My 4 year "Tumorversary" was Saturday (the 19th). I had my yearly MRI yesterday at the new facility they built behind UVRMC. The registration & sign-in process is much faster and there isn't a long wait before you're taken back for your imaging. The dressing rooms though are different.
The facility at the hospital where you had to go before they built this new one had single rooms with a locking door and a few lockers inside for your clothes. The new facility has Men's and Women's dressing rooms. These doors don't lock but inside are 2 area's with lockers and a curtain for "privacy". Well, until you have an elderly lady needing some imaging done and her sweet husband stays by her side, even in the dressing room, not realizing you are behind one of those curtains, changing, and opens it. That sweet husband must not have seen the signs outside the room labeling it as the Women's Dressing room. I was glad I at least had my garments on so I was covered. The poor man was probably really embarrassed but didn't leave the dressing room until his wife did.
Anyway, my MRI was followed with an appointment with the nurse practitioner at my surgeon's office and everything still looks good with no changes! As more time passes I worry more about my MRI results so it's a great relief to hear there are no changes. I have noticed though that my short term memory is getting worse (I forgot about my son chipping his tooth and I was with him when it happened) so I'll be seeing a neuro-psychologist who can do some testing to see how bad my memory is and give me some tips on how to help my memory. That's scheduled for July 16 so I'll post about it afterwards.
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Not sure if anyone reads this blog anymore so if you do- THANK YOU! I know it's not updated very often but I appreciate that you care enough to know what's going on that you'll read it when it is. :D
7 comments:
haha, that poor old man. probably scared him just as much you! Glad you are doing great. I don't know how you have the strength to fight cancer and raise kids at the same time. our prayers are with you that the recovery process continues and that you have a lifetime of joys and happiness! loves!!!
Nice to hear your MRI came back good. Hope you can get your memory back. That has to be annoying!
I love you so much! I can't imagine my life w/o you. I am so glad your well and happy.
I diddo Jammie!! I love you lots and lots Jeanie.
Jeanie, Happy belated Tumorversary!! I love that idea/attitude. I am coming up on my own 3rd tumorversary in a couple of months and I was googling for party ideas etc. when I found your blog. I am stable if I stay on Avastin, and it grows pretty slowly when I go off. Great to hear positive things from another brain cancer survivor. Sounds like you're a mormon-my surgeries were done at UVRMC. Thanks for brightening my day!
Do you have a family blog?
Hey, wheres your July 16th update Jeanie? on improving your short term memory? ;)
Love you!
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