Hello From the Other Side

Hello! I made it to the other side and am finally logging on to a computer for a few minutes. I'm feeling much better every day. The trick is to still lay low and take it easy for a few weeks although I'm starting to feel better. 

Everyone's still taking good care of me and keeping me comfortable. It's gone from more of an overall blinding pain to being uncomfortable and more specific pain in certain areas on and off. Progress. Every day gets a little better. 

Daniel and the kids visited on Saturday, which was lovely. James was so excited to be at Aunt Sarah's with Gigi, so I was chopped liver. Which was fine with me. It was great to see them. I had some other visitors that day too. My little basement cocoon was pretty lively there for a little while!

I'm sleeping OK, despite sitting up, but still feel awfully tired. I suppose my body is working pretty hard to heal right now and I should work in a few more naps.

I guess I don't have much to report as I'm not up to much! I feel very lucky to have such good caretakers and a safe, comfortable place to recover where we don't have to stress about a toddler trying to climb on me. I go to the plastic surgeon on Wednesday and I think I'll get these drains out. If they are any indication, I'm healing well and hopefully they'll come out as planned.

Thursday I go in for my regular Herceptin infusion. If the pathology on my tissue is back by then I might go into my surgeon's office that day too for my follow up, as it's on the same floor. If not, I'll wait until next week for that. I don't know what to expect at that appointment I guess, but they will have tested what they removed and will be letting me know their findings. 

Mentally I'm doing fine. Way better than before surgery. Maybe the physical challenges have overpowered anything mental, but for now, I'm fine. It's over and, therefore, the anxiety and anticipation regarding it is over too. So that's a good thing. There are still some variables and a lot of things yet to accomplish, but physically I think this will have been the worst and now it's over. I got a little overwhelmed and lightheaded when I finally showered and we were changing my bandages for the first time. I think that was more about having gone up two flights of stairs and standing for longer than I had in several days than anything else. I'm eager for the drains to come out as visibly that looks strange and does kind of weird me out (for lack of a better way to describe it). 

That's about it! More later when there's more to report. Until then, I'll just be resting and relaxing. Thanks for all of the cards, flowers, gifts and well wishes. They have all put a smile on my face!