Adrienne went back to college yesterday. She had planned to return on Monday night but decided to stay to finish a paper. We're glad she did. We had a nice weekend and she enjoyed sleeping in her own soft, comfy bed. Our new neighbors have a couple of dogs including a 7-month old puppy and Adrienne got to meet them.
Adrienne is fighting a cough and some laryngitis. Since the radiation to her throat last year, she loses her voice very easily, especially when she's tired. A cough is always concerning so hopefully this will pass quickly. I'm happy that she'll see her oncologist on Friday to check out the cough and also to have her thyroid rechecked.
Since starting the Coreg for her heart, Adrienne's fatigue has been noticeably worse. I mentioned this to our case nurse from the insurance company, who discussed it with her medical director. He suggested that Adrienne discontinue the Coreg and increase the dose of the Enalapril. Adrienne sees the cardiologist next week and hopefully we can get her a better mix of meds so she feels better.
I mentioned last week that Adrienne needs to start breast screening. I've read that mammograms aren't effective for younger women because they have denser breast tissue than older women so Adrienne will probably need to have a yearly MRI (a one hour painless procedure) rather than a mammogram (a 15 minute uncomfortable procedure). Here's my favorite description of how to prepare for a mammogram:
Visit your garage at 3 am when the temperature of the cement floor is just perfect. Take off your clothes and lie comfortably on the floor with one breast wedged under the rear tire of the car. Ask a friend to slowly back the car up until your breast is sufficiently flattened and chilled. Turn over and repeat for the other breast.
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