Life in the Slowest Lane Possible

As some of you know, I have a broken right arm. It's broken close to the shoulder joint so it can't be casted or even taped down. I'm wearing a sling which seems to help, but thank you steroids, it will take longer to heal than a normal break.

We think I broke it when I fell in November after I got out of rehab. It's the only fall I remember where I landed on my right side.

Anyway, about six weeks ago or so, I noticed my shoulder was bothering me (about a week before my sister came out). I didn't mention it to my PT until last week. She kind of scared us as she was concerned the cancer might have moved to my shoulder bone. I had a rush MRI THAT NIGHT (8:30pm) and was in the tube for almost 2 solid hours. Why is it they can do my head in 45 minutes but a shoulder takes 2 hours? Oh well.

The good news is I have a broken arm! The better news is the cancer hadn't moved. And another good thing is the numbness has disappeared. Back in Oct 05 when Ihad the mastectemy, my arm was numb from my elbow to my shoulder. My arm is no longer numb!

Actually the even better news is the cancer had better be GONE this time! Three times in the same area is about all I can handle. I have a follow-up MRI sometime the end of this month to see what's going on.

It's kind of funny - I haven't really felt good since this last Gamma Knife - no energy, no motivation, and my joy had fizzled almost completely away. Haven't done any knitting since I started wearing the sling - whine, whine, whine.

But I woke up this morning with joy back! I feel much better (still tired and not kniting) but wanting to get back to life. So my first thought was to get the blog updated.

I don't have any knitting content to report. I did buy some bright colored Fun Fur at HL several weeks ago when it was half price so I could make me some more "hair" hats, I have to finish my SIL Eileen's scarf (and start it and make some swatches for it) and one of the young ladies at my office has a baby due in March so I wanted to get her something made. We'll see. I already told Eileen she'd be wearing her hat and scarf NEXT winter but if I feel up to it, I may actually pull out some patterns and see what I can come up with.

I can't remember if I mentioned this earlier or not but my brother and his wife are coming out after Valentine's day. He wants to be here for the MRI report - how sweet is that! He is a year younger than me and when I was in high school I couldn't just go drive around or go to a party but I had to take a sib with me. Bruce and I used to go together (I'm not sure why our folks thought that two teenagers would be more responsible than one - we could probably tell them stories and my mom would never need to get a perm again!)

I haven't seen Bruce in years, though we talk on the phone once or twice a year. I've never met his wife and am really looking forward to this visit. Then in March my sister Jan, my neice Celia (the one who lived with us during my chemo treatments) and her baby Cameron are coming out. I am so looking forward to seeing them!

And that's the way it goes. Hopefully I'll feel more like posting as time goes on or some other interesting things will happen (but not TOO interesting) I can share.