Cabernet and Carboplatin

Yesterday I got a call which should have scared the bejeezus out of me. It was from Johns Hopkins Imagining telling me that my latest mammogram was “abnormal” and I needed to come in. Nothing like having a call like this the day before going out of town for three weeks. So I called and told them I needed an appointment for today, as early as possible, because I was going on vacation late afternoon. They said they could get me in at 10:40 am. Okay. That left me the rest of yesterday to figure stuff out in the event that something, that is cancer, was found. The first thing I did was reach out to my oncologist and asked her if something was found could the next step wait until I got back from the trip, she said yes, and since I trust her I knew I would go with that. So I got back to packing. Jerry was quite shaken, so we walked down the street to a neighborhood bar and grill for a glass of wine. We talked and it helped me understand why he was so upset. He really believed he was goin...

Just had my second bloodwork since I started Lynparza and everything is holding pretty steady. My CA-125 is 6(!) which is wonderful, and my white count is just a tad below normal. Despite my numbers being so close to normal, I can’t help but be a little nervous because Jerry and I are about to embark on an epic trip involving lots of commercial plane travel. We leave next week for a couple days in Reykjavik, then a flight to Finland for a plane change to Minsk, Belarus for a week. Then we jet off to Tbilisi for ten days. The way home has a three hour layover in Istanbul. I’ve ordered antibacterial wipes for the plane, and it has been suggested to me that I should wear a mask in airports. Not sure about that, but at the very least, I will be careful. This trip is so important to me for so many reasons. We will be seeing friends who stayed with us in Baltimore. It was a trip we had planned to take last spring, and I’m so happy to be able to take it now. I still do get tired so I wil...