Thursday's appointment

So Thursday I went in for an ultrasound & potential biopsy. Basically my lymph nodes were the target and after looking at the ultrasound, the radiologist decided to do a biopsy on one of them. Again I had the pleasure of watching this procedure on the ultrasound machine as a needle pokes various places of numbed tissue. Gross, but, like a car wreck, I couldn't pull my eyes away. This info will be tested & used to help finalize a treatment plan.

NEXT STEP: So Monday (tomorrow) is THE appointment....the one that's going to finalize what exactly is going to rid my body of this annoying & inconvenient disease. I (with Teague, of course) will be meeting with my surgeon who will go over all of these tests and figure out the best avenue to take. I should even have a date of either a surgery or when chemo will start. The fact that it is ultimately my decision is a tad ridiculous, since I'm not the doctor, but I do appreciate the offer. Whatever is going to exacerbate this thing FOREVER (not just for 8 years to come back with a vengeance like my mom) is what I want. As scary as it is, I only want to do this once!

The appointment is at 12pm and I'll try & update in the afternoon. I'm so appreciative over everyone's prayers (I can definitely feel His peace over me each hour) as well as those reading these updates....it helps so much for you to have the information without me having to tell the story so our relationships go on as normal without this horrible cloud overhead. Does that make sense? Basically, I love having everyone treat me the same as always as this is just a small blip on my lifetime radar and not worth any more attention than it's already getting. In other words, I'm soooo over this cancer thing already...

Through Christ who strengthens me,

Nicole