Good Morning everyone,
Well, as much as we tried to push things along administratively, the surgeon's office wouldn't have it... They needed to see her before they could work on a surgery date, and then we found out that we had insurance pre-authorizations that needed to be done, and then coordination needed to happen between the surgical oncologist's office and the reconstruction surgeon's office.
The good news is that the insurance pre-authorization went very quickly and came back same day. So now we are in stand by mode as we wait for the two doctors to reconcile schedules and get back to us with a firm date. We are likely looking at two-three weeks at this point.
No other real news came out of her appointment with the surgeon, other than confirmation that this guy's bed-side manner is fantastic, and much better than what we've been getting through the oncologist that we've been seeing for chemo. He actually hugged Allyson at the end of her appointment! She feels very comfortable with this doctor, and very comfortable with the reconstruction doc.
So...as soon as I know more I will post it immediately. Sorry to keep you all waiting!
Kyle
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Last chemo round before surgery complete!
Good Morning everyone,
Ally made it through yesterday pretty quickly. Now that they know there will be no adverse reaction to the drugs she is taking, the infusion portion of the day goes very quickly once they start pushing the drugs. We were out of there by 1:30, which was awesome considering that it was almost 80 degrees and sunny outside. We came home and took a nap in the hammock on the screened-in porch, and listened to the wind whistle through the still-leafless tree branches. It was a most relaxing way to decompress from a usually stressful day.
She was tired last night, but carried through pretty well until bedtime... and then got up and went to work today like the trooper she is. She was a little tired this morning, but nothing out of the ordinary. So we'll see how the next couple days go.
Next step: Next Tuesday she visits with the surgical oncologist who will give the final go-ahead for the double mastectomy. The surgery date will be at least 2 weeks from yesterday (17MAR15), but not more than 6 weeks from 17MAR15. We are hoping that we get the actual date next week Tuesday and that we can begin planning for people to come into town if they are interested in helping in some way. We already know that Megan and Erin want to be here at some point, and my parents will be in town on some dates as well. Linda is in Florida right now helping Sean get his house on the market, and she will be making a return as well...so please bear with us as we find out more information and pass that along. We understand the impact that short timelines have on flight costs, etc, but Allyson IS in the mood to get through the surgery sooner rather than later.
If I don't post back before next week, you'll definitely hear from me Tuesday after her appointment.
Love you all!
Kyle
Ally made it through yesterday pretty quickly. Now that they know there will be no adverse reaction to the drugs she is taking, the infusion portion of the day goes very quickly once they start pushing the drugs. We were out of there by 1:30, which was awesome considering that it was almost 80 degrees and sunny outside. We came home and took a nap in the hammock on the screened-in porch, and listened to the wind whistle through the still-leafless tree branches. It was a most relaxing way to decompress from a usually stressful day.
She was tired last night, but carried through pretty well until bedtime... and then got up and went to work today like the trooper she is. She was a little tired this morning, but nothing out of the ordinary. So we'll see how the next couple days go.
Next step: Next Tuesday she visits with the surgical oncologist who will give the final go-ahead for the double mastectomy. The surgery date will be at least 2 weeks from yesterday (17MAR15), but not more than 6 weeks from 17MAR15. We are hoping that we get the actual date next week Tuesday and that we can begin planning for people to come into town if they are interested in helping in some way. We already know that Megan and Erin want to be here at some point, and my parents will be in town on some dates as well. Linda is in Florida right now helping Sean get his house on the market, and she will be making a return as well...so please bear with us as we find out more information and pass that along. We understand the impact that short timelines have on flight costs, etc, but Allyson IS in the mood to get through the surgery sooner rather than later.
If I don't post back before next week, you'll definitely hear from me Tuesday after her appointment.
Love you all!
Kyle
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