June 1, 2010
It is our 16th anniversary. Ken and I have enjoyed such a great life so far and we are looking forward to all the twists and turns that will come our way. We married later in life with a ready made large family, so nothing has been real traditional. This anniversary wasn't either. We are celebrating with a mastectomy! (I really hate seeing the worry on Ken's face.)
My doctor is wonderful. He came in to speak to me before the surgery. He is so calming and has a wonderful bedside manner. He told us before the surgery that he would try to only do a partial mastectomy, but that would only be if he felt that the margins were positively clear. I went into surgery planning on the full mastectomy and I was pleasantly surprised with the partial mastectomy.
A lot of the family was on hand for support. I am very blessed to have so many people that care. Thank you to all my kids, Mom, Bob, and all my friends.
It was a good procedure, most of you heard it was a partial mastectomy! Bonus! He also took out lymph nodes. We should get results Wednesday. If the report shows any cancer I can expect to go back into surgery on Thursday. Please continue to keep me in your thoughts.
I went home and we went to lunch and then we had a huge family meal. It was a great anniversary celebration, we loved it!