3-Day Training

I hooked up with some of the teams in the area for training walks this past weekend. I walked 13 miles on Saturday and 10 miles on Sunday. Thank goodness for well-fitting shoes, Thorlo Experia socks (the best) and lots of Advil! The other survivors and walkers inspire me.

Good Follow-up

I saw my oncologist for another three month follow-up appointment and all is well. He did some blood work and an exam. I always get anxious because I know he's looking for something, but the only thing that was of any concern was the slight fluid retention on my left side. I haven't heard back on the blood work yet. He was happy to hear about my training for the 3 Day walk. I told him about my 13 mile training walk last week and he said that if the cancer was back I would not be able to walk 13 miles. My fear is that it's back and we just don't know it yet. My fear stems from the fact that I did not have a "complete response" to the chemo. The cancer was still active when they removed it, which is why I had more chemo after the double mastectomy surgery. The chemo should have killed any stray cancer cells lurking in my body, but who really knows. I could make myself crazy thinking about it and try not to.