Amy's Cancer Story

Recently I was interviewed regarding the cancer book project that I participated in with a local photographer and other patients.

Click Here to read the article from the Tribune

My energy level has gotten much better and I feel really good.  I am hoping to get back on the treadmill or do some walking.  I have just been so tired.  I have been going to therapy twice a week for my leg.  My doctor said I should always be doing therapy for the rest of my life.  My therapy office gave me a great deal on a maintenance program.

One other thing that I have to work on is my arm. I had been to another therapy office during radiation for lymphadema.   My arm muscles and tissues got very tight so the therapist had to stretch them out.  Since I had 21 lymph nodes removed from under my arm (due to the cancer spreading), I have numbness in my armpit and surrounding area.  My arm will also always have trouble removing wastes fluids and could swell up.  For a while my left arm was bigger.   My left arm has the chance of swelling with infections due to lack of lymph nodes so my therapist ordered me a compressions sleeve to wear for maintenance.  The sleeve will train my arm to stay under control and hopefully I will not be some old lady with a huge left arm.