So now that my insides are all nice and clean it's time to go back to Dr R. Luckily the effects of the anesthesia wore of rather quickly so I was fully awake while waiting over an hour to see him. Just once I would like to see the doctor, any doctor, within 30 minutes of when I'm actually scheduled for. Is that too much to ask? Of course it is.
Anyway, now that plastics is on board we discussed the next step - surgery. I decided not to have the lymph nodes removed on the right side, see very little benefit for the pain. I did not realize that I could actually lose some functionality on the left side due to lymph node extraction. Fun. Will have to pay close attention to any swelling in that arm. The biopsy of the lymph nodes will be done before any reconstruction begins as Dr R will have to go back and take them all out if anything is found. During that time Dr A and his partner will be removing my pudge of a belly. If only they would take some from other places as well.
Dr R mentioned that a number of women who think they want a lumpectomy and then choose chemo first end up changing their mind and go with the mastectomy. I mean the last 8 months have been so much fun who wouldn't want to do it again? Not me. Take them both, but lord I wish the aftermath wasn't so well, aftermathie. Pain and drainage and tired and sore oh my. Only another 4-6 after surgery and maybe life can start to get back to normal.
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