My nipple is falling off

Well, not the whole nipple but big chunks of scabby skin are falling off, so it seems like it. It is incredible to have cancer on the outside where you can see the effects of chemo. My scan didn't say how big my internal lymph nodes were from the cancer inside of them but it is crazy to think about how my body has to get rid of the cell die off that is happening there from the chemo as well. My chest where those nodes are is still really sore and painful, but hopefully the same thing is happening there that is happening on my nipple and my system will dispose of the dead cancer waste and the pain will go away. My doctor expects that I'll feel quite a lot better within another couple weeks.

I missed dance class this week because of poor planning. I was supposed to change my pain patch in the morning but forgot to and by the evening when I finally realized what was going on I felt pretty crappy. My mom is in town so we got Thai take out and watched movies instead, which was lovely. (except that the Thai place closest to my house has terrible tom ka soup - I'm trying the place further down the road next time)

I've started to miss work. My plan is to go back on at least a limited basis once I'm off the narcotics. Speaking of narcotics. I am REALLY missing drinking hard cider. I'm happy that this chemo doesn't make things taste terrible like my last chemo did so that will be another thing that I'll get to enjoy once I'm off the narcs. I got to say hello to some of my favorite coworkers last week when I stuck my head it their favorite watering hole. I'll probably try to make an office visit this week or next.

This past weekend I wore my new elf ears. They were super easy to put on and also comfortable to wear.