Thank you everyone for your prayers, positive energy, and good wishes.
THEY WORKED!!!
I had my surgery yesterday. More breast tissue was removed plus I had a sentinel node biopsy. The sentinel node is the first lymph node that is on guard for germs and disease. They take that node to see if the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes. If they find cancer cells in the sentinel node they take out more lymph nodes. When the surgeon took out my sentinel node a pathologist immediately tested it and it was negative for cancer cells! This is the best news we could receive. Although I'm not fully cleared yet...the will send it to a lab to completely dissect it, so there's still a small chance that something will show up. If that's the case, then I will have to have more surgery. SO...keep up the prayers, positive energy, and good wishes!
Today I am very sore and tired. I have to keep my left arm elevated and can only type with my right hand. Sitting upright is making me kinda dizzy.
Next Friday I have a follow up appointment. Radiation starts in 3-6 weeks. Still waiting on HER2 test results and Onco gene test (to see if I am genetically pre-disposed to breast and ovarian cancer.)
FL Hospital was very warm and caring with the exception of the outpatient surgery waiting room, which was loud and bright! It didn't help that I was developing a caffeine withdrawal headache. In the surgery prep area they gave me a caffeine drip through the IV...that was strange, I started tasting coffee coming up from my stomach into my throat, and felt dizzy. I think it was too much so they stopped the drip. The good news is that I did not wake up with a massive headache like last time. I was glad to get real coffee this morning!
My pain med is hydrocodone but you know I am not much on pain meds...I am trying to take as little as possible.
That's my update for now...I am getting quite dizzy!
Jay was too exhausted to call anyone last night so I hope this update helps!
Please keep in me in your prayers, positive thoughts, and good energy. It is working!!!
Love to all!
Rhonda
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Dear Rhonda, Thank you for the update. This was the fifth time I was checking your blog. You are in my prayers. It is a gratitude prayer that you have been already healed. Blessings to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteYay :] Happy for good news. Keeping my thoughts positive and hopefully we'll have more good news to come. Love and miss you always!!!!
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