There's "no place like home" to recuperate, surrounded by loving furbutts. Happy to hear that is where you are.

You were in my prayers last night for a speedy recovery. I'm with you re staying in the hospital. Please be kind to yourself and don't do too much too soon.

Sending out prayers for your recovery. PLEASE take it easy and let your son wait on you. DON'T OVER DO IT. You did sound good on the phone today.

Thank you!
 

LOL at TXVicki...she knows me too well. Taking it easy is not exactly my motto.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU to my YT Family!

I had a knock at the door today and was SO surprised to see a lady holding two beautiful bouquets for me!!!! I felt so special! :love::love::love:

Yorkie Talk's flowers....gorgeous arrangement!
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Vicki & Allie's flowers: cheerful smiley mug and flowers
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YOU ALL MADE MY DAY!

May you know peace through faith in your doctors, calm in your beloved activities, and support from your loved ones.

Will be praying for you.

Gail

OH MY GOODNESS!!! Another surprise! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

:luvu::thumbs up:luvu::2hearts2:

I have been craving chocolate! This is SO amazing! I cannot believe all of this.......

I debated this...but think I should perhaps share it. It isn't something to hide because, as i said from the start, sharing these things may just help someone else some day. It would be nice if we could see into the future, but we can't. and as they say, hindsight is 20/20 .. my choices this time were limited because of the radiation. I knew radiation had some effects, but didn't know that it would likely prevent future surgery on that breast. (but, of course, who would really think they would need it?) Hard to know if I might have chosen a different path had I heard my own story. Anyway...what I am getting to, is that normally I might be a bit more "private" but I think this is important to share.

When I made my decision to have a lumpectomy and radiation in 2013 it was because I was told that the outcome was equal if I had that or a mastectomy. I had a low risk of recurrence. What I didn't figure in was the chance of another primary...actually that is a very low risk as well. At the time I felt that I might be overreacting if I did a bilateral mastectomy and I didn't want to do just one. I would have done both. What happened here now, is that I have another cancer in the other breast...so that is not metastatic cancer...it is considered another primary. This time my options were limited because I had had the radiation...that bothered me a lot but it just isn't something you can predict. I made the choice to go with another lumpectomy and radiation...but that changed yesterday. I have DCIS and also invasive breast cancer in this breast. Probably easiest for me to just copy/paste what I just sent to Ann telling her about what happened yesterday.
...so here it is....sorry if I am a bit rambly....I am a bit drugged ... I am just keeping the meds onboard for a couple of days as I don't want to end up having a pain control problem. So far, so good! :)

I ended up having a mastectomy. I had gone in to the breast center to have the wires put in (I have DCIS and invasive breast cancer but they don't know what is what in that whole thing percentage wise) and they ended up finding more than they had originally measured. It was twice the size they originally thought in January when first discovered...not because it was fast growing, but just because DCIS is hard to get images on. It isn't like a tumor that can be easily seen by the surgeon which is why they were putting wires in...they are guides for the surgeon so he knows what to remove. The two surgeons (one for the cancer, and the other for plastic surgery) came to speak with me prior to the surgery, and while discussing it, a decision was made to do a mastectomy instead of the lumpectomy. There were many issues that made mastectomy a better choice...the possibility there would be more and he had no way of knowing since DCIS does not always show on mammogram was the biggest one. This has been a bit of a challenge making decisions from the start because the other breast I had a lumpectomy and radiation which renders that breast a "problem child" in terms of reconstruction. Otherwise I would have done a bilat mastectomy and reconstruction. So..now I will have one implant and she will do what she can with the other breast to try to make them sisters instead of distant cousins. I wish we had a way to see the future...I would have done bilat mastectomy in 2013. But, it is what it is and I will work with it. Not much other choice. I am just happy to be home! When I woke up and the said I was being admitted I had a fit. LOL I was like...oh no, call those doctors and tell them I said PLEASE send me home. :)
Anyway...it is uncomfortable but not so horrible. The nurse who discharged me said some people really have problems with pain control and that is why they admit.
I guess I am lucky that my pain tolerance is fairly high. I also have a huge motivation sitting here...little furries. :)

Linda, I am glad your pain is under control, and I hope you are feeling even better today. The doggies are definitely great incentives to be home. I can picture them cuddled up around you. :)

I think your son's biggest job is going to be making you rest. :D Rest and recover.

