Medical records

I was excited to receive a thick envelope in the mail last week. Copies of my recent medical records. Interesting reading...

Apparently my last CT scan showed a "healing fracture" of my left sixth rib. I had no idea. That explains the intense pain I had back in June but it's crazy to think I fractured a rib by picking up a 15 pound dog! I suspected that pain was from the radiation treatments but I didn't realize that the radiation can weaken the ribs enough that a cough can cause a fracture. Oh boy, more fun to look forward to! ;-)

I enjoyed reading the details about my surgical procedures.

I did not enjoy reading the radiation oncologist's  notes that stated that I was a "young woman" at one appointment and a "middle aged woman" at another. How quickly we age...