UPDATES: via Sherie

So I did come home last evening. They let me go after I drank 2 glasses of water, ate 1 jello cup, and pee-pee’d 500cc’s! I asked what had to be done to go and that is what they told me, so I did it. The older lady in what was to be my room helped motivate me after she was moaning and groaning and called the nurse 5 times in the 1 hour I was there. I was home by 9:30pm. Unfortunately, by the time I came out of recovery I was no longer hungry and a bit nauseous, so no McDonalds either! My mom fixed me a nice bowl of oatmeal and a lortab and I was set for bed. I slept well in my own bed, left side prompted on pillows, Andy continues to hog the recliner for his night time as he still can’t lie recline flat.

Andy worked all day, My mom was here with me. She did laundry, cleaned the fish tanks, and reorganized the millions of cards and flowers you are all sending. It was starting to look like a funeral in our kitchen, so Helen suggested we spread the flowers out to the other rooms and Mom did a nice job hanging the cards up on the magnetic wall. In between all that she shopped for some kid essentuials, got my medications, and made me my meals. She said I make a better nurse than I do a patient. She said I was moving around too much and at one point said “I am going to kill you if you don’t lay down and rest!” Well, after having made it through surgery with such a great outcome I felt it was not my time to die, so I rested! Mom was also a great help the past few days, as she has been my whole life, so I would hate to see her go to jail for killing me.

As far as the recovery, it is not too bad. My boob feels fine, just a bit swollen. Where they took the sentinel lymph node however is sore and swollen. It was hiding behind my massive muscles, so they had to go a bit deep and it is right in my arm pit, so I can not lift my left arm or use it for much. Not to fret, together Andy and I have one full set of working arms! We are quite a pair right now. Can’t wash my hair, but Ruby said my braids were cute! The lortabs for pain are keeping me comfortable and nicely relaxed!

So, the Doctor said they are doing some more extensive testing today on the lymph node and breast tissue just to make sure they got it all. The initial testing yesterday was all good, but they like to look a little closer just to make sure and said they will have those results early next week.

Off to route on the Yankees, yes you heard me right, they are playing the Devil Rays who are 2 ½ games ahead of the Red Sox, so we want the Yankees to win this weekend!

Thanks for all those prayers and thoughts, they really helped keep me in a good place yesterday and continue to help me heal now. As the kids will be off at friends and family most of Saturday and Sunday, Andy & I will just be having crazy sex the whole weekend! Well, maybe not really, but in our lortab dreams!

Love ya all, Sherie and Andy