{"id":181,"date":"2021-10-16T18:55:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-16T18:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shelbybrookedesigns.com\/paulas_story\/?p=181"},"modified":"2021-10-16T18:55:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-16T18:55:55","slug":"lil-vaca-staycation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shelbybrookedesigns.com\/paulas_story\/uncategorized\/lil-vaca-staycation\/","title":{"rendered":"Lil\u2019 Vaca\/Staycation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saturday 10\/9\/2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well, the gators had a great game today! The game was homecoming against Vanderbilt. 42-0! Over the years, I have gone to the Gator Growl event. However,  the past couple of years, I have missed. I think I will add next year’s Gator Growl as a bucket list item.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


After the Gator Game, Teri, Nicole, Shelby, and I went to a cute British Pub in St Augustine. Weenjoyed a couple of drinks and will definitely go back to have lunch\/dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sunday 10\/10\/2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Happy Sunday! I woke up & took meds & watched church online. Tom and I basically chilled out for most of the day. We prepared for our little getaway trip coming up! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom did some work on Shelby\u2019s car and other things. He is always doing something and is such a multi-talented handyman. I don\u2019t know what we would do without him. \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I watched the 1st 1\/2 of the Jags game and was so aggravated! I took a nap only to wake up and find out we lost again! How long is it going to take for this team to win a game?\ud83d\ude21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday 10\/11\/2021- Wednesday 10\/13\/2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tom and I were supposed to leave for our Sandals Resort Vacation in Granada on 10\/9. We had planned the trip three years ago. But life\u2019s challenges got in the way. Soooooo I planned us a quick trip just 45 minutes away at a friendly resort in Palm Coast called Hammock beach. It was nice for us to just get away by ourselves and relax. And that is just what we did. \ud83d\udc20\ud83c\udf34<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We took a walk along the beach, had a fancy dinner date, and relaxed by the 5 different pools. It was nice because we stayed during the week, so it wasn\u2019t crowded. There were two bridal parties there. I can\u2019t imagine the cost of a wedding at Hammock Beach Resort. \ud83e\udd42<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I did not wear my back brace around the resort. There was ALOT of walking and ALOT of stairs, so I did get quite a bit of exercise. This was the 1st time I had climbed several stairs. I just hung onto the handrails & took my time. Getting stronger legs!!!!

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I finished the book Shelby bought me, \u201cThe Red Devil: To Hell With Cancer \u2014 and Back,\u201d<\/a> Katherine Russel Rich writes about her battles with cancer beginning at age 32 when she first found a lump in her breast in 1988. Her breast cancer spread to her bones, similar to what has happened to me. She ended up getting a bone marrow transplant. Crazy she lived to be 56. She passed away on April 3, 2012. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When we got home Wednesday, Nicole had left us a huge pan of lasagna for dinner!! Shelby came by and popped the pan in the oven to heat it up. We sat down to eat, and it was delicious!! The best thing was I did not have to cook!!! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tommy relaxed in his recliner & got caught up on his TV shows and I took a long nap!! Imagine that!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After dinner Shelby & I took the dogs for a mile walk. It was a beautiful night the weather was perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thursday 10\/14\/2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tommy and I did a few things around the house for the 2nd part of our staycation. However, nothing big!! It\u2019s nice to see Tommy relax because he works 10+ hour days. I keep giving him honey do\u2019s, but he wants no parts. He deserves some Tommy time for sure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I attended my first MD Anderson breast cancer (virtual) support group. I really enjoyed the meeting! There was a lady who really spoke the truth about how she feels having stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. She has been diagnosed for 3 years now. I appreciated her candidness and how pissed off she is that she has this disease. I can certainly relate. Interestingly enough, she is not about being positive and lays it all on the line. I hope she continues to go to the support group because you can really learn from someone so open. I learned of a good website unitedorher.org<\/a>. I also picked up from the attendees that nutrition is very important. I have been given that advice by many people and need to work more on that. I printed out a grocery list and plan to spend some time finding the GF and organic stuff in the grocery store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tommy and I walked a mile!  When we got home a package was delivered from my friend Sandy!!! She is sending me her hugs and I just love him. Need to figure out a name for he\/she. I was thinking Oliver. 

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Friday 10\/15\/2021<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Well, I woke up this morning very anxious.\u00a0So I made delicious avocado toast. This is my favorite breakfast.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Today is the 1st follow-up appointment with Dr. Crozier since I\u2019ve been on Ibrance. I had to go in early to get my blood work done, and then I met with the physician\u2019s assistant Stephanie Gerbhardt because Dr. Crozier was not in the office. Stephanie spent 30 minutes with Tom and I, answering all of our questions. I told her I was an analyst and needed to understand what they were looking for when they looked at the numbers in my blood work. My white blood cells and red blood cells counts were down, which they expected during the treatment weeks. But they bounced back up to a reasonable number the week I was not on treatment. This is why the immune system is compromised during cancer treatment. They looked at my liver and my kidney and other organs and said those numbers look great. So all in all the bloodwork was as expected the first month of treatment. They will not do scans until I\u2019ve been on treatment for three months. So we won\u2019t know if the radiation or chemotherapy is working until those scans are done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I asked the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I need to get these shots? Flu yes, Pneumonia yes, Shingles yes. As long as it is not a live vaccine.  Get the shots on the off week of taking Ibrance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I take Tylenol arthritis? Yes<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did I have a bone density test? No. And no need to do this because the treatment would be the same XGEVA injections I\u2019m already on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Can I go to a concert & wear a mask? Or not suitable to be in crowds? Indoor-outdoor? Ok, to go!!! As long as Covid restrictions and I should wear a mask as an extra precaution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ok, to have a couple of glasses of wine a couple of days of the week? Yes. Not every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right knee & right hip sore? The Letreziole can cause joint discomfort. I will discuss this with Dr. A when I go see him next week and see if I have lesions on my knee or hip. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bottom of feet tender & skin flaky? Start moisturizing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I need a Cardiologist? No<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A blood doctor oncologist? Referral being sent due to pulmonary embolism. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should I be tested for vitamin D? We can, not something they usually do <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should I start taking vitamin c? I can take as long as no radiation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yoga classes? Yes!!! However, I have to get the ok from my Neurosurgeon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also had a telephone conversation with Dr. Julie Buckley, who used to be my kid\u2019s pediatrician. She is a breast cancer survivor and wrote a book about breast cancer that I just got this week. She will help me with things outside of traditional medicine as I go through this cancer journey. More to come on this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom and I had a wonderful dinner, and when I got home I was spent! I crawled up in the crib and drifted off to sleep! Very busy day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Saturday 10\/9\/2021 Well, the gators had a great game today! The game was homecoming against Vanderbilt. 42-0! Over the years, I have gone to the Gator Growl event. However,  the past couple of years, I have missed. I think I will add next year’s Gator Growl as a bucket list item. After the Gator Game, Teri, … <\/p>\n

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