After Radiation

Sending prayers your way GMA

Thinking of you gma!

Glad you are safe and home gma.

Gma..Glad to hear you are home.Just rest.((hugs))

 I'm home from my son's place - long but good trip... now to empty my drain, sponge bath and a little sleep are in order..

Gma, I got aspirated again on Thursday. She was asking if I wanted to try a drain but I have reservations. I am a year out and the cavity that encapsulated will probably not respond. She said that a drain acts as negative pressure and sometimes keeping that going for a couple of weeks is good enough to keep it collapsed. She did however, state she had never done it on someone as far out as I am.

Fingers, toes and eyes crossed for you GMA...

I'm really tired, Can't seem to stay awake doing my computer job. Sleep apnea machine has not been received at the med place yet. But its a new FREE one.. I will just have to wait.



The drain is almost empty so not much fluid anymore. I do find without the pain med I have quite a bit of pain in the suture area but nothing looks infected... I see BS tomorrow to probably take the drain out and 1 week check..



My forearm and wrist are swollen from where they put the IV and BP, even after telling them to change bp to my leg... Unfortunate, when you are just too tired to fight the LE issue . Now I have to deal with the consequences.. (BTW don't know if I told you - when they were trying to get the IV in, they "burst" 2 veins - blood everywhere.. It was bad.)



Other than that, I'm doing awesome and I am only leaking into a drain now instead of all over me .. God is good and I know He is by my side.

I'm back from my BS appt.  They took out the drain - YAY - then said to call if my breast starts swelling..  oh my, forgot about the possibility of that happening. Then I showed him my wrist and arm and he now acknowledges that I DO have swelling from using BP and IV... but still says - "your nodes are ok on that side we didn't touch over there."  I went on to say, it doesn't matter where the nodes were touched, if the system is compromised it can go anywhere... I pulled up my sleeve and sees my upper arm is swollen and red too... but not warm and I don't have a fever... BS told me to watch it and my breast and call him if anything changes... He was ready to give me more antibiotics.. On the way out, I asked him when I could see my LE therapist.. He told me that anytime I want to see him, just ask because obviously I know my body better than he does ... He thought it would probably be a good idea after seeing my arm/wrist.  Yay BS won't doubt me anymore .

I am thankful for this group of ladies that have been with me through my good times and bad.. for my family that has supported me and one more day I can watch my grandchildren grow..  Thank you Ladies and have a great Thanksgiving..