What can I say? I'm living life.

OK. So it's been months since I've posted. The last doctor's appointment was with my surgeon in Oct! I'm going to post an excerpt to my chemo group on 11/06/09.

...You would think that I would avoid doctors like the plague, but I've seen my primary care, a dermatologist, and opthamologist in the past 2 weeks. My primary care doctor did a whole spectrum of bloodwork since I still haven't gotten my period. Apparently, everything is normal hormone-wise (thyroid, prolactin, FSH, LH, DHEAS, testosterone), and so is my blood count. My vitamin D though is really low at 14. =< So I will be taking a pill once a week for 12 weeks, but I don't feel any effects from the deficiency. I have to lower my LDL, too, not doing so well here on food control.

I went to the dermatologist to check out a mole I've had on my back for more than 10 years, but it was OK. I just wanted to play it safe because I worried I may be at an increased risk for melanoma, but the doctor didn't think that there was a significant correlation between breast cancer and melanoma. I just wanted some peace of mind!As for the opthamologist, I have to go back to check out my left retina. Hopefully, nothing to be concerned about. I see fine...

I've finished taking all the vitamin D, but I want to get some more. I need to make an appointment with my next doctor, the medical oncologist. I don't know if the vitamin has helped with hair growth or it's just time for it to come in, but my hair and eyebrows are filled in quite nicely now. For months, they looked pretty sparse. I can even see my hair on the pillow when I'm laying down. I haven't had that luxury in over a year!

I'm going to the Young Women Affected by Breast Cancer conference again this year. It'll be in Atlanta next week. I didn't sign up for a scholarship this time because Atlanta's pretty close, and I know so many people who really, really need it to go.

Dylan is 17 lbs now! He's been doing a lot of growing in the past four months!

Beth sent me this interesting article today on aspirin decreasing the recurrence of breast cancer in young women. I'm going to pick some people's heads about that at the conference.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35426947/ns/health-cancer/

Holmes and her team studied 4,164 female registered nurses taking part in the Nurses' Health Study, an ongoing analysis of a wide range of health issues.
They started in 1976, looking at who took aspirin, watching for breast cancer and all causes of death until 2006.
Over this time, 341 of the nurses died of breast cancer.
Women who took aspirin two to five days a week had a 60 percent reduced risk of their cancer spreading and a 71 percent lower risk of breast cancer death. Six to seven aspirins a week lowered the risk of spread by 43 percent and the risk of breast cancer death by 64 percent.
Most of the women were taking low-dose aspirin to prevent heart attacks and stroke.