Yup, I'm still here

Not too much has changed or happened in the last couple of weeks.

I did not end up going for chemo last Friday.
I had decided on the port. My Oncologist wanted to hold off on one round to make sure my blood work came back really good for the day surgery to implant the port. That and I had phlebitis in my veins from the mishap at ambulatory daycare trying to put an IV in.(the phlebitis is still there but getting better)
Anyways, blood work came back as always really good. I am scheduled for my port implant on Wednesday.
I am warming up to the idea. It will make life easier. My veins were getting sore and I was almost begging to use the right arm.

I feel lost with out my chemo last week. Its working soooo good that I get worried about taking a little time off.
I was told that I am ok to go this Friday since the port can be used right after it is put in providing there is no infection.

I have been doing soo much better lately. The chemo and radiation have worked wonders.
I can't imagine if these treatments were non existant or if for whatever reason I could not get them.
Its all keeping me alive and making me feel so much better and my life is back to good and normal. I couldn't be happier.

I had seen my family Dr. today who receives copies of all my lab and other test results.
He went over everything from the past two weeks with me in detail.
My liver is functioning normal!!! I am so happy. I knew the tests before were close to normal but.....normal now!!
My LDH is 222. My Dr. considers 220 to be of normal range. Awesome. I still can't believe I went from a LD level of 2,111 to 222 in just two full rounds of chemo and a little radiation.

My MRI of the back of my eyes that I have done on a yearly routine basis was also done two weeks ago.
I get this to ensure that my first cancer, retinoblastoma is not coming back.
All clear!! Not only that but it showed that I have no mets in my brain from the breast cancer! I have nothing in my head! Well, I would like to believe there is a brain somewhere but nothing as in no cancer :)

I have had some really, really, REALLY good test results and I have God, Dr.'s and modern medicine to thank.

Everything is back to normal around here. Its at the point that since this cancer is not taking over my life, I can forget completely about it more now.
Even my body is going back to normal. I am not loosing my hair from this chemo and my period has come back.
The chemo does not bother me at all... AND its working hard for me against the cancer.

This is now two months after the metastatic diagnosis :)