Yesterday was frustrating.  We were at the hospital at 7:45 am, didn't get into a room until 9:30 then we waited until 11 before I actually went into surgery.  Unbelievable!  The port removal wasn't the most pleasant of experiences either.  It took the nurse twice to find my vein for the IV, of course.  I tried to tell her which vein to use, and she went for another one.  I am a pro at this by now, and she should have listened to me!  And when she did use the vein I told her to, it went right in.  Dang, why don't they listen to me?  Then, when they began to remove my port - I could feel the tugging and pulling necessary to get it out.  I didn't really like that.  Then, to top it off, he didn't numb it up enough and I felt the doc stitching me up.  OUCH.  It isn't as sore as it was when I had it put in, but it's definitely uncomfortable today.  I am working from home, because I literally couldn't imagine getting up and attempting to get myself ready this morning with one arm/hand.  I can't use my right arm/hand that much because that's the side my port was on.  Any movement of the skin on that side of my upper body hurts.  I haven't really had the chance to be excited yet because I'm in some pain.  But, it does feel good that I'm back to just ME - no foreign objects in my body.  YAY!

I am myself again, with 1 biopsy scar, 1 port scar and 4 radiation tattoos.  Not bad.  Not bad at all.

I checked my horoscope (I'm a Leo) this morning and this is what it said:  

How fitting is that?

No more doc appointments until June, wow - now that's something to be excited about!

Love to all,

Kerri