Breathe In, Breathe Out

I am already getting into the holiday spirit, (I’ve been shopping and baking Christmas cookies!) and I got that extra hour of sleep this weekend, so I am rested and in a good mood this morning at chemo. Could be because I am just rebounding after the Covid booster that took me out for a day on Sunday, too. 😩 Whatever the cause, I am happy and relaxed, and I am feeling pretty good for my scan on Friday. I am anxious with scanxiety, but I’m also interested in seeing what is going on with my body. I am still having pain in the left side of my chest, and it hurts to breathe deeply. The pain wakes me up at night. Something is going on with that, so I just want to know what it is. And I’ve had some issues with what I thought was that cyst. So, I’m really hoping it’s an abscess or a cyst and not a tumor. It’s on the same side of my chest as the pain, so it just has me a little worried. Whatever the outcome of my scan, I will deal with it. If it’s bad news, I will just concentrate on the next step. And if it’s good news again, I will be relieved and celebrating! I’ve had so many PET scans now, I’ve created a “tradition” — steak and broccoli the night before a scan to adhere to the diet instructions. So, I am looking forward to that tomorrow night. I am going to relax and think positive during my scan, and I’ll write after my scan or once I get my results. You know me; I’ll be incessantly checking my patient portal. WHY do I always schedule a scan on a Friday so that I have to wait through the weekend for results!? As I always say, the waiting is the worst. If you could send positive thoughts, vibes and prayers for a positive scan, I’d appreciate them! I know they work! Thank you, and have a good few days! Stay safe and healthy, everyone! Oh, and I posted my second art therapy “masterpiece” 🤣 above. We had to illustrate a change we’d like to make in our lives. I chose to live more peacefully and in the present, exhaling all the things I want to get rid of and inhaling all the things I want to replace them with. My next workshop is on Tuesday. Bet you can’t wait to see my next masterpiece! The workshop focuses on mandalas. Clueless going into this one! It might involve a ruler, and I am not good with anything that has to do with math! I also signed up for another class at the Wellness House next week. I’m anxious to go back and for the class. We’ll be decorating spoons and serving utensils with wire, beads and spirals! I have a couple of decorated spoons my mom bought me from craft fairs, and I love them, so I am anxious to learn how to make them and in the company of others who are going through the same thing as me.