has had rectal/anal cancer. We have 6 sessions to attend. I hope to be recovered enough from the latest surgery to attend this Tuesday's class.
Speaking of which, Wednesday the 3rd, I had my final treatment/prevention surgery! I am relieved to say that so far, I still feel like myself. Hope that will continue. I am 4 days post op, so a lot can change. I had a hysterectomy. They took my ovaries and Fallopian tubes as well. This will put me in to menopause and some of those side effects can be pretty drastic. Here's hoping that they will be bearable. It's not likely that I will get through menopause without some discomfort, just don't know what those discomforts will be for me or when they will begin. I seem to remember reading somewhere that within 3 weeks or so I will see some changes. Time will tell.....
Right now, I have some soreness where everything was taken and a little bit of pain while my bowels and urinary tract are trying to resume their former functions. I am not supposed to lift anything for the next while and have been resting a ton and taking short walks around the neighborhood. Our church family continues to take wonderful care of us. People have been bringing us meals for dinner since Wednesday and will continue through Thursday! Thank you, thank you! I can just rest and recover.
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