Surgeon's Report

Thank you all for so many texts and calls today.  Today's trip to the surgeon (after an hour and a half delay on his part...but hey, who wants to rush into his office anyhow?!) was fairly un-eventful.  It was about:

1. Confirming that I had received the pathology report (he was away last week so his colleague was actually the one who gave it to me whilst in hospital)
2.  Taking out the sutures (not as bad as taking out the drainage tube but not high on my list of "things to do").
3.  Pumping up the "re-construction" zone with saline (no more details are probably needed at this point)
4.  Draining out around the "re-construction" zone (since I no longer have a drainage tube...aka my little handbag in the hospital).
5.  Confirming what we believe we already knew - which the Oncologist will give more detail on Monday about - that because I am "Triple Negative", I will be blessed with having the Chemo Cocktail (best to suit my body and conditions).

Hmmm, my new life highlights will have to be quickly re-written as we re-baseline life and putting things into perspective!

The glass of red wine (or two) I had this evening were very much enjoyed!

I was blessed to arrive home to having friends put things into the freezer, more flowers and gifts arrive and a plethora of cards filled with beautiful words in my mailbox.

I saw a girlfriend today who exclaimed that I looked better than she had seen me in months....but of courseI do - how could I not since I have been receiving so much positive energy from everyone!  Keep it coming!  I hope to store it up for days/weeks that I can use on at those times in the near future that tend to try to eat away at my energies.

"I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom."  George S Patten