FIVE days post op surgery....

Hi everyone.  Well, I am doing pretty good.  This surgery is definitely a big deal.  I guess thats why it's called major surgery.  I feel like I have lost the last five days.  My mom was here for a couple of days and my sister was here until last night.  So nice having them here.  The worst part of all of this is these icky drains that I have.  One from my breast and one from the auxiliary nodes.  They are just down right gross! We have to drain them several times a day.  Dan has been absolutely wonderful, as usual :).  I haven't had horrendous pain.  I've been taking pain pills off and on it seems.  Last night was definitely my worst night so far.  Not sure why.  Night before last I didn't take any pain pills and yesterday I only took one.  Last night I took 4 or 6 through the night and I had a lot of pain.  I think my drains might be plugging up a bit. DanO and I did some major cleaning out this morning so hopefully that wont happen again.  I plan on starting the exercises that I am suppose to do today.  We'll see how that goes. 


 I see my surgeon on Tuesday. Very anxious for that appointment.  They should have my pathology back and I will get my true cancer staging.   I do know that she removed several nodes.  I love the thought that all of that nasty cancer is out of me.  That is a really good feeling.


Lastly and most important.......I can not believe all of the love that has been sent my way this past week.  THANK YOU to everyone of you that called, texted, came by and that sent flowers.  I have never ever had so many deliveries to my house way out here in the country.


Ali Better thank you for coming by the hospital to see me.  I have been wearing the healing beads bracelets you made me :) and the flowers you put together are still beautiful.

Ali Better's flowers

Joe & Sara's flowers/ Susan G Koman flowers :) amazingly beautiful!!

Bob & Deb Crescent Bar friends. Complete with teddy bear and candies :)

Maaartin & Jenni Coles.  Fruit, chocolates, crackers, meat and cheeses. Very cool! My photo does not do this basket justice.  It was so nice.

Greg, Katy, Megan and Emily. Beautiful Azalea that I can plant outside.

Merle, Bettie, Courtney, Wade, Janice, Reese and Hank.  Beautiful!!

My neighbor Tonya bought me this beautiful hanging basket and she brought us dinner when my mom and sister were here.  It was so nice.  Tonya you have been absolutely wonderful to us.  I cannot thank you enough for all you have done.  I love you

My blast from the past gift basket from Bergie, Jodi, Gina, Ali and Syd.  Came with a Teddy bear because my name in school was Teddy, Molly Hatchet CD because I used to cruise the gut with Molly Hatchet blasting out my speakers, an autographed baseball because I played on the boys baseball team my freshman year, two single shot tequila bottles don't know why they put these in here hahaha, a hot wheels silver camero because I had a hot silver camero in high school and a pink basketball because we all played ball together and we were awesome.  Basically we were State Champions our senior year.

Lastly my daughter and son in law Tami and Sam Kazdal ordered dinner for us from Mardini's restaurant in Snohomish for Thursday night.  It was so cool!  They are in Texas and wanted to do something for us.  Dan went and picked it up and we had a fabulous Mardini's dinner at home.


I started this post this morning and now it is 6:30pm.  I have had a pretty good day.  Dan and I made it to costco today and I did well.  I have needed to take my pain pills, but I was able to do my exercises too.  Still draining well haha. I also am very tired.


Thank you all again for everything.


Happy Cinco De Mayo to all.