a year later

Here I am, a year after my last chemo treatment. I had four chemo treatments. Then I had five weeks of daily radiation. All treatments were finished in February.

I look a lot different than the picture on this blog. For one, after I lost all my hair, it cam back white! Everyone says they "love" this colour on me. I'm not so sure, but I don't want to go back to dying it so I think I'll have to stick with this. I also keep it very short now...going for the edgy look. I got new black eyeglasses to complete the transformation. For another, I have gained a lot of weight. Taking Tamoxifen makes losing weight difficult. But in time, I believe I will do it.

I had a one year mammogram done in August and all is clear.

I am struggling with some mild lymphedema in my right arm, but I think that if I can just lose that weight, it will be better too.

It seems I can beat cancer, but I can't beat the battle of the bulge. I've been fighting my weight my whole life and it doesn't take much to upset the metabolism and get fat again.
I've got a treadmill that I use sporadically. I try to eat according to the food guide, but don't always do so well with that. I've got everything I need to get going on weight loss, except for the determination to stick to it. I'm not very disciplined. I'm contemplating Weight Watchers. I've done that diet years ago and I've also done Herbal Magic and Jenny Craig. I lost the most on Herbal Magic and kept it off the longest, but it is very expensive! There is nothing magic about it either. I just worked hard on that program and I got daily counselling.

I've got more to say about going back to work, how my hubby is handling things, my energy levels, my friends. Later.