Today was surgery day

stexas
stexas Member Posts: 52
edited January 2018 in IDC (Invasive Ductal Carcinoma)

Today I had my lumpectomy and the sentinel node biopsy plus 4 more nodes.

I just got home I am a little bit dizzy, the only pain has been like bee stings or needles not to bad but they gave me pain meds before leaving the hospital and pills for home.

My boob is blue from the dye and they said my pee will be green so does that make me a troll or a smurf lol.



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  • Luckynumber47
    Luckynumber47 Member Posts: 397
    edited December 2017

    It makes you someone with a great sense of humor -which is going to be really valuable in the months ahead.

    Congratulations on getting through surgery. The worst is behind you - now on to healing.

    Lucky

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  • moth
    moth Member Posts: 4,800
    edited December 2017

    Congrats on the surgery being behind you. Fingers crossed for good margins!

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  • Vera1966
    Vera1966 Member Posts: 21
    edited December 2017

    Congratulations! I'm glad you are feeling well!

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  • stexas
    stexas Member Posts: 52
    edited December 2017

    Luckynumber47, moth, and adebernardi - Thank you all.

    I am trying to keep my sense of humor cracked jokes until they did the iv drugs at that point I remember being wheeled down the hallway and getting into the operating room but nothing else.

    I am hoping since the biopsy usually take about 4-6 days they will find out in 4 days and maybe call me before my follow up appt. on the 9th. I hate the waiting.


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  • tsoebbin
    tsoebbin Member Posts: 474
    edited December 2017

    Sending healing hugs your way!

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  • stexas
    stexas Member Posts: 52
    edited December 2017

    Thank you. The pain has not been bad at all I was expecting much worse. I have only taken one pain pill since I got home.

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  • radgal
    radgal Member Posts: 100
    edited December 2017

    In other words, today you are cancer-free! Congratulations!!

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  • stexas
    stexas Member Posts: 52
    edited December 2017

    I never thought about it that way but you are right. Thanks.

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  • stexas
    stexas Member Posts: 52
    edited January 2018

    I have come to the conclusion that one of the worst things about breast cancer is the waiting for test results. Since my surgery was last Friday afternoon and Monday was a holiday I am still waiting for the results of the tumor biopsy and the sentinel node and other nodes.

    They called the pathologist office for me and they said it would most likely be Thursday or Friday of this week so I wait some more.

    My BP was really high yesterday due to stress I was vomiting and very dizzy. Today I feel fine trying to think about sunshine, warm weather and the beach with the sand and the waves crashing into the shore that way I can relax.



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