Hi everyone! Just wanted to take a minute and give you a quick update on my recovery. It has been almost four weeks since my surgery and recovery time was set at 6 to 8 weeks. I feel pretty good, moving is still kind of slow…more like cautious. What really hurts is underneath my right breast up to my under-arm pit. That’s where they stretched and cut the nerves and muscles while prying my rib cage open. The three surgery entry points and suction hose hole have almost completely healed, and don’t really cause any bad pain or too much discomfort. The surgeon mentioned a few times about a little excess liquid in my lungs, but confirmed it would heal…in time. I think that is why my breathing is hindered, and feels like I am breathing in the most humid air possible.
I failed to mention in my last blog that when I had my follow-up appointment with my cancer doctor, I was also meeting with a gastrointestinal doctor. I was referred to Dr. Keith Naylor MD by my surgeon, Wickii T. Vigneswaran MD, FACS. After all these emergency room visits with no diagnoses, Dr Naylor found that I had some type of bacteria in the stomach called pylori and currently has me on prescription medication for two weeks. So everything's looking good and I am staying positive. I try to do a little bit more each day but I do have to be careful because I know my right side can be hurt easily. I try to do different things throughout the day so there is no time for self-pity parties or depression. I have done a few puzzles and worked on some puzzle books. I help out the office (from home) when they need me or have billing questions. I have also managed to sort through paper work, which has been set aside until I get around to it.
~ Hebrews 10:23, NLT
Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
I appreciate your continued prayers, positive thoughts, and well wishes. I am so blessed to have the love and support of so many!
I love you All!
