Not fasting today! Coffee with cream tastes luxurious.

Thanks, ScotBird! You’re nearing 3 years as well.

I'm done providing free tech support to my kids. They now pay me in pies.

This is great!

ScotBird - Yay! That's a good life!

So, I haven't been posting. One of my cancer markers has been trending up. My chest/ab CT scan was clear. I had a head CT scan done and have a PET scan scheduled Mar 1. I'll meet the MO on Mar 8 to get the results from both scans. The MO thinks there's something, so it's been stressful. I appreciate that he's straightforward. He told me whatever it is, he'll fix it.

In the meantime, I'm working a lot. Too much maybe. At least there I have control. I'm working on a project with a new coworker. I've found that she's making mistakes that I don't feel can be resolved with more training. These mistakes are adding to my workload. I'm not her boss, but I can minimize her role in the project. Is it ok for me to like that people are afraid to piss me off? Not that I'd go postal, but I don't like my time wasted (by other people). No one knows how much you have left, right?

I have a work trip to go to San Francisco. I'll stay a few extra days, and my husband will join me for a long weekend. I'm really looking forward to that.

I'm trying to have fun, but it takes more effort. We've decided to go on more vacations. I haven't been using my vacation time. I think we'll try for Norway this year. Last year was Rome/Geneva/Montreux.

Today's joy was my hair stylist noticing I have more hair. Good to know all that money and time spent on the laser helmet has been worthwhile. Woohoo!

Love staycations! I'm taking a day off during March break to be a tourist in Montreal. I have a gift card to Gibby's to use up.

ScotBird - I have some great co-workers, so this one person stands out. I'm keeping her away from my part of the project. Apparently I've upset her. That was not my intention, so I'll try to make nice, but I will still minimize our work together. The PET scan is this Friday with results next Friday. I could've gotten an earlier appointment, but I would've had to go to a different hospital. Plus, I needed a small break from all hospital appointments. Work and San Francisco has kept anxiety down, but I have started taking Ativan as well.

I don't know what the PET scan will find, but I try not to spend much time thinking about it. If I progress, then I'll deal with it. It helps to talk to one of my coworkers who was diagnosed with Stage IV BC a year before me. She's my hero. She's always traveled, so I'm trying to learn from her. Next month she's going to the Caribbean for 3 weeks. She'll have her laptop so she'll work for about a week while away.

I was in San Francisco for work and vacation. I loved all the food and being out of the snow. One day we were in our hotel room and opened the window to listen to a street musician playing Spanish guitar. We loved it so much, we ate dinner outside so we could continue to listen to him. It was chilly. No one else ate outside. It was wonderful.

Thanks, ScotBird! Had my scan yesterday. I'll get the results next Friday.

Today's very thin slice of joy is NOT having any bruises or pain from yesterday's needle stick or the major fall when I slipped on the icy sidewalk. One of the few times I'm glad to be short.

ScotBird, moth - Yes! Hope it's unrelated weirdness. We're hoping it's a cyst that can be plucked out! My TMs have been monitored since active treatments ended. They've been stable until recently, and one is trending up. I refuse to look at the possibilities. I prefer to wait to hear from my MO with a solution.

Captain Marvel was great and a nice distraction! Go see it.