Ramping Up.

Kelly was successful in obtaining an appointment with the Boston surgeon her friend, Arup, put her in touch with. That appointment will be at 5 PM on Wednesday. This is just the general surgeon, the one to perform the mastectomy (or mastectomies) if Kelly decides to go in this direction. Many thanks to Arup for pulling strings on Kelly's behalf.

In preparation for this appointment Kelly needs to gather up all the original scans and reports to date. That means that tomorrow will be a busy day as she will need to visit about 4 different locations around the city to get everything. Not much notice for the medical records departments, but it can be done. Let's hope it all goes smoothly. It is much better for the new doctor to draw her own conclusions from the films than to accept someone else's interpretation. I am not certain if Kelly will be taking original microscope slides with her this trip, or if that is something to be addressed later. We are all excited that networking allowed this consultation to happen so quickly. If Kelly is really lucky, this surgeon may be able to influence the plastic surgeon to move her up on the schedule. Everything has been ramped up a notch.

Both kids are scheduled for their annual physicals tomorrow. I promised them lunch at Peaches, their favorite restaurant in Stuyvesant Plaza, near the Pediatrician's office. Kelly will join us for lunch and then Tom will drive her on the necessary rounds and I will take the munchkins home. This seems like a pretty efficient way to cover all the bases. Plus, we all get to have lunch together. Being a mom means that I am keeping pretty close tabs on Kelly right now. Lunch together is way better than a phone call.

My cold is in full bloom now so I have been moving pretty slowly today. Tom has been a huge help, lugging laundry, running multiple loads, while I focused on folding and entertaining the kids. We are all pretty pooped tonight. Erin is bathing the kids now. I think we will all turn in early tonight with the promise of a busy day tomorrow.

I have been introduced to Kava Kava, a natural calming agent. Seems like it is working as I am more in control of my emotions the past few days. Either that or the fact that I have been looking after Liv and Sam so there is no time to dwell on the sad stuff. Whatever it is, I am grateful.

Thanks again to all who have left messages for me. I have not been very good at answering everybody yet, but do know I appreciate all the kind words of support. I am really hoping that everyone who is interested in our journey is able to keep up by reading this blog. Feel free to pass both links (my blog and Kelly's Journal on CaringBridge (see link at top left) if you know I have missed anyone.