Had my last appointment with my oncologist today because I’m moving at the end of the month. I’m going to be under the care of BC Cancer Agency out of Victoria. Rather than starting a new line of treatment, he is going to let them decide on that and is giving me 3 months of Ibrance/Letrozole to keep me on something until I see a new oncologist. I’m pretty sure he would have put me on something else if I was staying here. I’m hoping I can do a video conference with them and not have to travel to Victoria for the initial visit.

Did I say I was moving? I’m moving back home to Campbell River. Couldn’t do it without the help of my family. They found me a place and have more or less organized the whole thing. My friend is going to help me pack. I’d be staying here if I didn’t have help. Not sure how my rib is going to take it.

The place I’m going to be living is practically on the ocean. Her backyard ends at the ocean and the window in my new living room is low so I can watch it without having to go anywhere. I’ll have 3 rooms in the basement and a shared kitchen and laundry.

I do feel a little bit lost with all these major changes happening at the same time but I’ll just go day by day until I feel comfortable again.

My left rib is still sore and it really makes it difficult to do much. Lifting things, rolling over in beds etc., all hurt. To add to it, because having pain in one spot on my body doesn’t seem to be enough, I’ve hurt my right side too. I’ve been grabbing my left rib when I cough because then it doesn’t hurt as much. Sneezed last night and somehow pulled a muscle in my upper right chest (possible pectoral muscle?) right where my mastectomy scar is.

My body is falling apart.

My eyesight has been failing since about Christmas, especially in my left eye. Went to the optometrist today and, no surprise, I have cataracts. She has suggested surgery. My left eye is bad. My right eye is creeping up there but not nearly as bad as the left.

The glasses and contacts I currently have are ok for around the house and the very short trips I make in the car but there’s no way I can do any highway driving. New glasses and or contacts are going to have to wait until next month.

My friend asked me if there is anything not broken on me. LOL. I don’t think so.

So late last night, my rib pain started worrying me, making me wonder if it was my kidney because the pain had changed over the last couple of days. Not sure how to describe how it changed, other than it went from a jabbing pain to a constant pain, and stronger. All in the same area as my (self-diagnosed) cracked rib. The pain is really bad when I cough.

Spent 3 hours at Emergency this morning. More needle pokes and urine tests. My kidney function is just fine. Good to know. The emerg doctor is thinking that because of my “situation”, and because there’s no fever, no vomiting, and a tumor in the area that hurts, that I may have stressed muscles in that area now too. She was reluctant to get a CT (you’re practically glowing already) and an X-ray won’t show anything if I do have stressed muscles. She’s going along with my original assessment that it’s all related to the rib I assume I cracked.

I’m to just keep an eye on it for a few days, if there’s a fever or a major change in how it feels to go back to emerg. Good thing I have good painkillers. They’ll be my friend for the next couple of days.