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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Certificate!! WooHoo!!

Monday marked the completion of the nasty chemo!  Leslie was presented with an actual Certificate of Completion from the "Chemo Girls."  Way to go, Leslie!  We're soooo proud of you!

Today Leslie & Jim traveled back to Tyler for the "shot in the abdomen" designed to help fizzle out her ovaries and eliminate the hormone that this type cancer likes to feed off......... Les says this shot is really really painful and causes her bones to ache for several days afterwards.  Hoping to end these soon.........

Les will have to continue with the herceptin every three weeks, but it isn't chemo, rather something designed to help strengthen and protect her bones. 

Next step..........probably towards the end of this month, the three physicians/surgeons will coordinate their schedules to perform the combined surgeries.  One will perform the mastectomy, another will remove the reproductive system (this will eliminate the shots in the abdomen) and the third will perform the procedure necessary to prepare for some reconstructive surgery a few months down the road.  These surgeries will be really hard on Les, but she is anxious to more forward and she actually asked the doctors if they could coordinate all at same time...............she is a tough young lady, but please continue sending prayers for her and her family.  Little Avery is only one year old and Les will not be able to lift her for six weeks.  Just think of all the times a mother lifts her baby..........

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