Patty's epic adventure

Thursday, March 19 My incision is healing up nicely, I am told. It’s almost smack in the middle of my back, so I can’t see it at all.  David, cleans, medicates and bandages it every night for me. I have not heard from my oncologist regarding my scans yet, but I waited three months to get them, so I’m not too concerned. Today is my 44th wedding anniversary. We’re going out to dinner tonight. I am carrying a load of laundry back to the bedroom when David walks in the back door. He says, and I quote:  “Hello, you good looking thing! You’re looking pretty good after 44 years of wear and tear!”. I had to stop and think a minute, if that was a compliment, or a jab. I’m sure he meant it as a compliment, but I’ve never been told. I looked good after 44 years of wear and tear. He’s such a romantic. Oh, before I forget, I heard a new riddle this week. What do you call a bra that will not open? A booby trap.

  Monday, March 16 Can everyone say “hallelujah”? Go ahead! Say it again! My scans arrived from Las Vegas! My oncologist has them and is looking them over. What a fiasco that turned out to be. I had a little surgery on my back this morning. I had a melanoma removed. I have 12 stitches and I am icing it 20 minutes every hour all day long today. Stitches come out in two weeks. I have to change the bandage every day. However, when I say “I“, I mean someone else. Because I can’t see it, let alone reach it to change a bandage.  I cannot seem to control my cough, which is getting very, very deep. I have a drainage, so this may be allergies. Even though, I’ve never had them before. I guess there’s always a first time. It’s a Monday, and they cut a hole in my back, but I am feeling cheerful today. My records came in, it looks like she got all the cancer, and it’s a beautiful day. So, today is a good day. I’ve been angry enough at the records department of the hospital in Las Vegas. I ...

 3/9/26 Well, my biopsy came back malignant. I have more melanoma. This one is on my back. I will have it removed on Monday. No other news yet. 

  3/7/26 today is Saturday. I can’t believe it’s been so long since I’ve posted anything. I got pneumonia, got over that, went on a 10 day trip, that included a seven day cruise out of Galveston. Went with a good friend, and I had so much fun. It was absolutely wonderful. I still had a little cough left over, but that was it. I was home three days and caught some thing ugly. Went to the doctor yesterday. She can’t figure out what I’ve got. It’s not pneumonia and it’s not the flu, but I’ve been pretty sick this week. She gave me a steroid shot and I think that gave me a nice boost and I feel a bit better today. Thank goodness. I’m so tired of being sick all the time. I had a chest x-ray yesterday to rule out the Monia and got a little surprise. Turns out I now have scoliosis of the thoracic spine, which is new to me. Also, I have, are you ready? I have diffuse decreased bone mineralization. Basically, that means my bones are not absorbing calcium and vitamin D. Even though I’ve been...

  2/9/26 today is Monday. We got home from Houston yesterday afternoon. I went to my appointment at MD Anderson this weekend and had an ultrasound. I will hear the final results from the doctor in a few days, but the ultrasound dude said all that he found was scar tissue. So, I’m going with that. We went to a Mardi Gras party Saturday night and saw a lot of old friends. It was fun. So far, I don’t have any appointments this week.  I was driving down Walnut Hill Drive, which is just outside of our subdivision. The speed limit is 30 mph. I do not speed on that road. Ever. So, I’m cognizant of maintaining the correct speed. My car is equipped with a heads up display in the windshield. I love it because I don’t have to take my eyes off the road when I want to check my speed. So, I’m driving down Walnut Hill and looking at my heads up display to check my speed. I think it says I’m going 29 mph.  However, when I glance again, I’m going 229 mph. That can’t be right. I glanced at...

 2/5/26 Today is Thursday.  It's my best day.  I'm finally getting over this crud.  I'm at least feeling well enough to drive now, although I haven't done it yet.  My symptoms are on the mild side now.  My head is still a bit fuzzy, but it's manageable.    David is taking me to Houston tomorrow for an ultrasound at MD Anderson.  We are going to a Mardi Gras party Saturday night and will be home on Sunday.  I haven't been drinking anything yet, but I don't want to be a party pooper.  Perhaps I'll feel more like it by Saturday.  I still haven't received my scans from that hospital in Las Vegas.  My oncologist is still waiting for them and now they're contacting them for me because she's upset it's taking so long.  sigh. I was brushing my teeth this morning and began to day dream.  You ever do that?  Then, in the middle of my day dream, I couldn't remember which side I'd brushed, nor if I'd done the top or bott...