Sometimes you can wait hours for things to happen and sometimes things move very fast. Just talked with Dr. Gates (11:23am) and she said everything went really well and that Linda will be waking up soon. Ed and I are still in the waiting area and hope to see her in recovery around noon. Tim
This is Tim… It’s been a long time since I posted in the journal. We arrived at the hospital around 5:30am and sat and talked for hours. She is in high spirits and is doing well. After getting into her hospital gown, we watched the sunrise right outside our window, it was a beautiful thing to see. Linda just finished up with pre-op and went into surgery around 10am. The surgery is expected to take…
Even though the surgery is scheduled for 9am, the pre-op paperwork and prep takes forever, so we will be at the hospital at 5:45 for all of that. The weekend will be filled with watching movies and relaxing. Of course I wouldn’t miss my Saturday outing with Tim. We spent 5 days with the sisters and had a great time. It really did help to take my mind off of what was ahead. Besides, eating,…
Monday, August 10th is the date for my surgery. They don't assign a time but call you the night before to let you know when to be there. I'm relieved to be able to check that off the list and move forward. Next step is to get an appointment with my PC for the pre-surgery physical. Saw my oncologist, Dr. Hong, today (Ed's oncologist,too) and he went over pretty much everything my surgeon told me.…
A little disappointed I came away from my appointment today without a date for surgery. The reason is the woman who schedules the surgeries was off today and my surgeon is off all next week. So, another waiting game. She will call Monday and I'm giving her until 2pm and then I'm calling her!
Breathing a huge sigh of relief after talking with the nurse at the surgeon's office. She said many women don't get an MRI prior to surgery for various reasons…. one being claustrophobia. I asked about having it done with an open MRI and she said they are not equipped to do the breast test. Thanks to everyone who shared the fear and anxiety they had when going through the test. Even those who never had…
If I were in school and taking a test…. I would get an "F" for failure. Still can't believe I wasn't able to get through the MRI today. No matter how I tried, I couldn't picture myself sliding into that tiny tunnel with my head face down in a small opening. I've never experienced a panic attack until today. I was so embarrassed and kept telling the technician how sorry I was – even after…
The MRI is scheduled for Friday at 1:00 but since I'm considered an 'elderly woman' I will need blood work done first. Made me chuckle! Yesterday, the surgeon gave me a binder full of information which, I will admit, was quite overwhelming. My dear sister-in-love, Kris, told me that would happen and she was oh so right. I won't be seeing the doctor until July 24th so I'll be taking a little break from thinking…
Thought there would be more information after seeing the surgeon today, but nothing other than Dr Gates going over the pathology report and explaining what all those coded words mean. She talked about the difference between having a lumpectomy vs a mastectomy and, again, none of this is a known factor until after I have an MRI done. All of this seems to happen in slow motion and, thankfully, this is not an aggresive cancer…
Even though it seemed to take forever, I have an appointment with the surgeon on Monday in Hartford. She is Dr. Elise Gates with an office in Farmington – close to us – but to get an earlier appointment, we had to go to her Hartford office. As soon as I know the details of what will be going on in the next few weeks/months, I will be posting it in the journal. Thank you…