Exactly one calendar month after surgery I had a follow-up appointment with Dr Sedlacek (the nice Cowboy doctor).
Before my surgery Dr. Sedlacek had said he would probably discharge me if my pathology report indicated all cancer had been removed and my lymph nodes were clear. The pathology reports were exactly what he said, so I was fully expecting to be discharged.
Monday July 13, 9 am – Dr Capraro’s Office
The Monday after my surgery I had a follow-up at Dr Capraro’s office (6 days post op). I was still in an anesthesia cloud and fully medicated with narcotics. My arm movement wasn’t bad, but I had no strength. The Hubs had to open and close car doors for me and even put my seatbelt on. I held the top part of the seatbelt away from my chest. I was fine walking short steps at home, but when we went to the doctor’s office he dropped me off at the front door. I was very wary of other people. I think I looked okay but I wasn’t moving fast, and if you held a door open for me I couldn’t reach out and hold it with my arm, I had to shove my food forward to stop the door slamming into me.
The day after surgery I was feeling pretty good, but neither Chris nor I had slept much. I didn’t want breakfast, but Chris ate something.
Dr Schwartzberg came by around 8 am, I think, and asked how I felt. It was nice to see her. I had a little bit of pain on my left side, she looked under the corset I was wearing and thought everything looked fine. Understandable I was a little bruised and I’m sure the stitches didn’t look pretty.
Later in the morning Dr Capraro came by. I told him I had some pain on my left side. At first they thought the corset may have trapped a drain, but everything looked okay, so they pulled the corset down a little. It helped with the pain, but I just lay there with a finger under the corset to relieve the pain pressure. Continue reading Hospital Discharge – July 8, 2015
On 7-7-15 I posted this to my secret Facebook group; “I slept well last night, I’m ready to have the cancer removed and the rest of the tissue so it can never come back. Thought there may be some days that I might regret my decision, but no. I’m all in”. I also changed my profile picture to Rex, the green T-Rex in Toy Story. I’m sure a few people wondered why, but those that knew, knew why.
My calendar had 3 entries for today;