Quick Update...

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Just a quick update to let you all know how I'm doing after surgery. I still don't know all the details, but I do know that there was a tiny bit of cancer in my sentinel lymph node. So, they had to take several others surrounding it out as well. At this point, I don't know how many. When I saw my Dr. the morning after surgery she said that I will most likely have to have radiation. I was so hoping to avoid that. I'm not sure what this means to my plans to return to work in March. I'm pretty bummed about it actually.

The pain meds are keeping me drowsy so I've been sleeping a lot and that's fine with me! Sleeping is good! One of my drainage tubes has been leaking and so I've had to get mom to help me change the dressing frequently. Not fun. My incisions don't hurt though. That part of me is numb because the nerves were cut. It's around the edges where I can feel sharp, searing pain. As long as I am still I'm ok.

I'm not sure how long it will take for the pathology to come back on the lymph nodes they removed. I am supposed to go back to see my surgeon in 2 weeks, maybe sooner, so maybe they'll tell me then. I cannot say enough good things about the staff at NHRMC. They were all wonderful and took such good care of me! I am also very thankful to have Mom & Dad here and Jarod, Aimee & Taylor to look after me.

Well, my eyes are crossing I am so sleepy right now so I'll stop rambling here. Thank you for the prayers you have lifted up for me!

Here are my prayer requests for this week:


  1. Pray for my pain to be minimal and have no complications in the healing process.
  2. Pray that I will not develop lymphedema (severe swelling) in my right arm.
  3. Pray that I will be able to get the drains out soon.
  4. Pray that there will be no cancer in the extra lymph nodes they removed.
  5. Pray that if I do have to have radiation my side-effects will be minimal & manageable. 
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