Seeing Dr. Klein, my oncologist. I look cute? Are you kidding? I'LL TAKE IT!

Yesterday was a great day! I visited my oncologist.  I haven't seen her for two months. They flushed my port. Took blood, weighed me, (these are things that I do each time I go) took my blood pressure, and waited to see her in room 1. I was told during my port flushing, "Oh you look so cute".  That made my day since I don't have people tell me that with the "hat-thing" these days.  But she said it. 

When my doctor came in the room, she said, "Oh you look fabulous". I looked at her like, "what"?  I realized that all women feel unattractive during chemo.  They lose their hair and they feel like they have lost beauty, identity, self esteem, and this whole office works to build it back up for you.  Two thumbs up for my doctors office.

She said that I have now been going to her for just over a year, as it was June 4th last year. She smiled, as if she was so happy about it. She asked me the usual questions I get asked each time.  Some of them are funny.  An example:
"Do you eat because you have to or because you are hungry?"
Geeze.......BECAUSE I AM ALWAYS HUNGRY. But I understand why they ask it. I have had times that I just didn't want to eat.  That is why I lost my 30 lbs. Lack of wanting to eat.  But I don't feel that any more! yay! 

She told us from my blood taken that my iron might be low or that I might have bleeding in my stomach.  She poked around my stomach and I didn't feel tender.  There could be a chance I have to have another endoscopy.  Hopefully not.

She said that I am doing great, and look great and how happy it makes her.  I asked her if my cancer could be slow growing.  She said it could be and I could have had it 1-2 years. Maybe not.  It doesn't seem to be growing too fast now, but between all the prayers and such going out in my behalf, and my chemo I take daily, the liver cancer seems to be doing nothing right now. She wants to see me in two months.  Just prior to seeing her, I will take another CT scan and she will tell me the results when I come in.

During our family prayer, I all of a sudden lost it.  I could not talk from the lump in my throat.  I just was overcome with gratefulness that I get to hang out with you all for hopefully a long time to come.  Things are looking good!