I like to think I'm a patient person but waiting 8 days for tests results really wore on my patience! I was getting quite irritated, then the nurse in me came out and I have a plan as to how they can better their process, I'm not sure they really care. Anyway, the scan was all good. It showed no further cancer, YIPPEE!! My primary MD did say that once one has had cancer they are on "alert" but that's pretty much it. As a person that's had cancer, I'm on alert also. The most disturbing part of this was losing my taste buds. Unfortunately I was told there are "no side effects." Everything has side effects, so I dug deeper and found that was one of them! I didn't drink coffee for a week. If you know me, that is unheard of! Leah thought I was dying :) I put candy in my mouth and couldn't tell if it was cinnamon or butterscotch. I was mad!! I LOVE candy, and food, and coffee. I was talking to my dad and he had the same thing after his heart surgery and his came back. So that was reassuring. I'm back to drinking coffee, and can taste most things again. I'm not back to "normal" yet, but I'm slowly returning. I'm ready to feel like myself but I know it'll happen soon enough. I miss being super sarcastic and slightly obnoxious. Not sure my family misses it.
Onto Brooke..............She had her swallow study. It wasn't an easy task. We pretty much force fed her and watched it go down. The best part is it went to the right place every time. Even when she was coughing and gagging she still did not aspirate. Yeah Brooke!! So she can swallow, she just needs to realize that eating is as much fun as her mom thinks it is. Today Leah told me she was SOOOO thankful she had a mom that LOVED candy. That's a good quality to pass onto your kids!!! Brooke doesn't understand that yet but she'll get there. She ate part of a chip tonight and continues to nibble on crackers. She really only eats at night, when her sisters are in bed, or when no one is watching her. We call her a closet eater :)
Steve also pointed out to me that our insurance changed. We now have a 2 million limit per year. That is a good thing for the Koemans! Our plan had been 2 million dollar limit per person for a lifetime. We'll Brooke is over a million dollars already so now we don't have to worry about her getting kicked off our insurance anytime soon. For being so little she can really rack up the bills. But I don't think she can get to 2 million in 1 year. I bet the insurance company wishes they could get rid of her :)
Not much on the agenda for February. Brooke has another clinic visit coming up the end of February. Otherwise we are going to just try and stay warm and have fun. We've been planning our summer camping trips already. That warms us all up :) Once again God has answered so many prayers. We got to see my parents friends on Tuesday and tell them about the normal scan. The hug and tears in her eyes was the best present I ever could of received!! Then her husband walked up and she said, "tell him, tell him!" I later went out with friends and to find out the same craziness that was going through my head waiting for the test results was going through my friends head. WOW, the Love and prayers from others is so humbling!! Thank you, we pray that 2011 is calmer than 2009 and 2010, but if not we take things as they come. God always provides and He keeps showing us this over and over.
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