More tests

I have been set up for a PETscan Thursday morning at 6am. The PETscan will show whether or not my lump is malignant or benign. It will also tell if there is lymph node involvement. It scans my whole body to see if cancer is present anywhere besides the breast. Then I will go at 2:30pm Thursday to have my breast MRI. This will determine if the cancer has spread further into my breast or into the chest wall. After I get my results back, the doctor will call to set up a time for surgery. Provided, of course, that the cancer has not spread. If it has, we will have to make an appointment with her to set up a new game plan.

Tomorrow is going to be a very long day. I'm going to work as soon as the PETscan is complete, then leaving work early to have the mri. I have a feeling we will have Chez Bueno for dinner. I can't wait til this is all over. My whole body hurts from stress. But, I still have the peace of God with me.

I told my students what I'm going through because I thought they had a right to know. Someone asked me how I could laugh at a time like this. I told him that I knew everything was going to be fine. Another student asked if I could guarantee her that I would be okay. Once again, I said I knew everything was going to be fine. I would be back in no time to make their life miserable with english. Little do they realize they are part of the reason I can smile and laugh. I'm loving life right now. I have everything I ever wanted. Except for a grandbaby and that's on the way. What more could I ask for? This is a just a bump (no pun intended) in the road.