Guess I should update. I had surgery Friday to remove the rest of my lymph nodes. Scary and emotional all over again. Surgery went well. My surgeon said it would take about 2 weeks to get the results back. It seems like forever already!
I went home with a drain tube inserted in my thigh that I have to drain every 4 to 6 hours and also keep track of how much fluid/blood is draining. The had bandaged my leg from my thigh all the way down to my toes with what looked like ace bandages but was really some other type of material. I guess that was to help control swelling. The wrapping around my heel and the top of my foot where they both meet my ankle was hurting so bad the first night and the next day because they had wrapped it too tight in that area. By the time Tom got home Saturday afternoon, I couldn't stand it any longer and had him cut it away to just above my ankle. That felt so much better once the pressure was relieved. Have a pretty nasty incision stapled all nice and ugly also. I didn't realize how painful it would be. I'm so glad they sent me home with crutches to use and pain pills!
My recovery is slower from this surgery but I think I'm doing pretty good. The first night home I managed to get in bed. I had to sleep flat on my back which isn't comfortable because I'm a side sleeper. By morning my back was hurting. I couldn't get up by myself because when I tried the pain from my stomach muscles and thigh were out of this world. Tom tried to help me but it was still awful. I finally had to hold onto the headboard and it use it to move my upper body and then Tom held my feet at the ankles and slid them sideways over the bed. I was like a beached whale! After that, I started sleeping in the recliner.
I am back in my bed now and it feels good but still not perfect. I still have to be careful moving around and the drain tube sticking out of my thigh is a pain. I'm so worried I'm going to accidently yank it out of my leg in my sleep. Ouch!
On Monday I saw the surgeon and he said everything looked to be healing well. He had the result from my PET scan. Thank you Lord! It was clean. :-) He thought he had told me Friday before my surgery but he hadn't and at that time I decided not to ask him. I was so stressed over the surgery that I decided I didn't want to find out that day just in case it wasn't good news. I go back to see him next Monday and hopefully at that time I'll be able to have the drain removed. Crossing my fingers!
Anyway, that's what's happening in my world! Over and out.
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