Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Schedule Shifts Will Be Necessary For a Few Days

I won't be posting tomorrow. I'll be focusing on my breast biopsy and the time schedules for that, as well as what I want/need to cook for the upcoming week. I'll try to drop by the grocery store today or tonight and get the ingredients. I'm trying a new recipe - "Cabbage Roll Casserole". It reads well, seems to not be too horribly difficult, and doesn't take forever to cook. 




I'll be focusing on my schedule - when I have to 
be where, what needs to be done at home and 
after the biopsy, etc. I'll also be thinking about 
what happens if the biopsy is X or Y. DH is 
quite worried, although he doesn't express it 
very well. 



I'm also arranging a time for my equipment people to come by and install one part that had been missing from my treadmill. The part (just a face plate, so nothing critical) had been the incorrect one in the box, so they ordered the correct one when they set the treadmill up. I was warned by the factory that it wouldn't be available until January, but it wasn't critical - nothing would be harmed by not having the faceplate in position. So I didn't worry about it and told them to contact me when it came in. Of course, it came in on this week - a crazy week. Oh well, That's my life in a nutshell. 




What is life in a nutshell? What aspects of living 
constitute YOUR life? That's the essence of what 
life in a nutshell is all about, and we're all living it. 



I'm trying my best to remain calm about tomorrow's exploratory surgery, but it's difficult. You know how it goes ... a thousand scenarios, many of which are not good. But I'm basically an optimistic person, so I'm going to head into this surgery tomorrow with a positive attitude and not worry overly about the future at this point. I'll leave that to DH. He's the worrywart in the family. And since I want the incision to heal completely before returning to the pool, I'll be using the treadmill extensively over the next two weeks until I think I'm healed enough to return to the water again. After I've dealt with the "...possible architectural distortion at the 10 o'clock position at middle depth on the right breast...". 




I'm quite needle phobic, so the biopsy has 
me in a bit of a twist. I do much better with 
major surgery - LOL. Still, I've probably 
lived through worse in my many years. 
I'll make it through this one too. 



I want my future examinations to say what the next sentence says - "The remainder of the breast tissue is unremarkable." What a lovely statement. LOL So, as I get my swimming stuff together and double-check what ingredients I'll need from the grocery store on my way either to or from work today, I'll try to push tomorrow off to the side in my mind. It'll come soon enough ... it always does. Have an excellent Tuesday. I'm not sure if I'll post tomorrow, and I can't guarantee I'll post on Thursday, although I'll try. Don't worry about the radio silence. I'll be back to bug all of you, my dear readers, as soon as possible. Slava Ukraini. 




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