We have had 4 doctor appointments this week and it is only Wednesday. They seem to be all bunched up lately! We saw the surgeon in Hamilton for a follow up today and were hoping the pathology report would be in, however no such luck. Apparently the pathologist was on vacation (wondering why they did not know this info before?) so we have to go back again in 2 weeks. I was still glad to see the surgeon today because of the one spot that looked as if it was not healing. She told us that is looked just fine and it was a 'burn ' from the inside out due to the skin retractor they use during surgery. So it should heal up soon, which is good news. The radiation oncologist was wanting the spot to be healed before he starts radiation (he estimated I would begin radiation 5 days a week x 5 weeks starting Aug 24th). I have another appointment with him in 2 weeks to have a CAT scan and to finalize the plan of when to start radiation. All in all this is making things very busy around here. I'm also starting the Herceptin treatments again next week-that will be 13 treatments every 3 weeks.

We had a little adventure this morning in Hamilton. We were driving to the cancer centre which is up the mountain going our usual route (well, the only one we really know) and the mountain access was closed (another good thing to know ahead of time). Anyways, we turned around and tried to find another way up which proved difficult as Hamilton is full of one way streets. We passed a street that looked promising so we turned around (on a one way street) and drove the wrong way to get to the street we wanted. Of course we passed a police cruiser while driving the wrong way on the one way. I don't think he was too impressed and looked very surprised. We quickly turned on the next street and thankfully we did not see him again!

Another piece of good news that we found out today was that I qualify for getting the genetic testing to determine if I carry the BRCA 1 or 2 gene (results of this will enable us to plan future treatment for myself and determine if our daughters are at a higher risk). I had the blood test today, so they estimate I'll find out in 6 months or so.

I want to thank all our friends for helping us out with so much child care during these busy weeks. We appreciate it so much-it sure has taken some stress away. Our kids have been happy and that makes us happy!