Happy Birthday to Me!

Oh wow, it's been 5 months since I've posted. Sorry about that. Quick version of the last five months..... Radiation went fine, no major problems and very little fatigue. Had a fabulous 2 week trip to Hawaii in May. Helped out at school teaching sex ed for the last couple weeks of the school year. It was fun feeling like a celebrity on campus! Been enjoying the summer with Jet, going on little trips, visiting family in Michigan. I've especially enjoyed reconnecting with some old friends that I've known since I was a kid and watching our own kids play together. On the medical front, I've continued receiving Herceptin infusions every 3 weeks and I only have 1 or 2 more. I started taking Tamoxifen in May and so far, so good. No real side effects. I also had a mammogram and ultrasound on both breasts on Friday and everything was clear! In general, I've been feeling pretty good. I'm trying to keep up with exercise and a healthy diet. Some days/weeks are more successful than others. In 2 days I will start back to work full time. I'm looking forward to being with my awesome coworkers again. And I'm looking forward to having a regular, consistent schedule again. But it will be quite a transition from the fairly relaxed life I've been leading for the past year to the fast paced, full steam ahead, suck-every-ounce-of-energy-and-brain-power-you-have daily existence that is teaching middle school. And today I turned 41. It's one year and one day since my first surgery. I don't feel like or think of myself as a cancer patient anymore. In fact, sometimes, it's hard for me to believe that it ever really happened. But even so, when I blew out my birthday candle tonight, my wish was 'no more cancer'. .