At Tue, 20 May 2003, Robin M wrote:
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>Dear All,
>Sat will be my last chance to get in here until after I get to Germany
>for my surgery with DR Korell & Spray Gel. My dear Dan will post for me
>while I am gone. My 1st surgery is on June 3. Please keep me in your
>thoughts & prayers that I may have a successful 1st surgery with out the
>return of adhesions.
>I also found out that my insurance co has denied my claim agian!! Saying
>I could find someone to help me in my plan area. I have been to so many
>Drs & no one is willing or able to help me. My PCP keeps me semi pain
>free with pain meds. I resently went off the duragesic patches because
>my co pay was $80 a month. That was on top of several other meds I
>take.
>I also have to return tomorrow for a repeat mamogram from 2 weeks ago. I
>do have a mass that has been watched for the past 12 years, but this is
>a smaller lump they are looking at. I also am having a ultrasound done
>on it tomorrow too. I will not have the results until after I get to
>Germany, so I will be leaving not knowin what is in store for me when I
>return. My family history with breast cancer includes my grandmother
>who lost a beast to cancer, my Mom lost both breast 7 years apart to the
>cancer & her sister lost a breast to a fast spreading cancer. I am not
>scared as I know the Lord is with me and will comfort me, but am
>frustrated that it is one more thing to deal with.
>I will be gone from home for 4 weeks because I am flying out of Phoenix
>and it is 6 hours away from home, so Dan will not have to take off work
>to take me to & from the airport. He has already had to take off a lot
>of time from work to take me to Dr appointments in and out of town.
>I am going to miss Dan & my kids.
>This Saturday, our son Jacob is graduating from High School. This is a
>great accomplishment since he has a short term memory problem and has
>been in special Ed since elementary school. He is graduating with a
>high A this year and an over all high B. Several of his cousins have
>droped out of school, so I am especially proud of him. His older Sister
>& her hubby will come and my parents will also come & his other Grandma
>will be there too. We will be having a little party afterwards & then
>he will be off to celebrate all night with his friends. (all the kids
>spend the whole night out on graduation night-small town-but we all know
>what is going on & where)
>I will also miss my pets! My dogs, Pack Rat, Feliz, & Patches, my cats,
>Kitty, Mooch, YumYum, Lilly & Sugar, and my hamster Little Bit, and my
>fish. I am taking my teddy bear that Dan gave me for Valentines so I
>will have a cuddle buddy.
>My prayers continue for all of you. For those in pain, I pray for pain
>free/less days. For those who have had surgery, I pray for continued
>adhesion pain free.
>all my love,
>robin M