Bone Scan Results

mom_2_3 said:

Happy happy days!
So glad to hear the news Cheryl!!!

Thanks, all!!
Yes.... I'm very, very happy! When I went for the bone scan, I really and truly didn't think they were going to find anything in the way of cancer in the bone... on the other hand, oncologists don't usually go looking for osteoarthritis sources. So the fact she even though we should check to make sure it hadn't hit the bone... that is pretty darn scary!

As for the osteo... it's been a part of my life for as long as I can remember and my GP and I try to keep the pain under control. Up until I had the chemo, that was something we didn't seem to have a problem doing... mind you, the arthritis was just in the knees. Since the chemo, the arthritis in the knees has gone from severe to extremely severe... and having it in the feet is new since the chemo. So, it will be back to the doctor for a new pain management assessment.

As for exercise... I have LOVED the Aquafit exercise in the pool in the past. I did try to go back this past Fall, but alas, even in the water, where you become weightless, the contact with my feet on the pool floor was too much for them. The knees did ok in the water... but not the feet. Of course, in the days when I used to do Aquafit regularly, that was before chemo and before the feet were aggravated by the chemo.

I'm sure my doc will be sending me back to physio, for both the feet and the knees. It's never ending... but definitely, I have to admit, I'd rather the agony (and it is agony) of osteoarthritis than the uncertainty of cancer

Hugggggs,

Cheryl

PhillieG said:

Congrats to you both!
That's GREAT news. Keep up the good work.
~phil

Thanks all!
Hehehehe... well, I certainly did the celebration dance last night! I was soooo happy with the bone scan results I went above and beyond the call of duty at the theatre yesterday. I went into the office at 11am and two of us worked non-stop without a break until 5:30pm, when I HAD to dash and take the dog home, before heading across the city to Langara College where we were having call back auditions for the show, Thoroughly Modern Millie (Annie call backs were being held at another venue). Now, I had planned on being at the college by 5:45pm so that I could set up before all the dancers/singers arrived, but leaving the office at 5:30pm was just not going to work. Besides, I also had to drop the dog off at home and feed her! So enroute home, I called my neighbour, so she met me/the dog out back of our building and she took Bridget (dog) so I could continue on (she was going to take her for a walk and feed her her supper). Traffic was horrid, so I didn't even get to the college until 6:15pm... and then I got lost on the campus!! Eeeeek!

Thank goodness for cell phones... with the help of the director and choreographer, I got there... and all 40 dancers/singers were warming up and I had to get them organized in 10 minutes so they could start their auditions. I managed to get them registered and appropriate numbers (badges) given out AND organized in groups.

This went on all night because of the organizing in groups... some of them had been called back for BOTH shows... so they were dashing off to the other auditions and coming back. It was almost a Keystone Kops comedy with people coming and going and me re-arranging the groups if they weren't back when their group was to go in. Talk about brain exercise for the whole night!

I finally got to leave at 11pm and while on the way home, the cell phone rings. It's the Music Director, Chris. Somehow, his Conductor Score had got put in one of my boxes and he needs it for today. I was about 10 mins. from the campus so I asked him if he wanted me to come back, or might he be coming the same way to get home. We decided it was easier if I just stayed put and he'd come to me.

11:30pm, I get back to my building... and that's when it hit me. I was SOOOO tired, I wasn't sure if I could walk from the car to the apartment . But I was going full speed the whole day without one break... so I figure that's pretty good.

I was planning on taking today off... but I realize I have all the audition stuff for the Millie auditions and they are having more call backs tomorrow night, for the lead roles. I already have other plans so it's not like I can just drive over with the stuff, not to mention, the lists and badge numbers have to be organized for the 35 people that will be going to that call back audition. So guess who is not really taking today off, but is going to organize this stuff from home? After I get that organized then the afternoon will be spent working on this Vancouver Community Theatre eNewsletter that has to be completed for March 1st.

Soooo, you see, I can't really afford to be sick and it's when I'm working on all this stuff, I actually can put the cancer stuff out of my mind. But then when I have a scan or test, it comes as a shock that I even have to have them because I have temporarily forgotten that I am involved with the beast

There ya have it... my morning babble and I haven't even had a cup of caffeine yet

Huggggggs,

Cheryl

PS: Phil... love the picture of you! It's great to see who we are talking to!