Went to see Dr. Schmidt my surgeon today. She took out the pesky drain tube. It was so irritated at the exit wound that she decided it would be better to let it heal. So now I'm on antibiotics for another week, and I have to keep an eye on it.
I'm having a bear of a time with the ace bandage I'm supposed to keep wrapped around me. The original one I got in the hospital is about 12 feet long, and goes around me four times. The hospital sent me home with a second one, and it is only about 5 feet long, and just does not stay in place. In fact, this long one I have on right now is wadding up on my back and driving me bonkers as I lay in bed! Doc gave me a prescription for 2 more bandages like my long one. Gary picked it up for me, and it's even shorter than the other one. AND, it is wide, but thin and will not stay put either, so I'm gonna have to get that exchanged so I can get the right kind.
As for the surgery, she took out 19 lymph glands, and 6 of them were cancerous. 4 were worse than the other 2. As for the main "lumps" She got a good margin healthy tissue around the tumors that had spread throughout the tissue. SO, I think that means she got it out, as far as is possible to tell.
Because of the number of lymph glands involved, I will need to have radiation, as well as chemotherapy...bummer. Now I just have to take it easy and heal. That is the hardest thing for me to do. I wanna DO stuff! Please pray for me to have patience with this process. I'm already losin' it...
Well, gotta go wrestle with this snake around me some more so I can sleep comfortably.
Love you ALL!
Mary
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