1:02:43. Beautiful run. 43F, perfect running weather. I love where I live. Because there are not as many houses, and it is more "rural" people (ok, mostly older people) always wave and say hi. Today, one of the older (probably mid-to-late 70s) guys who rides his bike stopped near my house to talk. It was so sweet. He wanted to say that he sees me all the time, "sometimes in the early morning, sometimes at 11AM!! and then, sometimes even in the afternoon!!!" :-). I expected him to say "heavens to betsy!". Anyway, it was really cute. He was a chemist - well, I guess he still is, although I am pretty sure he is retired. I am a lucky person. So, since I started sharing the saga with you about my health, I guess I should finish it as well. Tomorrow I have a follow-up appointment with my breast surgeon. Today, when I got back from my run, I had messages on all three phones (home, cell and work) saying he (the surgeon) wanted to talk to me. I will admit I was freaked out. Why couldn't he wait until tomorrow? Well, don't freak out, but we finally talked and my biopsy results came back positive for early stage breast cancer. It is NOT a super big deal. Prognosis is excellent -- more than excellent actually. Some people don't even count this as cancer (it is called Ductal Carcinoma in Situ - DCIS, it is malignant cells that are confined to ducts). I will be meeting with him tomorrow morning to discuss treatment options, but I am pretty sure he will recommend surgery followed by radiation. There is a very small possibility that when he does the surgery he will find "other" types of cancer that might be worse, but that is a very slim possibility. The main problem about this kind is that it does recur and it puts me at a much higher risk for the "worst" kinds in the future -- but that is not now ... right now, of all the bad news, this is the best news. Well, except for my running. I probably won't be racing any time soon, I will likely not run during radiation, and I don't know how long I will need to recover after surgery ... so, no running/training plans for a while. BUT - I am fine, I will be fine, and it is not so bad. I will admit it is a little weird though. And, a little scary. More later, don't worry. Run well bloggers.
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