...makes me smile!! I feel so free now that I do not have any tubes connected to me! I do not have to count anymore "cc"s of fluid or deal with the pain that was coming from the right drain when I would move wrong. Freedom is so nice and it has not been 24 hours yet! :)
Yesterday Keith and I went to the hospital to meet Dr. Lu before he went into surgery for the afternoon. It was interesting maneuvering through the hospital when you were not technically a patient... the nurses were the hardest ones to get through in order to meet up with the doctor, but they must have been convinced we were nice people because they let us have a room to wait for him in day surgery.
Dr. Lu is such a fantastic doctor but he is really such a great person! He came in to the room and was so caring about how we were doing. He and Keith are so comfortable around each other so they, of course, started joking around and making lite of the situation and in the end distracted me from the drains being pulled out. Although the laughter did not distract me from the pain that would come from Dr. Lu deciding to remove a skin tag from the area. He just casually cut the skin off quickly but it really HURT!!! Although it was something that I have hated for years and now that the pain is gone I am so happy he got rid of it! We were done within 15 minutes from start to finish but it was a huge weight lifted off of me since I was so sick of those drains. As we were leaving Dr. Lu and Keith kept joking but then doctor gave me a hug and told me to have all the radiation I need to get rid of this cancer and then we will talk about the next step. I told him I wanted to use my stomach tissue still and he got excited and said he would love to do that since it would be great for me to have the benefit of the tummy tuck that comes with the procedure. I will start to get my body back!!!! It is so nice to have something else to look forward to in the near future...even if it does mean another surgery!!!
...Oh we are still out of power! We are one of the lucky ones who will probably not be fixed by ComEd until this weekend. It has truly become such a hassle since we are trying to guess when we might be back to the house and then pack what we might need to live at mom and dad's. I cannot complain too much because we are so blessed to have mom and dad's house to go to and live for as long as we need. I am praying for all of those people both we know and even those we do not know who are staying in their houses without power. This disaster has gone on so long and we have all lost so much! If I think about it I will start to cry!
Life is going on and I am trying to love each and every day that comes! We have so much to be thankful for even in this stressful time! God has blessed me with so much!
Tomorrow starts a new chapter in my life with cancer. I will begin Herceptin tomorrow and am now looking forward to moving on. I will also be meeting with the Radiology Oncologist, Dr. Posner on Tuesday morning to learn how we will begin radiation. It does feel good to be moving towards the goal again instead of waiting and waiting to find out the plan.
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