Dave had taken me this morning to get the operative and pathology reports from the surgeon. Mostly to find out if the cancer had spread.
We only sat there waiting maybe 20 minutes for the appointment. That was the longest 20 minutes of my life (or so it felt) Honestly, going into the hospital for the surgery was a lot easier than going in to the office today.
Anyways, he immediately told me that the news today was good. I felt the water works coming on I was so happy and relieved. A whole lot of stress instantly left me just hearing him say that.
The pathology report said that they had taken a total of 21 lymph nodes and every single one of them were clean, no sign of cancer. He also said that he had taken a bit more muscle underneath just as a precaution if the cancer had set into the chest wall. It had not.
This is the best news that I could have asked for.
To top it off too, he figures that my physio exercises are coming along really well and I will not have to go for actual physio appointments. The incision is healing well to his satisfaction.
I do have to say that for what it is, it looks really good and I will have minimal scaring.
I will still have to have chemo. More than likely it will be a very low dose since it is out of precaution since I had a fast growing tumor. The really good news is that it appears that I can have the baby first and then start chemo. He was mentioning delivering the baby at 36-38 weeks.
There are some chemo drugs that can be given during pregnancy. Even though they have been proven safe, I still was not sold on the idea. I think that the baby has been through enough with the anesthetic and morphine. Tylenols are ok but I do my best to minimize the use of those as well.
I will be sent to an Oncologist sometime soon who will have the final reports back and confirm what doses and when.
In the next 6-8 weeks or so I will be seeing a reconstructive surgeon.
This also gives me peace of mind too to know that the next surgery will be in the planning stages soon. It will probably be about a year before the surgery(s) are complete.
I can't even get fitted for a temporary prosthetic until I am 6-8 weeks post mastectomy.
I was also given some results today from the gestational diabetes test and my hemoglobin.
My family Dr. had me in today for a chat about my blood sugar which is starting to get a little high. I am on the way to gestational diabetes. However, if I cut out the Tim Horton's donuts and all the other sweet stuff that I have been eating, I should be just fine. That is going to be hard but after everything else that has been going on, it should be fairly simple.
That and I have been put on 2 multi vitamins per day. That is simple enough too.
Tomorrow we go in to Vancouver for an ultrasound. We are looking forward to that so, lots of happy and really good news this week!
I do also have to say that my husband Dave has been amazing through out everything. I know he has been very concerned but he has really kept it together for me. I could have easily lost my emotions on several occasions, especially if I see someone around me getting upset, that's all it would take for me to go into a total melt down.
He has stayed positive and organized. Not to mention he had taken some time off work to take me to all my appointments, keep the house clean and look after me when I had a hard time getting around. He is the best!
I will keep updating my blog as I go for more appointments and as things come up.
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