Today is Thursday the 22nd. I had the double mastectomy yesterday, and am still at the hospital healing up and trying to find the right combination of pain meds. I don't need to worry about becoming a morphine addict any time soon, as it makes me break out in a rash. Not fun.
The full pathology report won't be available for about 4 days. At that point we will have a better idea of the stage of the cancer. Unfortunately, the sentinel nodes on the right side were cancerous, so they had to take a group axillary nodes from the right side. In practical terms, this means that I can no longer be at Stage 1. It's a huge disappointment. It probably means I will need an aggressive chemotherapy cocktail with radiation to follow.
I haven't really processed all of this yet. As of right now, I am calm and in good spirits. If I start thinking too far ahead into the future, I will be overwhelmed. All I know is the "now." Now I am writing to friends and family. After this, I will watch some fluffy TV show and then get some sleep.
There is so much more I could say, but I'm starting to feel groggy from the meds. I will sign off now and write more as I can.
Love,
Susan
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