{{{Hugs}}}

I totally agree :D LJ hope you are better soon

Thanks for sharing. Sending hugs

Woah, that's crazy Linda. I wonder if my mom is going to end up in the same boat, since she got a primary in the other breast 5 years after the first. I'm glad to hear you're doing well, and give the furbutts a big hug!

Linda, even though I couldn't be online(my neck picked this week w/the rain, weather changes to really go crazy so picking up this laptop was totally out unless I wanted to increase all the problems 5 fold) but I've been praying for and thinking about you constantly, until today when I had to take the chance and check on you. So happy to read you came through that big surgery okay & were well enough medically to be sent home. Brave you! I'd likely still be IH going at that pain pump!!!!

Thanks for sharing that information on radiation issues - it will likely help any of us who unhappily have to face breast CA treatment decisions in the future. Would that we knew the future and your experience speaks volumes. I'm grateful to you in trying to help the rest of us.

Keep medicated, surrounded with your pups and know that you are in my prayers and thoughts.

LOL he showed up this afternoon to feed the pups and I had just finished. He was like, "why didn't you wait?" ... I just wanted to see if I was ready to handle it. I don't want to take advantage. There are many things I cannot do that he can help me with...I cannot drive, I cannot lift things...... SO I will do what I CAN do.

Oh no...she is past that. She was already treated for the second one!

Mine was 4 years after my first. It was just that it was much larger.

Thank you :)

Thank you Jeanie. You have definitely had more than your fair share of medical issues. Hope you are doing well now....

I am totally enjoying the strawberries...they are YUMMY!! :)

So glad I was able to enjoy them today. I had a horrible night last night...had a bad reaction to the antibiotic. Woke up with horrendous chills at 3AM and was sick until around 6AM. It was bad bad bad. Won't give the gory details. But...my pups woke me up at 7:30 and my son came shortly after that to feed them. Then, I went back to bed for most of the day. I am on a different antibiotic now and will never take anything tetracycline related again. EEK

You have one job right. Rest. Let your son take care of everything. Your biggest exertion should be hugging your furbabies.

Linda, thank you for sharing your journey through this with us. It gives us options to think about if we ever have to go through this. Hugs and well wishes to you and to the furbabies too. Jean

I am truly not overdoing it....I just feel better being able to do more. :) I don't depend on others well. LOL

I hope no one here does, but the fact is many will. Breast cancer is so common and somewhere around 1 in 8 women will be affected by it....so I do hope maybe my story might help others.

Thank you :)

Hope each day is feeling a bit better...I know you'll be at full steam again soon. In the meantime, lots of TLC for yourself :)!

Thank you Ann. Yes, each day is better. I get tired quickly ... I am about to take a nap now.
I do look forward to being back to normal!

I want to say thank you again to you and everyone here for sending me those gorgeous flowers and yummy strawberries!!! That was so very thoughful...such a wonderful surprise! It is so nice to wake up seeing those flowers...they are so pretty and smell so good! I have 3 strawberries left...they will be gone today. I have made a piggy of myself with them!! :D

Linda
 

I've been reading your posts. Praying for you. I chose a mastectomy because cancer needs aggressive treatment. Too many women are having recurrence because they only want lumpectomy. Now implants are causing trouble in women. Why are we so into our bodies. You are a hero to me. You fought an evil disease. Your beautiful person and spirit is what matters. Hold your head high and bless you for sharing. I am not ashamed to say I have one breast . I am am a survivor. You are beautiful Linda. Blessings and love sandy

Get well
 

Hello.
I have been reading the thread and your posts. I am so sorry you are going through all this trauma. Praying you continue with the strength to beat this and get well soo, but I guess it will take time. No wonder you are tired, you have been through a lot and the body has to heal. So take all the help you can get and rest up when you can. Thinking of you and wishing you well.

Doing pretty well, finally, thanks, Linda, always dependent on those next set of tests. Been thinking about you all day, sure pray you're still doing okay. Big hugs to you!

sending lots of good thoughts.

Just dropping off some good thoughts :)!!!

I am not one who depends on others for help, so I know just what you mean, however at a time like this, take the help so you can heal and get your strength back. Healing thoughts going your way.

Just getting on YT for the first time in a week. I hope you're feeling stronger now; you haven't updated in a few days. Take it easy, watch some trashy TV or something, love your doggies & baby yourself!
(Oh, Linda, you sound like me: I'm planning a knee replacement & first I asked if they could do it w/o anesthesia, just a couple Valium. "NO!" Then they found out I was going to Uber home & they nixed that, too! LOL.)