Diversions - Encore Une Fois

Just got back from Evoe. As you may recall, its had a few mentions in this blog throughout the year. It still ranks as my most favorite eating experience of all time. Yes, even in front of the brunch at Beast.

My friend Heather and I enjoyed a magnificent chevre over arugula, a warm pea salad kinda thing on brioche (peas on toast) and some delicious scallops with a lemony vegetable thing which I can't put a name to, but was bloody good. Then we had a cheese plate. Clearly, I am a terrible restaurant critic, but you should surely try this place based on the knowledge that I am quite a picky eater.

I have only one health update: I am, apparently, very deficient in vitamin D. My ob-gyn is insisting I take 4000 IU per day (which is, like, 1000% of what one needs according to those that count these things.) Current thinking is that vitamin D deficiency is a contributing factor to breast cancer (really?) and (more likely to my mind) a factor in risk for osteoporosis - something I have to look out for now I'm in early menopause. So I'm vitamin D-ing it up. If I remain 5' 8" well into my 80s we'll know its worked :)

One Year(ish) On

Had annual mammograms on Friday. I got quite anxious waiting around for a doctor to look at them and relay the message back to me that they looked OK. Plus the changing rooms at Providence are the size of small broom cupboards. Talk about claustrophobia. I was glad to learn that they're opening a more swanky diagnostic facility soon.

And I just came back from my 6-month check in with Dr. Bader. Not much to report other than we studied the scar tissue on the mammograms for a while and talked about gardening.

It is, actually, one year almost to the day since I was diagnosed (June 11 to be precise.) I'm trying no to dwell on that. I get a bit emotional if I think about it too much.

But Dr. Bader looked me directly in the eye and told me I'd be fine.

I'm holding him to that.