Hi everybody! Happy Obama Day! whoohoo!
After sharing the swearing in of Obama with my friends over breakfast, I went to see Dr. Chang for a follow up. She was amazed at how good the reconstruction looks, and how quickly I'm recovering. yay!
She cleared me to start mild arm exercises to regain my range of motion by the end of January. I can also start chemo the first week of February.
I'm looking forward to starting chemo so that I can get it over with! Dr. Chang confirmed that not only will the hair on my head fall out, but so will my eyebrows and eyelashes. I thought that this was the case, but wasn't sure. That part I'm not so much looking forward to. With the size of my dome, being completely bald isn't going to be so cute!
I was told about a program sponsored by Pantene which provides wigs made from real human hair to women with cancer. If you are interested in donating long hair to this cause, you can check it out: www.beautifullenghts.com
Tomorrow I'm going to contact the American Cancer Society to see if I can receive one of these wigs. If not, I'm just going to rock some scarves for a while.
Mom left on Sunday, since I can drive on my own now. Life is getting back to normal, and I feel great. As always, I have to say a huge THANK YOU for your continued love and support.
kiss kiss love love
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Kim -
ReplyDeleteI added a photo of myself w/ the mohawk for your laughing pleasure. Loosing the hair wan't so bad - it makes it really easy to get dressed and going in the morning!!!
Wishing you all the best,
Jill (Annette's sister)
Hey Kimberly,
ReplyDeleteGlad to know that you're doing so well. Yes, get a wig if you want to, but trust me when I tell you that you will be adorable with a bald head.
love and huggins.
Joel