Monday, August 20, 2012

7 years cancer free

Its been a little over a year since my last post. I have been fitted with my 4th breast prosthesis. This one is my favorite so far. Thank god for modern technology. I am doing pretty good i guess. My biggest problem these days is that i have been diagnosed with neuropathy in my feet and legs. My doctor says most likely caused as a side effect of Taxotere, one of my chemo drugs. I take Nortriptyline for that. Though a fairly low dose. I still have a lot of pain when im on my feet a lot. My tailbone hurts all the time too. I had it x-rayed but it looked normal. We have no idea why it hurts so much but it seems to be tied in with the neuropathy. The more my feet hurt the more my tailbone hurts too. I am screwed, cant sit long and cant walk much either lol. I still have trouble sleeping even though i take a hand full of pills at night to help me sleep. Still have restless legs too. But, im alive and i thank god everyday for that. I go next month for my annual mamogram. Then the next month to my cancer doctor. I dont expect any problems. The last time i posted, i posted about Ben's issues. He is still working and doing much better. But is still having lots of leg and knee pain and still having the muscle spasms. He has been to a specialist that said he needed knee replacement. He has had shots in both knees, steriods i believe. I made ben an appointment in morgantown with another orthopedic surgeon. He x-rayed both knees and said he did not need knee replacement and said he should see a neurologist and have nerve testing done. He has been there done that. Its like we are going in circles never getting any help for Ben. So i dont know what to do next. He is like the energizer bunny, he just keeps going. Ok thats all i know to say for now. We try to keep positive attitudes.