This condition has been very challenging to deal with. Last year, I could only wear silk. Anything else sent my pain scale up to 8 or 9. This year I have made some progress and graduated to sueded cotton. I have closets and drawers full of clothes that I can not wear. None of them. Not at all.
This summer my cousin is getting married in Oklahoma. My husband and I are planning to take a nice leisurely drive there along route 66. We're really looking forward to it. I have been thinking about what to wear to this wedding. Usually I can wear a knit skirt and top to church functions, but those are quite plain. I have two dresses that I bought for my brother's wedding 4 years ago. They still fit! But... they're not sueded cotton or silk. I've decided that I'm going to wear one of them anyway. I'l just have to wear a lidocaine pain patch to help with the pain.
I had a routine PET scan last week to check on the progress since my diagnosis, surgery and chemo in 2008. There's some new growth on my adrenal gland. I don't know what to do. My doctor is on vacation this week. Now my mind is racing through all of the various scenarios....
I may not have to worry about a dress this summer. I may have to worry about whether I will even have hair...
Rats!
Can you wear something sleeveless for the wedding? I would think as long as you are comfortable everyone will be happy you are there no matter what outfit you have on.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are able to quiet the chatter of your mind until your doctor returns from vacation and together you both can make a plan. I will keep you in my prayers....:-) Hugs
Bernie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestion! I don't usually think about sleeveless. Usually I'm too cold for sleeveless, but ever since they took the ovaries, I've been running a lot hotter. And the wedding is in Oklahoma in the middle of the summer.
I need to rethink shoes now too. Usually I wear socks and shoes, but now that I'm running hotter, I need some shoes that I can wear without socks. And I don;t want to wear "glorified flip-flops"!
Ah the changes that you never knew cancer could cause...
Anyway, I found a beautiful teal sleeveless dress that fits my out-of-shape shape. It really looks good!