The surgery on Thursday went well. It was a short procedure, wheeled in at 9 AM and was in recovery by 10 AM. A strip of Alloderm was inserted into my right breast. My tissue will heal with the Alloderm and make my skin a little stronger.
I was a little queasy from the Demerol and the ride home was painful. Once again, bathing is challenging. I can't get the bandage wet until I see the doctor on Wednesday. Aggrivation for the next week!
On Wednesday, Roy's had their annual Ohana Tour. The tour is a what most of us would consider a town hall meeting. CEO, Mark Running, and director of training, Leila Whatoff, are the annual hosts. I was finally able to thank Mark personally for all his/Roy's support throughout the past months. I cannot give enough thanks to my boss, Bob, as well. I am proud to be part of such a warm and caring ohana. I also owe Marissa many kudos for picking up the slack while I was out. She did a great job keeping the office organized and my job as simple as it could be upon my return. Debbie..thanks for your patience many miles away! We survived.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Monday, October 13, 2008
Not so easy
After having a wonderful weekend of relaxation, followed by great friends and family, I came to a screaching halt on Monday morning.
I went back to the doctor to have the incision in my right breast checked. This was a follow-up visit from the infection I had last week. The doctor looks at it and tells me the tissue is not thick enough on the right side. They need to go in and insert a piece of "cadaver" tissue so my tissue has something to adhere to. WHAT? I don't care about the cadaver part, I am a donor myself, but I was not expecting to have to go under the knife again. My question was "when do we do this"....answer...tomorrow.
This tissue will work like a retaining wall. My tissue is not strong enough to support what is there, so my incision can burst at any time. My tissue with adhere to the cadaver piece to strengthen the area. I can visualize myself walking down the street.....What was that, oh nothing, just my boob laying on the ground. And before I was worried about nipples falling off!
Scoreboard is as follows: Left side Cancer. Healed fine.
Right side cancer free. Feels left out and want attention and a piece of someone else. Scorekeeper...waiting final match!
Let me just say...thank God for Versaid!
I went back to the doctor to have the incision in my right breast checked. This was a follow-up visit from the infection I had last week. The doctor looks at it and tells me the tissue is not thick enough on the right side. They need to go in and insert a piece of "cadaver" tissue so my tissue has something to adhere to. WHAT? I don't care about the cadaver part, I am a donor myself, but I was not expecting to have to go under the knife again. My question was "when do we do this"....answer...tomorrow.
This tissue will work like a retaining wall. My tissue is not strong enough to support what is there, so my incision can burst at any time. My tissue with adhere to the cadaver piece to strengthen the area. I can visualize myself walking down the street.....What was that, oh nothing, just my boob laying on the ground. And before I was worried about nipples falling off!
Scoreboard is as follows: Left side Cancer. Healed fine.
Right side cancer free. Feels left out and want attention and a piece of someone else. Scorekeeper...waiting final match!
Let me just say...thank God for Versaid!
Dinner at Mom's
Or so I thought....my husband and family were up to no good. I walked into Mom's to be greeted by a "Surprise". Shocked the hell out of me. Rich had put together a "kicked cancers ass" celebration. It was a great evening with a great bunch of people. Love you all!
Weekend to Relax
We all look at life and see how quickly it goes by. On the 18th, Rich and I will be celebrating our ten year wedding anniversary. Rich surprised me with a weekend away in Sedona. We left on Friday and returned on Sunday.
We spent Friday just walking around the town of Sedona browsing the shops. No child to worry about and no time to keep. Rich found a really nice pair of cowboy boots...he can't have them until Christmas. We wanted to find someplace different to eat, so we settled on the Barking Frog. As we pulled in the parking lot, we realized it was the same place Chrissy and Rob had their wedding reception...the old Casa Ricon. Food was great and ambiance was wonderful.
Saturday we decided to tackle a hike to Devil's Bridge. I was not sure how far I would be able to go, but determination kept me going. The views along the trail were breathtaking. The weather was perfect, crisp and cool. The last portion of the trail was a little rocky and upward. The natural bridge was stunning. I took the short path over to the beginning of the bridge and made my way out onto the top portion. I thought of my father(who is deathly afraid of heights) as I was standing on the top wanting to look down. What a rush! I was so glad I did not decide to turn around and head back to the car. Determination won again.
Rich and I headed back to the hotel in the afternoon to get cleaned up for dinner. We stopped at Chapel of the Rock before dinner and experienced a stunning sunset. The weather was rather windy and cold, but a sunset in Sedona is worth seeing.
Rich made reservations at Dahl & Deluccas for dinner. We had the pleasure of meeting the owner before dinner in the wine shop next door to the restaurant. Dinner was impeccable! I can't even go into detail or I will begin to drool. Highly recommended!
Sunday morning we took a short hike through Oak Creek Canyon and stopped at Tuzigoot National Monument. Rather impressive set of ruins outside of Clarksville. They had rooms with a view...even hundreds of years ago!
After a trek through Tuzigoot...we headed back to Anthem to have dinner at Mom's, or so I thought.....
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