Hey everyone! Sorry it has been a while since my last life update. All I can say is..life with an almost THREEnager, an ever moving 10month old, starting back at work, radiation treatments, and summerā¦itās hectic. Quite a bit has happened since my surgeries!
Back in July, we went on vacation with my momās side of the family to North Myrtle Beach and it was exactly what we needed. Of course going anywhere with kids under 5 isnāt really vacation. Itās just taking care of your kids in another city, but we had an amazing time. We saw family we havenāt seen in years and got to just enjoy life without any doctors appointments for a week. Charleigh absolutely LOVED the beach and playing with her āsistersā (or cousins) and Asher loved his first time in sand and ocean āŗļø it was truly the best time to see them so happy.
My recovery from my surgeries went well. I have been cleared to do everything, besides sleeping on my stomach, which is killing me since I am definitely a belly sleeper! We are so happy with the results from both of my surgeons. We couldnāt have asked for a better team!
I met with my radiation oncologist back in July before our vacation. I started my radiation therapy treatments on July 21st. I will be completing 28 total treatments. I get them 5 days a week, Monday – Friday. My last day of radiation should be August 30th, as long as I donāt miss any more treatments. Iāve had to tack on two days because of missed treatments due to machine maintenance. So far the treatments are going well with no major side effects. I have some radiation burn but have been putting a steroid cream and lotion on the area. The hardest part of the treatments is having to lay still in the same position for about 30min.
I started work again on July 19th. So far itās been a smooth transition back! It is nice to try to get back into a routineā¦still perfecting that š. Hopefully once radiation treatments are done, we will start to figure out this new ālife after cancerā normal.
I also met with my oncologist, Dr. Goble, before our vacation. We started my targeted therapy infusions (for the HER-2+receptors) on July 27th. I will continue those every 3 weeks till December. As many of you may have already seen on social media, Dr. Goble also officially declared me CANCER FREE šš¼šš¼šš. To hear those words means more than I could ever explain.
I will continue to post updates through the end of my infusions, but (like this one) they might be more spread out now. No news is good news! And once again, thank you for everyone who has continued to follow my story and for your continued prayers!
Now I have to start planning for a 3 year oldās and 1 year oldās birthday! šššš
Love,
Alysa
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