Surgery tomorrow - ETA post-surgical update.

[Ms. Toad]

Last edited Tue May 24, 2016, 03:03 PM - Edit history (1)

The pathology is back - both the lymph node and second lesion are benign.

Partial mastectomy (lumpectomy) is scheduled for tomorrow at 9:30, after they make me glow in the dark to find the sentinel nodes. The glow-in-the-dark thingy means I have to be an hour away from my home by 6:30 am. Ick.

Once I heal sufficiently from surgery, I'll start radiation treatment.

ETA: Post-surgical update

The surgery went well. As near as they can tell, short of a pathology report, they got clean margins and healthy lymph nodes. I'll know more a week from Thursday.

No pain - at the moment - but I'm on narcotics I awoke achy, so once the narcotics wear off I expect I'll be achy again - but my surgical pain tends to be short-lived. I'm looking forward to a few days of being lazy and pampered.

[MADem]

1. I hope everything goes well for you and you are back home and

feeling like yourself soon.

[Solly Mack]

2. Good on the lymph node and 2nd lesion being benign.

Keep us posted. I was a month healing from surgery before treatment began.

I hate getting up early.

[Hoppy]

3. Best wishes.

[Hoyt]

4. We'll be thinking about you. Let us know how it goes when you can.

[alfredo]

5. Here's to good outcomes. Be sure to stay ahead of the pain.

[PennyK]

6. My good wishes too, Ms. Toad

You sound strong, and of course this is a toughie for even the strongest, but I will also be thinking about you and sending good wishes. Please check in when you can.

[PennyK]

7. Great!!!

You take it easy and treat yourself as much as you can.