February 2015 surgery

JustAJennifer, I hope it goes away. I'm always worried about lymphedema (trunkal?)

I have finally read through all the posts....wow a lot happened in February. I'm so sorry that I was not on to support and encourage each one you. This appears to be an amazing group full of love and patience. You all were in my thoughts and prayers though. I had my double MX on February 2nd. I really don't remember much about the day of surgery. I remember going into the surgery room........and that's about it. I don't remember who was with me (although I have been told now). In fact I've been told a lot of things. Evidently the anesthesia did a number on me. Always before I have woke up in recovery throwing up and in pain. I don't even remember recovery and did not throw up at all. But my boyfriend and my mom said I was hallucinating when I was back in my room. My boyfriend (bless his heart) wrote down things I was saying. I look back at them now and just laugh. I don't know what I was thinking or where these things came from. I do have 2 rabbits that are my babies so some of what I was saying had to come from them. So just for giggles:

• I told them that rabbits chin to mark things....which is true but I also said that Reeces(one of my rabbits) was hopping around.
• Bugs don't have a lot of blood. It's on the internet.
• We use the web cam so we can do some work.
• You don't stamp on the bugs. But it destroys the trust.
• I haven't heard the report. It's in the works.
• Did she get fired or did she quit.
• I have a zipper in the middle over there. I washed it and it's fine.
• Is that real? The baby with the third eye ball. It's right here.
• We don't care who we disrupt around here. It's our house.

Hello Sisters,

Let me start by quoting Diane....I have spent the last 72 hours as "A Blithering Mess!"

So many of you have described so much of what I am going through. I was doing great until Friday.

I have been going through so much pain, it made me weak! I have been in a fog...

Just when I thought I was finally at my breaking point, I was sure this would be the final straw for me, I was sent to my PS's office.

When the nurse saw me a day earlier than my appointment, she said I was fine. 

They saw how nervous I had become.

All I can say is God is so faithful really!

They removed the cords that felt like they were strangling those boobs!

I can't believe how good it felt when they removed those things! I looked away and held the hand of the other nurse as I held a little lollypop in my other hand!

Yes!!! I took the orange flavored dumdum that they offered me!!!!

I didn't want a lollypop, but my mother's intuition knew I needed to distract my senses from what was happening!  I was mothering me!!!!

The pain immediately subsided!!! I was apologizing to them for being a big baby.

They encouraged me to breathe and that my pain was very real! They reminded me that I was in the OR 6 hours.

They were saying how the PS had worked longer on me than expected, because so much was removed!

And the fact that those TEs were filled. I was suppose to get a fill tomorrow, but they are holding off until next week to give me some to be without pain.

Spasms now in my chest I have to stop typing.

Robin

Good news at my PS today. Actually the best news I could hope for! He said that I do not have to get filled because now that the swelling has gone down, he can see that I have plenty of skin for those C cups that I had before! We scheduled my exchange for March 26. Then just nipple reconstruction and I'm done with treatment... Other than my 5 years of Arimadex...so now I just have to decide saline or silicone. What do you think?

Oh Amy that is great news. I hope you are celebrating. Only a few weeks and you will be well on your way to full healing.

My surgeon was hoping the surgery would take care of it, but one sentinel node is positive, so more treatment to come

Drain was removed today. ALND pathology showed 2 of 14 nodes positive but the cancer cells were dead from chemo. So on to Rads. Love, Jean

Such good news Jean!

Love Robin

Clean nodes. YAY. I took a Percocet for the ride home from the hospital. Felt so loopy and dopey. I just took a tamadrol but I am starting to feel the start of an angry pain that I beieve will be around for a while.

There aren't really any clots, but I do have that stringy stuff in most of them. But that one is still draining dark blood.

I live upstate, RAK1. I had it done in Rochester, NY

RAK, are you feeling any better today?

shopping, I had dark blood and bright blood up until they removed one drain after two wks. My TEs are also filled quite a bit. I tried on some bras today and I am as wide as a cup D.wtf. I already had DD and do not wan to go back there

Robin - I'm so happy to hear your news! I hope your recovery goes smoothly.

I just had my first fill yesterday and it didn't hurt at all. PS only put in 25cc's which I'm happy about, so no pain at all today either. PS is taking it slow, which is fine with me because I'm not sure how much bigger I really want to go. I'm just hoping that it's possible to have my exchange by the end of May because June is a crazy month with the end of school and getting my kids ready for camp. then I'll be away on and off the month of July. So, if I can't do it by the end of May I will likely wait until the fall. I'm OK if that's what it has to be.

Hi everyone. Glad to see everyone is doing well

I'm one day post op from SNB. Feeling ok. Good range of motion. Surgeon cut just above left breast but not in underarm. I do feel pain from incision and in the armpit but resting and icing is helping. Next step is radiation consult.