arm great too

After yesterday's all clear mammogram and ultrasound, and the doctor so exuberant and ast over-the-top as he exclaimed: "You are cured!" I am again very happy that my arm, at risk for lymphedema, is very good.
Hope it will now stablise so that I don't have to go see The Lymph Lady every week. She is excellent and I really like her and will probably miss her, but it would be wonderful - and cheaper - to see her less frequently. Plus she has just gone up in price from about R392-something to R421-something or other....

Yet when I suggested I don't come next week, she thought I should cos I am flying (locally, a 2 hour flight) on Tuesday. "It's always good to have a good drainage (I think that's the word she used) before a flight".

Think I have spent about R3000 on medical costs since Saturday - GP re suspected German measles on Saturday, plus blood tests for which I did not have to pay upfront, a mammogram and ultrasound for R1110 or something like that, The Lymph Lady for R421.. mmm.. am missing something but cannot think what. Else I am mistaken. It's about R2000. Tired. Still have to wash the dishes. Oh, my arm was so good today cos lost another 0.4kg. Every little bit helps. Then ate Christmas cake tonight....

angry

Was saying tonight - just been out for dinner - how angry I am that my arm is swollen. Am angry and upset, maybe the two emotions are the same. Was saying I could just take drugs and get "out of it"; have been so diligent and tried so hard to prevent lymphedema and now, although don't really know how bad it is, my arm is swollen and feels kinda uncomfortable.

The test will be - when I see The Lymph Lady tomorrow morning - if it is more swollen than it was on Monday. And if she thinks she can get it down, or whether this is it. This will impact on every second of my life, I said tonight.