Update

I enjoyed time with my dear husband on our little road trip to Tucson over the weekend. I am somewhat discouraged by the lack of energy and the way I have been feeling, but Dave always encourages me patiently, and challenges me to fix my eyes on Jesus. What a blessing Dave is to me!

I got my preliminary blood work back from the endocrinologist yesterday. She says it is a "physiological response" and I should "proceed with the plan as discussed at my last appointment." I think the "physiological response" means that the high cortisol levels are due mainly to the stress my body has been under. Duh. But the "plan as discussed at my appointment" is a complete mystery to me, since I can only remember planning to do blood work. So I have a call in to that office to try to figure out what plan I'm supposed to be doing. I also have a call in to my primary care doc, to see what he thinks about everything, but his wife (also a wonderful doc) is having a baby today, and I bet he'll be out-of-pocket for a few weeks. And I am just not sure I want to drag through everything with anybody new. So I am thinking this lets me live in the land of recovery and denial at least until after Christmas...

I think the breast cancer is behind me for the moment. I will have mammograms in March or so, and more scans probably next fall or something. But I'll have to change my label from "Cancer Journey" to "Health Updates". That sounds good to me. I am rejoicing in this good news, yet very aware that health is a fragile thing, especially as we approach 50 and, as my friend Kelley says, "Our warranty expires..." I am battling weariness, but hope I can rest and recuperate now for a while. God is good to give me this time!