So this morning I got super brave, and took a shower!!!
The water running over my chest was warm and very soothing. I had to have Frank help me with Aquaphor and gauze after the shower, and he was a trooper.
This is especially stressful for me as I have a really traumatic memory of helping my mom with her dressings after her mastectomy in 1979.
My mom was really a great example of surviving breast cancer. She had a very large tumor and over 10 positive lymph nodes. After a radical mastectomy and 2 YEARS! of chemo, her breast cancer was completely cured.
I spoke with my breast cancer surgeon late yesterday also, and she explained a little bit more about the pathology to me. She said my stage would be Stage 1a which is the best stage possible! So that was some good news as well.
Feeling a tiny bit better today, I’m so thankful for everyone who has been supportive to me.
it makes me really angry that your surgeon isn't giving you the pain medication you need. Things are supposed to have improved when it comes to pain management, but apparently not enough and I'm so sorry about that. but I'm glad at least you've discovered edibles. If you run out you can always count on me to bring you some..joan
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