No doctor appointments, can it really be?

That is how I felt last two weeks.. it has been great. I feel more and more like myself everyday. My hair is growing (everywhere!), on my head it is still pretty short but I could go around as Sinead O'Connor I guess. And today I noticed that my big toe nails are growing back also, I had almost given up on them, thinking that I would be nail-less for the rest of my life, but there is hope :). Isn't it funny how we start worrying about small stuff when the real scares of life seem to subside? But I have not forgotten, I thank everyday that my liver biopsy came back with no cancer cells and that I am healthy!

This Monday I have a thyroid ultrasound and then on Wednesday I will see the oncologist again. I will have full blood tests to check on my liver, CBC and Vitamin D levels. We'll also talk about the thyroid U/S. I am pretty sure the liver enzymes will not be back to normal levels yet, but I hope that they won't have elevated either. I have been to acupuncture 3 times so far and I like it. If nothing else it is a very relaxing experience - first two times I laid on my back and the needles were on my feet, lower legs, wrists, behind ears and on my scalp. The last time, I laid on my tummy, and had several of them on my back. I will be going every other week. I am still exercising 6 days a week, trying to eat well (lots of veggies, little red meat, almost no white bread/rice, etc.). My weight seems to have reached a plateau, which is fine, I am almost where I want to be, and I am sure it will continue to come off as long as I continue what I am doing. Since February I have lost over 20 pounds, gave away all my "fat" clothes, got out "skinny" pants that I had been accumulating through years. It has been fun to go to work all dressed up.

On the 22nd of October we had a HUGE 41st birthday and end of chemo party. Friends from work, book club, neighbors.. all came, we had over 40 people in our house (mostly our sunroom). It was fun to celebrate!

OK I better go and wash the girls so they can go to sleep early tonight. I don't know how they know it but they wake up all by themselves and early on weekend mornings, but I need to scrape them off the bed during the week.

Wishing you a great weekend, ve Iyi Bayramlar!