Another surgery during surgery time

**Warning for anyone who isn't the proud owner of their very own uterus:  This post contains 

some female stuff but I promise I won't be graphic**

In mid-November I got my first post-chemo period, which wasn't completely unexpected since my oncologist said that it was possible (yes, I really did just jump right in).  Due to pregnancies, nursing the twins and then an IUD (that I had removed during chemo), I haven't had a period since Jan of 2012.  So it was an unwelcome visitor, but at least a sign that I'm not in full blown menopause.  Anyway, imagine my surprise when just 2 weeks later I had another period begin.  So I called my oncologist's office and was told that it was probably nothing, but she wanted me to see my gynecologist for a checkup, just in case.  I finally was able to get in to see her on Friday.

I really expected her to tell me that it was just my body trying to readjust to getting a period.  Instead she told me that she suspected I'm dealing with uterine polyps.  Apparently tamoxifen (my anti-cancer medicine) has a tendency to cause extra tissue buildup in the uterus.  Her words were, "it's good for the breasts, but not so great for the uterus."  Great.  So she gave me a few options but since sometimes breast & uterine cancer are connected, we've decided to go with the option that will give us the most complete results.  

So, I'll be having an additional surgery while I'm under for the fat grafting surgery on March 3.  She will go into the uterus with a camera, look for polyps, scrape out all the extra tissue (ouch!) and then look for any "suspect" areas.  If she sees anything, she will take samples for testing.  

I'm not gonna lie, hearing the word cancer again freaks me out.  I'm sure it's nothing, I really am, but I'm finding myself feeling very anxious.  I think the combo of my 1 year anniversary since my first chemo and this news is freaking me out.  I haven't thought about chemo in a long time and just driving by the medical building yesterday made me uneasy.  

BUT I'm not going to think about it...we have so much going on in the next month that I have plenty to keep my hands and mind occupied! We're so busy with doctor's appointments, prepping for Ray's retirement (what?!) & our upcoming Disney vacation.  This will help keep my mind off of things!

Last surgery SCHEDULED!

I saw my plastic surgeon last week to follow up on my exchange surgery and we scheduled the (hopefully) final surgery!  I'll be going in March 3 for the fat grafting surgery.  I've heard it's not too bad to heal from, it just feels like you did a really hard workout.  I hope that's correct!  The surgeon will be taking the fat from my stomach, so I finally will have a flat stomach again.  Believe it or not, even after all 5 kids my stomach was pretty flat, but chemo did me in.

In other news, this popped up yesterday when I updated my weight in the fitbit app:

Pretty cool, eh?  It definitely took longer than I'd hoped, but for the first time in as long as I can remember, I didn't gain weight over the holidays!  In fact, I lost weight.  I'm starting that boot camp challenge again next week so you'll be sure to see my early morning check ins on facebook.  I'll have to weigh in/do measurements about 9 days early because my surgery happens before the end of the challenge. Although he's returning the fat he's taking out to my body, it'll change my measurements.  So hopefully I can kill it between now and March 2.  

I've been off of sugar since Dec 31st and have been doing keto since Dec 27 (I had a slip up on New Year's Eve and had some ice cream).  If you don't know me well, this is quite the feat.  I'm feeling great and loving the keto way of life.  

I'm coming up on a lot of first anniversaries.  I'm going to be honest, sometimes it seemed like I'd never be looking back on my treatment.  It feels good to look forward to a happy healthy year instead of one fighting cancer.  

I see my oncologist tomorrow for my 2nd checkup since finishing chemo.  I'm going to talk to her about some issues I'm still having- like forgetfulness & a few side effects of the Tamoxifen.  I also think that chemo made me ADD.  I've always been a bit of an unorganized mess, but I'm a complete mess now.  I'm not sure there's much she can do for me, but dang, I need some help haha.