Well you know me. I pop in from time to time. I just discovered that FTE is finally on a forum app. So I will probably chime in more often now.

 

Right? I still wish it was Tapatalk, but hopefully they will improve it to that level soon. Its still kinda clunky.

 

Tapatalk is by far the best forum app. I'm sure the developers will continue to improve this app. The main thing I would like to do would be able to upload photos through the app.

 

You can do that.

 

I got off work around 10am Tuesday and decided to hit the woods.
David accompanied me.

The following are pictures of that day.

[LAW AND ORDER DUN DUN]















Where we are standing and sitting, does not look NEARLY as precarious as it actually was...

Does that second to last one look familiar to anyone? (HINT: [LINK])

 

It does look familiar and better without that white stuff. Which forest road # is it Trey? Looks like it was a beautiful day.

 

Look great, Trey! You sure had a nice clear day to enjoy the view.

 

Pine mountain road and cherry creek road.

 

I've been on vacation this week. But it is not a good thing.

A few weeks ago, during a "routine" mammogram, a mass was discovered in my wifes breast. Further scans, followed by a surgical biopsy, confirmed it was a tumor. She had a lumpectomy a week ago today. So my daughter and I have been taking care of her this week. Next week on Monday she starts radiation treatments, which will be the Mammosite type, so twice a day treatments for only 5 days straight.

She has been doing pretty well and recovering quickly, although having a catheter hanging out of your boob for 2 weeks isn't much fun. The catheter will be used to insert a radioactive "seed" for a few minutes at each treatment. Sometimes called "Balloon Radiation" treatment, it is a method of radiating the marginal area of the cavity left where the tumor was removed, instead of radiating the whole breast which is obviously more stressful to the body, and also requires 33 treatments over 6.5 weeks. No chemo treatment is indicated. A sentinel lymph node was also removed and tested, and was entirely negative for malignant cells.

She has everything going in her favor. It was caught early, it was a slow growing mass, and tests show that it will respond well to anti-hormone therapy. That last point being particularly important as far as the cancer returning.

It is likely that the routine mammogram literally saved her life. This tumor was too small to feel, even when the doctors know exactly where it is and the size. We won't ever think of mammograms as routine again.

 

Wow, thanks for sharing Bill. It makes you want to take the better half down tomorrow for her routine maintenance.
We wish her the very best in recovery.
Thanks again.

 

Trey, awesome pics!

Bill, you and your wife will be in my prayers. Glad the prognosis is good.

Jim

 

Give Carol our very best wishes from the M&Ms.

Pop

 

Hang in there Bill and Carol, you're in our prayers.

 

She's in our prayers Bill.

 

Thanks guys. We'll get through this.

The week wasn't all bad. I made a long long list of repairs to the Jeep. I haven't spent a week around the house in a long time.