49: Scale of 1-10

Just a quick blog to keep you updated on my journey. Since moving back to California from Maui, I have established with my new medical team. As previously mentioned the prophylactic mastectomy (mastectomy of the non cancer breast) will happen in July. Since then I have been staying busy with multiple doctor appointments, monthly port flush, blood work etc….

Well somehow I managed to irritate my left wrist. Back in November of last year I remember my left wrist starting to ache. Because the Arimidex causes body aches I just brushed it off as a side effect of that. I don’t remember any trauma to my wrist, but maybe with packing, moving, coming back to Cali and gardening I did something to it. The pain is now traveling to my left shoulder, scapula and neck making everyday task extremely challenging….even typing this blog is uncomfortable not to mention driving!

An X-Ray of the wrist was negative, so tomorrow I will have a left wrist MRI. My primary doctor is determined to find the cause of my pain. I was asked on a scale of 1-10, 10 being worst what is your pain level….my answer 15! With certain movements of my wrist, I literally come unglued…..so painful.

This month I will also be having my follow-up Bone Density Scan and my Chest CT. I asked my medical team if these scans can be done the month of April instead of May, as come May 1st my insurance coverage is going to change (covered under husband, his company got bought out). I was just informed by the Cancer Center that we have almost met our deductible, if our insurance changes May 1st we will have to start over again…..just grateful to have insurance. I just hope that I don’t have to switch doctors, because I really like the doctors that I have established with.

The picture above is a Long Bearded Iris…..my wrist is hurting, but my flowers are beautiful!!!!

Mahalo for reading my blog

Pina