I'm reclaiming my independence, sort of anyway. Yesterday I was able to successfully shave my armpits AND put my hair in a ponytail. Tasks such as these are pretty simple to the every day lady, but a week after having surgery, with limited range in arm motion, I was pretty pumped I actually did it. How exciting!
I didn't get into the details yesterday because my post was getting a little long, but I'd gotten the pathology report back the other day from Dr. Sanan. He said that he had detected a few cancer cells in the sentinel lymph node he removed, meaning that had we not done the surgery, those cells could've spread to the next level of nodes and further on to the rest of my body. Again, another close call in this crazy ride. And, validation that I 100% made the right decision getting the bilateral mastectomy instead of the lumpectomy.
I'm getting pretty sick of these drains. Not so much the draining part - every time we empty them out it's kind of a guessing game to see how much will be in the cup. Until this morning, I've been producing too much and the doctors don't want all of that excess liquid in my body. The part that's bothersome is where the tubes come out of my sides. They feel bruised and sore and just overall uncomfortable. And because it's Friday, I'll be waiting until my appointment Monday afternoon, even if my drain totals stay where they are, to get them out. Bummer. I can do a few more days, I can do a few more days...
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