Home Again Jiggity Jig

I left my surgeon a note on my dressings to remind him not to leave any flaps of skin.

He told my hubster after surgery that he was unable to leave me a note due to all the gauze, but that he worked hard to make me as flat as possible.

I was released in less than 24 hours to come home.

I was feeling pretty good and boy, did I have a healthy appetite! Thank you Sonic! The drive home was a bit over 2 hours and I spent the afternoon in the recliner.

My parents brought vegetable soup (homemade of course) and an apple pie. It even had a pink ribbon engraved in the crust!

Bedtime was rough. I'm not a back sleeper and even though I have pillows all around me, comfortable I was not. The pain hit me in the middle of the night.  . . . . . I feel like I've wrestled with a sumo and lost.

propped up with all my pillows and fur baby

I was told by many that there is little to no pain. They lied. Stupid crappy cancer. Laying on that operating table for four and a half hours has my back aching. Most of the pain is from the neck, shoulders, and under the arms. I have handy heart pillows the hospital gave me to keep under my arms, but if I raise them I regret it instantly. It feels like the devil himself touched my pits. That is from the lymph node removals.

I have a monster of a headache too. That could be from sleeping (NOT) on this wedge. Laying flat is impossible at first. Getting out of bed is a gymnastic exercise.

And let's not forget these obnoxious drain tubes. I have four of those. The hubster drains them every few hours for me and records the amount. The more I move around, the more they drain.

And yet, even after all that griping and complaining, I'm grateful. I'm grateful to be alive. I'm grateful to be home and see my family. I'm grateful for a husband who is very attentive to my needs. I'm grateful for a Christian surgeon, anesthesiologist, and team of health care professionals. I'm grateful for a God that answers prayers. There was no crappy cancer in my lymph nodes!

I know each day is going to be better than the day before, because I kicked this crappy cancer's butt!